The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-01-19
FROM WA HINGTON
SOME SHARP DEsATEs ON THE
PHILIPPINE QUESTION.
Some of the More Important Work Of
the National corgress-siIIs That
the Committees Report Favorably
Upon-Washington Topics.

the Committees Report Favorably
upon-Washington Topics.
In the course of the debate of the
urgent deficiency bill in the House an
attack was made Ey Mr.. Richardson
on the Secretary OF the Treasury for
his course in connection with the New
York Custom House sale. Mr. Hop
kins, of Illinois, defended the Secre.
tary. a
The Senate has ratified the Samoan
treaty.
The Senate Corrmittee on Inter.
oceanic Canals has greed unanimous
ly to report bill for the construction
of the Nicaraguan Canal.
For the six months ending with De-
cember last the aggregate received
from internal revenue was upward of
S152,000,000, which indicates that the
total receipts for the present fiscal
year from internal revenue sources
will exceed $300,000.000.
There was spirited debate on the
Philippine question in the Senate Jan.
10, in the course Of which Senator Pet
tigrew, of South Dakota, made a bit
ter attack on the administration. SEN
ator Wolcott, in reply, made a person
al onslaught upon Senator Pettigrew,
and sharply criticised Senator Bev-
eridge's speech for the spirit of greed
which seems to animate it, Senator
Rawlins, of Utah, addressed an elabor-
ate argument to the Senate in oppo-
sition to the proposed financial legis-
lation.
Notwithstanding the recent order by
the Postmaster General that postal
employees should no come to Washing
bon to press their claims lor legisla-
tion in Congress to increase their
compensation, there is prospect that
such legislation will be favorably con.
sidered by this Congress.
Senator Penrose, as Chairman of
the Commtte on Immigration, has re-
ported favorably the Lodge Immigra-
tion bill. This is the measure that
President Cleveland vetoed during the
Fifty-fourth Congress as unnecessary
legislation. It's special feature is the
requirement of an educational qualif-
cation from intending immigrants.
The only exception permitted will be
children under l6 years of age and
the parent or grandparent of quail
fled immigrant capable of supporting
his father or grandfather. The scheme
is simple in its practical workings.
The test proposed is the reading of
short extracts from the Constitution
of the United States printed in double
small plea on pasteboard cards. These
extracts are to printed in all the Ian
guages of Europe including Turkish,
Syriac and other eastern tongues.
The intending immigrant must say
which he desires to be examined in,
and putting his hand in the box con.
tanning his language draw one card
and then reads or writes the extract
he may find printed on it.
Senator Penrose has introduced the
General Service Pension bill that Rep
resentstive Graham, of Allegheny, Pa.
has introduced in the House. 1t gives
l cent per day, according to length
of service during the War of the Re
bellion, and applies to veterans of the
army, navy and marine corps.
The House will devote most of the
time this week to the Urgent Def
cheney and Pension Appropriation
bills. The former measure may raise
the whole Philippine question for de
bate
The Hepburn bill for the construc
tion of the lNicaraguan Canal has beer
reported favorably by the House Com
mittee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce. 1t carries an appropriation ol
S140,000000.
In the Senate Jan. II there was g
spirited debate over the resolutions
calling upon the President for infor
nation as to the affairs of the Philip
pines. Mr.. Pettigrew, of South Da
kota, declared that systematic effort
was being made to prevent accurate
information from reaching the people
and that it was a political scheme tc
further the candidacy of Mr.. McKin
ley for denomination and reelection
The debate was terminated by re
sumption of consideration of the Cur
rency bill. Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada
made an elaborate speech on the cues
tion of the national finances. The bill
conferring additional powers upon the
Director of the Census, and a bill in
creasing the limit of cost of the In
dianapolis public building were
passed.
Impressive tributes were paid by
the Senate Jan. 10 to the memory OF
Vice-President Hobart. Many personal
friends and party opponents were
numbered among the dozen Senators
who Joined in the eulogies. Mr.. Hale
introduced resolution of inquiry as
to the seizure of the American flour
by British vessels, but it was not act
ed on.
Representative Levy, of New York,
has introduced bill to provide for
the payment of interest on all internal
revenue receipts now on deposit, or
hereafter deposited in national banks
of the United States.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.