Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-16
General Congressional Topics.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Thc bin pro-
vidiug form III government for
Hawaii was taken up. today. by The
HnuS,. committee on territories amt
Repre- sentative Hitt VI Illinois. i mem
Der of the Hawaiian commission. cN-
planned its general purppS and III
need of early action. Mr. Hit said
Jh.t tho present condition W uncvr-
tIiniy on the island ana the conflicting
laws caused much truuhl" among the
people ana the business interests aud
a~ the political destiny of Hawaii was
rl longer an open question il was mos,
G,.-irlbl.- tn bring All conflicts VI au-
.hority - a close ana establish a sta
bl. system as soon as possible. Thr
cDnmitty, arranged tn take w the hili
by section 1t the next meeting
chairman Knox says hc hopes 70 r.
purt th. ill to thu House during TIL,
present month.
The United States supreme court
today. decided another uf tha naval
rtiZr money cases growing out of th-
capture of vessels during tho blockId d
Mi Havana in the war with Spain.
THE case was app, llvd from tn" dy,i~-
ion Of the circuit court Of South caro-
line. the vessel involved being the N"W
Fuundlund. owned in FalifaN. Thr Y
cicn Of the supreme court holding that
Tho actions of the New FuundiInd
were suspicious enough ~ Justify its
iZurr but not tu warrant forfeiture.
The restoration of the vessel to it
owners WAS. therefore. ordered. hut
without damages ur costs
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill. the first of the important supply
hills fur the government reported to
the House by Chairman cannon, today.
carried $56. l21 Sfl. If which Si1.G02.33 b..
Il rc-appropriations fnr the military
ana naval establishments and $S.323.5oH
direct appropriations. The most i'm
portant direct appropriations are:
Treasury department. $2.oG9.62i war
department. $l99,G17; naval establish
m"nt. 81, 10000: postal service $29a, 4
321: Paris Exposition. $1G9,5h0: printing
ana binding. $270.000; judgments, In
dian depreciation claims. $2i3.ll2: jude
mrnts. court Of claims. ST. l23925.
Senator McComas of Maryland. to-
day. il troducrd Il joint resolution
tending the thanks Of Congress to Roar
Admirals Sampson ana Schlcy ana the
officers and men of the fleet for sr!-
vices during the Spanish war and de-
struction Of the Spanish fleet off San
tiago.
The marriage Of Miss Marion Lowry.
daughter Of the late Commander Low
ry. L. s. n, to col. Francis Michler
L. :. A., aid to Gen. Miles, occurred, at
room. today. at st. Johns church. Rev.
DR. MacKay Smith oflfciated. Later, Il
/ breakfast was given ut the residence
Of the brides mother
The insular committee of the House
gave Il hearing today to the represan-
tatiVes Of the Commercial Gable Go. of
cuba. on the bill granting them the
right to land cable in Cuba. The new
line. it was stated. would leave the
United States by way of Pensacola
w. w. Cook. counsel for the company
presented the legal and international
aspect Of the subject II appeared
from this fact that Sec. Alger had re-
revoked authority to lay the cable to
Cuba. Mr.. Cook said that Sec. Root
had stated that the subject was not for
the executive branch to deal with. but
for Congress. Thereupon. Mr. Cook
: lid. the company had written Sec
Root stating that it was presumed this
disposed of Sec. Ayers ruling, but no
reply to the letter had been received.
Attorney General Griggs has filed an