Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-25
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was easily reached in the senate yes
terday to take the final vote on the
pending bill fixing gold as the stand
ard of value in the United States ON
Feb. ID.
After several days Of debate the
drag-net resolution of inquiry regard
ing the conduct of the Philippine war
was adopted. 1t was introduced by
Mr.. Hoar Of Massachusetts and prac.
tically was adopted as a general sub
stitute for resolutions Of a similar, but
less extended character offered by Mr..
Pettigrew and Mr.. Lodge. Beyond u
vigorous speech by Mr.. Pettigrew the
resolution aroused no debate, as il was
within the discretion of the president
to send or not send any Of the informa-
ton requested.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Hale of
Maine asking for information as to the
seizure Of -four by the British author
tiles was adopted, but only after a
spirited debate and after the resolu-
tion had been materially amended.
Mr.. Davis, chairman OF the committee
on foreign relations, made a sharp at
tack upon the resolution, but withdrew
his objections after it had been amend
ed.
Mr.. Teller, Silver, Of Colorado. adj
dressed the senate upon the financial
bill and will continue his speech today.
n House.
The house had another debate YES
terday over the sale Of the New York
custom house by Secretary Gage. MI.
SulZer of New York, the author of the
resolution for Jan investigation Of the
secretary's transaction with the New
York banks, started the ball rolling by
charging that the mandate had al
ready gone forth to suppress it. Mr..
Sibley, a Pennsylvania Democrat,
formerly a radical advocate Of free sill
YER, and who is now out of sympathy
with the Democrats i'll the house.
warmly commended Mr.. Cages course.
The statement precipitated a debate
which lasted almost three hours. Mr..
GrosvenOr of Ohio explained that the
committee on rules, to which the SulZ-
er resolution had gone, had not acted
because no evidence had been pro-
duced before the committee TO warrant
the ordel .ng Of such a ~far-reaching in
vestigation. Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa as
sailed Mr.. SulZer for some of his ex-
~travagant statements and declared
there ought to be some way to rebuke
a member for ~slandering honOred Of
ficials. Later in the day, during the
discussion Of the appropriations for the
army, Mr.. Cannon, in charge of the
bill, challenged any member to move
to strike 1t out. Mr.. Williams of Mis-
sissippi replied to Mr.. Cannon in an
eloquent speech in which he affirmed
the loyalty of every American citizen
to the flag. and charged Mr.. Cannon
with shrewdly issuing a challenge that
he knew would not be accepted. The
urgent deficiency bill was passed with
only one unimportant amendment.
Washington, Jan. 19.-FOr an hour
yesterday Mr.. Wellington of Maryland
occupied the attention Of the senate,
continuing the debate on the Philip
pine question. He took as his text the
resolution he introduced last Tuesday
providing that the United States
should not take permanent possession
Of the archipelago, but after subduinS
the inSurrection, which he sincerely de-
plored. should confer upon the Filipino
the right to govern themselves, offer
ing them such protection as. they
might need.
Mr.. Teller of Colorado resumed his
speech on the financial bill, in the
course Of which he arraigned Secre-
.tary Gage for his negotiations with the
National City Bank of New York. He
had not concluded his remarks when
he suspended for the day.
The House. rt p
The house passed the senate bill ex-
tending the powers of the director OF
the census. after striking out the COM
mittee amendment to authorize the di-
rector to contract for extra printing
with private contractors. The whole
fight was upon the an >ndment. The
influence of the public printer and the
labor organizations of the country
were employed against it, and after a
debate of several hours it was over
whelmincly defeated. The publica-
ton of the bulletins of the census will
be made by the public printer as in
the past.
Washington. Jan. 2O.-A speech, SEN
satiCnal in it's interest and ~internation-
al in its Importance, was delivered IN
the senate yesterday by Mr.. Hale OF
Maize. The occasion CT the utterance
100, .bo eipnpIn n1aStinn whether a