Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-04-04


/ Oliver Z. Morton from the State of In
| diana 20 be placed In Statuary Hall.
| Passed bills TO equalize the duties OF dis
| trict federal judges in Alabama; to pay
| James Drake, marshal of Washington,
| $1,529 expended by him, and appropriate
ing $4,000 to pay the expenses of a
commission 10 study commercial condi-
tions in the Orient. The House agreed
to the conference report on the Porto
| Rico relief bill by vote of 135 to 81.
Passed the bin appropriating $1,000 for
| plans for Grant memorial to be erected
in Washington.
Mr. Foraker, in charge of the Porto
Rican bill in the Senate on Monday an
nounced that, beginning with that ses-
sion, be would press the measure to a
vote as soon as possible. The Alaska
civil code bill was under consideration
| during the greater part of the session.
1 An amendment was agreed to fixing a
| license upon almost every kind of trade
| and commerce in the district of Alaska,
the licenses ranging from $40 to $500 per
annum. The measure had not been dis
posed Of at the conclusion of the session
The House entered upon the eonsidera-
ton of the army appropriation bill. Mr..
| Jett (lll) criticised the policy of rushing
officers through the high grades of the
army just prior to retirement Mr.. Cox
CTenn.l and Mr.. Ridgely tKan.) opposed
generally a permanent increase of the
army as prejudicial to the best interests
| Of the country, and Mr.. Meyer (La.) dis
cussed the Philippine policy, opposing the
retention of the islands,
On Tuesday the Senate agreed to the
conference report on the pension appro-
priation bill Devoted the rest of the day
to debate on the Alaskan civil code bill
| and the Porto Rico problem. In the
House there was lively debate during the
consideration of the army appropriation
bill. The charge that the Porto Rican
tariff bill was the result of a deal for
| raising Republican campaign fund was
again referred to by Mr.. Pierce Tenn.
but Mr.. Hull declared the anonymous
author of the charge would never dare
to ayow himself and be branded as a
falsiter. Mr.. Sulzer On. II made an ap-
peal for the extension of official sym
pathy to the Beers in their struggle for
independence, and Mr.. Lentz of Ohio de-
livered a scathing denunciation of mill
arsm and the war in the Philippines.
/ This attack aroused the Indignation of
Mr. Marsh Qll). who declared Mr..
Lentzs speech was disgrace to Con
gresS.
The Senate on "Wednesday agreed to
vote on the Porto Rico bill Tuesday af-
ternoon, April 3. Listened to a speech
by Mr.. Davis in support of free trade.
Amended the Alaskan civil code bill by
declaring void all permits heretofore Civ
Ion IN, 90, ~
| the jurisdiction of the United States and
allowing all citizens of the United States
to do such mining under regulations i'm
posed by organized mining districts. De
feated the Morgan free coinage amend
ment to the Porto Rican bill by a vote of
| 10 yeas to 33 nays. In executive ses-
| sion the Democrats broke quorum and
prevented confirmation of the APPOINT
| ment of William ID, Bynum as a member
Of the board of general appraisers at New
York. The House devoted the day to
consideration of the army appropriation
| bill. Several minor amendments were
adopted and about half the bill was con-
sidered- Mr.. briggs IN. " created a
| diversion by charging reckless extrava-
gance in the fitting up of the transport
Sumner and precipitated lively tilt upon
/ tAt c0bJNNt- LIT gave 1btiCE lUdI lAltF
he should ask the House to investigate
the subject The conference reports on
the urgent deficiency and the pension ap-
preparation bills were agreed to.
| The Senate on Thursday agreed to the
| conference report on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill Heard an
extended speech by Mr.. Beveridge in sup
port of free trade with Porto Rico. BY
| vote of IL yeas to % nays refused to
| strike out the committee amendment to
| The Porto Rico bill imposing d duty of
| 5 cents a pound upon coffee imported
into the island BY vote of is yeas
to 33 nays refused TO strike out the pro
vision for duty of u per cent of the
| Dingley law rates on products of Porto
Rico imported into the United States.
The House passed the army appropriation
bin in form only slightly modified from
| that in which it came from the commit
tee. One Of the amendments adopted
| opens the soldiers homes to the officers
and .1en of the volunteer and regular
armies mcapaeitated by service during
or since the Spanish war. An incident of
the day was defense of the War De
partmcnt against the charge of reckless
extravaganza in the fitting ap of the
transport Sumner, made by Mr. briggs
o New York the previous day MIR Par
ker N. j. produced the iteIHized ex-
penses furnished by the War Department
to show there had been no extravaganza
Vincent behring's right TO his seat from
the eleventh Kentucky district was con
Rrmed without opposition. His seat
was contested by Mr.. White another
tepubican,
| The Senate on Friday heard Mr. Proc
tor in support of free trade with Porto
Rico and MIR pettus on the constitutional
phases of the problem. During the lat
ter's speech he eonvulsed his colleagues
with humorous sallies at the expense OF
Senators Gallinger and Beyeridge De
voted the rest Of the day TO consideration
of the Porto Rican subject The House
devoted the day to war claims, taking
40 action OF Importance thereon. Adopt
ed the conference report on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill.
| National Capital Notes.
Republicans have a majority of Is in
he House
A French commercial paper says Amer
ca win be able 10 supply to her insular
possessions S1o,oo0,ooo of products every
lyear
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