The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-26
Emergency River and HarbOr
Bill FayOrably Reported.
NO INCREASE OF THE ARMY
Both Senate and House Hard At Work +
Pensions for the Widows Of Gallant OH.
GERS Trying to KIN The NIea-
ragua Canal Bill.

WASHINGTON. May 25--The dis
cusslon Of the spooner Philippine bill
was continued m the senate today by
Morgan (dem.J OF AIebema. On the
general question Of ownership and gov
ernment by the United States Of the
Philippine islands. he was in acord
with Senators spooner and Lodge, but
he regarded the pending bill as un-
wise and dangerous legislation. because
Of the great power it placed in the
hands of the president He was salts
fed however. that the measure would
not be passed by this congress. and
declared that 1t was being used as
foil TO thrust aside the Nicaragua
canal bill.
Much Of his speech was devoted TO
the canal bill and to a denunciation Of
the efforts to prevent its enactment
at this session.
The house today devoted two hours
to a consideration OF the Alaskan civ
II government bill without completing
II. The session from noon until ad-
journment. was devoted under rule to
private pension bills. Talbert (delS:.)
or South Carolina, who abandoned his
obstructive tactics few weeks ago,
was again in evidence today.
After 80 bills had been favorably
acted upon by the house committee
OF whole. Talbert blocked their passage
In the house with point Of no quorum.
Among the bills favorably acted upon
today were senate bills to pension the
widow OF the late Captain Gridley. who
commanded the Olympia in the battle
Of Manila. at $50 per month; the widow
Of the late Commodore w. S. Meade. at
$40 per month. and the widow Of the
late General NJ. F. Force, Of Ohio, at
$50 per month.
The latter case is a very pathetic
one. General Force was the republi-
can candidate for governor of Ohio in
1873. Subsequently he was minister TO
France. Since his death. Mrs. Force
has fallen into destitute circumstances
end is now engaged In truck farming
near Cincinnati.
Senator Carter, Of Montana. today
presented the certificate OF Governor
Smith appointing Honorable Martin
Masinnis to all the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation Of Senator Clark.
Through its charge here. Mr. Heiso-
no Mabel Shima, Of the Japanese gov
eminent has Joined the Chinese gov
eminent in a strong protest against
the compulsory incubation Of Japanese
and Chinese in San Francisco with an
ti-plague serum. The Japanese protest
is much more energetic and forcible
in its terms than that lodged by the
Chinese government. The Japanese
claim that the rule must be general
and include Caucasians as well as yell
low men.
Chairman Hull of the house COM
mittee on military affairs today stated
definitely that owing to she lateness of
the session 1t would be impossible to
consider the bill to Increase the eff
cheney of the army.
The senate committee on commerce,
through Senator Mcmillan, today re-
ported the emergency river and harbor
bill. The general appropriation made
by the bill was increased from 100000
to $25O,OOO and the following addition
al harbors. rivers, ETC., of which sur
veys are to be made, were authorized:
Columbia river Greg IN; for canal
at The Dalles rapids; Snake liver, Ida
no and Washington. from the head of
to the Columbia river.