The age-herald., 1901-02-25

ing the appointment of Charles A Bou- telle a veteran member of congress, as captain on the retired list of the navy; providing for the centennial celebration of the establishment of the permanent seat of government at Washington; ex- tending the mining laws to saline lands; providing a criminal code of laws for Alaska; allowing employees of navy yards, arsenals, etc, fifteen days annual leave.
 Charges Against Wilcox.
 Charges of treason were made against Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii, but on in- quiry by the House committee, the dele gate was upheld in the right to his seat. At the first session Brigham H. Roberts of Utah was expelled from the House after exciting contest; Senator Quay of Pennsylvania was refused a seat in tho Senate on the appointment of Gov ernor Stone. Sensational charges against Senator Clark of Montana were investi- gated by a Senate committee. the exciting mining riots in the Cour D'Alene district of Idaho were investigated For impor- tant measures, the Nicaragua canal hill tue ship subsidy, the Pacific cable bill and
 
 pass this session of Congress. The canal bill which passed the House, author ized expenditures of $40, 900 with a present appropriation of $10,000,0 900. The measure was favorably reported to the | Senate, but owing to the complications arising over the Hay-Pauncefote treaty | the Senate has not considered the bill | and it Is likely to be one of the measures to die with the Congress.
 Ship Subsidy Bill. The ship subsidy bill has been an activ subject of controversy in the presei session of Congress, particularly in tha Senate the contest has been long aua bitter. The House has taken no act er on the bill pending the contest in the nte so, that according to present ind l tons the bill will not have a parlimei. | tary status. ts | The Pacific cable bill passed the Senate and has been pending in the House since | It provides for a cable to Hawaii and l the Philippines under government man. | agenent. The bill as reported to the l House was favorable to private construc- l ton of the cable. The oleomargarine bill | which passed in the House places a tax l of ten cents per pound on oleomargarine | when colored in imitation of butter. How ever, the bill met sharp opposition in the Senate.
 Quite a number of other measures of general legislation more or less impor- tant will expire with the end of the Con gross after having secured certain de gree of consideration. These include the joint resolution proposing consdtu- tional amendment for the election or Senators by the vote of the people, which was passed in the House, but has remain cd unacted upon by the Senate and oliis to establish the department of commerce and industry to endow State schools or mining with a portion of the proceeds CT public land sales, authorizing the Presi- dent to appoint a commission to study the commercial and industrial conditions of China and of trade. Besides the anti trust bill passed by the House and not acted upon by the Senate, resolution proposing a constitutional amendment giving Congress more ample power 10 deal with trusts was defeated Tn the | House. Another measure defeated ln the branch where it originated was that de- fning the power of injunction and limit | tns the authority of the federal courts to issue this process.
 Senate Deals With Treaties. i Much of the time of the Senate has been occupied on the important treaties l considered behind closed doors. These included the Hay-Pauncefote treaty ncu- traIizing the Nicaraguan canal; treaties
  ing the tripartite agreement on samoa and dividing the islands; commercial re- ciprocity treaties with France, Germany Argentine Republic, Nicaragua and with Great Britain respecting the various British colonies of the West Indies.
 The Hay -Pauncefote treaty was amend ed to pewnit the United States to adopt measures of military protection Tor the canal and returned to Great Britain The final action of that government Will nave to he made known before the present Congress expires if the treaty is to be effective.
 The various reciprocity treaties nave not received the attention at the hands of the Senate that was desired by those who negotiated them and by the numer- ous foreign governments lntereSteo' lney comprise all the treaties made under the reciprocity section of the Dingley tariff act. and the inaction of the Senate on these treaties appears to terminate the protracted negotiations that have been carried on by foreign governments.
 Another treaty considered and ratified by the Senate is that purchasing of Spain for S10O, 900 several small islands north Of the Philippine group, which were omit ted from the treaty of Paris. Transpor+ SoIace Arrives.