The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-02-08

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On Monday, in the Senate, Mr.. Mason
arose to q question of privilege and sharp
ly attacked the British Government and
the British vice-cOnsul at New Orleans
because Of an interview in which the
vice-consul had assailed Mr.. Mason for
the position he had taken in behalf of
the Transyaal republic in its war with
| Great Britain. Mr.. Hoar thought the
consurs purported remarks SO serious
that 1t ought to be investigated by the
Government, but he deprecated any at
tack upon Great Britain. Mr.. Lodge
sharply arraigned the British consul for
his utterances against United States
Senator, and believed it ought not lightly
to be passed. Mr.. Tillman delivered a
forceful and characteristic speech on the
Philippine question, in which he main
tanned that this Government ought to ex
tend to the Filipinos the right to govern
themselves, the United States guarding
them against the aggression of other ma
tions. Twenty-three pension bills were
passed. The House passed the Sulzer
resolution to investigate Secretary Gage,
which the committee on rules recommend
ed should be sent TO the ways and means
committee, as the latter committee has
the response of the Secretary in its pos
session. Passed bill to appropriate $780,
900 for military hospital at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kan, and also bill to require
officers and pilots Of steam vessels to
make oath to their applications for IL
censes. House considered the bill for
the reorganization and improvement of
the United States weather bureau, and
considerable opposition developing to sew
eral features Of the measure the House
was forced to adjourn, leaving 1t the un-
finished business.
On Tuesday in the Senate a bill pass
ed giving cannon from gunboat Nash
vile TO City of Nashville. Mr.. Hoar's
resolution directing rules committee to
consider plan for enlargement Of capitol
or for transacting other than legislative
business elsewhere was agreed to. MIR.
Pettigrew's resolution concerning Samo-
an treaty was referred to committee on
foreign relations. Mr.. Bacon spoke three
hours in support of his Philippine resolu-
tions. Bill granting pension Of $50 a
month to mother of late Flag Lieutenant
Brumby was passed. w. v. Sullivan,
Senator from Mississippi was sworn in.
In the House resolutions calling on Sec
retaries of War and Navy for report of
expenditures on account Of transportation
Of troops to Philippines from May /,
1898, to Nov. /, 1899, were adopted. Bill
authorizing acceptance of site for mill
tary post near Des Moines, Iowa, was
passed. Committee decided to report no
river and harbor bill this session.
In the Senate on Wednesday debate,
ordinarily calm and dignified, burst into
passionate utterances and bitter recrim-
nations. Senators hurled denunciation
at one another until the audience Quiv
cred with excitement. Mr.. Pettigrew
sought to have read n resolution embOdy-
ing document written by Emilio Agui-
naldo upon the Filipino insurrection and
his version Of the alleged rec
ognition of the Filipino republic by Ad-
miral Dewey. Senator Lodge protested
against printing the document in any
form, and read n letter from Admiral
Dewey, in which that portion Of Agui-
was denounced as tissue of falsehoods.
Nearly the entire morning hour in the
Senate on Thursday was occupied by
Mr.. Allen in discussing the report of Sec
retary Gage concerning his transactions
with the National City Bank of New
York. Mr.. Allen claimed Mr.. Cages re-
ply had no: been sufficient. Mr.. Daniel |
delivered an extended speech in opposi-
ion 20 the pending financial measure.
Bills were passed TO reimburse Wyoming |
Tor money expended in protecting the |
I'll
arge the powers of the Choctaw, Okla |
loma and Gulf Railroad. In the House |
lebate on the Indian appropriation bill |
look wide range, the feature being |
strong speech in favor of expansion by |
Mr.. Sibley Dem., Pa.). The conference |
report on the urgent deficiency bill was |
adopted. 1t was only a partial agree |
nent. Two items were still in dispute. |
One Of these-the appropriation for the |
>ublic building at Kansas City-was !
agreed to, and the House still insisted up
IN its disagreement to the appropriation
II $1,000 for the observation of the |
eclipse of the sun next May, as $1,000
,ad been given the Smithsonian Institu-
ion for the same purpose.
In the Senate on Friday an effort by /
Senator Pettigrew to discuss the Philip
,ine question was of no avail, as he was
net by a point of order which took him
rom the floor. He had gotten only so
ar as to charge that the great journals
f the country would not publish the facts
concerning the Philippine war. Subse-
luently he offered another resolution on
which he will speak next week. Senator
Allen concluded his speech in arraign-
nent of Secretary Gage because Of his
with the National City Bank
# New York. He had previously intro
luced resolution providing for an in
'estigatiOn by the Senate of the Treasury
Department, but objection to its consid
ration sent it over until next week. Ad
ourned until Monday. In the House the
lay was devoted to the Indian apprOpria-
ion bill. When the appropriation for
indian schools was reached an effort was
by Mr.. Fitzgerald of New
FORK to permit the Secretary of the In
erior to contract with schools for the
ducation of Indian children where the
Government lacks facilities. No appro-
ration is made for contract schools in
his bill. 1t is claimed that present In
ian school facilities are inadequate. At
n evening session pension bills were to
e considered, but the point of no quo
um was raised and none were passed.
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