The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-26
WORK OF con GR'ElS9.

I SAtc NeASoA DluS1ey at noon yeSCer.5
day in the house Of representative
where he has long been such a COM
malnd1ng figure. The president, his
cabinet, the distinguished members Of
the diplomatic corps, members or the
supreme court, senate and house and
distinguished members In military ana
civil life We're ranged about his bier on
the floor of the hall. while the CALLER
les, to which admission could be OBJ.
tanned only by card, were occupied bYf
the families Of those who sat upon thu
hoor and prominent persons invited II
be present. Some Of them, like a 3D.
egation from the New York chamhr
OF commerce, had come from a ifs
lance to pay their last tribute of3re-
spect to the dead statesman.
The remains We're taken from Hotel
Hamilton to the capitol in the mofning
ana were borne into the hau OF repre-
sentatiyes by squad of capitol police
under the direction Of Sergsant-at-
Arms Russell. The casket was placed
on q bier in the area in FROM OF the
marble rostrum OF the speaker and for
an hour the public, which would have
no opportunity to witness TIE official
ceremonies later, were allowed to
The decorations OF the hall were very
simple, but strikingly beautiful.
Immediately in front OF the white
marble rostrum the casket lay banked
on either side With rare and exquisite
flowers. During the interval before
II almost every member of the house
in the city came and stood for q mo-
ment by the casket with bowed head.
Mr. JCNGtav'S yyr0nnn6 in
black and covered with roses and
lilies. Speaker Reed called the house
to order. An air Of deep sadness per-
vaded the hall as the members rose to
listen to the brief and simple prayer
Of the chaplain. The clerk read the
resolutions adopted on Saturday after
the announcement Of Mr.. Dingley's
death, and the clerk Of the senate an
nOunced the passage OF similar resolu-
lions by the senate. The vice presl-
dent and the senate entered the cham
Der in 4 body, followed by the diplo-
matte corps, with whom came the
members Of the Anglo American COM
mission, of which Mr.. Dingley had
been a member. Then followed the
chief justice and associate justices OF
the supreme court in their somOer
robes and they in turn were followed
by the president with his cabinet Sec
retaries Hay, Gage, Alger, Attorney
General Griggs, Secretaries Long.
Bliss and Wilson, who took places i'm
mediately to the right of the casket.
Washington, Jan. IS. - Almost the
entire session Of the senate was de-
voted to consideration Of the pending
Nicaragua canal bill. Speeches were
made in support Of the measure by Mr.
Chiffon Of Texas and Mr.. Turner Of
Washington, and in opposition to it by
Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin. At 3
O'Clock consideration of the bill under
the ffteen-minute rule was begun. and
was continued to the close of the ses-
sion. The first vote reached was on
an amendment offered by Mr.. Rawlins
Of Utah, which, in BRIEF provided that
the United States should have abso-
lutte control of the canal for military
or naval purposes, with power to die
tate the use Of the waterway during
the existence Of war. The friends OF
the pending bill rallied against the
amendment and it was defeated by the
decisive vote Of 38 to 9. A provision
was Inserted in the bill providing that
no more than 100000 should be
paid the Maritime Canal company for
its concession and work already done
on the canal. When adjournment was
taken the substitute measure offered
fore the senate.
The House.
The house passed the naval person
mel bill without division on the final
passage, thus accomplishing what the
officers Of the navy have striven for
during more than decade. By it's
provisions the line and engineer corps
are welded into an amalgamated line,
staff officers are given positive rank,
but their command is limited to their
own corps and system of voluntary
and compulsory retirement on three
rank of forty officers a year is estab-
lished, which is designed to remove
the congestion in the lower rank at
forty-fve. The bill also practically
cqualiZes their pay with that of army
officers. Three important amendments
were adopted; one creates judge adj
vOcate's court, another abOlishes prize
money and third provides for the re-
tirement on three-qGarters pay Of en-
listed men and petty officers in the
navy, after thirty years service. But
the most important change in the bill
as reported was the adoption after q
hard fight of substitute for the or
ganization Of the marine corpse by
which the corps is to consist of 5000
enlisted men and petty officers with
general officers and staff. This will in
crease the marine corps by 1900 men,
and increase the cost of it's mainten-
ance $1,5Oo,000. Several unimportant
bills were passed by unanimous con-
sent before the personnel bill was
taken up.
Washington, Jan. 19.-The feature Of
yesterdays session Of the senate was
q speech delivered by Mr.. Bacon Of
Georgia in support Of his resolutions
declaring that the United States would
not assume sovereignty over the Phil
fppine islands. Mr.. Bacon is one Of
the orators Of the senate, and as he
gave himself free reign, not combining
himself to manuscript, he spoke
strongly and pointedly. His perora-
ton, in which he pictured some Of
d England's methods of controlling her
colonial subjects, was a beautiful and