North Park union., 1901-03-01

6e14tOI DtptW uuB TcpOhtca A."-
ably from the committee on expositions
the House bill for the Louisiana pus-
chnse exposition Mt St. Louis.
Senator and Mrs. Teller were among
the few guests other than the Justices
present at President Mckinley's dinner
In honor Of the Supreme Court on the
night of February 10th.
The St. Louis people declare they VIII
not accept the e5.OO0.OOO appropr'auon
from Congress II they cannot nave
their exposition open on Sunday ano
drink all the beer they want
Senator Hansbrough on the 18Th Inst.
reported his bill devoting the proceeos
OF the sale of lands In the arid nna
states to the reclamation OF the ara
lands by Irrigation as m amendment
to the sundry civil bill
Senator Hanna. from the committee
on commerce, mnde a favorable report
on the bill for submarine cable from
San Francisco to Honolulu. Inc
amendment makes an appropriation OF
$500. COO to he Immediately available.
Black walnut canes have been given
to the Cabinet members by the fresi-
dent. The cnnes were sent to the Ires-
n walnut tree on the farm formerly the
property of Abraham Lincoln, In Hnrri-
son township, Macon county, llliilois.
Major Carl Lentz, president. and the
thirty-two directors of the Northeast
crn Saengerbund OF America, cai!ea III
a body at the White House amid pre-
scented to the President nn album
bound In red leather and containing the
lao, In
meeting In 1900.
The Senate committee on naval ar
fairs agreed to report favornDly upon
all the nominations Of naval officers Tor
advancement except those OF Admirnis
Sampson and Schley. They also decid-
ed to recommend the revival of the
grade of vice admiral and the appoint
men of two rear admirals to this 'cice,
the intention being that the President
shall name Messrs. Sampson ana
SchIey
The subcommittee Of the Senate
committee on military affairs. having
In charge the army appropriation Dill.
has agreed to add to the bili senator
Spooner's amendment providing for n
civil government In the Philippine
archIpelago. The committee will re-
store the word .Judicial." eliminated
from the amendments by the Philippine
commission, thus giving the President
explicit authority over the judicial
branch Of the government.
Senator Warren introduced an
amendment to the sundry civil Dill pro,
yiding thnt volunteer officers serving
In the Spanish war shall be paid Tor
the period from the date of their en-
tI, at
United States service, The amendment
Is designed to equallzc the pay Of OFF,
GERS In the Rough Rider and immune
regiments, which. through inndvert-
ence. were omitted from the provisions
governing the pay Of other regiments.
A Washington correspondent says
thnt during the comedy on the subsidy
bill in the Senate the other night In
which Mr.. Teller was the star and Mr..
Tillman, Mr.. Chandler. Mr.. Jones OF
Arkansas and other statesmen took nc-
tive pnrts. the venerable Senator Pet
tus OF Alabama the patriarch OF the
distinguished body. who Is fnmillarly
known to his colleagues ns "the Buf'
falo," created sensation by exclaim
ing Impntiently: "Mr. President, how
| long is this - nonsense going to last!
An amendment to the army npproprl
alton bill was introduced by MIR. Gal
linger. appropriating $14I,5OO to he mp
piled to fitting out the post exchanges
no as to make them take the place OF
the army cnnteens. The amendment
provides that the money shall he used
for lnylng out gardens and the pur
chase OF books. periodicals, stationery
ETC., gymnastic appliances. prizes fol
athletic sports. toward the support OF
the reglmental band, for the purchase
of articles of food other than those
supplied by the regular ration and fol
the further Improvement of the posl
exchange, to be equally distributed
among the enlisted men.
Senator wolcott believes In hnZinR
During the Senate debate he said thai
| he thought Congress had entered upor
a tritiing piece of business. The enact
ment OF the provision would make Of
the cadets milksops md prigs. He re
lated some personal experience OF haz
ing In his college days. and remarked
that some Of the haZers won name ant
fame. while others went from bad L
worse. some even landing finally in thu
Senate of the United States. In con
clusion he declared that for thirty-fiv'
wears every West Point cadet had beel
hnzcd and in turn had been n hnzer
| Dcspite that the institution had devel
oped n splendid lot of fighting material
BY the emphatic vote Of is to AZ, thu
Senate rejected the conference repor
on the military academy appropriation
bill This action came at the close of I
spirited debate against hazing inserted
| In the report by the conference commit
tee. Mr.. pettus argued that the pro
vision of the conference report whicl
debarred n cndet convicted of haZin,
| from ever holding n commission i'll thu
| army. navy or marine corps was clear
ly unconstitutional. Nessrs. Hawley
| Chandler and Lodge expressed th'
| opInlon that the conferees had gone to'
| far, and said that while hazlng shoult
| be suppressed, no perpetual stigm'
should he put on convicted cndets. Mr.
Depew. in opposing the hazing penalty
declared II had been adopted unde
public clamor and TINT Congress hat
acted upon Impulse rather than upol
Judgment.
The secretary OF the treasury ha'
sent to the Senate letter from thu
commissioner general of immigration
requesting mandatory legislation To-
| the purpose of requiring steamship
companies bringing Chinese to ports o.
The United States to return to Chin'
hose who mny be rejected by the Unit
I'd States authorities. The present law
| a intended to accomplish that purpose