The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-02-08
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RESUME OF THE
WEEKS PROCEEDINGS.
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| Washington, Jan. 3O-Sepator Mason
OF illinois arose yesterday soon after
the senate convened to a question of
privilege and sharply attacked the
British vice consul at New Orleans
because Of an interview in which the
vice consul had assailed Mr. Mason
Tor the position he had taken in behalf
or the Transvaal republic i'm it's war
with Great Britain. Mr.. Mason at
lacked not only the consul but the
policy Of Great Britain in levying war
upon an Inferior nation. Mr.. Hoar of
Massachusetts thought the consul's
purported remarks 60 serious that it
ought TO be investigated by the govern
ment, but at the same time he depre-
Gated any attack upon Great Britain
- with the people with which the
American people ought not only to live
In peace, but as loving and devoted
friends. Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts
sharply arraigned the British consul
10 his utterancas against United
States senator, and believed it ought
not lightly to be passed.
Mr. Tillman of South Carolina deliv-
cred fGrceful and quite Characters
TIC speech on the Philippine question
In which he maintained that this gov
eminent ought to extend to the Philip
pines the right to govern themselves,
the United States guarding them
against the aggression of other ma
tons.
IN" seIate, in executive session yes
terday, directed, by n vote of q to 80,
not TO reconsider the vote by which the
San oan treaty YVES ratified. and then
removed the injunction of secrecy from
the vote.
The House.
The bill for the reorGaniZa ton ana
Improvement of the weather bureau,
which includes provisions for pension
ing disabled and aged employees, re-
ceived attention in the house. The bin
was bitterly fought by the opponents
of civil service rules on account of the
life tenure provisions it contained. and
| IT was sidetracked on a test vote of 81
to 73. Although the speaker ruled that
Ii remained unfinished business when
the house was again in committee of
the whole, the opponents of the meas
y
it, The earlier part of the day was
devoted to lively scrimmage over the
SulZer resolution to investigate Secre-
tary Gage, which the committee on
rules said should be sent to the ways
and means committee, as that latter
committee has the response of the Sec
rotary in its possession. There was no
opposition to the proposed action. but
pfIl,a r1S 90 t.
SulZer Of New York used It rs a text
for renewing their attacks upon the
secretary. Mr.. Gage was defended by
Mr.. Hopkins Of Illinois, Mr.. Hill of
Connecticut and Mr.. Dalzell Of Penn
sylvania.
A bill to require pilots and officials Of
steam vessels to make oath Of their
applications for license was passed.
Washington, Jan. 31.-For more than
three hours yesterday Mr.. Bacon Of
Georgia occupied the attention of the
senate with a discussion Of the Philip
pine question. His argument, which
had for its basis his own resolution de-
claratory Of the governments policy
toward the Philippines, was listened
to carefully by his fellow senators and
by a large gallery. He maintained
that the United States owed as much
to the Filipinos as it does to the Gu
bans, to whom, by resolution Of con-
gress, self-government had been prom
Used, and he strongly urged that his
resolutions declaring ii to be the inten-
ton Of this government to grant the
right Of self-government upon the Fill
ipinos, be adopted, not only as a means
Of terminating the war but for extend
ing to a struggling people justice and
freedom.
The House.
The house was in session little over
one hour yesterday and only business
Of minor Importance was transacted.
Washington, Feb. debate in the
senate, ordinarily calm and dignified.
burst yesterday into passionate and
bitter recriminations. Senators hurled
denunciation ut one another until the
auditors quivered with excgitement.
The debate grew out of phase Of the
Philippine question, and no scene has
been witnessed since the bringing in Of
the war resolutions in the last con-
gress which, in sensational features,
compared with that of yesterday. Mr..
Pettigrew, who has precipitated nearly
all OF the debate upon the Philippine
question during the present session,
sought to have read resolution en-
bodying a document written by Emilio
Aguinaldo upon the Filipino insurres-
ton and containing his version Of the
alleged recognition of the Filipino re-
public by Admiral Dewey. Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts protested
AGAINST nnhlishinC the document in