Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-13
FIFTY-STXTH CONGRESS.
Washington, March Is
SENATE.

Mr.. Foster introduced o bill author.
lzing the construction and operation by
the Uoited States OF telegraphic cables
between the Pacific coast, 10 the State
OF Washington and the District Of
Alaska.
Mr. Hoar presented a memorial
signed by q number OF colored citizens
protesting against the language used BY
Senator Tillmsn In q speech on the
floor of the Senate February 26, 10
which he said: 1--WE bull dozed the
niggers and We shot them, and we are
not ashamed of it,"
Mr.. Proctor offered 40 amendment
to the House Puerto Ricau bill provid-
ing that the President may, 10 his dis.
erection, appoint as Governor OF Puerto
Rico, an officer on the active list oil
either the army or navy.
Mr.. Cullom, from the committee on
appropriations, reported favorably the
legislative appropriation bill and gave
notice that he would call it up for con.
siderstion tomorrow.
Mr.. Bard, the new member from
California, was appointed to the CON-
mittees on railroads, public lands,
manufactures, woman suffrage and Pc
tomsc river front.
At the conclusion of routine business
the Puerto Riaan bill was taken up and
Mr.. Turner was recognized for speech.
He yielded the floor to Mr.. Allen who
denied that be had changed his views
reg arding the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at a ratio OF 16 to /, as had
been charged by many newspapers and
industriously circulated 10 Nebraska.
His faith, he said, was as firm 10 silver
as IT ever was. That principle should
not be abandoned.
Mr.. Butler also stated that he was
still true to silver, but he had been mis-.
represented.
Mr.. Turner then proceeded with bic
speech. He said the Puerto Rican bill
was 10 defiance of the constitution, and
would not be sustained by the courts.
He severely arrsigned the republican
administration also for its Philippine
policy said our troops ought to with
draw and our only holdings in these is
lands ought to bs only sufficient for
for naval, c0aling and military
purposes, and after that we could
make treaties 10 increase our COM
MERGE. The war had cost millions OF
dollars and 10000 lives, and 10 the case
of Puerto Rico we proposed q policy
that could not stand.
HOUSE.
10 anticipation of the vote today on
the passage of the finance bill, there
was a fairly large attendance of MEM
bers.
Mr.. Grow denied newspaper slate
mept that he had said the Porto RicAn
tariff was an outrage and robbery on
the people ofthe island. He had voted
for the bill and believed the tariff
should be much higher than 1t Is.
The debate on the finance bill was
then commenced under the rule agre: =
ing upon q vote at 4:30 this afternoon.
Mr.. Overstreet explained the differ
ence between the bill as it now comes
from the Senate and the measure as il
or einslIy passed the House.
The passage of the bill by the House
today will be the final feature OF con-
gre s:ional action on the bill which wi !
then 90 to the President for bis sigma.
ture.
Mr.. Overstreet ia response to q query
from Mr.. Williams said there was alb
solutely nothing ia the bill that held out
the slightest hope for biwetallism in
this country under present conditions.
Republican applause.