Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-20
A DAWN cohGREss.
FINANCE BILL IN THE SENATE
IN THE HOUSE.

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(By Telegraph to Vlrginian- Pllot.)
Washington, b. c.. Dac.. 19.-Dlscus-
sion in the Senate Of the financial
measure drafted by the Republican, ma
1orty OF the Committee on Finance will
begin Tuesday, January 4th, the day
liter the holiday rec SIS. This announce
meht was made in the Senate to-day by
MIR Aldrich uR. IL, chairman of the
Finance Comm ttee. in connection with
his REPORT OF the Senate substitute of
the financial bill passed yesterday by
the House. Mr.. Aldiicf will have charge
OF the measure, and declared his pur-
pose to press the measure to passage
as soon as possible.
Mr. Vest (Mis :our) declared it to be
understood that the bill reported by the
Finance Committee. did not represent
the views of the minority OF tile COM
mittee. 49,
Hon. w. V. Allen, appointed by Gov
ernor Poynter as Senator from Ne
braska, to-day took the cath of of
flee.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned as n mark of respect to the
memory OF the late Representative
Bland.
5tee1 IN THE HOUSE.
Washington. D. c., Dec 19.-The
House was in session two hours to-
day. a large number of perfunctory
resolutions for printing for committees,
leave 10 sit during the sessions, etc,
necessary to get the committees under
way, We're adopted and the several por-
items of the Presidents message were
distributed In accordance with the
usual custom. The resolution for the
distribution of the message was made
The OCCASION of a speech by Mr.. Grow,
the venerable eN-Speaker; of the House,
IN defense of the Administrations
course in the Philippines, and by Mr.
Bell, n Colorado Populist, crlticisng
the Presidents utteranccs upon the
prosperity of, the country.
scores OF the members left for their
homes this afternoon to spend the hol-
iduys.
THE ROBERTS INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. Tayler, of Ohio, chairman of the
special committee to investigate tho
case of Representative elect Roberts.
offered a resolution for the payment of
the expenses incurred by the commit
tee and hereafter 10 be incurred. out
Of the contingent fund of the House.
Mr.. Lentz tOhio) asked unanimous
consent that the committee invcstl-
gazing the Roberts case be also in
structed 10 investigate the cases of the
two Utah postmastcrs alleged to be
guilty of polygamy.
MI. Sherman (Ncw York; objected,
and he Taylcr resolution was adopted
DEFENCE OF THE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Grow read carefully prepared
speech in defence of the policy of re-
tanning possession of the Philippines as
a logical result Of the war with Spain
and Dewey's victory in Manila.
He said the people of the District of
Columbia would have just as much
right to rebel against the authority of
the United States as the people of the
Philippines. The ''copperheads" of
perialists" OF to-day. Both sought to
cmbarrass the Government.
THE PRESIDENT CRITICISED.
Mr.. Bell (Colorado) submitted some
remarks in criticism OF the statements
in the Presidents message about the
prosperous condition of the country He
charged that large proportion of the
alleged prosperity was fictitious. and
| instanced the case of the numerous in
dustrial trusts which he said had been
Inflated with wind and floated. Many
of these bubbles had been pricked with
in the last few days, and to-day the
newspa pers were filled with the stories
of disaster on Wall street.
NORTH CAROLINA TESTIMONY.
During Mr.. Bells speech Mr.. Linncy
| (N. c. interrupted him.
II want to read to YOU a sentence
from a letter from a resident of North
Carolina. which I was Just reading"
said he. Mr.. Linney read as follows: Il
sometimes think how can it be? Am l
mistaken? Is the Republican party
right on the money and all other pub
lie questions and we honest horny
handed sons of toll, always wrong?
| Really it looks that way now. God
grant that prosperity Is come TO stay,
whether brought about by your party
or not. We needed help. we have 1t, and
! / am thankful"
| The reading of this extract caused
much merrlmcnt.
! Mr.. Gaynes {Tcnn.) spoke briefly in
/ OPP POSITION 10 Mr.. Grows statement last
| Friday that from 1860 to 1878 coin
| was understood TO. mean and did mean
gold" The resolution was then adopt
| ed
Mr. Mercer (Neb) ANNOUNCED tho
| death of the late Senator Hayward, OF
Nebraska, and after the adoption OF
the customary resolutions the House
| sfent. adjourned.
BANKS TO PAY INTEREST.
Washington. Dec. 9.--Rcpresentative
| Levy, OF New York, to-day introduced
In the House bill 10 amend the revised
statutes to permit the Secretary of the
Treasury to deposit. in his discretion
With the national banks OF the United
| states the customs receipts OF tho
United States and providing that the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall esthb
fish n rate of interest to be paid by the
national banks on all monies deposited
with them.
NEGRO EXHIBIT AT PARIS.
Washington, Dec. ia bill was in.
trodnced In the House to-day by Mr.
White. OF North Carolina, to appropri
ate $4,000 for negro exhibit at the