Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-05-31

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Y .noct;eut. chairman of the COM
On printing, presented a report
,~prestigation of the private pub
~ ~ messages and papers or
president.
The House.
s~shincton, May "A. Inc mouse
sSay nassed, without division, the
E.Si,ion bill framed by the ju-
y committee, but only after a de-
i which considerable political
Il was aroused. There was no
I'm If sentiment as to the duty
[~ancress 10 pass a bill to permit
sv,radition of Nelly, but the DEM
i affected 10 the language of tile
~hich covered ''any foreign coun.
n territory or part thereof occu-
IL the United States" The
ocrats wanted the bill to apply
sscally 10 Cuba, contending that
beosder language assumed the pos
Bsps Of further acquisitions by the
|ltea States Of a character similar
Eat Of Cuba. A motion 10 recon-
With Instructions TO change the
rage was defeated by a strict
! vote. The house also adopted
resolution to allow the committee
xsys and means to sit during the
II of congress for the purpose or
ning d bill for the reduction Of the
revenues and the resolution for
Instrument sine die June q. the
kMrats insisted that congress
hd reduce the war taxes at the
Int session. but Mr.. Payne, the
prty leader, said the treasury
rs showed that the refunding of
bonds now going on would prac-
III wipe out the surplus for this
rear, He contended that ii
Id be unsafe to reduce the taxes
this time. Mr.. Richardson nil
Ety leader, announced that he was
favor OF the total repeal of the
tax on beer.
The Senate.
Rsterlay was a day Of rasping po-
al controversy ana oratory in the
BITE With the controversy those
TIE Democratic side Of the cham
anomalous as Il may seem, had
70 do. With fer seeing senators
pits regarded to be the paramount
lject IL the national campaign was
sabsecs OF controversy discussed
Mr.. Plat of Connecticut and Mr..
,ener Of Wisconsin. The formers
eeh was an answer to q resolution
Ar. Bacon demanding the investi-
on q financial affairs i'm Cuba.
fiatt favored the adoption of the
Autl0n. but deprecated what he
ssfed was 4 cheap effort to make
zeal capital ont Of a shameful
iaon OF affairs which the Repub-
Iarty needed no prodding to in
Y % probe to the bottom. The
Eth q Nj. Spooner was a continu-
y u ms address of Tuesday on
tlaapplne question. In its course
became involved In a Heated and
mnenai colloquoy with Mr.. Hale
noine over the governments con-
" aHairs In our insular posses
! was a remarkable contro-
uetWeen two of the best
sppsa debaters In the senate and
,n'ehed to with profound atten-
y senator's, many representa-
aaa crowded galleries.
The senate.
asuiaston, May 25.-The duty Of
sasea States toward it's '.island
HMis was the subject of heat
sesslon in the senate again yes
ooon after the senate con-
~. Bacon Of Georgia began
eaued reply TO the speech Of
"u delivered Wednesday. His
was largely supplemental to
r.eh ne delivered several days
~ 4anding an Investigation of
financial affairs. His resolu-
II, winch there Is little or no OPP
unuer the rules, went to the
,s, on contingent expences.
|unleS lude of the afternoon was
rars. ~ AR. Spooner of wisconsin
3ne uihg his speech on the Phil
syo dusstlon. The debate which
Nj ,g TOOK a turn decidedly po-
re charged the so-called
i wh,aiisis with creating an
Nh ss was not legitimate. Many
II, 'a,eflents were controverted
tIgrsr amen Of Nebraska and Nj.
troras Vi South Dakota, and the
son.ses at times hecama almost
The HCuse.
4 ,ouse practically devoted eight
ihe a.s'efday TO the consideration
ptoa askan civil government bill,
hs ~ ss was slew. Two amend
ann Importance we're adopted.
ssue prlzed the secretary of war
sOa permith to dredge or search
M Toeiow the waters at Case
pe,n { secretary already had is
senssa but the bill as 1t passed
u alse cancelled them. The
~, Permitted arrests for certain
ludl.n' ne conference report on
|pted aa appropriation bin was
The SENATE