Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-15


The Senate on Friday passed the army
reorganization bin, which practically rev
olutionizes the present staff arrangements
Of the army. The bill provides for an in
crease in several branches of the service
The Notifications appropriation bin, car
rying $T,T33.62S, an increase of S64G.140
over the House measure was also passed
In the House seventy-ti.ree Of The 49,
pages Of the sundry civil appropriation
bill We're completed. Members of the
naval committee made efforts To cripple,
the coast and geodeiic survey III retalia-
ton for the refusal of the House 10 place
the survey OF waters OF our nsuiar pos
sessions in the hands of our navy. 4
message from President Mckinley veto
ing the bin authorizing the adjustment OF
settlers on the Navajo Indian reservation
was laid before the House An order
was made giving the day following the
disposition of the sundry civil bill 10 the
| committee on claims.
The Senate held no session Saturday.
In the House the Senate amendments 10
the army appropriation bill were dis
agreed to and the bill was sent 20 con
ference. The House resumed the consd-
GRAFTON Of the sundry civil appropriation
! bin. There was a protracted contest over
several propositions to buy lao acres ad-
ditional for the St Elizabeth insane asy-
lum at 81 500 an acre. Although It was
urged that the land was badly needed
for additional quarters for the insane, ev-
cry proposition was defeated A few
minor amendments were adopted The
committee then rose and the hin was
passed. The Notifications appropriations
| bill was sent to conference.
On Monday, in the Senate, AIR Teller
| delivered sptslch in which he strongly
urged the Senate to extend its sympathy
| to the Beers in their contest with Great
! Britain. The adoption of his resolution
! of sympathy, he maintained. could not be
| considered as an unfriendly act 10y the
British Government. Duriag most OF the
session the Senate had under conSidera-
ton the naval appropriation bill Mr.
| Chambers amendment to curtail the in
crease of the marine corps created some
debate and finally was laid on the table,
| so to IA. The bill was not completed.
1 Notice was given that the armor plate
/ provision would be considered in secret
session, on account of certain facts that
were TO be called TO the Senate's atten-
| ton, A bill was passed 10 provide for n
/ survey of the Illinois river. In the House
it was suspension day and Number of
bills were passed The most important
was the Senate bill 10 amend the general
| pension laws so as TO provide for aggre-
| eating disabilities under the act Of 1920
| without regard 10 service origin, and to
| increase the net income n widow may
have without destroying her right TO
pension from $50 TO $3.50. The purpose
of the bill is to modify rulings OF the pen
sion office in accordance with the recon-
| mendations OF the G. A. r. 1t was pass
| ed without 4 dissenting voice. The bill
| to increase the appropriation for the Ma
tiona Guard from 100000 to $1,000
900 was among those passed. Mr.. Sui
ger On. " attempted to secure action up
on his resolution expressing sympathy
| with the Beers, but was cut off by the
Speaker.
On Tuesday the Senate concluded con-
sidcratlon Of the naval appropriation bill,
with the exception OF thai section re
lating to armor and armament This
went over until Wednesday \ number
OF minor bills were passed, among them
one to reimburse various collectors Of
internal revenue for internal revenue
stamps charged against them, but not
accounted for. The debate on the naval
bill was practically confined to the para
graph relating to the commissioning OF
naval cadets. The committees amend
mcnt striking out the proposition in the
House bill which sought to commission
the cadets at the expiration Of the four
years term at the naval academy abol-
! I'll, ~,
WAS carried after warm debate. The
House devoted most Of the day to the
consideration Of private bills recon-
mended from the committee on claims
ard ten bills were passed. The most inn
portant was one TO remit the penalties
| imposed by the Government on the Union
iron works of San Francisco. the build
i crs Of the monitor Monterey, for her fail
| ire 70 make contract speed Resolution
was adopted calling upon tho Secretary
Of the Treasury TO inform the House Of
| the material used in the manufacture OF
oleomargarne.
Practically the entire session Of the
Senate on Wednesday was devoted 10 the
section Of the naval appropriation bill
/ relating to armor and armament. The
debate largely hinged on the proposition
! that the Government should erect an ar
NOR plant Of its own. Senator Tillman
| presented an amendment limiting the
price TO he paid for armor to $500 per
ton, and providing also that the Govern
ment should erect a plant Of lis own Sen
ators 1'ilman. Money and Chandler adyo-
| Gated the erection OF plant while Mr.
/ Hale supported the committee amend
ment providing for a plant IN he contin
gency that armor could not be produced
| FOR $40 per ton. No action was taken
| on the proposition. the bill going over
| until Thursday The House considered
the contested election case Of Pearson
versus Crawford from the Ninth North
| Carolina district. The report OF the ma
| jority was against the sitting member,
| Democrat. on the general ground that
| Mr.. Pearson's election was prevented by
! fraud, intimidation. bribery and blood
shed. The minority deny al the allcya
tions 81 the majority The debate vas
| on party lines.