The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-27
HANNA BRANDS It
A MALICIOUS LIE
No Campaign Doodle in Porto
Rican Tariff Bill.
so DECLARES Mr.. HANNA
If Casualties in Luzon Were Known
Men Wouldn't Enlist?
so Mr.. GAlLlNGER ARGUES AGAINST IT
so Mr.. GALLlNeeR ARGUES AGAINST IT
Senator Davis Offers Substitute For the Porto
Rican Bill Giving the Island Free
Trade and the Internal Re-
venue System.
(Ry The Associated Press. }

Washington. March Ex-senator For
aker. in charge of the Porto kican Bill
announced at todag;s session of the Sem
ate that beginning with tomorrow's ses-
sion he would press the measure to a
vote as soon as possible.
The Alaskan Civil Code Bill was under
consideration during the greater part of
the session. An amendment was agreed
to fixing license upon almost every
kind of trade and commerce in the district
of Alaska, the licenses ranging from 81
to $500 per annum The measure had not
been disposed of at the conclusion of the
session.
Mr.. Hanna (Ohio) who is chairman of
the Republican National Committee, rose
to a question of personal privilege. He
called attention to a published alleged
interview with a Republican Representa-
tive, saying that the Porto Rican Tariff
Bill had been agreed upon as a part of
a deal by which the Republican Cam
paign Committee was to receive large
campaign contribution. He said he did
not believe any Republican member ever
said it.
81 hope measures will be taken to in
vestigate this statement. | brand it as a
malicious lie
A resolution offered by Mr.. Allen (Neb.)
calling for information from the War De-
partment as to the casualties in the
Philippine war was taken up. Mr.. Gal
linger intimated it's passage would dis
courage army enlistments. Mr.. Allen, in
reply to Mr.. Gallinger's suggestion that
it should be referred to the Military At
fairs Committee, said that would destroy
and smother it. Mr.. Allen declared that
owing to the climatic and other condi-
tlons in the Philippines an American
army could not remain there for two
years. He was credibly informed, he said,
that the whole American army would have
to be withdrawn within a few months.
He said that illness and suicide among
the troops were on the increase. He be-
leved that the American people were en-
titled to the facts. He was prepared, he
said, to go SO far as to advise men not
to enlist in the army for duty in the
Philippines.
The Alaskan Civil Code Bill was then
taken up. MIR. Perkins proposed a long
amendment which was agreed to, provid-
ing licenses with such assessments as
itinerant physicians, $50 jewelers., $25;
stores, $50; banks, $3.50, etc.
1t was developed that since license
system of regulating the liquor traffic
had been adopted by Congress for Alaska
there was only about one fourth the mum.
Der of saloons in the district that had
been in existence while Alaska was I'M
der prohibition law and liquor SNUG
Cling had practically ceased.
Mr.. Hansborough proposed an amend
ment prohibiting aliens from locating,
holding or conveying mining claims in
Alaska; making any title to such claim
acquired through an alien illegal; and
making it the duty of courts to consider
citizenship Of the locator in mining claim
proceedings. This, he explained, was es-
pecially caused by the advantage, Lap
landers having reindeer had gained in
reaching the Cape Nome district ahead
of Americans. Mr.. Stewart opposed. Mr..
Carter in charge of the bill, supported
the amendment. He referred to the dis
tinctions made against the American min,