Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-03-03
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Senator Penrose (Pa.) succeeded In get
ting the Quay case before the senate oi
the nd after q sharp parliamentary
squabble. His motion for considering tho
question was finally carried by vote OF
"a to %. Senator Daniel (va.) then de-
livered q speech In which he vigorously
supported Mr. Quay's right 70 q seat.
At the conclusion Of Senator Daniels
speech the Hawaiian government bill was
taken up and Senator Morgan (Ala.) re-
sumed his speech. Senator Vest (Mo.)
and Senator Foraker CO., also delivered
speeches anent the bill. The report Of
the conference on the financial bill was
then read. The house debated the Puer-
to Rican tariff bill and agreed to take
vote on the measure on the 9th. A
night session was also held to consider the
bill.
Throughout the session on the oath the
senate had under consideration the Ha-
waiian government bill. The discussion
took n wide range and Senator Tillman
Is. CO. made q characteristic speech. In
the course OF which he made an attack
upon Senator Morgan (Ala.). and vigor-
ously opposed many provisions OF the
bill. particularly those which related to
suffrage. The bill introduced by Senator
Pettigrew Is. d. to aid states embrace
Ing public lands to support school OF
mines was passed. The debate on the
Puerto Rican tariff bill In the house
brought out a speech by Mr.. Tawney
Mimi scoring Mr.. Littlefeld (Nc.) for
his speech of the previous day. Several
other speeches were made for and against
the bill. Mr. Thayer (Mass.) closing the
day with defense Of the anti-imperial-
lists.
The discussion OF the right OF Mr.. Quay
to seat In the senate as n member
from Pennsylvania was begun on the
18th by Senator Turley (Tenn.). He pre-
sented a constitutional argument against
the seating Of Mr.. Quay. The Hawaiian
lively discussion ensued between SEN
ators Tiliman Is. c. and spooner (Wis.).
in which the former admitted that ballot
boxes had been stuffed and negroes shot
down in the south to maintain white
domination. Little progress was made
on the bill. Senator Depew IN. ~ in
troduced a bill to establish the Univer-
sity OF the United States. A bill was In
troduced by Senator Clark CWyo.) for the
admission of Arizona as q state. The
house took up the Puerto Rican tariff
bill and extended the general debate
upon II for another day.
Senator Depew IN. ~ on the 9th made
q speech In the senate on the Philippine
question strongly upholding the policy OF
the administration. Senator Turley
(Tenn.) then concluded his speech on the
Quay case and the Hawaiian government
bill was taken UP, but little progress was
made. An agreement was reached. how
ever. that final vote on the measure
should be taken the following day. The
house closed the general debate on the
Puerto Rican tariff bill. Mr.. Dolliver Qa.)
and Mr.. Bailey (Tex.) making the closing
arguments. There was also night ses-
sion. at which the speeches made were
all against the bill.
The senate on the 18th considered the
Hawaiian government bill for four
hours. but practically no progress was
made and the final vote on the measure
was postponed until four o'clock the next
day. Senator Aldrich (R. - made an ex-
PLANTATION of the work Of the conferees
on the financial bill which caused an UNI
expected and spirited debate. Senator
McLaurin Is. c. then made q speech on
the Philippine question. being the first
democrat In the senate TO declare for
expansion. The battle royal over the
Puerto Rican tariff bill ended In the house
in sweeping victory for the republi-
cans. The bill. as amended, SO as to re-
duce the tariff from Is to Is per cent.
Of the American tariff and limiting Its
life to two years, was passed by vote
OF 172 yeas to 16l nays. Several members
OF both sides were brought from sick
beds In order to vote on the measure.
The republicans INDUCED In demonstra-
lions OF delight when the final result was
annotinred