Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-06-07

the project, it is expected the ulti-
mate cost will be about s., 900. 900. The
passage of the sundry civil bill leaves
only two general appropriation bills
TO be acted upon by the senate, the
academy and general defic-
iency measures. Senator Gallinger Of
fered an amendment appropriating
SIS, 900 to pay salaries and expenses of
the commission of FIVE persons to in t
veStigate and report upon the trade of |
China. Japan and other oriental
countries. Disagreement on the armor
plate, naval cadet course. ocean and
lake-suryeys, and other items of the |
naval appropriation bill were reported. |
The senate agreed to further confer
ence and Senators Hale. Perkins. and |
Tillman were named as conferees. |
Consideration Of the commission |
amendment being resumed, Senators
Jones (Ark.) made a vigorous attack
upon the administration of the Paris
exposition commission by Commits
sioner General Ferdinand W. Peck.
He pointed out that the law creating
the commission made it mandatory
upon the commissioner general to
make a detailed report of the eXpendi-
lures to congress. Up to January
Peck had accounted for less than
100000 of the S1,4O0,0OO appropriated
for exposition purposes.
Washington, May 31-The house IN
der special order, after an exceedingly
hot debate in which the leaders on
both sides charged each other with
playing into the political galleries, en-
tered upon consideration of the reso-
luton reported from the Judiciary
committee proposing a constitutional
amendment to lodge in congress the
power to define, regulate, control,
prohibit or dissolve trusts, monopolies,
or combinations" The democrats
charged that the proposed amendment
was Objectionable in every way; that
it was a mere political pretext: that it
was unnecessary, and was proposed at
the end of the session for election pur-
poses in the coming campaign. The
republicans repudiated the charge of
bad faith. A constitutional amend
ment requires a two-thirds vote to
adopt, or 236 votes with present mem
bership of the house. The republi-
cans have only 1856 votes, SO less than
the requisite two-thirds.
Washington, June Soon after the
senate convened a memorial was pr =
sented from the people of California
asking that the government provide
some relief for the starving people of
India. Senator Hale (Maine) with
this as his text, severely arraigned
Great Britain for expending hundreds
of millions of dollars in crushing the
! liberty and freedom of south Africa
| instead of caring for the helpless and
| dying people of England's chief colony
! Senator Aldrich (R. L. charged Sena
| tor Hale with making political
| speeches on irrelevant matters and a
little later, when Senator Hale re-
ported further disagreement on the
| naval appropriation bill an exciting
| discussion arose over the armor plate
| question. A sharp political twist was
given to the debate by the speech
which Senator Hanna (OhiO) delivered
for leaving the whole matter in the
hands of the senate conferees and Of
comforting discretionary power upon
the secretary Of the navy in accord
amce with the house proposition. He
became involved in a controversy
with Senators Tillman Is. c. and
Allen (Neb.) over the governments
ability to manufacture armor salts
| factorily, in course of which sparks
| flew to the intense interest of the
auditors. The military academy ap-
preparation bill was passed. 1t car
ried an amendment making Gen.
Miles and all future commanders of
the army lieutenant generals, and
Gen. Corbin major general.
Washington, June 1.-The house
after a lively debate extending over
two days defeated the joint resolution
proposing a constitutional amendment
empowering congress to regulate
under the constitution to adopt an
amendment to the constitution. The
vote stood ayes 154, nays 131, SO short
Of the required twO-thirds, 1872. The
features were the closing speeches by
Messrs. Dearmond (Mo) and Little
field Me- for the respective sides and
a short speech of Mr.. Mccall (Mass.)
against the resolution. Mr.. Mccall
has distinguished himself before dur
ing the session by opposing the action
of his colleagues on the Porto Rican
bill. Five democrats, Campbell
(Mont), Naphen QlL), Scudder On.
", Sibley pa and Thayer (Mass.),
and one silverite, NeWlands New,
voted with the republicans for the res
olution, while two republicans, Loud
(Cal) and Mccall (Mass) were with
the democrats against it. These were
the only breaks from party lines
The populists voted against the reso-
luton.
Washington, June 2. After an
extended debate the senate passed the
bill providing for the eXtradition OF
persons who have committed certain
crimes in Cuba from the United States
to the island AS amended the bill
provides the alleged criminal shall be
punished under the laws of Cuba and
as administered by Cuban courts. The
last of the appropriation bills-the