Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-03-15
CONTROL Of PHILIPPINES.
Favorable Report Made on Meas
ure introduced in the Senate
by Senator Spooner.
PRESIDENTS PORTO RICO POLICY UPHELD
Resolution in the House to Pay the
War Debt from Cuban Rcceiuts-
Pacific Cable to Hawaii. the Phil
ippines and japan Fuvored-Other
Congressional Proceedings.

Pacific Cable to Hawaii the PHIL
Congressional pruccedinrs.
Washington. March 5.-The pension
appropriation bill (Sl440OOOO0) was
read in the senate on Saturday, Sen
ator Teller criticised the currency bill
and 50 private pension bills We're
passed.
Washington. March 6-The pension
appropriation bill ($l45245. a3o) was
passed in the senate Yesterday and
bills were introduced for control of
the Philippines and for free trade be-
tween the United States and Porto
Rico. Thomas Il. Bard. the recently
elected senator from California. took
the oath of office. The bill of Senator
Spooner tNis.) for control of the
Philippines was favorably reported,
and is as follows:
That when all insurrection against the
sovereignty and authority of the United
States in the Philippine islands acquired
/ from Spain by the treaty concluded at
Paris on the tenth day OF December 1888.
| shall have been completely suppressed by
cd States, all military. civil and judicial
| powers necessary to govern the said is
| lands shall, until otherwise provided by
| congress. be vested in such person and
| persons. and shall be exercised in such
manner. the president of the United
| States shall direct tor maintaining and
| protecting the Inhabitants of said islands
| in the free enjoy ment OF their liberty, prop
! erty and religion.
! Washington. March by vote of
| "A to Pc the senate yesterday passed
| the currency reform bill as agreed
| upon in conference. \ resolution WAS
| introduced authorizing the president
| to govern the Philippines until con-
aress shall otherwise provide. senator
| lloar gave notice of an amendment
to the diplomatic appropriation bill
| providin" for the payment of $50 900
to liliukalani.
| Washington, March s. - Senator
Lodge Mass J. chairman of the Philip
| pine committee. in Il speech in the SEN
ate yesterday upheld the PRESIDENT,
policy toward the islands, SAYING i, was
lat once courageous wise and patriot
ic. a favorable report WAS made on
the house bill providing hat he rev
enues collected from Porto Rico be en-
pended on that island
Washington. March Formal dis
cussion of the Porto Rico tariff and
government bill was begun in he SEN
ate yesterday. Senator Foraker co.;
speaking in favor of he measure and
Senator Pettus (Ala.) in opposition.
Washington. March lO-Ihc llav-
give the United States control over
the Nicaragua canal. was reported to
the senate yesterday. and Senator
Lindsay (ky) spoke in opposition tc
the Porto Eican tariff bill
House.
Washington. March Sin the house
on Saturday the death of Representa-
tive pes. of Virginia. was an
nonnccd, appropriate resolutions were
adopted and a committee appointed
to attend he funeral.
Washington. March Ga bill was
introduced in the house yesterday to
repeal duties on printing paper. Fill
clustering prevented the passage of
a bill to incorporate the Frederick
Douglass Memorial and Historical as
SociatiOn.
Washington. March I'm the house
vest crdav resolution was introduced
to deduct from the monthly receipts
of Cuba pa per cent. of the total amount
collected until the sum expended by
the Unitco! States on behalf of Cuba
during the war with Spain is paid. a
favorabl, report was made on >,e bill
for a Pacific cable connecting mis-
country with Hawaii, the Philippines
and Japan.
Washington, March s. = The confer
ence report on the currency bill was
presented to he house yesterday Tn"
death Of Mr.. IIarmer. of PENNSYLVANIA,
was announced. and an Adjournment
taken as mark of respect.
Washington. March o.-In the house
yesterday it was decided to vote on
he financial bill next Friday. William
f. Aldrch (rcp.) was given the sea;
occupied by G. A. Robbins (dem.) from
the Fourth district OF Ala bana
Washington. March 10.-Mr Hep
burn Ua) introduced a bill in the
house yesterday providing that no
picture or description of any prize
fight or pugilis1ic encounter or any
proposal for betting on a fight shall
be transmitted in the mails or by any
common carrier engaged in interstate
commerce, whether in a newspaper or
periodical, or III any other form The
penalty is to be imprisonment not ex-
ceeding one wear or fine not exceed
ing $1,000. NlnetN-seven pension bills
We're passed,