Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

DUAyOflLnJsSlUN NEWS.
Washington, Feb. 14.-At no time
During the session Of the senate was
lorum present, majority Of the
mbers being snowbound at their
mes. A debate over the unanimous
Vent forthe agreement reached Sat
" afternoon for a vote on the Nc
resolution this afternoon was |
tated early in the session. Some |
was manifest by the senator's |
AsSbject to the adoption of the reso-
>1utions, Messrs. Plat Comm and
Hawley favoring resembling the agree
ment, while Senators Hoard and Nc
Laurin spoke in opposition. The agri-
cultural appropriation bill was passed
with only a few unimportant amend.
ments. The senate passed the bill
creating an admiral Of the navy, IL
being the intention that Rear Admiral
Dewey should get the Office. The SEN
/, ate non-concurred in the house amend
ments to the bills granting pensions to
Mrs. Semple, daughter of President
Tyler, and to Gen. John NJ. Palmer,
and sent u EN- to conference. Senator
yTairbants, from the senate committee
on immigration, reported back to the
senate bill extending the anti-con-
tract labor laws of the United States
to Hawaii, with amendments making
pill cover all immigration ques-
The amendments specifically
include the Chinese exclusion acts.
Washington, Feb. 14.-The raging
blizzard caused practically a suspen-
sion of business at the house. Speaker
Reed did not appear at the capitol,
but sent word that in his opinion =.
was inadvisable to hold session
short session was held, however. AT
1905 Clerk Mcdowell called the house
to order, and on motion of Mr.. Gros-
venor (rep.. o. Mr.. Payne (O) was
elected speaker pro TEN. amid an out
burst of applause. The house then
went into committee of the whole and
resumF1 consideration of the civil ap-
2 propri-don bill.
N Washington, Feb. 15.-By vote OF
/26 to % the senate adopted the Mem
cry resolution declaring the policy of
This government in the Philippines.
Several democrats who were present
and not paired refrained from voting.
She following was the vote:
Yeas-Alison, Burrows, Chandler,
Dl0leboe. Fairbanks, Faulkner, Frye,
z Gear. Gray. Hale, Hanna, Harris, Kyle,
LodgeN McEnery, McLauren. Mcmillan,
Mantle, Mason. Nelson, Perkins, Pet
tus, Plat IN. ". Quay, Sullivan, Tel
Ter; total, 20.
Nays-Bacon, Bate. Caffery, Carter,
Clay, Cockrell, Hawley Hoar, Lind
say. Mcbride, Martin. Money, Morgan,
Murphy. Pettigrew, Plat Comm J,
Rawlins, Ross, Simon, Smith, Stewart
Warren; total. %.
The resolution is as follows:
Resolved by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
In congress assembled. that by the rat
! ificatlon OF the peace treaty with Spain
IL Is not intended to incorporate the
. inhabitants of the Philippine islands
into citizenship of the United States
nor Is 1t intended to permanently an
mex said islands as integral part of
the territory of the United States but
1t Is the intention of the United States
to establish on said islands a stable
government looking to the wants ana
conditions of the inhabitants of said
/. islands, to prepare them for local self
government, and In due time make
such disposition of said islands as will
best promote the interests of the cltl-
zens of the United States and the in
habltants OF the islands"
Mr.. Bacon (dem., Miss) main
tained that the resolution meant moth
ing favorable to the Philippines ana
did not look to their future freedom
and self-government. Mr. Hoar rep,
Mass.) said the resolution gave no
hope of freedom or liberty or
self-government to the inhabitants
of the Philippines and provided
that they should never have part
in their own government or be-
come part oi the United States. 1t
was. he believed. declaration
simply that the Louisiana sugar
planters should never be afraid of the
competition of the Philippines. TO the
Filipinos the resolution would be
message of4tyranny, hate. oppression
and slaughter. Mr.. Hale (rep.. Mel
said that he had not much hope that
tie senate would take any course that
would stop the desolating program
now being carried out in the Philip
Ipines. Congress will adjourn, he said,
Ind the war will go on and there is
II man who will not realize in
lree months that II is war of con-
aest and subjugatlon. The Bacon
(~nendment to the resolution was then
"a before the senate, The vote
reaplted 30 to 30. The vice president
|xo1&d In the negative and the amend
1I( vas lost.
Vashington, Feb. 15.-rhe Nicara-
y, Fcunai bill was offered In the
~ ag an amendment to the sundrv