Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-02-07

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On Monday, in the Senate. Mr.. Mason
arose to question of priSilt II and sharp
| ly attacked the British Government and
the British viee-consul at New Orleans
because OF an Interview in which the
Vi ee-consul had assailed MIR Mason for
the position he had taken in behalf OF
the Transyaal republic in its war with
Great Britain. Mr.. Hoar thought the
eonsuls purported remarks SO serious
that it ought TO be investigated by the
Government, but he deprecated any at
tack upon Great Britain. Mr.. Lodge
sharply arraigned the British consul for
| his utteFances against United States
Senator, ard believed it ought not lightly
to be passed. Mr.. Tillman delivered
forceful and characteristic speech on the
| Philippine question, in which he main
| tanned that this Government ought TO ex-
| tend to the Filipinos the right to govern
themselves, the United States guarding
| them against the aggression of other ma
tions Twenty-three pension bills were
passed. The House passed the Sulzer
resolution TO investigate Secretary Gage,
which the committee on rules recommend
ed should be sent to the ways and means
committee
On Tuesday in the Senate a bill pass
ed giving cannon from gunhcat Nash
vile TO City of Nashville. Mr.. Hoar's
resolution directing rules committee TO
consider plan for enlargement of capitol
or for transaetins other III i legislative
business elsewhere was agreed to. MIR.
Pettigrew's resolutions concerning Samo-
an treaty was referred TO committee ON
foreign relations Mr. Bacon spoke three
hours in support of his Philippine resolG
tions Bin granting pension of $50
month TO mother of late Flag Lieutenant
| Brumby was passed. w. V. Sullivan,
| Senator from Mississippi. was sworn in.
| In the House resolutions calling on Sec
| retaries of War and Navy for report of
] expenditures on account of transportation
| Of troops TO Philippines from May /,
/ 1898, to Nov. /, 1899, were adopted. Bill
authorizing acceptance of site for a msi-
tary post near Des Moines, Iowa, was
| passed. Committee decided to report no
river and harbor bill this session.
In the Senate on Wednesday debate,
ordinarily calm and dignifed, burst into
passionate utterances and bitter recrim-
nations. Senators hurled denunciation
at one another until the audience quiv-
| cred with excitement Mr.. Pettigrew
sought to have read a resolution embody-
ing a document written by Emilio Agui-
naldo upon the Filipino insurrection and
containing his version of the alleged rec
| 0gnition of the Filipino republic by Ad-
mira Dewey. Senator Lodge protested
against printing the document in any
form, and read a letter from Admiral
Dewey, in which that portion of Agui-
naldo's statement relating TO the admiral
was denounced as a tissue of falsehoods.
Nearly the entire morning hour in the
Senate ON Thursday was occupied by
Mr.. Allen in discussing the report OF Sec
retary Gage concerning his transactions
with the National City Bank of New
York. Mr. Allen claimed Mr.. Cages re-
ply had not been sufficient. Mr.. Daniel
delivered an extended speech in opposi-
tion 30 the pending financial measure.
Bills were passed to reimburse Wyoming
for money expended in protecting the
| Yellowstone National Park, and to en-
large the powers of the Choctaw, Okla
homa and Gulf Railroad In the House
debate or the Indian appropriation Sill
took wide range. the feature being a
strong speech in favor of expansion by
: Mr.. Sibley Dem, pa.) The conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill was
adopted. II was only a partial agree
! ment. Two items were still in dispute
; One of these-the appropriation for the
, public building at Kansas City--waS
? | agreed to- and the House still insisted up
. ON its disagreement to the appropriation
, of $1,000 for the observation of the
eclipse of the sun next May, as $4,000
had been given the Smithsonian lnstitu
ton for the same purpose.
In the Senate on Friday an effort by
Senator pettigrew to discuss the Philip
, pine question was of no avail, as he was
met by point of order which took hin
: from the floor. He had gotten only *
, far as to charge that the great journals
, Of the country would not publish the facts
concerning the Philippine war Subse
quently he offered another resolution OF
which he will speak next week. Senator
/, Allen concluded his speech in arraign
ment OF Secretary Gage Secruse of hi,
! transactions with the Nati"ral City Banl
of New YORK. He had previously intro
duced resolution providing for an in
e vestigatio.. by the Senate of the Treasur,
E: Department, but objection to its consd
: Grafton sent it over until next week. Ad
i iourned until Monday. In the House tht
!, day was devoted to the Indian appropria
:, tion bill. When the appropriation FOL
I Indian schools was reached en- effort wal
/, inaugurated by Mr.. Fitzgerald Of New
' York TO permit the Secretary of the In
; terror to contract with schools for th'
G education of Indian children where thu
!, ! Government lacks facilities. No appro
+, priation is made for contract schools IL
5 this bill. It is claimed that present In
= dian school facilities are inadequate. A
( an evening session pension bills were 4
: be considered but the point Of no quo
j rum was raised and none were passed.
(; No session of the Senate was held OF
Saturday. The House passed the Indial
.pj Dpriation bill 1t was slight,
dneuded in unimportant particulars. Al
r attempt to revive the policy Of MAXIM
2 contracts with religious schools for tn
0 education Of Indian children, which ha
t been gradually abandoned by the govern
0 men during the last FIVE years, failed o.
+ the ruling Of the chair that the amend
+ ment offered was out Of order. The lst
e ter part 4 the session was devoted :
o eulogies upon the life and public service
t Of the lah, Representative Ermentrou
Of Pennsylv ania.