The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27

F,rry-s,xrA CONGRESS.

In the senate. on the 10th. consideration
81 the Alaskan code bill occupied almost
the entire session. The amendment pro-
yioinr for the mining % s9,d along .ns
Perfected after "A discussion lasting neari>
four hours. 800. In the house consideration
cs the naval appropriation bill MAS en-
tered upon. The bin carries sls,Wo@-
more than any previous naval bill. and
Is likely 10 precipitate severe struggle
over the questions of armor plate. shio-
building in government yards, ana inc
provision for the coast and geodetic sur
vcy. Mr.. Foss. acting chairman. and MI;
Cummings. ranking minority member OF
the committee. championcd the bill
IL the senate. on the 18th. the feature
OF the session was a speech by Mr.. Hoar
,Aiass) occupying more than three hours
in its delivery in opposition 20 the ponsy
OF imperialism. upon which, ne &c
clared. THIS government had emoarkei'
1. was a laboriousy prepared argument.
and was delivered with force and vigor, :.
In tho house the second days debate
on the naval appropriation blu Was CON
fined closely 10 the subject matter OF tne
bill, and was. as a rule. devoid OF inter-
esting features The general debate on
the bill was brought 10 close.
In the senate on the 18th. almost the
entire session was devoted 10 consdera-
tior of the Alaskan civil code bill, MIR.
Stewart New delivering a three hours
speech on the mining laws OF the tnitee
States and their relation to the propossh
amendment of Mr.. Hansbrough as 70 the
rights of alien locators OF claims. Other
senators vigorously denounced the pend
ina amendment.....ln the house. the de-
bate on the naval appropriation bill. rn-
der the fiye-minute rule occupied Amos,
the entire session. and afforded OCCASION
for a sharp tilt between Messrs. Gros-
,cnor (OD and Williams tMiss.p: some
progress was made with the DILL put
most Of the controverted points Went
over
Ir the senate on the 18th. joint reso-
luton was passed providing for the au-
ministration OF civil affairs IN fuernu
Rice pending the appointment OF OH
GERS under the Puerto Rican government
law The Alaskan civil code bill was
alain under consideration. the debate con-
tinuing on the Hanshrough amendment
In the house practically the whole day
was spent in debating a proposition In the
naval bill designed to turn over TO the
navy the survey and charting or the wa
ters OF Cuba, Puerto Rico and the fnii-
ippines, which was finally defeated. ann
ala amendment appropriating slV.W for
these surveys by the coast ana geOdeie
survey was passed.
In the senate on the Goth. the confer
ence report on the Hawaiian civil govern
raent bill occupied most OF the session
The report was subjected 10 sharp cri'l-
csm, and final action was not reached
The Alaskan civil code bill was consid-
ersd briefly. Senator Foraker pronounced
Al eulogy on the late Lorenzo Danford. q
representative from Ohio. and the senate
ADOPTED appropriate resolutions. In the
house two amendments To modify the pro-
vision OF the naval appropriation bill FOL
the increase OF the navy, one proposing e
add six gunboats and the other 10 STRIKE
out the provision for the battle ships
were defeated A protracted struggle ove'
the armor plate provision resulted in stris-
ing out the words Fat cost not to exceed
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