Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-09

uuN uIlu lIiillSiCteu ITO BUSINESS OIL iii
portance.
On Monday, in the Senate. Mi. Mason
arose to IL question of privilege and sharp
ly attacked the British Government and
the British vice-consul mt New Orleans
because of an interview in which the
vice-consul had assaulted MIR. Mason for
the position he had taken in behalf OF
the Transvaal republic in it's war with
Great Britain. Mr.. Hoar thought the
consurs purported remarks SO serious
that it ought to be investigated by the
Government, but he deprecated any at
tack upon Great Britain. MIR. Lodge
sharply arraigned the British consul for
his uttcrances against a United States
Senator, and believed it ought not lightly
to be passed. MIR. Tillman delivered u
forceful and characteristic speech Oh 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
tons. Iwenty-thrce pension bills were
passed. The House passed the Sulzer
resolution to investigate Secretary Gage,
which the committee On rules recommend
cd should be sent to the ways and means
committee, as the latter committee has
the response of the Secretary in its pos
session. Passed bill to appropriate $780,
OOO for n military hospital ut Fort Leav-
enworth, kan., and also a bill to require
officers and pilots of steam vessels to
make oath to their applications for Ii
censes. House considered the bill for
the reorganization and improvement of
the United States weather bureau, and
considerable opposition developing to sew
eral features of the measure the House
was forced to adjourn, leaving it the UNI
finished business.
On Tuesday in the Senate a bill pass
ed giving cannon from gnnboat Nash
vile TO City of Nashville. MIR. Hoar's
resolution directing rules committee to
consider plan for enlargement of capitol
or for transacting other than legislative
business elsewhere was agreed to. MIR.
Pettigrew's resolution concerning Same.
an treaty was referred to committee on
foreign relations. Mr.. Bacon spoke three
hours in support of his Philippine resolu-
tions. Bill granting pension of $50 Il
month to mother of late Flag Lieutenant
Brumby was passed. w. V. Sullivan.
Senator from Mississippi. was sworn in.
In the Senate on Wednesday debate,
ordinarily calm and digniticd, burst into
passionate utteranccs and bitter recrim-
nations. Senators hurled denunciation
at one another until the audience quiv-
cred with excitement. Mr.. Pcttigrew
sought to have read n resolution cmbody-
ing Il document written by Emilio Aguir
naldo upon the Filipino instruction md
containing his version of the alleged rec
ognition of the Filipino republic by Adj
miral Dewey. Senator Lodge protested
against printing the document in any
form. II read IL letter from Admiral
Dewey. in which that portion of Agui-
naldos statement relating to the admiral
was denounced as Il tissue of falsclloods.
MIR. Lodge said he preferred accepting
Dewey's word 10 that of .Aguinnldo. and
was satisfied the American people would
also. In Il passionate reply Mr.. Petit
grew declared that Admiral Dewey had
recognized the Filipino republic, and. all
though afforded an opportunity heretofore
to deny AguiIaldo's statement. had not
done so. In an instant half Il dozen Sen
ators We're Oh their feet. MIR. Nawloy
denounced Mr.. P~ettigrew's action as trra-
son. In rapid succession Senator Petit
grew was made the target of singing ar
raisnmcnts by Senators Spooncr. uawley,
Sewell and Gallinger. Mr.. Jones tDcm..
Ark.) and Mr.. Teller cndeavored to stem
the tide of protest and deep feeling by
conciliatory speeches. At the conclusion
of the scene the financial bill WAS taken
UP and discussed by Mr.. Berry. Mr.. Allen
offered a resolution, which went over, dis
charging the committee on finance from
further consideration of the resolution he
offered on Jan. % regarding the National
City Bank of New York. The Indian aI-
preparation bill was made the occasion
for the discussion of a wide range of pub
lie questions in the House. Our policy
in the Philippine Islands. the government
of Porto Rico, the leasing of our arid
lands and election methods in the South
were i'll turn brought into the arena. "A
bill was passed for the payment of the
salaries of certain retired officers of the
marine corps.
Nearly the entire morning hour in the
senate on Thursday was occupied by
MIR. Allen i'll discussing the report OF Sec
rotary Gage concerning his transactions
with the National City Bank of New
York. MIR. Allen claimed MIR. Cages re-
ply mad not been sufficient. MIR. Daniel
delivered an extended speech in opposi-
tlon to 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 on the Indian appropriation bill
LOOK u wide range. the feature bcin. Il
strong speech in favor of expansion by
MIR. Sibley tDcm.. Pa. The conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill was
adopted. 1t was only IL partial agree
ment. Two items were still in dispute.
One of thcsc-the appropriation for the
public building at Kansas City-was
agreed to, and the House still insisted IN
OH its disagreement to the appropriations
of $4,000 for the observation OF the
eclipse of the sun next May. as $4,000
had been given the Smithsonian ~Institu-
ton for the same purpose.
At the National Capital.
Hit of Illinois has a bill before tho
House providing territorial government
for Hawaii.
Joy of Missouri has introduced a bill
permitting the West Indian Investment
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