Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-16
WORK OF CONGRESS

atNt H. iuNt thlt tlC tlCaty
wes to be voted upon and that the re-
SUIT was hanging in the balance served
to keep senators on both sides OF the
chamber 1T a high tension. Mr.. Allen
of Nebraska addressed the senate in
the morning hour in favor OF the rati-
ncation OF the treaty but in opposition
10 expansion. Mr.. German followed
with a notable speech, in the course or
when he took Mr.. Wolcott to task for
some statements in the latter's speech
q lew days ago in which Mr.. German
though reference was made 10 him.
AFTER the ratification of the treaty the
senate. in open session, tool up a joint
resolution offered by Mr.. McEnery de-
caring a policy for the Philippines,
ana an effort was made TO adopt II,
but the debate occupied so much time
mat the resolution went over until to-
day.
The House.
yesterday was suspension day in the
house n quite a number of bills We're
passed, seyera of them Of Importance.
Inc census bill prepared by the house
committee went through by a vote OF
lfI to ~. A bill was passed to extend
the anti-contract labor laws over the
hawaiian islands, and another bill was
passed TO refer forty-four war claims
Tor stores and supplies to the court OF
claims. A bin was passed 10 create n
national military park on the site of the
battle of Nicksburg; also to grant %
GOO acres CT land in Alabama to the
girls industrial school of the state.
Senate resolutions were adopted au-
~thorizing cadets from Costa Rica and
Colombia to enter Annapolis.
Washington, Feb. S.-Eor two hours
or more the enate had the resolution
Ceclaratory of a policy of this govern
ment in the Philippines under consld-
Grafton, but no vote was reached and
the resolution went finally to the cal
endar. In accordance with notice
given the previous evening Mr.. Till
man addressed the senate upon the
resolution, making q characteristic ana
picturesque argument. lie maintained
that a clear, explicit, and direct resolu-
ton ought to be adopted and not one
that was meaningless and inconse-
quential. He predicted that dire re-
suits would follow the ratification or
the treaty unless the United States
treated the Filipinos with absolute
firmness n gave them s~elf-govern-
ment. Mr.. Lodge followed with n
strong reply TO Mr.. Tillman. in which
lie expressed strongly and clearly the
conditions as they affected the United
States In the Philippines.
The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up but was not completed when
the senate adjourned.
The House
Yesterday and to-day were set aside
Cor the consideration or public build
ings bills. The committee had report
ed sevanty-eight bills for buildings IN
thlrty-fiye states, authorizing in the az
gregate an expenditure of S14 ,0G0, 300.
Little or no opposition developed and
bills were ~favorably acted upon almost
as rapidly as they could be read. There
was, however, more or less good ma
tured chatting throughout the session.
AS a result forty bills, carrying or au-
thorizing appropriations a%ggregating
Sill 1864 600 had been laid aside With
favorable recommendations before adj
journment was reached yesterday.
Washington, Feb 9.-The senate con-
fined itself largely to the transaction of
4 TOuLlne DuSIucsS. line luuiuu tppto-
priation bill which has been pending
for several weeks was completed and
passed. The executive, IL legislative and
judicial appropriation bill was taken
up, but after twenty-four pages of 1t
had been disposed Of ii was laid aside
for the day. A few measures or
minor importance were passed.
h House.
The net result of the work during
the two days allotted for the considera-
ton of the public building bills in the
house was the passage of a single bull,
providing for the erection OF n building
at Newport News, Va, at a cost OF
$50, 600. Sixty-five bills in oil, carrying
or authorizing the expenditure OF about
ST., 100000 were favorably considered
in committee Of the whole when the
committee rose yesterday. but because
seventeen other bills reported had not
! been acted upon in committee, nllDus-
tering tactics were resorted TO INT all
efforts TO advance the bills favorably
acted upon In committee were blocked.
Another day, therefore, will have 10
be allotted to secure action upon them,
and assurances have already been OBJ
| tanned for another day as soon as the
, appropriation bills are out Of the way.
| Twenty-four bills were ~favorably act
ed upon by the committee yesterday.
Washington, Feb. 10. Chairman
! Cannon. of the appropriations commit
| tee Of the house. In the course OF gen.
eral debate on the sundry civil bill yes
terday sounded a note OF warning
against e~xtravagant appropriations,
and practically served notice that
neither the ship subsidy nor the Me
raguan canal bill could be passed at
this time. Although he specifically dis
| claimed speaking fol- any one but HIM
self, the statements that he made, COM
ing from the chairman OF the appro-
priatiOns committee, caused great in
terest. Mr.. Cannon made a general
| statement Of the and expend-
| itures for the present fiscal year, in
creasirg Secretary Cages estimate or
the deficiency in the from
c1fo 900 O0O IN G1Cl (ANl (NAl pypltSiyp