The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-03-28
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

Reader In a Hurry.
NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
The rebels in General Young's dis
trict are becomin aggressive The
American battalion garT.soaN the
town of Namacapachan, was attacked
ON four consecutive nights recently
Reinforcements are now arriving tVere.
General Young purposes to pursue the
rebels aggressively before the rainy
season sets in.
An uncensored dispatch to Hong.
kong paper, from Maniln, dated Feb. 10,
said there was great improvement, and
civil governments springing up, yet
American casualties were severe, through
bushwhacking of rebels, who had cap
tured some ammunition.
HAPPENED IN wAsHINGENN.
In the house Tuesday, Sulzer dem.
N. ", accused the administration Of
being under the thumb of Great Britain.
The house voted to lay ON the table his
resolution, calling for information re-
garding forts being built along our bor-
der by Great Britain, General Corbin
having replied that the information at
hand was secret, but England was not,
as far as known, trespassing on our
rights.
Little of Importance occurred in the
senate Tuesday.
The Loud bill, relating to second.
class mail matter, was called up i'll the
house Tuesday. 1t was agreed that
vote should be taken on the measure
Thursday at o'clock. Mr.. Loud ex.
planned the provisions of the bill.
During the debate in the house,
Wednesday, upon the Loud bill, relating
to second class mail matter, there was a
sharp exchange between Mr.. McPher-
son (Rep., Ia and Mr.. Lentz Dem,
o. over a charge made by the former
that the latter was the attorney of the
lobby which is fighting the bill.
Upon the authority of the governor Of
Alaska, Mr.. Turner (Wash.), made the
statement in the senate, Wednesday,
that concessions for gold mining in the
bed of the sea near Cape Nome, Alaska,
had been granted by the secretary of
war, and upon that statement he based
a resolution of inquiry.
The additional urgent deficiency bill
was passed, with one or two other meas
ures Of Importance.
III the senate, Thursday, the confer
| h.
priation bill was discussed. The Demo-
cratic senators criticised the restoration
of the house provision covering future
collections of revenue, protesting to find
in this action a desire to continue the
Dingley tariff. Speeches were made on
these lines by Messrs. Bacon, Rockwell,
Jones (Ark.), Berry and Allen.
The Republicans met the taunt with
proposition to take vote Immediately
upon the house Porto Ricon tariff bill,
and it looked at one time as if the unani-
nous consent would be secured for q
vote on the tariff measure Friday. Sem
ator Proctor objected, on behalf of the
Republican free traders, and when he
Indicated a willingness to agree to
vote next week, Senator Pettus put an
end to the proceeding by calling for the
regular order of business.
The Loud second class postage bill
was recommitted to the postoffices and
post roads committee by vote of l4S to
o6, on Thursday.
On Friday the conference report on
the Porto Rican relief bill passed the
senate.
The house did little of Importance on
Friday.
In the house and senate Friday reso-
lutions were introduced, intended to end
martial law in ShoshOne county, Idaho,
which Governor Steunberg still declared
necessity in his testimony before the
Idaho investigating committee.
In the senate on Saturday Mr.. Fora
ker secured the recommitment of the
Porto Rico government bill, now on the
calendar, the intention being to report
the measure again when action shall
have been taken to the house tariff bill.
The house, after brief and spirited
| utblttf pdbuihttgt uSlNNu w Vho NOhlOl-
ence report on the Porto Ricon tariff
bill, the vote being 1856 to 81. The bill
was later in the day approved by the
president.
Soon after the senate convened Mon
day Mr.. Hanna, who is chairman of the
Republican national committee, rose to
question of personal privilege. He
directed the attention of the senate to
an article published in n Washington
newspaper to the effect that a member
of the house of representatives had said
to a representative of the paper that the
Porto Ricon tariff bill had been agreed
, upon as u part of IDEAL" by which the
republican campaign committee was to
receive a large campaign contribution.
He denied this.
On Monday, the Republican senate
caucus decided to not separate the Parto
Ricon tariff, from the government bill,
but to try to force the passage Of the
house bill, with an amendment admit
ting United States goods into Porto
Rico duty free and Porto Ricon goods
into the United States with 10 per
, cent tariff.
I Senator Davis, ON Monday, intro
q duced a Porto Ricon free trade bill in
q the senate.
The house, on Monday, considered
tho army oupy.o f,,.iat tipn hill