Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-04-17
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Mr. Gallinger presented an argument
in the Senate on Thursday against the-
seating of NJ. S. Quay as Senator frOns
Pennsylvania. Fe devoted himself al
mcst entirely to the constitutional phases
of the question Most of the day wax
spent in executive session OH the Hay
Pauneefote treaty. In the House when 4
O'Clock. the hour fixed for taking n 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 il was agreed
to continue the consideration of the biit
under the hve-minute rule until il YVES
finished. Several important amendments
were agreed to- among them the follow
ing: To nuilify all ls:of contracts in thr
islards, to prohibit the sale of intoxScat
ing liquor in saloons, TO limit the aaud
holdings OF corporations to 1000 acres
to substitute for the House provision re
lating 10 the appointment of Judges ana
other officers of the island the Senate
provision. The House provision lodged
the appointing power in the Governor, the.
Senate placed it in the President.
Mr. Deboe gave notice in the Senste
on Friday that be would move to refer
The credentials of former Senator j. a.
). Blackburn rs a Senator from ken
lucky TO the committee on privileges ans
elections. During the greater part of the,
season the Senate had under considera-
tion the Indian appropriation bill. MIR.
Sullivan delivered a speech in favor OF
the seating of NJ. S. Quay. The HOUSE
passed the substitute FOR the Senate bils
providing for territorial fovm Of gov
eminent for Hawaii.
: During almost the entire session of the
Senate on Saturday an amendment 10.
the indian appropriation bin offered by
Mr.. Jones tArkl providing for the con
tinuance of the Governments employ
ment of the contract Inddn schools, ir
certain circumstances, was under consla
Grafton The debate took wide range
the whole question Of Sectarian schools
being gone over at length. The notable
feature of the discussion was an eloquent
speech delivered in support OF the amend
ment by Mr. Vest The amendment was
pending when the Senate adjourned, the.
vote upon it disclosing the fact that NO
quorum was present. The House paid
tribute TO the memory of the late Richard
Parks Bland of Missouri, popularix
known as "Silver Dick" Bland, who wnH
a member of the Honse for twenty-siX
years. Splendid eulogies OF the life and
career of the great champion 81 silver
We're offered by members on both sides
of the political aisle At the conclusion
of the ceremonies the House, as further
mark of respect adjourned. 4 resolutions
was adopted calling upon the Secretary
of War fer information as 10 whether
Charles K. Magoon, the legal adviser or
the insular bureau, had ever rendered an
opinion that, by the treaty with Spain,
the Constitution was extended over POr-
to Rico and the Philippines,
After some further discussion the Ser,
ate ON Monday rejected the seetaFan
school amendment to the Indian appropri-
alton bin offered by Mr.. Jones (Dem.,
Ark by a vote of 80 to l6. As has been
the practice for two or three years, the
free homes measure was offered as an
amendment 10 the bill, cut il was ruled
out on the point Of order that il was gem
eral legislation and therefore not ger
name to an appropriation bill. Without
division, the bill was passed The meas
ure carries about SS,414O00 An unsuc
| cessful effort was made to agree upon
date for a vote on the resolution relative
TO the seating of Mr. Quay as a Senator
from PENNSYLVANIA. During the last two
hours of the session the Alaskan civil
code bill was under consideration. Ans
amendment offered by Mr.. Hans brougis
concerning the title TO mining claims in
the Cape Nome district provoked a warm
debate. In the House the Agricultural
appropriation bib was under considers
ton and was made he vehicle of consid
cradle desultory debate on irrelevant DO
litical topics. Good progress was made
with the bill after the close OF general de
bate, twenty five of the thirty-seyen pages
being covered before adjournment
In the Senate on Tuesday unanimous
consent was given for vote on April
"a, 4 p. m, on resolution relative to-
seating NJ. 5. Quay a. a Senator from
Pennsylvania. Eulogies were pronounceO
upon Richard Parks Bland, late member
Of the House of Representatives. On mo,
ton Of Mr.. Cullom the Senate non-cOn
CURED in the House amendments to the
Hawaiian civil government bill, aud Sen
ators Cullom, Lodge and Morgan were
named as cOnferees. In the House agrf
cultural bill passed substantially rs re
ported. Objections TO free distribution
Of seeds and vaccine were voted down
Mr.. Hepburn said Nicaragua bin wouId
he brought up for passage If he couIsF
effect il. a bill passed to create n corr
mission to make settlement with the
Sioux City and Pacific Railroad OF ;tz
indebtedness to the United States.
On Wednesday the Senate with liitlr
debate Of Importance passed tbs paciGr
cable bill, a measure appropriating 81.
100000 for the construction 81 a cable
line between San Francisco and Homo
lulu The bin was unanimously reported
by the committee on naval affairs, and
that il was passed without serious oh
lection IS regarded IS compliment 60
The committee During the greater pars
Of the session the District Of Columbis
appropriation bin was under considers
ton. As passed il carries nearly 81,
100000. The House passed the Porto
Rico tariff bill as amended by the ssenat,~
by vote Of 1G1 10 1913.