Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-01-31

mission of which those two gentlemen
were members had been sent to
Louisiana by President Hayes to de-
stroy the Packard state government.
This having been accomplished, Sena-
tor Chandler said the president then
undertook to recognize" the members
of the commission, giving Mr.. Harlan
the appointment of associate justice
and offering Mr. Hawley the place OF
director of the Paris exposition, which
the latter declined, Senator Chandler
said, because of the inadequacy of
salray. When this point in the article
was reported Senator Hawely inter
lrupted in a somewhat excited manner
10 denounce the state ment as false.
which he did in very emphatic and
plain language. Senator Chandler
replied in like manner. saying the
article had been prepared ty him
twenty-three years ago, that it never
been before contradicted, and that he
still stood by it. He added the whole
subject was arciert history ard an
ncunced his intention to vote fer Har-
lan's confrme ten. Senator'S Spocner,
Mason end Lindsay made brief
speeches..
The house after passing the District
of Columbia bill by vote of 1876 to 81
passed nunter CT bills urder sus-
pension CT the lries. Thy were to
provide a home for IS an irfrm
colored people out of the fund now in
the treasury to the credit CT the
deceased colored soldiers, amour ting
to about 100000; to establish branch
soldiers home ct Johnson City, Wash.
ingtcn county, Tenn, and to increase
the salary of the commissioner CT edu.
caticl CT Porto Poo from SO 900 to
$4,000. The bill to give citizens CT
foreign countries the light tc sue in
the court CT clamis, fer indemnity for
alleged Injuries, which he'd haen re-
ives disastIous'v beaten.
Washir on, jan. 22.-The senate in
executive lol ion ratified the treaty
with Spain for the acquicition Of the
ialands of Sibutu ard Casayan of the
Philippine group at cost of S10O, 900.
During the sitting Of the senate in
open session the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill
Was con- plc'cd sc ar as the committee
amendments were CONGO oed. 1t is
now subject to Amendment by ind,vid-
ual senators. Little eth : brciness
of Importance was transacted.
Washington, Jan. When the
house met Mr.. Newlands of Nevada
called up the senate bill to extend the
mining laws to saline lands. He cx-
plaired thot the purpose was to par-
nit TIE entry and paterting of lands.
bearing salt. The bill created a
lengthy discussion Fad Mr.. McRae of
Arkansas opposed it, saying the bill
was intended to allow the acquisition
of valuable lends. He instanced a case
OF salt lands in Death valley. The
bill was defended by Mr.. Lacey of
Iowa and Mr.. ShafrCth. A substitute
for the Newlands bill was offered by
Mr.. McRae and was defeated, 43 to
80. The bill was then passed. The
announcement was made of the death
OF Great Britains queen, following
which the house adjourned.
Washington, Jan. 23.-The senate
today passed the legislative appro-
priation bill and resumed considera-
ton of the shipping bill at the in
stance of Senator Frye of Maine. who
relinquished the chair temporarily to
take charge of the measure on the
floor. 1t was made unfinished bust
ness thus restoring it to its privileged
petition. Senator Vest of Missouri. in
Enthusiastically brilliant speech.
! advocated free ships and vigorously
attacked the navigation laws. Sena-
tor Rawlins (dem., Utah precip-
itated lively colloquy by charging
that deal had been entered into be-
tween the republican members of the
Utah Legislature and certain railroad
interest and officials of the Mormon
church to secure the election of
Thomas L. Kearns to the senate from
that state
The house passed the District Of
ColumDla app c rrlatlCn bill and en-
tered rpon consideration of the naval
appropriation bill. There was some
discussion as to the extent to which
the navy was to be increased ulti-
mately, in the course of which Mr..
Wheeler (dem., KY declared himself
in favor of a navy large enough to
meet 'all comers.'' Several provi-
siors of the bill were knocked out on
points of order. The point was sus.
tanned against the amendment to in
crease the number of chaplains in the
navy from "a tc a.
Washington, Jan. 24.-The senate
today devoted it's time to the Indian
appropriation bill but made only fair
progress. The chief feature of the
debate was a sharp attack by Senator
Pettigrew on the Dawes commission
which he said was extravagant and ac-
complishing little in the way of re.
suits. Senator Aldrich, chairman of
the senate committee on finance, re-
ported the war revenue reduction bill
back to the senate. The committee