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~ RESUME or THE
WEEKS PROCEEDINGS.
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opponents OF the IOIiu iAiSah $500
and government bill waged vigorous
war in the senate yesterday FOR seven
hours. Long before the senate con-
yened at Ii o'clock the galleries were
crowded, and many remained uh'li
the senate adjourned. Those VINO
listened TO the debate were Wen re.
paid The speeches were good ana
the running debate unusually bright
and lively. During the speech OF MI.
Spooner of Wisconsin, particularly,
the chamber fairly scintillated with
sparks as he crossed arguinentauSe
swords with some Of the best debaters
on the Democratic side. His address.
If so il could be called, was devoted
almost wholly 10 discussion or the
constitutional questions involved Ia
the pending bill.
Mr.. Bate of Tennessee opened the
discussion Of the day with carefully
prepared speech in opposition TO the
bill. He was followed by Mr.. Cullom
of Illinois in a vigorous speech sup
porting the measure. Then came Mr.
Depew of New York, member of the
committee which framed the bill, who
made am eloquent and forceful defense
of the measure. Mr.. Spooner, who
spoke n.Xt. was followed by Mr.
/ Perkins of California, also member
of the committee on Porto Rico, who
presented n strong argument for the
bill. The closing speech was delivered
by Mr.. Simon of Oregon, who, in criti-
cising the measure, entered into a
brief discussion OF the political effects
| of its passage
The final vote on the bill will be
| taken late this afternoon. 1t Is ar
ranged for 4 O'Clock. but an effort Will
/ be made TO extend the time for debate
| beyond that hour.
| The House.
| A possible reduction Of the war tax
was foreshadowed in a resolution
adopted by the house yesterday call
( ing upon the secretary of the treasury
fer information as to the probable sur
plus existing revenue laws would Gre
/ ate during this and the coming fiscal
I year. The resolution was presented by
4 Mr.. Payne the floor leader of the ma
! iority.
Under suspension of the rules bills
were passed to open to settlement
41S.000 acres in the Fort Hall Indian
reservation and $500, 900 acres in Ok
lahoma by ratifyiug the agreements
with the Bannock and Shoshone In
dams and the Kiowas, Comanches and
ApacEeS; TO divide the Northern judi
cial district of New York into two
districts and TO appropriate 100000
for military post at Sheridan, Wyo.
The senate.
Washington, April 4. - This was a
H.,
ate. 1t brought to a close the sharp
est and most poignant debate upon
any measure since those discussed
during the memorable war congress
two years ago. AT o'clock yesterday
afternoon the votes were begun upon
the Porto Rican tariff and civil govern
ment bill and the pending amendments
and less than an hour later the meas
ure about which there had been so
much contention in and out of con.
gress. was passed by majority Of 8,
the final vote being 40 to 81. Only
committee amendments were adopted.
Mr.. Davis amendment, providing
that mo duties on imports or exports
after the passage CT this act should be
levied or collected Oh any articles i'm
ported from the United States into
Porto Rico or from Porto Rico into the
United States was lost, 80 to 40.
Without division two other amend
ments offered by Mr.. Davis, were de-
feated. Mr.. Nelson's free trade amend
ment was also lost. 20 to Al. 1t had
been evident for some time that the
bill would command a majority in the
senate. but Notwithstanding the fact
the interest In the matter. both Of SEN
ators and Of the public, had not tagged
bit.
The particularly notable speeches OF
the day were delivered by Mr.. Mason
Of Illinois. In opposition to the meas
ure. and Mr.. Foraker Of Ohio, who re-
piled to brief speech by Mr.. yelling
ton of Maryland. 1t was the Ohio
senator's desire to clear up any mis-
understanding or transformation con.
corning the BILL Mr.. Mason's speech
was argumentative, eloquent and
amusing by turns, and as it covered
the entire range OF the country's duties
and responsibilities to what the ILL
nois senator sarcastically termed ''our
in-su-lar possessions" 1t was very
interesting to his hearers.
Just before the adjournment a SEN
satiopal episode occurred In which Mr..
Wolcott Of Colorado accused Mr..
Lodge Of Massachusetts, of uttering
that which was 'unQualifiedly false"
The difficulty arose over an effort by
Mr.. Lodge to have the Spooner bill
made unfinished business. This dis
placed the Quay case, and the friends
OF the Pennsylvania senator made
things lively for half an hour
The House.
The house yesterday entered upon
consideration of the substitute for the
senate Hawaiian territorial bill under
special order which will bring the
question TO vote on Thursday after
noon at O'clock debate was in CON-
mittec of the whole, and only three of
the six speeches were pertinent to the
bill. Mr. Knox of Massachusetts.
chairman of the committee ON terri.