The true northerner., 1900-03-15
CONTROL OF PHILIPPINES.
Favorable Report Made on Meas
ure Introduced in the Senate
by Senator Spooner.
PRESIDENTS PORTO RICO POLICY UPHELD
Resolution I'm the House to Pay the
War Debt from Cuban Receipts
Pacific Cable 10 Hawaii, the Phil
isrines and Japan Favored-Other
Congregational Proceedings.

Washington, March 6.-The pension
appropriation bill ($145,245, ,230) 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 II. 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 insurrection 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
ed States. all military, civil and judicial
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
A to 26 the senate yesterday passed
the currency reform bill as agreed
upon tn 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 $250,000
to Liliukalani.
Washington, March S. - Senator
Lodge (Mass.), chairman of the Philip
pine committee, in a speech in the SEN
ate yesterday upheld the president 5
policy toward the islands, saying il was
lat once courageous, wise and patriot
ic." 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 (Oo
speaking in favor of the measure and
Senator Pettus (Ala.) in opposition.
Washington. March 10.-The Hay
Pauncefote treaty, amended so as ia
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.
Washington. March 10. - The senate
on Saturday passed the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. after de-
feating an amendment to give former
Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii $50, ,00C
and an annuity of $4,000.
House.
Washington. March Ga bill was
introduced in the house yesterday to
repeal duties on printing paper. Fill
clustering prevented the passage OF
a bill to incorporate the Frederick
Douglass Memorial and Historical as
sociation.
Washington. March I'm the house
Yesterday resolution was introduced
TO deduct from the monthly receipts
of Cuba 25 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
favorabls report was made on the bill
for a Pacific cable connecting this
country with Hawaii, the Philippines
and Japan.
Washington. March s. - The confer
ence report on the currency bill was
presented to the house yesterday. The
death of Mr.. Harmer, of Pennsylvania
4 4 Il
taken as a mark Of respect.
Washington. March 9.-In the house
Yesterday il was decided TO vote or
the financial bill next Friday. William
f. Aldrich (rep.) was given the seat
occupied by G.. 4. Robbins (dem.) from
the Fourth district of Alabama.
Washington. March 10.-Mr. Hep
burn 0a.) introduced a bill in the
house yesterday providing that nc
picture or description of any prize
fight or pugilistic encounter or any
proposal for betting on n fight shall
be transmitted i'm the mails or by any
common carrier engaged in interstate
commerce. whether in newspaper oI
periodical, or in any other form. The
penalty is TO be imprisonment not ex
ceeding one year. or fine not exceed
ing 81 900. Ninety-seven pension bills
were passed.
Washington. March 12. ~ In the
house on Saturday it was agreed tc
take up the bin providing for the gov
ernment of Hawaii on April 3, the final
vote TO be taken on April at four p. IN
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