The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-02-21
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nominations TO the senate: harles A
| Boutelle of Maine, to be captain on
the retired list of the Navy.
The Senate held two executive ses
sions the 18th inst, with the result that
all the Presidential nominations to the
Office of Brigadier General were con
| frmed. The nominations which caused
discussion were those of Gems. Bates,
Wood, Grant and Bell.
The President, Thursday, sent the
following nominations to the Senate:
Navy-Rear Admirals to be advanced in
rank from the 18th day of February,
1901: William T. Sampson, i've mum.
bers to take rank next after Rear Ad
miral John A Howell; Winfield Scott
Schiey, three numbers, to take rank
next after Rear Admiral Sampson when
advanced.
The Senate devoted practically the
entire day, Thursday, to the agricultural
appropriation bill. The measure was
not completed. During the discussion
OF the bill, Mr. Hale of Maine and Mr..
Lodge of Massachusetts sounded notes
of warning against the enormous appro
priations being made by the present
{ ongress. The speeches attracted much
dtlenllOn among senators.
1t appears to be generally conceded
that the opposition to the shipping bill
in the Senate will not permit a vote TO
be taken on the measure at the present
session.
Both houses of Congress are hard at
work on appropriation bills, this week
There are many knotty problems to
be solved in connection with The appro-
priation bills every difference between
the two Houses and many good sized
rows are promised The ultimate fate
Of the liver and harbor bill will proba
bly, depend upon how heavily it is loaded
when it comes back from the Senate.
The biggest fight between the two
Houses from present appearances, is
likely to occur over the war revenue re-
duction act. The Senate conferees seem
determined at present, to force the Sen
ate substitute or allow the bill to fail
But the House conferees are standing
firm and, AS many members of the
House have their backs up, the impress
sion prevails that the House will sup
port their conferees and if it does the
~enate in the end may be compelled to
yield.
In the Senate, Saturday, the shipping
bill was displaced on the calendar by
the oleonargarine bill. Nearly geo
bills, Including 1877 private pension bills,
were passed during the day.
Monday in the House, the bill TO
authorize the holding of the interna-
tional exposition in celebration of the
centennial anniversary of the Louisiana
purchase at st. Louis in 1903, and appro.
| ,.sn 1, 4 a II.
House, Monday, under the suspension of
the rules by vote OF l9l to Al.
The United States government is fac
ing serious crisis in hina, owing to
the announcement of the purpose of
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee to
begin another offensive campaign. Gen.
Chaffee has been invited to join in the
expedition, which is to be modified ON a
larger scale than anything attempted in
China since the original march to Pekin
The general so informed the war depart
ment, Monday, and the officials of the
state department had been advised of
the situation. Gen. Chailee will be told
that he is not to participate in this
campaign. He has been keeping the
American forces in Pekin, ever since the
city was pacifed simply as a legation
| Rudld duu lDt HtII1dH EOAt1Etlltul Is
fully aware that the United States gov
eminent purposely deprived the Ameri-
can contingent in China of its offensive
military character and withdrew it from
the control of Count Won " aldersee in
order to hasten peace negotiations and
prevent, so far as it could, the eontinu-
ance of military movements against the
Chinese, which were at once unDeees.
! and hanafnl in thar OIL lao
peace movement. SO our governments,
not having changed its policy, cannot dc
otherwise than cause General { haflee To
refrain from any partition in hostile
military movements, so long as the pres
ent peaceful conditions continue
The United States government stands
steadfastly by the principles laid down
in secretary Hays letter of July 3, last,
and as it secured the adhesion of all the
interested powers to that statement OF
principle, it is hoped that by calling at.
tention to proposed infractons they may
be prevented
An amendment to the army appropr
alton bill was introduced in the Senate
by Gallinger, appropriatng SOIL =
which tx TO be applied to fitting ont the
post exchanges so as TO make them take
amendment provides that the money
shall be expended under the direction
of the secretary of war and that il shall
be used "for the purI ose OF laying oul
preparing and cult'vatinR gardens AMI
supplying seeds, roots and plants f1f
the same; the purchase OF books, peri
odicals, stationery etc. fer thu post
exchange library the purchase 81 gym.
nastic appliances, prizes ion athletic
sports, toward the support of the feEI=
mental band; for the purchase IT aro=
Giles of food rather than those supplied
by the regular ration, aud for the fIr
ther improvement at the post exc auat.
to be equally distributed amaHs the
enlisted men
The 10Th continental congress 1T fhr
Daughters of the American Revolution
is in session Al Washington fhls week
IL rs the largest congress in Tie history
OF the society, there being -135 daash
ters here, and by Thursday morning Z
is expected that about 56a voting aelez
gates will be iu attendance Ms "
/ n. White, regent of the Maine erEaHH
zation, submitted her report # ten
chapters. OF the skeNheNan chapter
she reported: funfee FafnsNafth.
/ NkOwhegau, numbers tNrutY faurs With
/ three real daughters. Prizes Nefe #
I iered Ia the ninth and tenth grade
schools for the best essays on the 81 fr
. ot General WAshiugfuu ou Memorial
/ day the graves of all the Revolutionary
I soldiers 30 town known o. HE GhBHfHf
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