The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-15
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


There was excitement enough in the
closing hour Of Congress TO please the
most exactlng. The Senate fought.
wrangled and Senators engaged In por-
sonal and political abuse rigb, up to ad-
lournment, and enmity was aroused that
will last the life time oil some ofthe par
Elephants. Although pslitios was at I'M
bottom Of the squabblinE, In sewers
instances Senators took advantage oIlft
opportunity TO even mp porsonal soortA
The Wranglo over the armor plate clauss
Of the Naval appropriation bin, whiss
was the last passed was finally com
promised by leaving II TO Secretary Lang
to decide whether he will pay the price
asked for armor plate or spend q, 0O0. oos
In establishing plant for the govern
ment to make ila own Armorp plate. a
email appropriation for surveys In The
same bill delayed adjournment day
The House finished it, business ahead
Of the Senate, but II had an all.right
session ut which there was more excite
ment than business. quorum was
lost and the scTgcant.At-Armu and his
assistants we're chasing all over wash-
ing.on arouting absentees 80 ~ to maks
quorum In order thata recess might he
taken, quorum having been made
necessary by the raising Ola point oforder-
For a time there we're threats Of extend
ing the session indefinitely, but theE
were not made good. The session was isk
days long, the shortest long session Tor
years.
Congress provided for the promotionof
, Gen. Miles TO lieutenant general aud
Gen. Corbin TO major general, although
II was close fEh. up 10 the last inmate
owing TO opposition in the iIsuss TO ihsse
promotions and 10 the clause In the snrns
q bill increasing the Humder Of cadets NJ
y West Point, which also wen, throurE-
Representative Lcntz, Of Ohio, msde o
Bttcr and sensAtionai speechak Amti ti.s.
increase u cadeis, bat the House finally
n agreed toit, although the additional APP
u polntmenis to West Point ars to be
ct controlled by the increase Of cadets. bni
" the House finally AGreed to 1t, although
~ the additional appointments to weEf
A. Point are 10 be controlled by thH
Ito President and Senators entirsly.
an Gen, Joseph wheeler lie now inil
Gedged brigadier in the regular army
having been nominated and coshru,ed
y by the senate 10 MI theyaosney 'nsds ~
he the promotion Of Gen. ". s. Otis to w. n
- major general.
OF Southern members Of CongreSa hAyn
x called the attention oithe Commissionev
=, Of Pensions to the Wholesale robbery 81
lie eK-slayes by the aEentsoi thsSo-calisil
er en- slave pension organizations, bu, lbs
by knowledge was not new TO CommissiOnrr
- Evans, who Gays that the solored peoslr
a, Of the South have been bled TO the OK
a tent Of more than million by these
he unsuupulous men, ulfb cannot be-
lie reached by any law. Ths only rsrasdg
~ IL for intelligent persons TO try to impress
=. upon the minds Of the eT-slsVeI THAI
g. there IL no possibility Of Congregational
1T legislation providing a pension for them
70 and that money spent for tho allegse
- purpose Of pushing sush legislation ia
i'd absolutely thrown away.
20. e The long Eight over the nomination
Of ex-Congrss.maR Byaum, 81 lad, .
gold democrat, to be General Appraiser
at the port Of New York, resulted In TIA
II. rejection oiihe nomination by the Sonats
ng tn. vote being 80 to 80,
up The ssnate refused to consider tina
~ antitrust bill passed by the House With
~ only one dissenting vote and by avote o.
40 to 23 referred It to the Judiciary Cons
mittee.
/, The bill limiting the meaning OF tie
ee words conspiracy and the use Of re-
at siraining orders injunotlous in eonnsr-
lie ton with labor troubles in which the
or labor organizations are deeply interested
"a has been ordered to be iayorably reported
i'm by the House Judiciary committee vita
nd a proyisO that the act shall not apply &c
nd cases In which threats, intimidation, oil
ie coercion, are shown to have been used
- One two.oz bottle OF saltair Extracts