Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-03-09


for overthrowing the French republic.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Washington, March lin the senate
an amendment to the sundry civil bill
was adopted appropriating nearly $4,-I
100000 for preliminary work on build
ings which had been authorized Bills
appropriating $4,000 each for James
vile and Eau Claire public buildings
were passed. Another unsuccessful
effort was made in the executive ses-
sion to confirm the nominations ad-
Vancing Sampson and Schley and the
other officers who participated in the
Santiago campaign. This result was
due to the objections of Messrs. Petit
grew and Stewart. who talked through
the session thus preventing a vote. Mr.
Butler based his objections to the ad-
Vancement Of Sampson upon the rev.
Citations of the published record of the
two officers, and referred with special
emphasis to the fact that Sampson had
himself been responsible for Schley re
naming at Cienfuegos. Mr.. Foraker
gave notice that he would offer the fol-
lowing amendment to the army apprO-
priation bill as a proviso when it
comes before the senate: THAT no
franchise or concessions of any kind
whatever shall be granted by the Uni
ted States or by any authority what
ever for which the United States is re-
sponsible in Cuba during the occupa-
ton there by the United States; and
providing further, that the pacification
Of the island of Cuba having been &C
authorized to withdraw the military
forces Of the United States therefrom
and leave the government and control
Of the island to it's people" The pres
ident sent to the senate an inventory
Of the property the Hawaiian govern
ment transferred to the United States.
The report was made by Special Agent
Sewall. The estimate places the total
valuation of the property at S10,873 900.
Washington, March 1.-The house
spent practically the entire session
passing public bills. Sixty-one bills
were passed carrying $9,325,000.
Washington, March 3.-During al
most the entire session of the senate it
was engaged in routine business.
Three score or more of minor bills
were passed, the calendar Icing
cleared entirely of private pension
bills and of measures correcting the
military and naval records. Two
measures of national character were
passed by the senate, the fort
ifications bill and the bill pro-
Viding code of criminal laws
for the district of Alaska. The forti-
fcations bin was passed precisely as
it came from the house, without an
amendment and now goes to the pres
ident. The conference reports on the
census and naval personnel bills were
agreed to and these two measures will
also go to the president
Washington, March 3.-An attempt
was made in the house to consider res
olutions reported by the judiciary
committee declaring that Gen. Wheeler
and three other members, who accept
ed commissions in the army, had there
by vacated their seats, but the house,
by an overwhelming vote, refused to
consider them. The political division
upon this vote was significant The
vote stood II ayes, cast by q republi-
cans, 43 democrats and Is populists, |
and 146 nays, cast by 101 republicans,
A democrats and l populist. Half a
million dollars each were appropriated
under suspension of the rules for the |
pan-American exposition IN Buffalo |
and the Ohio centennial at Toledo |
The senate bill carrying S1,000,000 for |
new building for the department of |
justice was passed. The senate bill |
appropriaking $14S,600 to purchase
10000 acres of land in accordance
with the provisions Of the treaty with |
the Lower Brule Indians was passed |
A number of conference reports on
minor bills were adopted.
Washington, March 4.-When the
senate convened yesterday morning il
faced the task of considering two
great appropriation bills, those for the
army and for supplying general de-
iciencies. The former carries ap-
preparations exceeding S8O,OOO,O00 and
the latter s20,000,000 Both passed.
The river and harbor bill as adopted
eliminates the reservoir proposition.
The conference on the Washington
public library bill was presented by
Mr.. Hale. He explained the senate's
armOr plate amendment was a serious
stumbling block and it had been sug-
gested that the senate take vote up
on the proposition as it now was pre-
sented. He declared that the stu
alton was very serious, as it would
effect the price of armor not only for
the ships authorized by the bill, but
for the ships already contracted for
The conference on the naval bill
agreed to report another disagree
ment on the armor plate and the bat
tleship amendments of the senate
They agreed upon all the other pro- !
visions. These two items will be sub