The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-01-26
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Washington. Jan. 1G. = Spirited de.
bate on the Philippine question occu.
pied the senate for nearly three hours
yesterday. Mr.. Berry of Arkansas
hrst addressed the senate III support
OF the resolutions recently introduced
ny Mr.. Bacon Of Georgia regarding the
disposition of the Philippines. He was
followed by Mr.. Pettigrew of South
Dakota In support Of his resolution of
inquiry. Mr.. Pettigrew was very
bitter IN his attacks upon the admin
1stration. Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado
replied to Mr.. Pettigrew, scathingly
arraigning the South Dakota senator
for the attitude he had assumed on
the Philippine question. He declared
his belief that If Aguinaldo occupied
the seat in the senate occupied by Mr..
Pettigrew, representing the people of
South Dakota, who had sent their sons
as soldiers to the Philippines, he
would lie too patriotic, too devoted to
the interests of the country, to as
sumo the attitude assumed by the
present South Dakota senator. Mr..
WO,cott ailyerted also to the speech
recently delivered by Mr.. Beveridge,
sharply criticislng it for the spirit OF
greed. which seemed to animate the
senator in making such leliverance.
At the conclusion of the Philippine
discussion Mr.. Rawlins (Dem.. Utah)
addressed an elaborate argument to
the senate in opposition to the pro-
posed financial legislation.
The House.
Yesterdays session of the house was
devoted to considerations of District of
Columbia business. Representative
June w. Gayle of kentucky was
swor1i in and Mr.. Cannon reached the
urgent deficiency bill with a notice
thai he would ask that it be taken UP
to-day.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate is
still in the throes of discussion of the
Philippine question, and apparently
there is no near approach to a deliver
ance upon the subject. Mr.. Vest of
Missouri yesterday voiced the opinion
OF many senators when lie said that
such discussion rs was now in prog
ress WAS of no consequence as the
country was confronted by state Of
facts that could not be changed by
talk. Mr.. Pettigrew's resolution of
inquiry and MI. Lodges substitute for
lit were laid on the table yesterday and
Mr.. Hoar's general resolution of i'll
'quiry us to the facts in the Philippines
was taken up. A motion of Mr.. Pet
tigrew to amend it so rs to call for
the presidents first Instructions to the
Paris Peace commissioners led to Il
prolonged debate. After the senate
Il IL,
closed doors the amendment was re-
irctad-41 to 20. The debate for the
day was concluded by Mr.. Vest, who
made n strong speech in opposition to
the assumption in some quarters that
the policy of the administration is q
threw into his utterances all the ner.
vous force and energy and the &C.
cGmplished oratorical ability for which
he is famed and commanded the at
tention of the senate throughout.
MIR. McLaurin of South Carolina adj
dressed the senate on the financial
question, making an argument in favor
Of his proposition to confer authority
upon state banks to issue circulating
notes.
In the House.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was taken up in the house under
an agreement which limited the gen.
eral debate. 1t was the general OK.
pectation that it would open up q
stormy debate upon the question oil
expansion in view Of the large army
and navy items it contains, but the
members early became very much Ell
grassed in discussion of an item OF
S15O,000 for rural free delivery, ia
which all are personally interested
and the subject of expansion was
barely touched upon. The last hour OF
the debate was enlivened with an at
tack by Mr.. Richardson, the minority
leader, upon. the secretary of the
treasury for his course in connection
With the sale of the New York custom
house. Mr.. Hopkins CO Illinois cham.
Di0ned the course Of the secretary, de.
clarng that his reply to the house res
olution answered every charge brought
against him and displayed Business
ability that must meet the approval
of all fair minded people. He insisted
Furthermore, that the title to the Gus.
tom house passed to the bank when it
purchased and took possession of the
property, and that it had not been ex.
.cmpt from taxation since it had been
purchased. The debate caused very
little excitement, and there was no ut.
tempt to renew the assault upon the
secretary after Mr.. Hopkins closed.
The urgent deficiency hill will be
taken up for consideration under the
fivc-u4inute rule to-day.
TREATY IS RATIFIED.