Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-19

2 ANY DIS reported. An amendment by
. Mr.. Latmer Is. c. was adopted in
ereasing the supply of farmers bu,-
letins issued by the agricultural de-
| partment and distributed by members
OF congress. The amendment was re-
sisted by the agricultural committee
but was agreed TO by vote of 81 to 81.
Mr. Corliss (Mich) offered an amtnd-
! ment 70 the provision for seed dis
tribution providing that dinner pats
for laborins people be included in the
distribution, He said there was as
much reason to give dinner pals to
cue class as to give seeds to another
class. The amendment was finally
lost and the bill then passed
Washington, April with little
debate of Importance the senate
passed the Pacific cable blk a
measure appropriating s3OOO,OoO for
the construction of a cable line be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu.
During the greater part of the session
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill was under consideration. AS
passed IL carries nearly $4,000, 600. The
Pacific cable bill Is a substitute for
the measure originally introduced by
Senator Hale, chairman OF the naval
committee 1t provides for a cable
from San Francisco to Honolulu. the
work to be done under the supervision
of the navy department, which made
the surveys and determined the prac-
ticability Of the route. The secretary
of the navy may contract for the con-
struction, laying and equipment of the
cable. section provides that all
necessary materials are to be of Amer
lean manufacture providing the same
can be procured at a cost not exceed
Ing II per cent above the price of the
same in foreign markets. Senator
Hale explained that the bill provided
only for building a cable from San
Francisco to Honolulu. This will be
in the nature of an experiment. Upon
its result depends i'll measure the fu-
ture course of the government.
Washington, April 1.-THE long
and bitter struggle over the Porto Ri
rican tariff bill ended yesterday when
the house by vote of 161 to 1873 con-
Cured in all the senate amendments.
The bill now requires only the sigma
ture of the speaker of the house and
the president of the senate before 60
ing to the president for approval.
As the bill originally passed
the house it was simply
Dill imposing Is per cent. of the
Dingley rates on goods going into
Porto Rico from the United States and
those coming from Porto Rico into the
United States. AS amended by the
senate all restrictions on goods com
ing into the United States from Porto
Rico are eliminated and certain food
stuffs and other articles which have
heretofore been going to Porto Rico
free by executive order are excluded
from the operation of the Is per cent
duty imposed on goods entering the
island of Porto Rico from the United
States. A complete scheme of civil
government for the island is attached
to the measure. Upon the final vote
nine republicans voted against the
bill: Messrs. Heatwole, Mimi; Crum-
packer, Ind; Lane, Iowa; Lit
tlefeld, Maine; Mccall Mass.
H. G. Smith, Mich; Wardner,
ILL.,; Fletcher, Maine, and Lorimer,
Ill. Two democrats, Messrs. Dayey
and Meyer, of Louisiana were paired
with democrats in favor Of the bill and
one democrat Mr.. SiHey Penn.) yot-
ed for It outright. II all democrats
had been present and voting against
the bill it would have been killed The
vote came after an interesting and at
times exciting debate of five hours.
Washington April l2-An effort
was made in the senate by Mr. Morgan
to displace the present unfinished bust
ness, the Spooner Philippine bill, by
tle substitution Of the Nicaragua
canal bill. While Mr. Morgan's mo-
ton failed, Is to SO, the Philippine
measure had narrow escape from
being displaced by the Alaskan civil
code bill on motion Of Senator Carter,
the motion being defeated on the roll
call, % to a. The feature OF the days
proceedings was the exhaustive dis
cussIon of the Quay case by Senator
Burrows OF Michigan, who ar
gued against seating Quay SEN
ators on both sides Of the
chamber gave him a most care
full hearing and at the conclusion OF
his speech warmly congratulated him.
Senator Jones (Ark.), chairman Of the
democratic national committee. opened
the session with a sharp retort to the
charge made aginst him in the house
by Mr.. Dolliver Of Iowa. Senator Pet
tigrew. unable on account OF Senator
Morgan's objection, 10 get his resolu-
ton expressing sympathy for the beers
before the senate, then addressed the
senate as If the resolution were under
consideration. The senator maintained