The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

For the first time this session. Con-
gresham Gardner got into debate on
the 18th, and to his credit it must be
said that he turned the tables on his
opponent, and made him look as cheap
as popcorn. The ex-minister of the
gospel from the Sd Michigan district is
usually of the mildest disposition, and
even in this hot debate he did not lose
his politeness, but the Texan with
whom he argued was glad to get out
of the chamber. Gardner wears G.
A. r. button, and the row began over
n discussion of the rights of eX-soldiers
to have the stain of desertion removed
from their records. The bill under
discussion was the army appropriation
bill, and Slayden, of Texas, took &C.
casion to get in hot speech against
the system of clearing the records of
old soldiers.
Owners of naphtha and electric
launches will not have to come under
the government restrictions during the
coming season. They can continue
until 1902, at least, taking chances,
through their ignorance of naphtha
engines and electric batteries, of blow
ing themselves and their launches into
the coroners custody. Gen. Grosve-
nor, who has had charge OF the bill to
require pilots and engineers of such
launches 10 submit to examination by
federal officers as to their qualifica-
tiors to navigate launches, says there
will be no time to have the bill passed
this season.
The one serious task to be accom-
plished by this congress before it ad-
, journs is the passage of resolution
declaring that it is the sense of the U. S.
that the military occupation of Cuba
should not cease until the Cuban peo-
pie, in convention assembled, shall
have framed constitution and organ
lied the foundations of a government
which shall recognize the claims of the
L. S. to certain political and CONNER
cial concessions more favorable than
granted to other nations of the world.
President Mckinley has defined to
appoint Benton Hanchett, of Michigan,
encouragement of the u. S. during
the second term of his administration.
John w. Griggs, of New Jersey, the
present Encouragement, declines re-
appointment. Mr.. Hanchett is about
60 years old and that is the reason he
will not be appointed. The President
wants an Encouragement not over so
years of age. Atty.-Gen. Griggs was
AZ when appointed.
The ship subsidy bill is getting to
be target for jokes. Claims that it
will pass are still made by the pro-
moters OF it, but they are very mild.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin,, who
was relied upon by the promoters to
support it, stated on the 18th that not
only did he not want to advocate the
measure, but he was against it.
The ceremony of counting the cleo
toral vote for president and vice-presi-
dent, cast in the election last fall, took
place in the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives at / o'clock on the afternoon
of the 18th at a joint session of the
senate and house. Crowds thronged
the galleries and many distinguished
pcrsonages were present.
Shortly after the senate convened
on the 18th the naval appropriation
bill was passed. The shipping bill
was then taken up and kept before
the senate during the remainder of the
legislative day. Mr.. Gallery Dem,
La. occupied the floor throughout the
session.
President Mckinley on the 10th an
nounced that it was his intention to
cause congress to convene in extra
session us soon as the Cuban constitu-
ton was received.
Gerrit j. Dieliema, of Holland, Mich,
will be appointed as the first member
of the Spanish war claims commission