Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

W d5ElHRlou, Jan. e. MS Was
another day of oratory in the senate
and little business beyond routine was
transacted. Nj. Pritchard OF North
Carolina delivered a long address up
on the race question in the south,
mis- remarks being addressed par
amendment to the constitution of
North Carolina which if en-
3Cted, he said would disenfranchise a
large number of voters both white and
black. He was followed by Mr..
Turner Of Washington in a speech on
the Philippine question in which he
arraigned the administrations policy
as SET out in the presidents message
and in the speech of Mr. Beverage of
Indiana. Mr.. Turner's speech was
acc Jrded unusual attention. The SEN
ate passed the bill to create two adJi-
rional judicial districts in New York
state.
The president sent to the senate in
response to a resolution of inquiry
the report from Secretary Hay as to
the portion of the $50 100000 defense
appropriation expended The total
amount is s493 800 the principal items
being: Paris peace commission $155,-
1902; Philippine commission s136 400;
transportation of destitute refugees
from Cuba and Porto Rico, s14,S90;
pay for special agents s10,328; cable
grams sS,624.
Washington, Jan. 22.-The house
was in session only forty min
utes and nothing of public i'm
portance was done except TO refer
to the speaker for settlement the dis
pute between the appropriations and
military affairs committees over jurs-
diction and estimates for appropria
ton for the manufacture of small arms
at the Rock Island and Springfield
arsenals A few District of Columbia
The report on the house bill for the
election Of United States senator's by
the people reviews the arguments
made in favor of the change and re-
fers to the unfortunate conditions
which occurred in Kentucky, Idaho,
Delaware and other states under the
present system The bill as reported
leaves it discretionary with the legis-
latures to continue the present sys-
tenn Of choice by the people.
Washington, Jan 23.-Again the
senate session was devoted en-
tirely to speechmaking. Mr. FUR
ner Of Washington concluded his
address upon the Philippine question
ana was followed by Mr.. Ross of
Montana with a thoughtful speech in
which he also discussed the Philippine
question in connection with the reso-
luton he had offered. Mr. McEnery
of Louisiana delivered the concluding
speech of the session on the race ques-
ton in the south. He took strong
ground in support of the constitution
of North Carolina, which, it is al
legged, will disfranchise a large class
of voters When Mr.. McEnery had
concluded Mr.. Tillman of South Car
olina called up the bill to review and
amend an act to provide for the col
lection of abandoned property and for
the prevention of frauds in insurrec-
tionary districts within the United
States Mr.. Tillman asked Mr.. Davis
to make an explanation of the
measure. MIR. Davis said the
but it was the bounden duty of con-
gress to provide for their payment
The bin was objected to and went
over The reports of the committee
on privileges and elections in the case
of NJ. s. Quay who claims a seat in
pontment from the governor of Penn
sylvania, were presented The major
ity report, opposing the seating of Mr.
Quay, was signed by Senator Caffery
Pettus, Turley, Harris and Burrows,
the last named the only republican
signing it, The minority report bears
the signatures of Senators Hoar,
Chandler, Pritchard and McComas, all
republicans, and advocates giving the
seat to Mr. Quay. The senate in ex-
ecutive session again discussed the
Samoan treaty upon the basis of the
motion of Senator Jones of Arkansas,
to reconsider the vote by which the
treaty was ratified Speeches will be
made in support of the motion to re-
consider by Senator Jones, Pettigrew,
Senators Davis and Foraker. At the
conclusion a vote was ordered hut the
roll call disclosed the absence Of a
quorum The call. as far as ii went,
showed II for, % against.
In the house the ueuu,e on the adj
mission Of Roberts developed new
orator. Littleheld of Maine, who ar
gued eloquently for seating Roberts
defended himself and said Christ did
not condemn polygamy. Plural rela-
tions in Utah, he declared.
had been broken up in many cases.
Death had kindly solved the problem
for some and the heartaches it left for
some made them wish the same end
had come for them, He insisted that
the compact with the government had
been observed, that polygamy had prac