Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-03-06
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In the Senate on Thursday Washing
tons farewell address was read with fine
eloeutioaary effect by Mr.. Foraker. Ow
ing to the absence OF some Democratic
Senator's Mr.. Penrose announced that he
would not call up the Quay case until
Friday. In the House debate ON Porto
Rico tariff bill continued. notable
speech being made by Mr.. Grosvenor.
On Friday the Senate by vote of 81
TO 2S decided 10 take up the Quay case.
and Mr.. Daniel made 4 speech in favor
of seating Mr. Quay, Mr.. Vest and Mr.
Foraker delivered notable speeches anenr
the Hawaiian government bill. Bolts
were constitutional arguments, Mr. For
aker's being in reply TO that OF Mr.. Vest
The House continued debate on the Porte.
Rico tariff bill, Mr.. I4ittleheld tMe9
making noteworthy speech in cpposi-
ton thereto Mr.. Lacey of Iowa, Mr.
Russell of Connecticut, Mr., Gardner q
Michigan, and Messrs. Jones Of Virginia
and Maddox Of Georgia also spoke.
On Saturday the Senate debated the
Hawaiian government BILL The discus
sion took wide range, but the basis OF
It was an amendment offered by Mr..
Platt (Conn.l as to the appointment ana
tenure of office of the judges OF the Ha
waiian courts. Mr.. Tillman embraced
the opportunity to make a characteristics
speech, in the course of which he made
an attack upon Mr.. Morgan and vigor
ously opposed many provisions of the
bill, particularly those which related to
suffrage. The House continued debate
on Porto Rican tariff bill, the principal
speech being by Mr., Tawney Of Mime
sofa, who replied to Mr.. Littlefed'
speech of Friday.
On Monday, in the Senate formal dis,
cussion of the right of former Senator
Quay TO seat in the Senate was begun
by Mr., Turley. Consideration OF the
Hawaiian government bill resumed. An
amendment was made striking out the
property qualification OF voters for mem
bers of the legislature, hut little other
progress was made In the House the
debate on Porto Rican tariff bib was
continued.
The Senate ON Tuesday heard Mr.. DE
pew in support Of the retention of the.
Philippines and Mr. Turley in opposition
to the seating of Mr.. Quay Amended
Hawaiian bill so as to make void all con
tracts for labor entered into since Aug
II, 1858. The general debate on the
Porto Rican bill in the House closed in
blaze of glory. The galleries were bank
ed to the doors and every seat on the floor
was occupied when the rival champions
of the respective sides Mr.. Dolliver Of
Iowa and Mr.. Bailey of Texas made the
closing arguments. Before these closing
speeches were made Mr.. Cannon OF Iii
nois, one of the veterans on the Repuhi-
can side, made an exceptionally effective
speech in support OF the bill.
On Wednesday the Senate postponed
until Thursday ,hc vote on the Hawaiian
government bill Mr.. Adrich, chairman
Of the finance committee, made an eypla-
nation of the work Of the conferees on
/ the financial measure. his statement re-
sulting in an unexpected and spirited de-
bate. Mr.. McLaurin of South Caro-
lima made a speech on the Philippines
He is the first Democratic Senator to
declare himself for expansion. The House
passed the Porto Rican tariff bin by a
| vote of 1T2 to 161.