Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-19

Senator Davis reported the neaco
treaty, stating hat it had not bean
amended. He moved at the same
time that the treaty and tho nrocaaa
ings Oh the peace commission be made
puplc' Ihis motion led to debate.
u discussion was brief. however
ahd the motion to emove the iniunc.
uoh vi secrecy prevailed without di-
vision.
The House.
Inc house completed and passed the
bin for the codihcation of the criminal
iaWs Oh Alaska upon which it mas
Deen working internationally for a
week. An amendment was adoptea
providing a high license system in thar
territory with a species of local on.
ton. Liquor dealers, by its proyis-
IONS, are TO pay a license of $1,000 per
year, ana the consent OF a majority of
the white settlers residing within two
miles of a liquor dealers establish
hient must be obtained before a H.
cense can issue. An attempt to recon-
NIT the bill for the purpose Of secur-
Ing the adoption of a provision ex-
Guiding e~x-convicts from service on
Jurles 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 a joint resolution extepdino
the thanks of congress to Miss Clara
Barton and other officials of the Red
Cross society for their bene6cient
work in Armenia and Cuba was adopt.
ed.
The House.
The house passed the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill without
amendment. During the genera de-
pate two set speeches were made
against imperialism by Messrs. Car
a and Gaines. The diplomatic and
consular is the sixth of the regular an
preparation bills to pass the house
Seven budgets yet remain to be acted
upon. The bill as passed carries ST.
s05. 533.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house en-
tered upon the consideration Of the
payal personnel bill. 1t deyelcped
much less opposition than was expect
ed, and the indications are that ii will
nave n large majority when il is
placed upon its passage to-day. The
last vestige of opposition to the meas
ure from h line officers of the navy
was removed when an amendment
was adopted designed to prohibit staff
officers from exercising command
save in their wi 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 op-
posed by MeSsrs. Low and Simpson.
In the senate.
In the senate Mr.. McLaurin of South
Carolina took strong ground in a care
fully prepared speech against a 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 mai2tain
permanently as colonies such territory
as the Philippines, and held that it
would be in opposition to the spirit OF
developed American institutions to do
so. MIR. Sullivan and Mr.. Pascoe dis
cussed the pending Nicaragua canal
bill, the former supporting IL and the
latter opposing it, The Indian appro-
priation bill was taken up but its con-
sideration was not concluded before
the hour Of adjournment.