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bank was buried under an over
| whelming adverse majority of the
| house yesterday. The debate upon
/ the measure was concluded at s
o'clock. Mr.. Dingley, the floor leader
of the majority. made an argument in
its support. The other speakers were
Hill Of Connecticut, IN ITS support,
and Messrs. Bell, Sulzer, Maxwell,
Maddox and Swanson in opposition.
| The vote by which the bill was de-
feated stood 103 ayes to 14S noes. The
bill to extend the customs and revenue
laws of the United States over the
Hawaiian islands was passed without
opposition. The BILL Mr.. Dinglcy eX-
planned, carried with ii the civil laws
relating to appointments in the Gus
toms and revenue service in Hawaii.
AS this bill simply sought to do what
he believed had in fact been done by
the act of annexation, 1t was proper
that 1t should pass and pass promptly.
Mr. McMillin Dem, Tenn used the
bill as a text for some remarks upon
.he Dingley revenue law In which he
claimed that the revenue provided by
It was insufficient to meet the ey-
pei Sc Of the government. Mr.. McRae
Dem., Ark offered an amendment
designed to extend all the general laws
OF the United States over the islands.
He said there were other laws in
Hawaii which should be abrOgated be-
sides the customs and revenue laws.
Among them were the labor and tho
land laws. Mr.. Dingley begged Mr..
McRae not to cOmpllcate the question
involved In the bill The bill was then
passed without division. The house
then, at 30 p. m, adjourned.
Washington, Dec. 20. - The house
gave the day to the Indian appropria-
ton bill, passing it substantially as re-
ported. This is the third Of the ap-
preparation bills to pass and Ii clears
the calendar Of the bigs upply bills.
although another, the agricultural, will
be ready and knocking for attention by
to-day. Mr.. Sherman Rep., n. ", ex-
planning the Indian bill, said that
the appropriation had been approved
by the executive authorities. He said
the principal increase was for the In
dian schools. more than $500, 900 go
Ing for that purpose. This amount did
not include contract schools. as the
question OF sectarianism was complete
ly eliminated. Nor did this figure in.
clude the New York and Indian Ter
ritOry Indians. whose education =
paid for out of their own funds.
Washington. Dec. 20. - The senate
had busy day and there were several
important speeches. Mr.. Plat Of
Connecticut spoke against the Vest
resolution which declares that the
United States has no power to acquire
territory. He said that the power of a
nation to acquire territory was as in
herent as Its sovereignty. The United
States had the right to govern them In
the best possible manner until the peo-
pie Of the acquired lands were capable
Of selfgovernment. Mr. Proctor of
Vermont and Mr.. Hale Of Maine ex-
divergent views upon a COM
mission Of senator's to visit Cuba. Mr..
Proctor thought such q commission
was necessary. while Mr.. Hale thought
L would be in extremely bad taste and
useless. The Nicaragua canal bill was
up during the last part Of the day and
Berry. Allen, Hoar. Caffery
and Morgan discussed the measure.
In the House.
1t was suspension day in the house
ana several bills were passed. the
most important of which was the bill
lppropriating $350,000 for the Phiia-
lelphia exposition Of 1899. The vote
was exceedingly 81 Sc. Ii mad bet tTo
votes more than the necessary two
thirds. Bills We're passed under the
suspension of the rules TO authorize the
distribution OF the assets Of the Freed
mans bank; TO enlarge Inc scope of
he fish commission TO include birds:
or the relief of the Fourth mounted
Arkansas infantry, and for the relief
If John w. Lewis Of Oregon. Mr..
Bailey Of Texas introduced n resolu-
ion in open house directing the ju-
liciary committee TO investigate and
eport on the question whether men,
)ers or the house who accepted COM
MISSIONS in the army had forfeited
heir seats in the house. He made the
esolution the text for some remarks.
II the course Of which he took &C.
aston to bitterly denounce a news.
'aper statement to the effect that in
his attitude on this question he had
'een made catspaw of by certain Re.
publican members. He denounced the
republican who had instituted the
tatement as an infamous liar and
hallenged him to father it. There was {
10 reply to Mr.. Bailey's statement and
he resolution was referred to the com.
nittee on rules.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Teller q
coupled the first half Of yesterdays |
ession of the senate with n speech in ]
dyOcacy Of the theory taat there are |
10 restrictions upon the right of the
jnited States to expand its borders so
S to include far distant territory. He ,
vent quite thoroughly into the legal
oints bearing upon the question, and
lso incidentally discussed at some {
ength the form Of government for the I
'hilippines, saying that he would en- p
outrage elf-government among the \