New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-03-14
CONTROL O PHILIPPINES.
Favorable Report Made on Meas
tre introduced in the Senate
by Senator Spooner:
PRESIDENTS PORTO RIcopoLlcYUpHELD
Resolution i'm the House to Pay the
War Debt from Cuban Receipts
Pacific Cable to Hawaii, the Phil
tppines and japan Favored-Other
Congressional Proceedings.

tppines and japan FavOred-Other
| Congressional PROCEEDINGS,
Washington, March 5.-The pension
appropriation bill ($144,OOO, OOO) was
read in the senate on Saturday, Sen
ator Teller criticised the currency bill
and 3S private pension bills were
passed.
Washington, March 6.-The pension
appropriation bill ($145,245,23o) was
passed in the senate yesterday, and
bills were introduced for control of
the Philippines and for free trade be-
! tween the United States and Porto
! Rico. Thomas r. Bard, the recently
elected senator from California, took
the oath of Office. The bill of Senator
Spooner wis., for control of the
Philippines was favorably reported,
and is as follows:
"That when all Instruction against the
sovereignty and authority of the United
States in the Philippine islands acquired
from Spain by the treaty concluded at
Paris on the tenth day of December, 1898,
shall have been completely suppressed by
the military and naval forces of the Unit
y
powers necessary to govern the said is
lands shall, until otherwise provided by
congress-, be vested in such person and
persons, and shall be exercised in such
manner, as the president of the United
States shall direct for maintaining and
protecting the Inhabitants of said islands
in the free enjoyment of their liberty, prop
erty and religion
Washington, March by vote of
AZ to 26 the senate yesterday passed
the currency reform bill as agreed
upon in conference. A resolution was
introduced authorizing the president
to govern the Philippines until con-
gress shall otherwise provide. Senator
Hoar gave notice of an amendment
to the diplomatic appropriation bill
providing for the payment of $250,ooo
to Liliukalani.
Washington, March 8. - Senator
Lodge (Mass.), chairman of the Philip
pine committee, in a speech in the SEN
ate yesterday upheld the presidents
policy toward the islands, saying it was
cat once courageous, wise and patriot
&C." A favorable report was made on
; the house bill providing that the rev.
enues collected from Porto Rico be eX-
pended on that island.
! Washington, March 9.-Formal dis
cussion of the Porto Rico tariff and
government bill was begun in the SEN
ate yesterday, Senator Foraker CO.,
speaking in favor of the measure and
Senator Pettus (Ala.) in opposition.
Washington, March 1O.-The Hay
! Pauncefote treaty, amended SO as to
give the United States control over
the Nicaragua canal, was reported to
the senate yesterday, and Senator
Lindsay (Ky.) spoke in opposition to
the Porto Rican tariff bill.
House.
! Washington, March SIN the house
on Saturday the death of Representa-
tive Epes, of Virginia, was an
nounced, appropriate resolutions were
! adopted and a committee appointed
: to attend the funeral.
! Washington, March GA bill was
| introduced in the house yesterday to
/ repeal duties on printing paper. Fill
clustering prevented the passage of
, bill to incorporate the Frederick
: Douglass Memorial and Historical as
ISOLATION.
Washington, March I'm the house
, yesterday a resolution was introduced
to deduct from the monthly receipts
! of Cuba IS per cent. of the total amount
! collected until the sum expended by
; the United States on behalf of Cuba
, during the war with Spain is paid. A
favorable report was made on the bill
! for a Pacific cable connecting this
country with Hawaii, the Philippines
/ and Japan. .>
| Washington, March 8. - The confer
ence report on the currency bill was
presented to the house yesterday. The
death of Mr.. Harmer, of Pennsylvania,
was announced, and an adjournment
taken as mark of respect.
Washington, March 9.-In the house
yesterday it was decided to vote on
the financial bill next Friday William
F. Aldrich (rep) was given the seat
occupied by G. A. Robbins (dem.) from
the Fourth district of Alabama.
Washington, March 1O.-Mr. Hep
burn Qa.) introduced bill in the
house yesterday providing that no
picture or description of any prize
fight or pugihstic encounter or any
proposal for betting on a fight shall
be transmitted in the mails or by any
common carrier engaged in interstate
commerce, whether in a newspaper OF
periodical, or in any other form. The
penalty is to be imprisonment not ex.
ceeding one year, or fine not exceed.
ing 1000. Ninety-seven pension bills
were passed. H. >5.. Il. /. S &>s a....@z. +.
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