Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-04-13
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sideration of the Porto Rican bill with
the exception Of two amendments. Sem
ator Fairbanks made n lengthy speech de-
Tending the ID per cent tariff. Bills were
passed granting lands to the State OF
Alabama for the education of colored
students. and to establish a light mud
fog signal at Browns Point, Puget
Sound. The House passed the fortifica-
tons appropriation hill as ii came from
the committee. 1t carries $7.OD3,4 Ass. n
three hours political debate was precipi-
tatcd by Il general political speech made
by Mr.. Shattuc of Ohio, many members
OIL both Sides being drawn into it.
In the Senate on Monday seven hours
were devoted 10 debate on Porto l;ican
tariff hill. The House adopted Il; reso-
luton by Mr.. Payne. Republican floor
leader, calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as TO the prob
able surplus existing revenue laws would
crcnte during this and the coming fiscal
year. Under suspension of the rules bills
were passed to open to settlement ilS.-
O00 acres in the Fort Hall Indian rcscr-
vation and 2.jOU,O GOO acres in Oklahoma
by ratifyin. the agreements with the
hammock and SloShonc Indians and the
Kiowas, Comanclics and .Apacllcs To di-
vide TIE northern judicial district of New
York into two districts and to aM,ropri-
ate S1O0,0UO for Il military post at :>heri-
dan. Wyo.
The Senate passed the Porto l.ican tar
i'll bill on Tuesday by Il vote of ~ tn II.
The House entered upon consideration
of the substitute for the Senate Hawaiian
territorial bill under q special order. The
debate was in committee of the whole.
and only three of the six speeches were
Il nnrfi1tnnt II, fltn Lin NJ, Ts.-.
chairman of the committee on territories.
delivered a carefully prepared spcccl. in
advocacy of its passage. Mr.. Robinson
und.) criticised a section in the bill,
which, lie said. continued in force labor
contracts existing in Hawaii. %denouncing
it as lcgaliZing II system of wage slavery.
MIR. Mondcll W|yo.) spoke generally in
support of the bill. MIR. Lane uowu). one
of the Republicans who opposed the Porto
Rico tariff bill, made Il vigorous speech,
rcaliirmins his position. and warming his
Republican associates that the country
would not support an unfair policy toward
the Porto %Iticans. Mr.. Thomas (N. CD,
MIR. Williams NIiss.) and Mr.. Boutell
Nll) discussed Imperialism. y
lehce was restored before the Scrate
convened Oh Wednesday and during the
proceedings of the session there was only
Il reminder of the harsh language used
just before adjournment Tuesday. The
session opened with Il lively and Interest,"
lns discussion of the status of the Qu:ly
case. Iii the course of which MIR. VOL
colt npologizcd for the language he had
used Tuesday, lisclaiming any intention
OF being offensive to anybody. least of
all to his friend Mr.. Lodge. The Colo
RADIO Senator made a vehement and clo-
y nInnf anlny fnN mall, -.s a.
Quay case. He was supported by other
friends of Mr.. Quay. and it was decided
finally TO take up the case Thursday, UNI
der the unanimous consent agreement
made on March 1G. In accordance also
with that agreement the Spooner hill
was made the unfinished business, there
by bringing the Philippine question to IL
direct issue in the Senate. In the House
there was an exciting scene as the eli
max of Il discussion of the kentucky sit
nation when Mr.. Wheeler, II kentucky
Democrat. and Mr.. Pugh. Il Kentucky
Republican, faced each other from oppo-
site sides of the main aisle and INDUCED
in Il wordy duel. Mr.. Pugh charged MIR.
Wheeler with misreprescnting certain
facts. lie was laboring under greit eX-
element. Mr.. Wheeler showed adAira-
Die temper. md. though quick to resent
the fancied insult. awaited the cNplana-N
ton OF MIR. Pugh, in which he disclaimcd
any intention of impntins to him person
ally Il desire to d;stort the facts. Through
ont the debate. which was prccipitatcd
by Mr.. Bocring. the other Republican
member from Kentucky. there was an air
of suppressed excitement. 1t was the
first time the subject had been preached
in the House. and intense interest was
manifested. Mr.. Lacey of Iowa conclud-
ed the definite with a general denunciation
OF the Goebel election law. This incident
overshadowrd the other speeches on the
Hawaiian bill, many Of which were IT.
relevant.
MIR. Gnl!inscr presented an argument
in the Senate on Thursday against the
seating of Nj. ). Quay as IL Senator from
PENNSYLVANIA. He devoted himself AL
most entirely to the constitutional phases
of the question. Most of the day was
spent in executive session on the Hay-
Taunccfotc treaty. In the House when 4
o'clock. the hour tiyed for taking Il vote
on the bill to provide territorial govern
ment for Hawaii. arrived. less than half
the bill had been covered and so MANY
amendments remained that it WAS agreed
to continue the consideration of the bill
under the tivc-minutc rule until ii WAS
finished. Several important amendments
were agreed to. among them the follow
ing: To nullify all labor contracts in the
islands. to prohibit the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquor in saloons. to limit the land
holdings of corporations to LOCO acres,
TO substitute for the Iiousc provision re-
lating to the appointment of judges and
other officers of the island the Senate
provision. The House provision lodged
the appointing power in the Governor, tl.e
Senate placed it in the President.
National Capital Notes.
Republicans have a majority of is in
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