The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
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CONGRESS.
SENATE

I -
hampshire offered an amendment to the
nnancial bill. declaring 1t 1.-THE existing
81 both gola ana s silver as standard
money. 70 coin both gold and silver Into
money of equal intrinsic and exchangeab,e
value; such equality to be secured through
international agreement. or by such safe
guards of le gislatiOn as will insure main
Sainance of parity in the value of the: coins
dollar at all times In the markets and for
\ payment Of debts Allen presented res
house. It went over. Pettigrew offered
resolution asking the war department Tor
Information as to how hostililies began
Manila. Cons de, alton objected to. Hoar
protested against what he tie med an at
tempt to throttle senators in their efforts to
obtain information concerning the "deplor-
able conditions which have existed in the
Philippines Adjourned.
Sulzer, dem, of New York offered a reso-
Mtion calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for a detailed statement concerning the
relations Of the department with the
Bank of New York in the matter of deposit
Ing public funds therein or other relations
the government Immediate consideration
was objected to and the resolution was sent
70 the committee on ways and means. Nc
70 the effect that the United States declare
4 us purpose in the matter of the Philippines
y to secure to the Inhabitants thereof as
soon as practicable after the suppression of
the existing rebellion. free and independ-
emit government. republican in FORM and
ttants protection against foreign invasion
Adjourned.
Washington, Jan.4-Beveridge, of Indiana
I presented the following resolution: That
the Philippine islands are a territory be-
longing to the United States, and that it is
as such and estab ish and m intain SIC ssch
governmental control throughout the al CHI
3pe ago as the situation may demand" Mr..
The commit ee on foreign relations eport-
ed form OF government for Hawaii A
message vas received. from the pres dent
transmitting the testimony taken by the
commission appointed t, inve ,igate the
conduct Of the war dera tment Aliens
treasury elat ons the Ma io n: Z c aa
and the Hanover Natio al banks was mod
1ned AMI pas ed Fe.u rev pre- ented a
for the rerort of Dewey of April 10. 1858, IN
which he said he could take Manill at any
discussis n Of the financial iiwith a 81 ee n
in evp' anation of the senate substitute for
the house bin. The sIeech was carefully
Adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE
The committee on ways and means re-
ported the resolution presen ed yesterday
Pulze1. calling on the secretary for full
rm atfon relative to the de artments
ign; With the Na io n CITY and Han
M. Levy, dem, Of New 9o.I. offered
krther amenament asking the score.
fy's reasons for delaying deposits in |
\attonal banks until the panic occurred. |
e speaker ruled the anne dment out OF |
er and the resolution was passed as re- |
~ Adjourned till Monday.
Gan. 8.--Morgan spoke against |
Resolution, which condemns racial |
- on suffrage and attacks the new |
lC6tion Of North Carolina. He declared |
egro race to be inferior in every way to |
White race and defended the whites In their |
treatment Of the blacks holding that it was |
self defense Pettigrew offered q revolution |
authorizing the administration to offer media. |
ton between Great Britain and the T,1apsvaal y
Allen offered resolution calling upon eaaSx
met officer for an itemized statement
amount OF the $50, 0OOO 900 defense flung
partment had expended. Adopted sSESS
resolution calling upon the
navy for Admiral Dewey,S &S2
he made the ssat16
- calling upon the
49, Tor information rs to the alleged
hterview between Gen. Torres, of the Filipino
army, ana Gen. OTIS was called up, and Petti>
grew said he believed this government attacked
Its allies. Pettigrew's statement was warmly
resented by Lodge.
The house ordered an investigation by the
committee on postofices and postroads into the
enarge that two appointees Of the president
postmaster John 7. Graham, Of Provo City,
Utah. and Postmaster Orsun Smith Of Logan
Utah, are under indictments as polygamists and
whether afidavits to that effect were on file at
the time OF their appointment, y It also ordered
s genera in INVESTIGATION OF the military commit
the United States army officers during the
.Wardner, Idaho riots, and subsequent thereto
adjourned till Wednesday,.