Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-09

senate to proceed with the Quay case
Wednesday.
Washington, March 31-The house
finished up a nard weeks work by
passing the Notifications and appropri-
alton bill. Not single amendment
was offered and the bill passed as il
came from the committee. 1t carries
$7,093, 48S
Washington. April 2.-Advocates
and opponents of the Porto Rican tar
iff government bill waged a vigorous
war in the senate for more than seven
hours. The galleries we're crowded.
The speeches were good and the run
ming debate unusually bright and live
ly. During the speech of Senator
Spooner (rep., Wis., particularly. the
chamber seemed to scintillate with
sparks, as he crossed argumentative
swords with some of the best debaters
on the democratic side. Senators Bate
(dem., Tenn), Cullom (rep. II.). De-
pew rep, n. W, Spooner (rep.. Wis.
Perkins (rcp., Cali and Simon (rep..
Ore.) spoke. Never since the close of
the war of the rebellion" said Senator
Spooner, in opening, has either the
president or congress been called uDon
TO solve problems equal in difficulty
with those which confront us now.
Does the constitution follow the f1ag?''
he inquired. mo, it does not. Our
army entered Cuba during the war
with Spain. Our flag is there now.
But is our constitution there? Certain
ly not. Can we legislate for Cuba?
No we cannot. Our S oldiers are
there, but our constitution is
not. The only law which follows
the flag is the law of war. The flag
follows the constitution not the con-
stitution the flag" In response to a
question asked by Senator Tillman
(dem., S. Co. Senator Spooner said:
The proposition that the constitution
extends of it's own force over acquired
territory was invented in the interests
of slavery. Senator Spooner declared
the pending measure was the most
generous ever proposed for any terri
tory belonging to the United States.
and the people of the territory were be-
ing treated thus differently from those
territories because they were in dire
distress. Senator Spooner maintained
that territory acquired by the United
States over which the constitution had
been extended could not be disposed of
by congress and demanded to know
how we could proceed to establish a
stable government under the constitu-
ton in the Philippines, for instance,
and then later cede the islands either
to another nation or to the Filipinos
themselves.
Washington, April "A possible re-
duction of war taxes was foreshadowed
III resolution adopted by the house
calling upon the secretary of the treas
ury for information as to the probable
surplus existing and what the revenue
laws would create during this and the
coming fiscal year. The resolution was
presented by Mr.. Payne, floor leader of
the majority. A bill was passed to open
TO settlement 418,000 acres in the Fort
Hall Indian reservation and $500 900
acres IN Oklahoma by ratifying agree
ments with the Indians.
washington, April 9.-This was a
notable day in the United States SEN
ate. 1t brought to close the sharpest
and most prolonged debate upon any
measure since those discussed durine
the memorable war congress" two
years ago. At 4 in the afternoon votes
were begun upon the Porto Rican tar
III and the civil government bill and
the pending amendments. In less than
an hour the measure, about which