Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-03-02

The Senate on Friday resulted discus
sion Of the Philippine question. Mr.. Nc
Emery strongly opposed permanent acqui-
sition of the islands and believed United
States ought to rclinluish them as soon
rs authority of this country had leen as
serted. Mr.. Stewart took pronounced
position in favor of admission of the pro-
ducts OF any of the island possessions OF
the United States free of duty. Ha-
waiian hill was read. but nothing was
done with it. The House by 81 vote OF
20 to 60. in committee of The whole,
struck out from legislative appropriation
bill all provision for civil s~crvivce COM
mission. Action regarded as annual joke.
as item will probably he restored in open
session when members have to go on rec
ord on roll call. Rest OF the time de-
voted to assertions by Mr.. Sims uDcm.,
Tenn.) that northern volunteer soldiers
in Spanish war were much more clainor-
Gus for pensions than tho southern ones.
and attributing this to the debauchins "r
public sentiment i'm the North o,4the PEN
sion question. Mr.. Pcarrc NstD.. Md.)
raised the storm by stating that hundreds
of Massachusetts soldiers who never
smcllcd powder had applied for pensions.
This brought out an indignant reply from
Mr.. Fitzgerald mcm.. Mass.l, who de-
tailed the record of the Massachusetts
volunteers. He was followed by others,
who defended the soldiers from their sew
cral States. Mr.. Hepburn tIow:) espc'
CHILLY assailcd Mr.. Sims.
The Senate held no session on Satur-
day. The House passed the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
The civil service appropriation. stricken
out in committee of the whole. was re-
stored TO the bill by a vote OF a tof125.
The Senate spent Monday in debate on
the right of Congress to extend or with
hold tho Constitution to territory at
Iuired by the United States. The House
began expansion debate. the Porto Rico
amend sections $3.50 md 3 of liz
revenue tax on fermentcd liquors, the
purpose being to abolish the smaller pack
ages OF beer. onc-siXth and onc'cightlh
barrels. The hill is to go into effect July
i. 1900. Nothing w:s accomplished ut
Il nigl session. which was to have been
devoted to pension legislation. Mr.. Tai
bert, of South Carolina. made the point
of no quorum and blocked proceedings.
The Senate on Tuesday heard Mr.
Kcnncy i'll opposition to retention of the
Philippines aud then resumed considcra-
tion of Hawaiian hill. The House heard
MIR. Hopkins of Illinois in support o; the
Porto Rican tariff bill and Messrs. New
lands of Nevada and Swanson of Vir-
ginia against ii.
On Wednesday the Senate passed a
number OF bills OF local interest and spent
tho rest of the day in debate III the
Hawaiian government hill, little progress
being made. In the House debate Oh
It,rto Rican tariff bill wa resumed.
Adopted Senate resolution authorizing
the President to appoint one woman COM
missioner to represent the United States
and the national society of the ID. A. Il.
at the unwilling of the statue of Lafay-
cite at the Paris exposition.
In the Senate OH Thursday Washing
tons farewell address was read with fine
elocutionary effect 10y Mr.. Foraker. Ow-
ing to the absence of some Democratic
Senators Mr.. Pcnrosc announced that he
would not call up the Quay case until
Friday. In the House debate on Porto
Rico tariff bill continued, n notable
speech being made by Mr.. Grosvenor.