Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-02-08
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On Monday, in the Senate, MT. Mason
arose to question Of privilege and sharp
" attacked the British Government and
the British vice-consul at New Orleans
because Of an interview in which the
yice-consul had assailed Mr.. Mason Tor
the position he had taken In benaif OF
the Transvaal republic in its war with
Great Britain. Mr.. Hoar thought the
consul's purported remarks so serious
that il ought to be investigated by the
Government, but he deprecated any at
tack upon Great Britain. Mr.. Lodge
sharply arraigned the British consul for
his utterances against a United states
Senator, and believed it ought NOT lightly
to be passed. Mr.. Tillman delivered
forceful and characteristic speech ON the
Philippine question, in which he main
tanned that this Government ought TO ex-
tend to the Filipinos the right 10 govern
themselves, the United States guarding
them against the aggression or other ma
tons. Twenty-three pension bills were
passed. The House passed the Sulzer
resolution to investigate Secretary Gage,
which the committee on rules recommend
ed should be sent to the ways and means
committee
On Tuesday in the Senate bill pass
ed giving cannon from gunboat Nash
vile to City of Nashville. Mr.. Hoars
resolution directing rules committee TO
consider plan for enlargement of capitol
or for transacting other than legislative
business elsewhere was agreed to. MIR.
Pettigrew's resolution concerning Samo-
an treaty was referred to committee on
foreign relations. Mr.. Bacon spoke three
hours in support of his Philippine resolu-
tons. Bill granting pension of 500 a
month to mother of late Flag Lieutenant
Brumby was passed. w. V. Sullivan,
Senator from Mississippi. was sworn in.
In the House resolutions calling on Sec
rctaries of War and Navy for report Of
expenditures on account Of transportation
of troops to Philippines from May i,
1898, to Nov. /, 1899, were adopted. Bill
authorizing acceptance of site for mill
tary post near Des Moines, Iowa, was
passed. Committee decided to report no
river and harbor bill this session.
In the Senate on wednesday debate,
ordinarily calm and digni6ed, burst into
passionate utterances and bitter recrim-
nations. Senators hurled denunciation
at one another until the audience quiv-
cred with excitement. Mr.. Pettigrew,
sought to have read a resolution embody-
ing a document written by Emilio Agui-
naldo upon the Filipino insurrection and
containing his version of the alleged rec
ognition of the Filipino republic by Adj
miral Dewey. Senator Lodge protested
against printing the document in any
form, and read letter from Admiral
Dewey, in which that portion of Agui-
naldo's statement relating to the admiral
was denounced as a tissue Of falsehoods.
Nearly the entire morning hour in the
Senate on Thursday was occupied by
Mr.. Allen in discussing the report of Sec
rotary Gage concerning his transactions
with the National City Bank Of New
York. Mr.. Allen claimed Mr.. Cages re-
ply had not been sufficient. Mr.. Daniel
delivered an extended speech in oppose
ton to the pending financial measure.
Bills were passed to reimburse Wyoming
for money expended in protecting the
Yellowstone National Park, and to en-
large the powers of the Choctaw, Okla
homa and Gulf Railroad. In the House
debate on the Indian appropriation bill
took wide range, the feature being a
strong speech in favor of expansion by
Mr.. Sibley (Dem., Pa.). The conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill was
adopted. 1t was only partial agree
ment. Two items were still in dispute.
One OF these-the appropriation for the
public building at Kansas City was
agreed to, and the House still insisted up
on its disagreement TO the appropriation
of $4,000 for the observation of the
eclipse of the sun next May, as $4,000
had been given the Smithsonian Institu-
ton for the same purpose.
In the Senate on Friday an effort by
Senator Pettigrew to discuss the Philip
pine question was of no avail, as he was
met by point of order which took him
from the floor. He had gotten only SO
far as to charge that the great journals
of the country would not publish the facts
concerning the Philippine war. Srfbse-
quently he offered another resolution on
which he will speak next week. Senator
Allen concluded his speech in arraign-
ment Of Secretary Gage because of his
transactions with the National City Bank
of New York. He had previously intro
duced resolution providing for an in
vestigation by the Senate OF the Treasury
Department, but objection to its consid-
Grafton sent it over until next week Adj
Journed until Monday. In the House the
day was devoted to the Indian appropria-
ton bill. When the appropriation for
Indian schools was reached an effort was
inaugurated by Mr.. Fitzgerald Of New
iorh W permit the secretary OF the In
terror to contract with schools for the
education of Indian children where the
Government lacks facilities. No appro-
priation is made for contract schools in
this bill. 1t is claimed that present In
dian school facilities are inadequate. At
an evening session pension bills were to
be considered but the point of no quo
run! was raised and none were passed.
No session of the Senate was held on
Saturday. The House passed the Indian
appropriation bill. 1t was slightly
amended in unimportant particulars. An
attempt to revive the policy of making
contracts with religious schools for the
education of Indian children, which has
been gradually abandoned by the govern
men during the last FIVE years, failed on
the ruling of the chair that the amend
ment offered was out of order. The lat
ter part of the session was devoted to
eulogies upon the life and public services
of the late Representative Ermentrout
of Pennsylvania.