Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-11
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Washington. Jan. Ain accordance
with notice previously given by him,
Senator Aldrich rep, R. ~ opened
the discussion of the financial bill in
the senate with a speech in explana-
ton of the senate substitute for the
house bill. After he had concluded,
the senate adjourned until Monday
for the purpose, it is understood, OF
giving those who may wish to reply
an opportunity to study his presenta-
ton of the subject. The Pettigrew
resolution concerning the Philippine
war went over until Monday, when it
is understood some senator's will ask
to be heard. Senator Beverage (rep.,
Ind also gave notice of speech for
Tuesday on the Philippine question,
prefacing his notice with a resolution
declaring his own position on the SUBJ
ject.
Washington Jan. S.--During the
discussion in the senate of the resolu-
ton inquiry offered by Pettigrew
(pop., S. d. some sensational state
ments were made regarding the atti-
tude of the United States towards the
Filipino insurgents. Senator Petit
grew declared his government had at =
tackled it's allies and thereby been
guilty of the grossest treachery. This
Ctatpmant rGsanfnI WFnpnllV hV
Senator Lodge rep, Mass.) who de-
clared the government had done moth
ing of the kind, that not even remotely
had it recognized the so-called govern
ment of the Filipinos Senator Nor
gan (dem., Ala.) spoke against the
Pritchard resolution which condemns
racial restrictions on suffrage and at
tacks the new constitution of North
Carolina. He discussed the negro
question in general maintaining there
was natural deficiency in the blacks,
morally, sociallyand Intellectually. He
declared that in many places in the
south thousands of negro voters in
doubtful counties We're bought for 81
each. IF southern white men," said
he, "have falsifed election returns,
they have a stronger. if not better
reason that they are acting upon the
same law of self-defense that insulted,
outraged human nature resorts to for
the protection of homes and families
from race that sets at defiance all
moral restraints upon their brutal de-
sires." This evil. he thought, would
end only when the United States had
provided a home for the negro race
suited to their traits. The bill amend
ing the dependent act of June 81. 1890,
was passed providing that in case a
widow shall have resources" instead
of an 'income" from which $3.50 a
year is derived or derivable she shall
not be pensionable further. The bin
does not apply to widows who have
married former soldiers. since June
81, 1890 The bill was also passed pro-
viding that widows pension shall
commence with the application an6l
not at the date of the soldiers death.
The senate took up the Samoan treaty
in executive session. Senator Davis,
chairman of the committee on foreign
made a brief explanatory
statement He referred to the HOSTILE
ties of last summer, saying these were
merely a forerunner of what might
have occurred on far larger scale If
the tripartite arrangement between
the United States, Great Britain and
Germany had been permitted to con-
tinue in force He contended that
Germany had simply made n quit
claim deed to the United States and
that in turn the United States had
quitclaimed to Germany Senator Ba-
con stated his opposition to the treaty.
Washington, Jan. S.-The house or
dered two Investigations as result of
resolutions introduced by representa-
tive Lentz of Ohio. The first will be
an investigation by the committee on
postofTices and postroads into the
charge that two federal appointees of
the president Postmaster John G.
Graham of Provo City Utah and
Postmaster Orson Smith Of Logan,
Utah. are under indictment as polyga-
mists. The other the general in
vestigation Of ne military committee
into the conduct of Gen. Merriam and
United States army officers during the
Wardner, Idaho riots and subsequent A
thereto