Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-03-15
THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Puerto Rico Tariff Bill in the
Senate.
PASSES BY VOTE OF 40 TO &c
Senator Davis Offers "A Substitute Free
Trade BilI-A Condensed Report of
the Five Days Proceedings In Both
Houses.
Tuesday, March g.

Tuesday Marcn Os
The senate, by vote OF Al to 26
passed currency reform bill as agreed
upon in conference. Received from Mr.
Scott a resolution authorizing the
president to govern the Philippines
until congress shall otherwise pro-
| vide.
The house devoted the day to dis
cussion of the Aldrich- Robbins con-
tested election case from the fourth
Alabama district.
Wednesday, March Z.
In the senate notable speech on the
Philippine question was made by Mr.
Lodge, in which he favored the bill in
troduced By Mr.. Spooner vesting in
the president authority to govern the
Philippines until congress should 9th
erwise provide by legislation.
In the house announcement was
made of the death Of Mr.. Harmer, APP
propriate resolutions were adopted
and adjournment taken as a further
mark of respect.
Thursday, March 8.
The senate heard Mr.. Foraker
speak in support of the pending
Puerto Rican tariff bill and Messrs.
Pettus, Tillman and Hoar against it.
Mr.. Mason made his motion to dis
charge the committee on foreign rela-
tions from further consideration of
his resolution expressing sympathy
for the Beers, and it went over for one
day under the rules
The house unseated G. A Robbins, a
democrat, from the Fourth Alabama
district, and seated in his stead Will
liam f. Aldrich, republican, who has
been three times a contestant from
the same district, on the ground of
fraud, and who is now given his seat
for the third time by a republican
house. The vote was a strict party
one. A new rule was brought in to set
aside the day sessions on the second
and fourth Fridays of each month for
pension legislation. The rule limits
debate on each bill to ten minutes on
a side, but this provision was with
drawn upon the assurance of Mr..
Richardson, the minority leader, that
his side of the house would not indulge
in filibustering. Mr.. Overstreet Qnd. J,
in charge of the conference report upon
the financial bill, gave notice that he
would call up the report next Tuesday.
By unanimous consent it was agreed
that the vote on the report should be
taken at 4:30 Tuesday afternoon
Friday, March 8.
In the senate a speech in opposition
to the Puerto Rican tariff bill was
made by Mr.. Lindsay Mr.. Mason
resolution expressing sympathy for the
Beers was discussed in executive SEES
sion, the question being the discharge
of the committee from consideration.
Mr.. Allison reported from the commit
tee on appropriations of customs dues
exacted from the island Of Puerto Rico
from Oct. is, 1898, to Jan. 1, 1900,
amounting to $2,095, 455, and gave no.
tice that he would call up the measure
Saturday At a night session reading
of the Alaska code bill was resumed.
In the house the first day pension
session provided for under the new
rule proved great success. There was
comparatively little friction, and nine
ty-seyen bills were favorably acted
upon in committee of the whole and
subsequently passed. The only Incl
dent of the session was a brisk ex-
change between Mr.. Loud Of California
and Mr.. Sulloway of New Hampshire
upon the general policy of special pen
sion legislation, in which the former
attacked and the latter defended the
system.