Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-27
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The Senate devoted most OF the day
Thursday 20 discussion of the $2,OO0,0OU
Porto Rican appropriation bin. Heard
Mr.. Wellington in opposition 20 the seat
ing of Mr.. Quay. When Mr.. Penrose
asked to have time set for q vote on the
Quay case Mr.. Gallinger said he desired
to speak on the subject. Mr.. penrose
said the New Hampshire man had told
him he did not wish to speak thereon
and Mr.. Gallinger replied by passing the
lie direct. The proposition 20 FIX time
for a vote was postponed one day. The
House passed the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill carrying S6.6US,3IS-
and also a bin granting the abandoned
Fort Hays military reservation to the
State of Kansas for experimental station
aud normal school purposes
On Friday the Senate passed the S..
100000 Porto Rican appropriation bill
without division. Agreed 10 take up tin,
Quay case Tuesday, April 3, Ind to dis
cuss it until disposed of, the discussion
not to interfere with the um nished bust
ness, the Spooner bill authorizing the
President TO govern the Philippines unit
otherwise directed, the appropriation bills
or conference reports. Voted TO adjourn
to Monday, March 10. In The House il
was first private bin day under the new
rule. About two hours was spent in thn
discussion of bin to pay Representative
Swanson SLIGO for extra expenses in
CURED by him in his contest in the last
Congress, but the bin WAS ultimately
abandoned. Six bills Of minor importance
were passed.
The Senate was not in session Satur-
day. In the House members pronounced
eulogies upon the late Monroe l., Hay
ward, Senator-elect from Nebraska, who
died before taking the oath ef office. No
other business Of Importance was trans
acted.
On Monday the Senaje passed the legis
lative, executive mad Judicial appropria
ton BILL carrying more than $2a,0OO,GOO,
and the measure providing for the ap-
pointment of commission TO adjudicate
and settle claims Of the people of the
United States growing out Of the war
with Spain. For brief time the Porto
Rican government and tariff measure was
under consideration. Mr. Foraker. in
charge of the bill, submitted some com
mittee amendments. A few Of them wer,'
dEIGth ", nut bhG iiHpA NuAA hANo NtAN
left pending. 4 free trade amendment
TO the bill was offered by senator Bev
eridge. The House refused TO concur in
the Senate amendments 10 the Porto
Rican tariff bill and conferecs were ap-
pointed. Rest OF the day devoted 10
District of Columbia business.
The Senate ON Tuesday received ma
jority report from the committee on priv
ileges and elections declaring Senator
Scott of West Virginia entitled to his
seat Listened 10 extended speech by
Mr. Morgan on the Porto Rico bill. In
the House Mr.. Sulzer of New York al
tackled the administration in a speech
upon his resolution calling upon the Wax
Department for information as to what
Notifications Great Britain was erecting
on the Canadian border. The committee
on military affairs submitted q reply OF
Adjutant General Corbin. saying such
information was secret, but shat Great
Britain was erecting no works which
| threatened American rights. The com
mittee recommended that the resolution
| lie upon the table, and this was done by
a vote of 10 TO 81. Consideration of the
Loud bill to restrict the character OF pub
LEGATIONS entitled TO pound rates as see.
ond-class mail matter was then taken up
Mr.. Loud defended il in long speech
The other speakers were u q Smith
(NIich1, i'm favor OF the bill! and Messrs
Little (Ark.) Bell (Colo.), Henry tMiss.l,
Stokes Is. CD and Brown tOhiol IN oppa
sition to il.
In the Senate on Wednesday Mr.. Tur
ner (Wash.) stated he was informed by
the Governor of Alaska that exclusive
concessions for gold mining - the bed Of
| the sea near Cape Nome, Alaska, had
been granted by the Secretary of War,
and upon that statement he based n res
olution of inquiry. Senator Turner said
if such grant had been made il was "a
shame, a rcproach and a scandal" The
resolution was agreed to. The additional
urgent deficiency bill was passed. Dur
ing the debate in the House upon th'.
Loud bin relating to second-ciass mail
matter Mr. Mcpherson rep, Iowa
charged that Mr.. Lentz dem, Ohio was
the attorney Of the lobby which is fight
ing the bill. Otherwise the debate wsf
without incident Mr. Loud agreed 20
accept amendments TO increase the mum
her Of sample copies which newspapers
can send ont at second-class rates from
roo TO 1000 and to limit the provision ~
quiriug newspapers to separate their mai
TO those having in excess OF 1900 ciTcn
lation. The speakers were Messrs. Brom
well tOhiol. Griggs (Ga.l, Mcpherson
Iowa). Burke Texas. Bingham tPa.},
Heatwole Mimi and Latime7 IS. g. IN
favor Of the bill and Messrs, Moon
cTenn.J. Lentz Ohio. Nandiyer tMo.l,
Snodgrass TENN. Cochran Mo- and
Neville fNeh.l against H.