The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-02-21
ORDERS FAVORABLE REPORT.
House Committee ON ADnroDriationa
supports the Bill to Pay $780,
100000 to Spain.

Washington, Feb. 2o.-The house
committee on appropriations on Mon
day ordered a favorable report on the
bill to pay Spain $50 100000 for the Phil
ippines. An amendment declaring the
policy of the government toward tire
Philippines was defeated 10y party
vote. Chairman Cannon was directed
to call up the bill Monday under sus-
pension of the rules.
\ special meeting of the appro.
priations committee was held at
1880 to pass on the $20,0OO,00O APP
preparation. A bill by Mr.. Cannon pro-
vided this appropriation without condi-
tion. Another bill. by Mr. Gillett, of
Massachusetts, added proviso declar-
ing the policy of the government to-
ward the Philippines. The Gillett bill
was not acted on. Mr.. Dockery (Mo.)
offered an amendment combining fea-
lures of the McEnery resolution passed
by the senate and the Gillett resolution.
1t disclaimed any disposition OF intem~
tion by the United States sto exercise
permanent sovereignty. jurisdiction or
control over the Philippines. and as
serted the purpose of setting up a
stable form of local governments and
then leaving it for the Philippines to
administer.
The Dockery amendment was defeat
ed by party vote, the democrats and
Bell (pop.) supporting, and the repub-
licans opposing. After the defeat of
a
that the contest would be carried to
the floor of the house and an effort
made to add the declaration of policy.
Washington, Feb. 20.-Monday was
suspension day inthe house. BY unani-
nous consent the senate bill to fix the
time of holding court at Ratesville,
Ark, was passed and senate amend
ments to number of private pension
pills adopted.
Washington, Feb. When the sem
ate convened Monday, Senator Cham
dler On. H.) entered motion to recon
sider the vote by which the naval per-
sonnel bill was passed and that the
measure be recalled from the house
I'M order that some errors might be
corrected. The order was made.
Senator Cockrell (NIo.) secured the
passage of a resolution calling upon
the secretary of war for detailed in
formation as to the cost of the army
under the proposed Hull bill The
house amendment to the bill authoriz-
ing the president to appoint cadets to
the naval academy was concurred in.
The bill now goes to the president.
Bills were passed as follows: Attaching
Claiborne county, Miss, to the west
ern division of the Southern district of
mississippi; amending an act provid-
ing for the change of time and places
OF holding the district and circuit
courts of the Northern district of Tex
as. Consideration of the post Office APP
propriation bill was then resumed. and
Senator Butler IN. CO. continued his
argument in favor of a reduction of
So, 100000 in the amount paid for rail-
road transportation.
Attwo o'clock Senator Hawley moved
to take up the army reorganization bill
in the senate. There was some discus
sion as to the precedence of measures.
Senator Hawley said he had waited
long time and would give way no
longer, and, as chairman of the mill
tary committee, would accept nothing
but unconditional surrender. The roll
was called on taking up the army
bill. The democrats voted in the. mega
tive. The populists and Pettigrew and
Teller, silver republicans, voted, no.
Lindsay (dem., Ky.) voted in the, af-
firmative. The army bill was then
taken up for consideration. The vote
on taking up the army bill was A to 26.
After being read in the senate the
army bill was laid aside and the post
office appropriation bill taken up.
Washington, Feb. 2o.-The senate
committee on foreign relations on Mon
day authorized a favorable report upon
an amendment to be offered to the
sundry civil bill, providing for the con-
struction of cable to Hawaii and
Manila. The cable is not to be built
by the United States, but yearly sub
sidy is to be paid by the government.