The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-01-17

ties that may accrue therefrOm. Mr..
Foraker's strong assertion that the ac-
QUESTION of the Philippines was tenn
porary in character created a SenSa-
ton in the chamber. He maintained.
however, that we have a legal right to
hold the islands permanently.
Prior to the speech of Mr.. Foraker a
sharp debate was precipitated by Mr.
Allen of Nebraska by some remarks
he made upon a resolution he had in
troduced Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Gray
were drawn into it.
At $40 p. M. the senate on motion of
Mr.. Davis, went into executive session.
Senator Davis reported the peace
treaty, stating that it had not been
amended. He moved at the same
time that the treaty and the proceed
ings of the peace commission be made
public. This motion led to debate.
The discussion was brief, however,
and the motion to remove the injunc-
ton of secrecy prevailed without di-
vision.
The House.
The house completed and passed the
bill for the codihcation of the criminal
laws of Alaska upon which it has
been working internationally for
week. An amendment was adopted
providing high license system in that
territory with a species OF local OPP
tor. Liquor dealers, by it's provis-
ions, are to pay a license of $1,000 per
year, and the consent of majority of
the white settlers residing within two
miles of a liquor dealers establish
ment must be obtained before a Ii
N OFT 0nt n
NIT the bill for the purpose of secur-
ing the adoption Of a provision eX-
Guiding eX-convicts from service ON
jurieS was defeated
Washington, Jan. 13. = Little bust
ness was transacted by the senate in
open session yesterday. Sixteen bills
on the private pension calendar were
passed and joint resolution extending
the thanks of congress to Miss Clara
Barton and other officials of the Red
Cross society for their beneficient
work in Armenia and Cuba was adopt
ed
The House.
The house passed the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill without
amendment. During the general de-
against imperialism by Messrs. Car
mack and Gaines. The diplomatic and
consular is the sixth of the regular APP
preparation bills to pass the house.
Seven budgets yet remain to be acted
upon. The bill as passed carries ST.
705,533.
Washington, Jan. 14.-The house en-
tered upon the consideration of the
naval personnel bill. 1t developed
much less opposition than was expect
ed, and the indications are that it will
have a large majority when it is
placed upon it's passage to-day. The
last vestige of opposition to the meas
ure from the line officers of the navy
was removed when an amendment
was adopted designed to prohibit staff
officers from exercising command
save in their own corps. The commit
tee also announced their purpose to
offer an amendment to-day to repeal
the law granting prize money to the
navy, and this announcement met
with loud approval. The speeches on
the bill were filled with glowing al
lusions to the glories of our naval VIC
tories in the late war, and Mr.. Berry
of Kentucky created a great deal OF
enthusiasm by his eulogy of Schley as
the hero of Santiago. The bill was
supported by Messrs. FOss, Dayton,
Berry, briggs and Dinsmore, and OPP
posed by Messrs. Low and Simpson.
In the Senate.
In the senate Mr.. McLaurin of South
Carolina took strong ground in care
fully prepared speech against policy
of expansion by this country. He cited
as one of the principal reasons why
the United States should not assume
control over people who are widely
dissimilar to the people of this country,
the experience of the South with the
negro race. He advocated the adop-
ton of the Vest resolution, declaring
that this country could not maintain
permanently as colonies such territory
as the Philippines, and held that mt
would be in opposition to the spirit OF
developed American institutions to do
so. Mr.. Sullivan and Mr.. Pascoe dis
cussed the pending Nicaragua canal
bill the former supporting it and the
latter opposing it. The Indian appro-
priation bill was taken up but its con-
cidnration was not concluded before