The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-07
FlrTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.
Senate.
FORTY.SFCOND DAY.

Tor Puerto Rico by both Senate and
House President Pro. Tenn Frye laid
before the Senate the following telegram
addressed to him from Camara Com
mcrcia at San Juan de Puerto Rico:
Commissioned by people Puerto Rico
attending celebration commcmoration
anniversary birth Washington, rcques,
that for humanity sake solution be
adopted, economic problems. Every
day represents considerable loss, lead
ing TO total ruin"
Representative Richardson, of Ten.
ncssee, introduced joint resolutions in
the House against the steel trust and
against trusts in barbcd wire, wire
nails. etc. in the form similar to those
introduced by him against the sugar and
paper trusts.
FORTY-THIRD DAY.
Throughout the session the Senate
had under consideration the Hawaiian
government bill. The discussion took
a wide range but the basis OF it was an
amendment offered by Mr.. Platt
Comm as to the appointment OF ten.
TIRE OF office of the judges of the Ha.
waiian courts.
A new bill to establish the University
Of the United States was introduced by
Senator Chauncey NJ. Dcpew.
FORTY-FOURTH DAY.
After a series of conferences among
the Republicans of the House the last
of which adjourned at II p. m, an
agreement was reached on the subject
OF the Puerto Rican tariff. Mcssrs.
Payne and Dalzell were obliged to make
some very radical concessions, and the
assurance is given that the modified
bill, il passed, will be approved by the
President The compromise reduces the
proposed rate of duty of goods exported
to the United States from 2s to IS per
cent of the American tariff. and limits
the operation of the act to two years.
Formal discussion of the right OF cx-
Senator Quay to a seat m the Senate
was begun.
In the Senate Senator Scwcl reported
iavorably a bill to pay James Young, of
Middleton, Pa. $40, $3.50 for Use OF his
farm by the volunteer troops at Camp
Meade during the SpaniSh-Amcrican
war.
FORTY-F FIFTH DAY.
When the Quay case was called UP in
the Senate Mr.. Turley, Democrat, Ten
ncsscc, resumed his speech against
seating the Pennsylvania claimant He
was maintaining that the trainers OF the
constitution intended that the Legis-
laturc and not the governor should
name the senator's, except in certain
circumstances presented clearly by the
constitution.
Mr.. Depew addressed the Serate on
the Philippine question. He strongly
upheld the policy of the administration
and, in conclusion, pictured so brilliant
ly commerce and civilization moving
hand in hand for the happiness and up.
lifting of the people of the Philippines
as well as those of this country, that
the galleries were swept by a storm o,
applause.
FORTY-SIXTH DAY.
The struggle over the Puerto Ricar
tariff bill ended in the House in =
sweeping victory for the Republicans
The bill, amended as agreed upon at the
conference of Republicans on Monday
night, so as to reduce the tariff from 2s
to IS per cent. of the American tariff,
and limiting its life to two years, was
passed by vote of I72 yeas to IoI
nays.
Adulteration of food and drink was
the subject of report submitted by the
Senate committee on manufactures,
The committee announced its purpose
to adopt this uniform rule: "To pro-
hibit the sale of deleterious and TN.
healthy food products, and as to those
food products which are simply cheap
ened by adulterations, to compel the
marking OF those goods for what they
are
FORTY-SEVENTH DAY.
The Spn1ta committee ~, D,,,Er
islands and Puerto Rico, to which the
House Puerto Rican tariff bill
was referred acted very prompt
ly and substituted for it the
Foraker bill for the civil govern.
ment OF the island, amended by reduc-
ing the rates of duty therein provided
to IS per cent. instead OF rs, thus max
ing it conform 10 the House bill
Representative Sherman, of New
York, from the House committee on
commerce, has presented favorable re-
port on Representative Lacey's bill to
prohibit the interstate transportation o!
game killed in violation OF local laws.
FORTY-EIGHTH DAY.
An hour and hal! OF the session was
devoted by the Senate to consideration
OF the Quay case, Mr., Hoar presenting
constitutional argument in favor o
seating Mr., Quay on the ground mainly
that it was the intention OF the trainers
OF the constitution that the Senate al
all times should have its full quota O
members.
Within two hours after a special mes.
sage from the President recommending
the immediate passage OF a bill tc
place in his hands all the moneys col
lected upon Puerto Rican goods sine,
the Spanish evacuation of the island
to be used for the relief OF the Puerto
/ Ricans, had been read to the House
the House had passed and sent to tn.
Senate a bill to carry out the recon-
niendation.
Usually with long-lived folk toe trunk
| is long and the lnnc chnr4 L.. ....-..a-.-.-..