Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-07

amendment providing for an appro-
priation of s5,000,000 for the Louisiana
purchase exposition to be held in st. |
Louis in 1903 was contained in the bill. |
An amendment was incorporated pro- |
yiding for beginning work on men,
orial bridge between Washington and
Arlington cemetery, to be erected in
memory of the dead of both the union
and the confederate armies. While
the bill carries only about 100000 for
the project, it is expected the ulti-
mate cost will be about 100000 The
passage Of the sundry civil bill leaves
only two general appropriation bills
to be acted upon by the senate, the
military academy and general defic-
iency measures. Senator Gallinger Of
| fered an amendment appropriating
| $4,000 to pay salaries and expenses of
the commission of five persons to in
| vestigate and report upon the trade of
China. Japan and other oriental
countries. Disagreement on the armor
plate, naval cadet course, ocean and
lake-surveys, and other items Of the
naval appropriation bill we're 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 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 $1,4OO,O0O appropriated
for exposition purposes.
Washington, May 31.-The house I'M
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
1t 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 republl-
cans have only 1856 votes, so less than
the requisite two-thirds.
Washington, June 1.-Soon after the
senate convened a memorial was pre-
| 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 expanding hundreds
of millions of dollars in crushing the
| liberty and freedom of south Africa
| instead of caring for the helpless and
| dying people of Englands chief colony
Senator Aldrich (R. ID 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
lands 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. CO. 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 Dlll was passed. III 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
trusts. 1t requires a two-thirds vote
under the constitution to adopt an
amendment to the constitution. The
vote stood yes 154, nays 131, SO short
of the required two-thirds, 1872. The
features were the closing speeches by
Messrs. Dearmond MOI and Little
| field Mel for the resnantive Sides and