Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-02-09
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wssAinsto. .eb. Am effort Of Pettisrew
. Discuss the Philippine question was Of no
Nook him from the floor. He had gotten only
% far o to charge that the great journals OF
sAe country would not publish the facts con.
s6ered another resolution, on which he viii
speak next week. Allen Of Nebraska concluded
his speech In arraignment Of Secretary Gage:
because Of his transactions with the National
City bank OF New York. .-s
A bill giving Cuban vessels the most favored
nation treatment In American ports was passed.
After the reception Of the presidents message
report and reference to the insulsr committee,
the house resumed consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill. At the evening session Tai
SION OF private pension bills because there was
10 quorum present, and . deadlock ensued,
which could not be broken.
.s,- o.. HOUSE.
Washington. Feb. s-1he Indian appropria;,
tion bill was passed. It was slightly amended
IN unimportant particulars. An attempt to
revive the policy Of making contracts with re-
ngious schools for the education OF Indian
children, which has been gradually abandoned
ey the government during the last 1--WE years,
failed on the ruling OF the chair that the amend
nent offered was out OF order
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. h--Senator Gallery. OF
don, advised turning the islands loose. las soon
% we can get rid Of them" 1t would be better
providing form of government for Porto Rico
VAS favorably reported. A bill was passed
authorizing the construction OF bridge across
The Mississippi at Dubuque
The democrats Of the house continued their
assaults upon the Philippine policy OF the
administration during the general debate upon
ei and derR oi
vigorously opposed the retention OF the islands
SENATE.
Washington. Feb. 6.-The senate finance
committee today reported new section to the
finance bill as follows: THAT the provisions OF
9his act arc not intended to place any Obstacles
IN the way OF accomplishing international bi.
metallism, provided same be received by the
nations OF the world and at q ratio which shall
insure tho permanence Of the relative value
between gold and silver" Gallery concluded
made q legal argument against the proposed
suffrage amendment to the constitution OF
North Carolina. Pettus offered m amendment
strued 10 AFFECT the present legal tender Ct sill
yer dollars. Chandler proposed an amendment
making both the gold and silver dollars the
unit Of value.
The Philippine question again occupied tho
attention Of the house The feature of the de-
bate was the speech OF Williams, q Mississippi.
who presented an argument against annexation
Of the Philippines which attracted much atten'
ton. It was devoted almost entirely to the
commercial aspects Of the acquisition: holding
that the absorption Of the islands would be u!ti.
nately ruinous to the American producers OF
cotton, rice, tobacco, hemp and sugar.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb, 7.-Vest Of Missouri, pro-
posed an amendment to the financial bill pro.
viding that the secretary OF the treasury shall
prepared s2O.OCO.OOO in treasury notes, to be
legal tender and to be loaned by the secretary
9: the treasury to anybody who may deposit posi-
the same interest as the bonds DEPOSITED;
Depew, of New York, called attention to the
remarks made few days ago by PettiRrew, in
which he said that Commissioner Ssh1 9aiinn
Depew said he had received letter from Schur.
man, who stat,d the charge was absolutely
without foundation PettigIew IN reply said:
withheld and what information ia being sent to
the United States is CARRIED: and charge ttat
We attacked an ally and made compact WIZ
against the per ding financial bill. Allen, In
discussing the money question said 1t was his
solemn conviction that It Is the purpose OF
trainers of the senate financial bill forever 70
perpetuate the national debt"
The house resumed consideration OF tho dip
lomatic consular appropriation bill. Shafroth
Of Colorado, spoke IN favor OF mediation by the
United States in the South African war. He
said 8 900 Dutch native-born residents OF Guiana
were petitioning for relief from grievances sim
liar to those complained Of by the British In
South Africa. Grosvenor. OF Ohio. suggested
that commission Of twenty-five members at
salaries Of $4,000 each be appointed to roam
over the earth to discover where wrongs Were
committed and report to the house in order that
she United States might go to war every time
the kin Ct any OF our constituents were op
pressed. After several minor amendments were
adopted the bill passed.
SENATE
Washington, Feb. 8.-Allen and CocErell
made addresses on the pending financial bill.
A large number of bills Of minor Importance
were passed.