The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-16
JONES
Rurs Foed TOwnsile Boards and
Olher0 Matters.

WAEBaSGTON. MARCH t5-At the be-
EhunkpE of today's session OF the senate
Mr- Junes. of Arkansas. offered the fo,-
hawiTv ahich was adopted
whereas. frequent complaints are be
1szE mtade from many ,esctions OF the In
dian Territory that the townslte COM
misuiUuers ATE Incompetent. inattent.ve
~ thrh dt1ties and are not dlschargirg z
aAe dutieE incumbent upon them
~'fnes0trea that the committee on In
sIkan AFFAIRS be directed to inquire into
ahe truth a these allegations and report
20 Ghc senate"
When movrng business had been finish
I'd. Mr.. Sullivan, Of Miss, took the floor
70 deIivef his announced speech on our
urlattons With the Philippines hut at the
rugncst OF Mr. Allison he yielded for i'm
angdiate c0rmlderation Of the bin appro-
Uniafhg Tor the benefit and government
spf POrtO tico revenue collected on inn
gIUrtaticns therefrom.
nar. 3oncs. OF Arkansas. offered the fol-
10wing Substitute for the bill.
~-rhnt nal duties collected TO this da'e
u4ron articles imported into the United
8tntes from Porto Rico since the 18th
eksy or Apwil 1899, the date Of the ex-
change OF Publications OF peace between
spain and the United states be returnei
W The persons from whom they were co 2
zurted and from the passage % this act
mo duiies shah be collected on artic es
vDmirg from Porto Rico"
The amendment offered by Mr. Jones,
,3f ArS.ansas. 70 the Porto Rican aprro-
rriazDn bill precipitated a Lengthy d's-
,..mssi0n VI the whole Porto Rican sub
ScUmmittee on the power of the United
Eaa4es to collect the tax Mr.. Cockreil
N Missouri. opposed the amendment OF
MY. Jo.ses ard thought there should b;
r,oshing more than the Appropriation bill
passed al this. tine Other senator's who
mnxfIcipated in the debate were Messfs
SspO0ner. Lindsay Stewart Foraker
Kenney and Bacon.
Senator Proctor Of Vermont today IN
Rruduced bl.i providing for the preven
wyrw 81 the aduiteration OF fds. II auth
q5rfxes the creation OF bureau OF chem,s
ary Ia the agricultural department anf
roIarrs the regulation OF aduiteratons II
uiB ~,harge.
T5AII1NGER GETS EXCITED.
81 aNsert most emphatically that whei
uhc senator says I told him not 20 speal
en- Ihis subject. he does not tell tn
azufh.
Thk was the sensational retort mad
I'm the senate today BY Mr.. Gallinger. re
nvubIirsn OF New Hampshire. TO a state
Mncnt made hy Mr.. Penrose
senators were astounded and the aud
nors IN the galleries qIivered with ex
'o.leeruent There had scarcely been IN
'alHKhtest inttmahon that the debat
would take such a turn. For neari
three hours the senate had had unde
discussion the bill appropr'atlng g.O9i
600 Tor the berielt OF the people OF Poi
60 Rico Mr. Fairbanks. Of Ind ana, Ia
yuaf concluded some remarks on tn
nmeasure anf suggested that the senat
wrorced TO the. consideration Of executsy
UICsinssa ~
Pendlnv motion 70 that effect, M
lfncnrose suggested that a time be IKE
Mur n vote on the Quay case In IN
srOaFse OF his remarks he intmated th'
~urrtasa SENATORS were throwing obstacl'
ina the way o. vote and Indicated thi
NEr Csiilnger was one OF those senator
nar Ganinger quietly replied that I
'ssssired 20 be heard on the question, b'
Had not an opportunity 20 speak.
IN mis- statement MIR. Penrose rotor
ed that the New Hampshire senator hs
assured him he did not expect TO spea
en- the Quay case.
INSTANTLY Mr. Gallinger was ON his fe
nnd WIN evident feeling and with gre
weheanence replied as above quoted.