Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-30
Congress-.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Senate On Friday passed army re-
organization bill by vote of 43 TO %, af-
ter adopting amendment providing for
payment OF 5000 TO each soldier in Phil
ippines whose term expires before July /,
1901, and who will re-enlist for three
years BY vote of As to % rejected
amendment by Mr. Gallinger ordering
revocation of all liquor licenses in Phil
ippines, forbidding issuing of licenses in
future and prohibiting importation into
islands of beer, wine and distilled spirits
Bill then went to conference, with
Messrs, Hawley. Proctor and Cockrel
as Senate conferees. The House spent
entire day ON bill to refer to court of
claims the claims of William Cramp &
Sons for alleged damages due to delay of
government in furnishing armor plate and
material for hattleships Massachusetts
and Indiana and cruisers New York and
Columbia. Claims aggregate 81, 1867 PA.
Bill has been conspicuous at every ses-
sion of Congress for several years. Fill
buster was begun. but advocates of bill
succeeded in having previous question or
dered. This gives bin tactical advantage
in parliamentary way. which pro ctically
insures vote upon it whenever it is called
up again.
Saturday in the Senate was given I'D
to eulogies on the late Senator Gear In
the House the session was devoted chiefly
TO postal codification bill. when was
about half completed. Proposition to
compel star route contracts to be let to
persons living contiguous to route was
defeated. Bill was passed granting ff-
teen days cnnual leave to employees of
navy yards, arsenals, etc.
On Monday the Senate confirmed APP
poiutment of James S. Harlan of Chicago
as attorney general of Porto Rico by vote
of 43 to 81. Devoted rest of day to leg
isiative, executive and judicial appropria.
ton bill, adopting amendment appropri-
ating SIC 900 to keep library of Congress
open from o'clock to 10 o'clock Sun
days. The House appointed Messrs Hull
(Iowa1, Brownlow TENNESSEE and Hay
(Virginia) as House eonferees on army
reorganization bin. BY vote of 1876 to 81
passed bill appropriating $230,000 for
construction in District of Columbia of
home for aged and infrm colored people
BY vote of 81 yeas to 81 nays killed bill
allowing subjects of foreign countries
claiming indemnity for injuries received
ia this country to bring suit in the court
of claims Passed Senate bill to estab-
lish branch soldiers home at johnson
City, Tenn. Passed bill increasing sal
airy of commissioner of education in Por-
to Rico from 5000 to $4,000.
In the Senate on Tuesday appropriate
resolutions on death of Queen Victoria
were ordered engrossed and forwarded
to the prime minister of Great Britain.
Legislative, executive and judic' appro-
| ,ari af int, hill Afafofah
Spain for purchase of two Philippine ISL
ands, unintentionally omitted from Paris
treaty, was ratified by vote of IS to 10.
Adjourned as an additional mark of re-
spect to the memory of Queen Victoria
The House passed bin to send to the
court of claims the claims of Cramp &,
Sons of $1.300,000 for alleged damages
on account of failure of government to
furnish armor plate for battleships ON
time. Passed Senate bill to extend placer
mining laws to saline lands. Adopted a
resolution of profound regret over death
of Queen Victoria, and adjourned as an
additional mark of respect.
On Wednesday the Senate resumed
consideration of shipping bill 1t was
male the unfinished business of the Sem
ate, thus restoring it to its privileged po-
sition- Mr.. Vest attacked Z in speech
lasting nearly three hours. Mr.. Rawlins
precipitated lively colloquy by charging
deal had been entered into between Re-
publican members of Utah Legislature
and certain railroad interests and officials
of the Mormon Church to secure election
of Thomas l.. Kearns to the Senate from
that State. He aroused Mr.. Hale and
Mr.. Chandler, who contended statements
of Mr.. Rawlins ought not to be made in
Senate at this stage of proceedings in
Utah, as Senate could not consider the
question in any phase in advance of ac-
ton. The House passed District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill and entered up
on consideration of naval appropriation
bill There was some discussion of ex-
tent to which navy was to be increased
ultimately. in course of which Mr.. Wheel
er CDem. KY declared himself in favor
of navy large enough to meet .'al com
ers,'' and some criticism by Mr.. Richards
son, minority leader, OF rapid growth of
naval expenditures.
The Senate devoted Saturday to the
Indian appropriation bill and made only
fair progress. The chief feature of the
debate was a sharp attack by Mr.. Petit
grew on the Dawes commission, which he
said was extrayagant and was accom-
plshing little in the way of results. An
nouncement was made by him that he did
not purpose 20 ilibuster against nv bill.
| The shipping bill was not taken up. The
House spent TIE day in consideration of
the naval appropriation bill, completing
it with the exception of single para
graph.
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