Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-28
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art IN. j., Barham (Cal), Hawley
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(Ga), Davis (Fla.), Muller On. Y)A
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(Ohio), Reeves Cll), Dovener (W.
Va.), Bishop (Mich.), Acheson (Pa.),
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(Ark), Berry (Ky), Sparkman (Fla.),
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lett (Mass.), Gowler On. J), Lands
Qnd.), Clarke IN. H., Brown (Ohio),
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liams (Miss.), Berry (KyD, Howard
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IN. ".
Military affairs-Messrs. Hull Qa),
Marsh Qll), Ketchum IN. W, Brown
low (Tenn.), Parker IN. j., Capron
OR. -, Stevens (Minn.), Dick (Ohio),
Mondell (Wyo.), Esch wis.,, Sulzer
On. W, Cox (Tenn.), Lentz (Ohio),
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Broussard Ua.), Pedro Perea IN. M.
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Vandiver (Mo), Wheeler (Ky).
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(Wis.), Cannon Qll), Hit Qll.),
Payne On. ", Hepburn Qa). Loud
(Cal), Tawney (Minn.), Babcock
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(rennD, Clayton (Ala.). Sibley
PENN
Washington, Dec. 19.-The dis
cussion in the senate of the finan-
c1al measure drafted by the re-
publican majority of the committee on
finance will begin Thursday, Jan. 4, the
day after the holiday recess. This an
nouncement was made in the senate
by Senator Aldrich Or. ID, chair
man of the finance committee. in
connection with his report of the SEN
ate substitute for the financial bill
passed by the house. Senator Aldrich
declared his purpose to press the meas
ure TO a passage as soon as possible.
Senator Allen (Neb.) took the oath of
office. The bill creating a commission
of five to revise and codify the pension
laws was passed.
Washington, Dec. 19.-The house
was in session two hours. A
large number of perfunctory resolu-
tlons for printing, for committees.
leave to sit during sessions, ETC., ne
essary to get committees under way
were adopted and several portions OF
the presidents message distributed in
accordance with the usual custom.
| speeches were made by Mr.. Grow. the
venerable eX-Speaker of the house in
defense of the administrations course
IN the Philippines, and by Mr.. Bell
(pop, COLI criticising the presidents
/ utterances upon the prosperity of the
country. Scores of members left for
their homes to spend the HOLIDAYS.
Washington, Dec. 21.-Before adj
Journment Senator Hoar Introduces
a preamble and vigorous resolu-
lions setting forth that the close
OF the war with Spain reduced
the people of Cuba, Porto Rico and the
philippines to practical dependence on
the United States, and that it's political
action ought to be directed to en-
nobling humanity, enabling a person
coming lawfully under its power or
influence to live in freedom and honor
under governments in whose admins
tratlon they shall have an equal share.
and that THIS governments most press
ing and important obligations are:
o solve the problem of securing
equal constitutional rights for our ne
groeS and Indians; to enable great
cities to govern themselves in freedom
honor and purity; to make the ballot
| DoX as pure as a sacramento vessel
and election returns as perfectly in ae-
cord to law and truth as a Judgment of
the supreme court; to Danish illiteracv
and ignorance, to secure to all working
men and women wages enough for
comfort in life and an old age of leis-
ure; TO expand over the continent and
the Islands of the sea no faster than
we can bring into them with euualitv
and selfgovernment peoples and races
who will share our ideals and make
them real; TO set peaceful example of
freedom to mankind, but never to force
even freedom on unwilling nations ar
the point of the bayonet or the cannon
mouth: to abstain from interfering
with the freedom and just rights Of
other nations and peoples, remember
ing that the American people has no
right to take from any other people
the blrthright of freedom baearse of