Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-27
FEDERAL LAW MAKERS.

ScutlNe session OF the senate TO get
final vote on the treaty and amend
ments and, while he did not succeed,
received considerable encouragement.
! Washington, Dec. 15.-The house to-
! day passed the war revenue reduction
bill. The opposition sought to re-
commit the bill but the motion failed,
1S1 to 1855. Thereupon the bill was
passed without the concurrence of the
minority, who refrained from voting.
The amendments placed III the bill to
tax express receipts was defeated on
an aye-and-nay vote 125 to 1879.
The pension appropriation bill
carrying $145,145,23O was passed.
Mr.. Underwood of Alabama demand
ed separate vote on the Powers in
heritance tax amendment, which
specifically exempted the estates of
persons who died prior to vune 81,
1898. 1t was adopted, "a to SO.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
gave its consent to the fixing of a
definite time to vote upon the Hay
Pauncefote treaty. Senators Money
and Mason had occupied the time of
the executive session in making
speeches upon the treaty, and when
Senator Mason, who was the last
speaker, concluded Senator Lodge re-
newed the request to take a vote
next Thursday. No voice was raised
in opposition.
Senator Moneys speech was a fiat
protest against the entire proceedings
in connection with the treaty. He
contended for the right of the United
States to act in this matter indepen-
IDENTIFY of other nations. Senator Ma
son spoke in support of his sug-
gested amendment authorizing the
United States to defend the canal as
it may deem proper in case it con-
structs the canal.
| Washington, Dec. 17.-Under sus-
pension of the rules the house today
passed the bills to divide Kentucky
and West Virginia into two judicial
districts, and to create another dis
trict judge in the northern district of
Ohio and to refer to the secretary
of the interior for an investigation
the claims of the state of Texas for
moneys expended on public improve
ments in Greer county before the de-
cision of the supreme court placed it
within the jurisdiction of Oklahoma.
An attempt was made to pass the bill
to give soldiers and sailors of the
civil war, Spanish war and war in
Philippines preference in the matter
of appointment to and retention in
positions on the ground that It would
of the government, but it aroused op-
position on the ground that it would
practically shut out of government
employ for years to come all civilians
and was overwhelmingly defeated.
Just before the house adjourned a
fine tribute was paid Representative
Charles A. Boutelle of Maine, who
served eighteen years in congress
and who had been reelected to the
fifty-seventh congress. Mr.. Littlefield
of Maine, asked unanimous consent
for consideration of the bill to place
him on the retired list as a captain in
the navy. The bill was passed
| Washington, Dec 1S.-Friends of
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty occupied
nearly all the time of the senate in
executive session today, Senators
Foraker and Morgan being the speak
ers. But little was done in open
session. Previous to taking up the
treaty, the senate for the purpose of
clearing the calendar disposed of
several other treaties of comparative
| ly little Importance.
When the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
was taken up attention was given to
the resolution offered in open session
earlier in the day by Senator Tillman
calling for the correspondence be-
tween this government and the gov
eminent of Colombia relative to the
right of the United States to construct
the canal across Colombian territory
The resolution was agreed to after it
was amended at the instance of Sena.
tor Morgan to also call for all cores
pondence with the Panama canal COM
pany. Senator Morgan traversed
much of the ground he had covered
in previous arguments in support of
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
The house devoted the day to Dis
trict of Columbia business.
Washington, Dec. 19.-The execu-
! tive session of the senate demon
strated that the discussion of the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty by that body
is practically exhausted, and that the
senate is ready for the vote. When
the doors were closed today Mr..
Lodge called up the treaty and no
senator evinced a desire to speak up
on 1t. Senator Lodge asked the SEN
ate to take up the treaty with Spain
providing for cession to the United
States of the Philippine islands of
Sioutu, Cagayan, Zulu and their de
tendencies in consideration of the
payment to Spain of 100000. Objec-
ton to this request was made by sew.
eral senators, including Messrs. Hoar,
Wellington and Bacon, and the treaty
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