Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 9, 1900, Page 3

= ‘ CODGRESS RESUME OF THE WEEK'S PROCERDINGS, & 2 2 *& The Senate. Washington, May. 30.—A few min tates before adjournment last evening the senate added to the sundry civil robriation bill an amendment ap- propriating $5,000,000 for the Louis- ws Louis in 1903 on condition that $10,000,000,000 in addition be raised by the exposition authorities. The amendment was offered by Mr. Cock rell of Missouri and Was adopted with out debate and without division. Be- se an amendment offered by him quently was stricken out on of order, Mr. Gallinger of Nev pshire moved to reconsider the is fair appropriation and the motion now pendimz. As it is known th: a considerable numbe! favor the appropriation it is very bable the motion will not be} ed. Mr. Bacon ressed the at length t of the Tellier amendment ex} g Sympa- | thy with the Boers, which the | resolution ¥ nt to the commit- tee on foreign rel 40 to 26. Mr. Fairbank of Indiana en- deavored to s > consideration of a resolution providing for the extra- 1 of crimin: from the United s to Cub: but Mr. 1 to lay aside the ap for that purpese. No senate will be held to-day. The House yesterday refused to ac- e amendment to the ation bill relating to , and adopted a modified follows: f the navy is secure by contract ar The house hereby els above referred to, provided such contr can be made at a price wh'ch, in h dgment, is reasonable and cquitable; but in case he is un- | le to make contracts for armor un- der the above conditions, he is here. d in his diseretion to pro- ite for and to erect thereon a for the manufacture ef armor e sum 4,000,000 is hereby atec toward the erection of etory.” With r urd to ocean ke surveys the house refused ippropriation for l rvey the navy nd tied up the conferees with uctions. It also refused to ccn- | eur in the senate amendment to abol- the two-years sea cruise for naval s. th tke above action the 1 yas sent back to conference, iference report on the other ems having been zreed to. The conference report on the postoffice ap- pre ng on all items e opro- I tube 1 concurred in the excepted 2 ment. The Mouse. Weshington, 31. — The pro- gra e of the leaders of the house y contemplated the launching > debate upon the anti-trust reso- nnd bill, but there was a strong uncercurrent in favor of adjournment on account of Decoration day. Mr. Daizell, who presented the special or- der under which the house was to operate, in deference to thi withdrew it in erder that the 190 pen- | sion bills might be pass After they had been passed, as a f her mark of | respect, the house adjourned. The | Chinese commission bill which was under consideration several weeks ago has gone to the calendar, ‘the motion to strike out the enacting | clause having been defeated. The House. Washington, Fune 1. r under a spee > eedi hich the leader: charged the ot with pl. 1 orcer, adopt- gly hot debate. g to.t political gallet entered upon t ¢o leration of solution rep ed from the judici 2p ing a constitut in congr regulate, monopoli the terms ¢ a night session ofed to debate, and 3 eleck the yote is to be taken out opportunity to amend. Satu is to be devoted to the bill to amena the Sherman anti-tr law. The Senate, At the conclusion of a se ing eight hours the senate 2rnoon passed the sundry civil ap- »priation bill, which has been under ition for nearly a week. The amendment providing for an appro- iatien of $5,000,000 for the Louisiana nase exposition to be held in St. in 1908, was continued in the ft An amendment was incorporated oviding for the beginning of the ork on the memorial bridge between Washington and Arlington cémetery po lox sion last- yest to be erected in memory of the de: of »oth the Union and Confederate rmies. While the bill carries only $20.000 for the project, it is expectea ultimately to cost about $5,000,000. The 7 ge of the sundry civil t es only two general appropriation s to be acted upon by the senate— the military academy and the general deficieney measure It is expected they will be passed by Saturday night. The House. Washington, June 4.—Only one vote was cast in the house Saturday against the Littlefield anti-trust bill to amend the Sherman act of 1890, to make it more effective in the prosecution of and combinations, their agents, and attorne: Mr. Mann of ois east the negative vote. The according to the statements of the Republican leaders, goes to the limit of the ity of congr under the i All the minority amend- s except one were defeate That an amendment declaring that g in the act should be construed to apply to trade unions or labor or. ept eight Repub- tution. tlefield of Maine, Bailey, erbead of Kansas, and of Illinois, voted for Allen and Lit Long and Cala @arpon and FE the amendment. Purposes of the Bill, passed by the The anti-trust Dill a purchase exposition to be held in | tions by a votevot | “That | of the best quality for any or all | sentiment, | — The house } on both sides | dment to | hotse Saturday amends the Sherman anti-trust law so as to declare every contract or combination in the form of trust or conspiracy in restraint of com- merce among the states or between foreign nations illegal, and every party to such contract or combination, guilty of a crime, punishable by a fine of nov less than $500 nor more than $5,000, and by imprisonment not less than six months ror more than two years. It provides that any person injured by a violation of the provisions of the law | may recover threefold damage The definition of “person” and In The Present Act | is enlarged so as to include the agents, officers or attorneys of corporations. For purposes of commerce, it declares illegal all corporations or associations formed or.carrying on business for purpeses declared illegal by the com- mon provides that th may be perpetually enjoined frem ¢ ying on interstate commerce, and forbids them the vse of tho United States mails. It provides for the production of per- sons and papers and confers jurisdic- tion upon United States circuit and dis- trict courts for the trial of ca der it, and autaor erson, firm, corporation or a in and prosecute proceedings under it. The Senate. June 5.—Congress is in of the lc ssion, and its expiration apparently is to be quite perftncto! Unless something extra- ry occurs no further general leg- islation of national importance will be enacted before fipal adjournment. The senate was in session more than ten hour 5 nearly four hours of which w: pent in execu- tive session. The only features of the a ion ¥ the speech by Mr. Teller of Colora question, and the one by Mr. in advocacy of the nt ed by the house last 1 Li night a picturesque si held, a sort of so; many senators | the last do on the Philippine Pettigrew 5 in which ared in full dres: nd the galler! 2 thronged by a nttired crowd of spectators. Mi, “w replied at length to the speech of Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin on the Philip, but did not con- elude his rer s. The remainder of the session vy consumed in the con- sideration of conferen in passing minor measures on tke cal- | endar. The House. yesterday ed to the | ndnent to the sundry civil appropriating $5,000,000 to the purchase exposition at St. re was not a Shacow of doubt ce on the amendment. It The hors senate aur bill of conc was 6 o'clock when the amendment |ceame up, and owing to the lateness of the hour and the overwhelming ma- rity in its favor those opposed to priation did not make a show contented them- ng a roll call, to 75 in favor of p Louse also agreed opp selves wW ich resulted provi amendments on the | and harbor bill, tn- | $2,200,- comprehensive re- levee system. There v ens and en was leaves only four in dispute between the Tawney is making an y final amendment until had on the Grout oleo- Hl, but ke met with oppo- rerything now points to nt on Wednesday. appro) | ARMED WIT] WINCHESTERS, uards Street Car St. Louis. | St. ne 6. — Every power | ned of the St. Louis guarded las’ an’s po >0O meu were of from 50 to 60 at eash power ning an equal num- men relieved those on duty This mode of dure will settled. rhester loade was | disturbance. mbers of ject to st »> not on ve at the dif ard the car | tained for , the police being re- ervice. Mich., June 6.—An explo- sion occurred the mechanical lab oratory at the agricultural college last evening while Prof. M. D. Atkins was conducting an experiment in the pres- ence of students. The professor was sericusly burned and the sight of his left e destroyed. One of the students was also badly burned and may lose his right ey Gift for Columbia. New York, June 6.—At a meeting of the trustees of Columl univ ty it was announced that a friend of the in- stitution had made a gift of $100,000 for the construction of a students’ hall to be used for the Y. M. ©. A. The name of the donor will not be made public. Run Down and Killed. Kansas City, June 6.—C. EB. Wood- row, superintendent of the gast works at Sioux City, Iowa, was run down and killed by a switch engine here last evening while walking on the tracks on, his way to the dep. Two Men Killed. Weldon, N. C., June 6.—The Atlan- tie coast line fast mail ran into an open switch at Garysburg yesterday; colliding with some freight cars. Two men were instantly” killed and three y injured. Potter Gets 2 Divorce. Newport, R. L, June 6. — James srown Potter w: nted an absolute divoree fr his w a Urquhart Potter, with custody of his daughter. Mr. Potter alleged wilful desertion for a period of more than five years. Life Lost in Fire. Foxboro, Mass.. June 6.—The lower hall here was destroyed by fire. One fireman was killed and four injured. The loss is $40,006. KEMPFF REPORTS THAT AN EN- GAGEMENT HAS COMMENCED. The Admiral Lands More Men to Re- inforce the Battalion of Marines— Boxers Surround Tien-tsin on All Sides—Situation in China Is Re- garded as Black and Alarming— Russia Offers China the Assist- ance of Troops to Suppress the Boxers—Dowager Empress Stands by the Boxers. Washington, June 6.—The secretary of the navy has received the following eablegram from Admiral MKempff, commanding the Newark, lying at the Taku forts at the mouth of Pei Ho Taku, June 5: “Engagement bas commenced. Have landed force of fifty seamen more . battalion of marines.” river, dated The ¢ ge is not entirely legible upposed at the navy depar' the admiral the talion of marines already ashore, Tien Tsin Surrounded. London, June 6.—A dispatch to the Mail from Tien Tsin, dated June 4, : “The situation is very seri- ous. The boxers are around Tien Tsin on all sides.” Black and Alarming. Berlin, June 6.—The latest{news re- garding the boxers has reached here, both by private and official telegrams, all of which think the situation black and alarming. The rman ‘foreign office considers a recontre between the boxers and Ru ns an event prob- fraught with the greatest danger. as also reached here that sev- xan and Catholic mission- s in the prevince of Shan Tung have been pillaged by mobs supposed to have been incited by the boxer agi- tation. The “powers are now ex- charging dispatches regarding the ap- pointment of a single commander for | the united and American squadron. Russia Offers China Troops. London, June 6.—A dispatch to the rimes from Peking At the tsung ter offered istance ssian troops to suppress the boxers’ ovibreak The tsung li yamen thanked the minister snd promised to corsider the matter. The Tsung li yamen hes, however, no influence with the present government. Stands by the Boxers. Shanghai. Tene 6.—The China Ga- the highest autbority the dowager empress ered the tsung li yamen to face ye rather than to interfere boxer movement. Elsewhere serted that the viceroy dered troops to oppose the further landing of parties from foreign war- ship the troops now’ eu- gaged in operations are designed to prevent further foreign reinforcements reaching Peking. CAPTURED BY AMERICANS. European Prisoners Taken on the Island of Tablas—Other Engagements. June 6.—Maj. Johnson, with panies of the Tiwenty-ninth and twenty-five men of the th infa: sailed from tembion to the neighboring island of Tablas, wheré his force disembarked simultaneously in four columns, con- verging upon a single column. The Americans encountered about 60 reb- els, of which they captured 40, includ- ing all the officers, 1,000 rounds of ammunition and 24 rifles. Forty men of the Twenty-ninth regiment with a lieutenant were left as a garrison, the others returning to Romblon. Company E, of the Thirty-fifth regi- ment, and Company G, of the Fourth regiment, encountered 50 insurgents behind stone trench in the high mountains near Norz: + province of Bulucan. There wa persistent fighting and seven Americans were wounded. y Company G, by a flanking nent earried the trenches. Trumpeter Speaker of Com- pany G has been commended for “de- termined bravery” by Gen. Funston. Troop G, of the Fourth cavalry; Company C, Thirty-fourth regiment, and Company A, venty-second reg- iment; are pursuing the tors of C. D. Roberts, who was taken by the Filipinos while scouting near San Miguel de Mayumo, May 29. It is reported that the Filipinos have sepa- rated among the trackless forests. Places for Iowa Men. Dubuque, Iowa, June 6.—George B. Perry of Dubuque has been appointed United States marchal for Alaska. He | was formerly member of the Repub- lican state committee and several times chairman of the congressional committee. It is also stated that George Crane of this city, Senator Al- lison’s former law partner and twice postmaster of Dubuque, will be fed- | eral judge of Alaska. Killed by Convicts. Berlin, June 6.—At the Graused pen- itentiary four convict murderers stew the overseer and then escaped. One of them donned the uniform of their victim and with the victim’s sword in Nand he conducted the others beyond the town limits, where they parted. Two have been caught. Accidentally Killed His Son. Marion Junction, S. D., June 6. — Cornelius Zuroff of Dalton picked up a revolver that an older son had laid on the table and carelessly snapped it. The ball passed through the body of a fifteen-year-old son, killing him. _ Befeated by Connolly, New York, June 6—Eddie Connolly of St. John, N. B., won a well earned victory over Matty Matthews of Brooklyn in a twenty-five-round bout at 140 pounds before the Seaside Sporting club at Coney Island. _ Promotion for Wheeler. Washington, June 6.—The president yesterday sent to the senate the nom- ination of Brig. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, U.S. V., to be brigadier general, U. S. A. 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