The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-07-05
Guiding his speech in opposition to an.

Guiding his speech in opposition To an
neXation
In the House.
The house disposed of a numhar Of
measures and incidentally enioyed .
speech from MI. Allen of Mississinni
Whlch precipitated a political episode
~ winch Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio and
MI. BAILEY OF Texas figured as the
principals. Mr.. Allen proposed that a
company OF congressman be raised and
go TO Cuba. After sending the Indian
and sundry civil bills back to confer
ence, consideration of bills from the
military affairs committee, under the
RUE adopted yesterday, proceeded
Notable among the measures passed
were those providing for the enlist
lnent OF cooks in the army; providing
for the appointment of military store
Keepers for the army; providing for the
protection of harbor defences and
Notifications against wanton malicious
injury, and giving the secretary of
war discretion to permit any church or
religious sect to erect it's house of wor-
ship upon the West Point military res
eryation. The last named bill pre-
cipitated considerable discussion, it be-
ing framed at the instance of the Cath
olics. but giving equal privileges to all
churches
Washington, July Late in the af-
ternoon the senate cleared the legis-
latiye decks for what may be the final
action on the Hawaiian annexation
resolutions. Through it's action the
last appropriation bills that have been
pending in conference were disposed
of and was a law before midnight.
After a debate lasting three hours the
senate finally receded from its amend
ments to the Sundry civil bill and
adopted the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill. Mr. Aldrich
of Iowa, in charge of the bills, eX-
planned that it was necessary that the
reports should be agreed to, as that
was the last day of the fiscal year. He
pointed out that if the bills were not
laws by midnight they would have to
be passed again by the two branches
of congress. The delay consequent
upon such action would seriously en-
barrass the government and might
force congress to remain in session
several weeks longer In denouncing
the action of the confereeS for striking
out the free homes provision OF the
Indian bill, Mr.. PettigreW of South
Dakota charged the Republican party
with being dominated by the money
power and with the election of sena-
tors by the corrupt use of money. Mr..
Bate of Tennessee and Mr.. Pillman OF
South Carolina discussed at length the
Hawaiian annexation resolutions The
latter discussed the race problem from
the standpoint of a Southern man and
was characterstically vigorous in his
remarks. He accounted for the slight
interest manifested in the Hawaiian
debate by saying that the question
was fully discussed in executive SEES
sion early last winter, and that it was
only natural that there should be q
lack of interest and unwillingness to
listen to repetition of speeches de-
livered at that time.
In the House.
An attempt to secure passage of the
bill to incorporate the international
American bank met with determined
opposition in the house. Filibustering
was INDUCED in but it was not effect
i've in presenting consideration OF the
bill. Adjournment, however, was
forced before q vote upon the measure
could be had The house adopted the
report on the Indian appropriation
bill insisting unanimously on its nom
concurrence in the senate amendments
on the general deficiency bill, sending
that bill to conference.