Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-18
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cussion yesterday of a resolution OF in
quiry offered by Mr.. Pettigrew Of
South Dakota some sensational state
ments were made regarding the atti-
tude of this government toward the
F%ilipinos. Mr.. Pettigrew said this
government had attacked its allies and
thereby had been guilty of the grossest
treachery. Ibis statement was de-
MED vigorously by Mr., Lodge, who de-
clared that this government had done
nothing of the kind, and that not EEL
| remotely had it recognized the so
| called government of the Filipinos.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama discussed
the race question in the South, basinS
his remarks upon a resolution offered
ny Mr.. Pritchard Rep., \. c.. He
thought some course should be adopted
which would prevent a repetition of
the Hayes-Tilden controversy, and dis
cussed at length the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments to the constitu-
ton. He commended that to force the
black race into a socitl and political
equality with the white race was only
to clog the progress Of all mankind.
The speech was a strong appeal for
dCiluu lHdt WOUlu DtBtI Obh iaSSS,
and a defense Of the new constitutions
Of Louisiana and North Carolina.
The House.
The house yesterday ordered two
Investigations as the result of resolu-
tons introduced by Representative
Lentz of Ohio. The first is to be an
investigation by the committee on
post offices and post roads into the
charge that two federal appointees of
the president, Postmaster John Ora
ham of Provo City, Utah, and Post
master Orson Smith of Logan, Utah.
are uEder indictment as polygamlsts,
and when affidavits to that effect are
on file at the time of their appoint
ment. The other is for an investiga-
ton by the military committee into the
conduct of Gen. Merriam and the
United States military officers during
the Wardner riots and troubles attend
ing thereto. The house adjourned un-
til Wednesday.
Washington, Jan. l1.-Beautiful and
impressive tributes were paid by the
senate yesterday to the memory of the
late Vice President Hobart. His in
innate personal relations with many
senators and his close official utilization
with all of them rendered his death q
distinct loss TO every member Of the
body as well as to the country. 1t was
in cCmmemOration of his illustriOus
career and of his distinguished public
service and of his private character
that the senate set apart the session
yesterday for the pronouncement OF
eulogles upon him. Personal friends
and associates and party opponents
joined in paying such sincere and elo-
quent tribute to the memory of Mr..
Hobart, TO his character and public
services, as have seldom been paid to
any public Addresses were de-
livered by Senators Sewell and Kane
of New Jersey, Daniel Of Virginia, De-
pew of New York, Cockrell of Missouri,
Cullom of Illinois. Davis of Minnesota,
Morgan of Alabama, Chandler of
New Hampshire, Lodge of Massachu-
sets, Caffery of Louisiana and Allen
of Nebraska.
Early in the session Mr.. Hale Of
Maine introduced a resolution Of In
quiry addressed to the department OF
state as to the seizure of American
-four by the British authorities which
aroused more than usual interest be-
cause of its attitude toward Great
Britain. 1t was not acted upon.
The House.
Miscellaneous business of minor i'm
p~ortaLce occupied the attention Of the
house yesterday until / o'clock, after
which an hour was devoted to eulo-
gies upon the life and public services
Of the late Representative Green Of
Nebraska. The house then adjourned