Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-15

In the Senate on Monde, /,
chairman of the COMMITTEES \,
ands and Porto Rico, repor ta y Y
viding a form of goverp pu',eaat
Rico. Senator Cafrcrv IN
of the Philippine question y '
ground in developing bis r n,. s'R
anti-expansionist. In resDa pVslt
ton as to what in the nrase. y
stances he would do with tbs \
he said: "Turn them looss 1s
we can get rid of them. Thu,
better for them and in6DtaIs s y
u.s." Mr.. Caffery's argumsr'
ly a discussion of the copsttns "
tons. He maintained thar ' ts'
ton extends absolutely over N
nos, and that they were an,i,l,
the rights and privileges ( If ~
the United States guaranteed
stitution. The House refu<ad
OF 66 to 81 to pass bill lool;'
appointment of an expert comm
examine into the questions Of 4
ton of the water supply Of dfs
Chicago members considered tl,.
aimed especially at the Chicaro \
canal. Speeches were mada
Democratic members of the fnS.
fairs committee, Mr.. Dinsnon
kansas and Champ Clark Of Miss.
posing the retention of the pm
Mr.. Sibley of Pennsylvania Il
elected as a Democrat, but vbo
speech the previous week defend,
pansion, was goaded into the am
ment that the Democrats couA
his seat constructively on the Rom
side.
On Tuesday the Senate recejya
Mr.. Aldrich amendment to peDdp,
cial bill providing that its pam,s
not stand in the way of united
for international bimetallism at
ture time. Also an amendment m
Jones of Arkansas providing ID
emergency treasury note fund Of S
600, which may be issued TO su
at 10 per cent. discount in excbn
United States bonds. Heard
Caffery in opposition to retention
Philippines and Senator Butler h
sition to North Cardinals suffrage
ment. Adopted conference report
urgent deficiency bill. The
adopted the conference ept
the urgency deficiency bill
resumed debate on diplomatic ai
sular bill, Messrs. Gibson of Teu
Morris of Minnesota and William
Smith of Michigan speaking for
sion, and Williams of MisssSH
vile of Nebraska and Cochran Il
souri, against it, while H. {. Sn
Michigan championed the cause
Beers. Mr.. Williams held that
sorption of the Philippines by The
States would be ruinous to the And
producers of cotton, rice, Tobacco
and sugar.
The feature of "Wednesday in A
ate was a tilt between MesSS
and Pettigrew over a letter from
dent Schurman of the Philippine S
sion, read by the New Yorker, day
nying a statement made by the Sol
kota Senator during debate some
ago that he (Schurman) had
bride the insurgents and failed
tors Bate, Turner and Allen
against the financial bill and MI
offered an amendment providing
Secretary Of the Treasury shall DAY
pared $2O0,0O0,000 of treasury Do
be known as bond treasury
which shall be full legal tender
debts and which shall be Loaned
Secretary of the Treasury TO
who may deposit United States Ol
them, the note to bear the same
as the bonds deposited. The HoaS
ed diplomatic and consular approx
bill, carrying So, 743,9OS, suOs'anp'
it came from committee. lndas"
sultory discussion of Philippine y
and war in South Africa, prlaupa
ture being speech by Mr. enslp
favor of mediation in South AlFN'
provisions of The Hague treaty
The Senate spent THURSDAY I y
sion Of the financial bill MI anu
cluded his speech, charging lne
lican party with breaking fal'u W." W
people on bimetallism and SYSTEMS
discrediting the work of the lnl ,l.T
bimetallic commission. Mr.. oOrhl'.
a technical analysis of the f,V 49,
Senate measures. He charger ~
Senate substitute contained ~
toward the perpetualyp
debt In the House On9
business was transacted. line W., w.
means committee bill estaolisupp'n
rates upon goods from for.U .a d
the United States and wee se, .ars
ported and Chairman Payne gave e.
that the bill would be caIIeu W
Thursday.
AS no Senator was prepared red
coed with a discussion Oh l.o ,II opt
the Senate tranS".v odwd
tine business on Friday an' otteDl
5bsy ie e of G. Gen. LAYTON ,s !, Fl
passed to erect public b Un n0n h
wood, S. D., to cost S2oV'V s~sipes
brief session at which no . Dp b
transacted a recess WaS ' "ieht d
House until s p. m. Line D,' hills
vas devoted to private peA'''
In the Senate on Sa'ui. .ar, prese
we're only a dozen oeii"'O introduce
Boer sympathy resolution o ,n' It's pD
Mr.. Alien was passed before ]afer ~ he
was realized. a mlliu'e .osolutiOp
was reconsidered and the rev. was 4