Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-26


lower ranks. The bill also practically
eqralizes their pay with that of army
officers. Three important amendments
were adopted; one creates a Judge adj
vocate's corps, another abolishes prize
money and third provides for the re-
tirement on three quarters pay of en-
listed men and petty officers in the
navy after 80 years service. But the
most important change in the bill as
reported was the adoption after hard
fight of substitute for the organiza
ton of marine corps, by which the
corps is to consist of 5000 enlisted men
and petty officers, with general officers
and staff This will increase the ma
rine corps by 1900 men and increase
the cost of its maintenance S1.500.00
Washington, Jan. 19.-In the senate
Mr.. Nelson rep, Mimi introduced a
bill providing that the trade between
the United States and Porto Rico and
also between ports in Porto Rico and
adjacent islands coded to the United
States shall be carried on in American
vessels. The bill provides for the for
fixture of any merchandise transport
ed in other vessels and imposes a pen
atty of 5000 for each passenger so car
ried. The bill authorizes the commits
sioner of navigation to make such reg
ulations as he may deem expedient for
the naturalization of vessels owned in
Porto Rico at the time of the cessi IN
of that island.
At the opening of the session the
chaplain, in his invocation, referred
feelingly to the death of John Russell
Young, librarian of congress. Mr..
Perkins (rep., CALI called up the reso-
luton providing for the admission to
the naval academy as students of Ri
cardo Iglesias of Costa Rica, and AL
berto Venezuela Montoya of Colombia.
Mr.. Gear (rep., la moved to amend
the resolution with reference to young
Iglesias by adding the name of Oscar
Diegnan of Iowa, one of the Merrimac
heroes, but later, at the request of sew
eral senators, withdrew the amend
ment. Both resolutions were adopted.
Mr.. Bacon (dem., Ga.) then called up
his anti-expansion resolution printed
last week and made lengthy speech
against the retention of the Philip
pines.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bacon s
speech the Nicaragua canal bill was
called up and remained under discus
sion until 6 o'clock. Amendment after
amendment was voted down and until
almost at the last minute it seemed
likely that a vote on the measure
would be reached in the evening; but
jr9t as the final vote was about to be
caned for, Mr.. Allison (rep., Ia.) ex-
ploded bomb under the bill by of
fering an amendment providing that
the secretary of the treasury should is
sue bonds to raise the money with
which to construct the canal. The
friends of the measure then consented
TO an adjournment.
President Mckinley sent in new
eXtradition treaty between this coun-
try and Brazil. The treaty is formal
document providing for the exchange
of persons charged with offenses on the
usual lines.
Washington, Jan. 19.-In the house
the bill to grant the Pacific cable COM
pany a subsidy of 100000 a year
for 20 years for the construction
and operation of cable was
called up and very spirited de-
bate, which consumed the remainder
of the day, followed. The opposition
was headed by Mr.. Corliss (rep., Mich. }
who advocated the construction of the
government cable. No conclusion was
reached.