The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-02-09

ANNN i pih ~ lbIOiAiflt TIE use Ol AAC
troops in the several states 70 suppress
riots, etc, upon the application OF the
states WAS defeated by a large ma-
jority. The motion to racommlt with
instructions To report back the minori-
~ substitute only commanded two Re
publican votes ana WAS icSt-11T 10
Ito The bill as passed provides In
addition TO tho general officers AMI
staff departments for ~ regiments of
l. troops each, III coast batteries. -
held batteries. 80 regiments Of infan.
try Of II companies each. 4 carrS Cf
engineers ana ono rec mcnt % pagi-
necrS. an ordn@pc NHpa"tMcDt ana Il
Signal cci1s the I&tter with ca enlist
ed men. 1t also gives the president
discretion to recruit the organizations
serving in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
islands of the Pacific in whole or in
! part from the inhabitants thereof.
Before the house adjourned The river
and harhor bsil was formally called UP
in C7dor to make II the unfinished
business IL the committee OF the
wlreie.
The senate.
During almost the entire morning
hour yesterday the senate had under
discussion the policy VI this country
to he pursued il the Philippines Mr.
| Berry 81 Arkansas in response to a
questioF. 10y Mr.. VeSt. discussed the
| policy of expansion without n refer
| ence ~ the constitutional point in
vOlvcG in ire Vest resolution He
! spoke from notes. Stating his objections
! to ths pending treaty Of peace. He de-
clare,i THAI he world never vote to
placr upon any people a policy against
which Lee fought and against which
| jackson ~aye M Ills life. An attempt
| by Mr.. Bacon Of g 9orgia TO secure n
/ Won. upon his resolution, which, IL
Z brie1, des&ares that the United States
[ government viii nSt make war upon Il
| people seeking freedom preciWtatcd u
| lively debate. which was participated
IT, by Mr. Platt Of Connecticut and Mr..
| Teller d Colorado. Mr. Bacon de-
iutlared shat he would not vote for the
treaty Unless some such declaration
was adopted by congress. To this Mr..
Plat nook exception and delivered Il
speech N which he carefully analysed
the 81 uation which confronts this
iacounuT in the philippines. No final
faction was taken.
Washington. feb. .. For few
t'minutpS in the senate yesterday after
noon IT seemed likely thai a vote
might be takpnon one or more OF the
| resofa ions relating TO expansion that
care pending before that body. An un-
! usually large number Of Republican
| senators We're I'll attendance, all OF
| them having 6ee94 notified 10 doe pres
! ent IL the event OF q critical vote on
the pending question. Mr.. Bacon OF
| Georgia had called up his resolutions
! and Mr. Chandler OF New Hampshire
had withdrawn his motion 10 refer
/ them to the committee on foreign re-
! latiUfn5. Mr. sullivan OF Mississippi
( had entered "a rgl0riS'n to substitute his
! resoex ion fOI those of Mr.. Bacon,
while Mr.. DAVIS, chairman of the for
! ~eicn relations rconHnittee. had an
i~nouncpd that he was willing that n
vote SHOULD he akenAmmediately As
INT wsS'2vidH1t. however, that vote on
resolutions ana amendments couhl not
be taken before - O'Clock the hour
gNed nv unanimous consent for the
|-'scnate TO 20 iTlI~ exec utive session
Mar. isF,on asked for unanimous con-
| sent that a vote DE taken at 1870 To-
: day. To this request Mr.. Carter of
! Nsntana objected and the whole ques-
1itm WAS left suspended. Mr.. Rawlins
of Utah addressed the sehate upon the
Y6sE anu expansion resolution. devot-
ing the greater para of his time to a
de1else ,1 his position that the con-
situation applies as well h people OF
our N@rribG-ies as those of tie states.
The House.
The house entered upon TIE consid-
eratioa of tls' river anG harboY bill and
III ade rapid progress. Fifty Of the
e,ghty-eSght pages OF the bill had been
completed when the house adjourned.
Tive bill apprUpiiates directly about
E12-J01.uu0 ana authorizes contracts to
rhe exterS of F1S.D00.Gs additional.
The general debate WAS unusually
brief. It's feature was speech in oppo-
sitEOn TO the bin Ivy Mr.. Hepburn of
Iowa. who has fog CHIT every river and
haI.Dor bill for the last six years. He
said he knew his opposition would
avail nothing az the votes for its pass
age had been arranged for by the APP
preparations in the Bill He attacked
particularly Mississippi improvements,
which was ably defc1ded by Mr.
Catchings Of Mississippi.
Washington. Feb 8. - \ notable /
speech was made in the senate yester- |
dow Ivy Mr. Snoopop of Wisconsin Ha