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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1898
Page
6
Congress approves a 50 million dollar appropriation to bolster national defense and emergency readiness. The measure funds military and related security needs amid growing external pressures.
The piece reports a national defense crisis mood in Washington with officials warning of inevitable hostilities. It notes a defense bill of fifty million dollars and a house appropriations bill proposing three hundred fifty million dollars for national defense, amid tense international expectations.
The administration signals readiness for war against Spain, demanding swift action after the Maine inquiry. Congress may declare war soon, with emergency funds of 50 million sought and rapid military buildup including ships, troops, and torpedo boats to deter Spain and protect the western hemisphere. The North Atlantic Squadron is in cruising order.
In a key House session the Cannon bill proposing 30 million dollars for national defense drew noisy support as the President is urged to remain prepared for possible war with Spain. A White House conference with Secretary Long and others followed, signaling unity across parties in defense plans and Cuba policy.
Des Moines reports show long senate debates over taxation reforms raising property valuation from 25 to 4 percent, and a tense fight on the board of control, governor appointment, and elective reforms. The house advanced a Portland independent school district boundary bill, debated appropriations for the state exhibit, and passed a high school reform bill for Guthrie or Coonby County with a controversial “loaded” clause. Frictions over delays and amendments continued, with votes expected on the Lewis substitute and related control measures, while the Des Moines electric plant contract with the city moved toward final approval amid mayoral support.
Thursday March 29 reports lively debate as Senator Holter attacks Seiye for aie and accuses him of hot rhetoric. Me Tal supports a Will proposal to allow Democrats to name their Hasbua members of enmiroel, seeking minority party input and questioning Lewes substitute details.
A disjointed tale recalls Nantucket pilots off New Bedford in Arctic latitudes catching a Russian admiral’s attention as a prank misread. Georgia Senator Foster McFarland recalls a convict reform probe in the Okefenokee swamp, where lawmakers shed clothes to cross a creek provoking locals to mistake them for escaping convicts.
Incoherent archival text shows characters discussing a failed plan and a lost goal. A brittle exchange references a missing best friend, worry over a name, and a handle of a ten dollar umbrella. The passage preserves archaic spellings and strained meaning without clear narrative context.
After a long debate the Senate advanced homestead and transit provisions for Alaska while sparking fisheries quarrels with Britain. Numerous appropriations moved to the President, including war claims and defense funding. House actions included defense spending and Indian appropriation debates, with expectations of further conference on district and homestead provisions and controversial open lands policies.
Fragmented items report China owes creditors 193 525 000 dollars and a Virginia commander W M Taliaferro is dead. Havana hospital overcrowding and a Springfield mayor ousted for Garfield law violations are noted along with ex commissioner Weiss found murdered in New Jersey. Frances Willard wills estate after secretary and sister perish in fire. A temperance colony is started in Brunswick. Reported submarine map of Havana harbor not credited. A Walled Stars Asiine squadron concentrates at Hong Kong amid European peace hopes. Gold and silver shipments quoted with prices.
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