Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-01-18
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.
Proceedings of Our National Lawmakers
from Day to Day In Condensed Form
Resolutions and Bills.

Senator Beveridge Qnd.l on the 9Th ad-
dressed the senate on his resolution
offered last week in favor OF the United
States holding forever the Philippine is
lands. It was the maiden speech of the
Junior senator from Indiana and was
plete with STRIKING sentences and well
arranged information. 1t created a pro-
found impression on all who heard 1t
AM at it's conclusion unreStralned ap-
plause swept over the galleries. Senator
Hoar (dass.) replied briefly to Senator
BeVeridge. He ridiculed Senator BeV-
eridge's statement that the Filipinos were
not capable of self-government and quo
ted Gen. Otis reports to show that they
were. When the debate was ended the
senate adjourned. because there was not
a quorum to tranact business. The
house was not in session.
Impressive tributes were paid in the
senate on the 10th to the memory of the
late Vice President Hobart, addresses
being made by Senators Sewell On. j.,
Keane On. j., Daniel (Va.), Depew On.
V, CockreIl (NIo), Cullom Qn.), Davis
CAdinn.), Morgan (Ala.), Chandler On. HI,
Lodge CMass.), Canery (La), and Allen
(Neb.). Senator Butler On. c. introduced
a lesolution to control trusts. A bill was
introduced by Senator Allen (Neb.) grant
ing a pension of SO month to every sol
der and sailor who served in the civil
war for three months or more. Business
of minor Importance occupied the atten-
ton of the house until one o'clock, after
which an hour was devoted to eulOgies
upon the life and public services of the
late Congressman Green (Neb.). The
house then adjourned until the 18th.
At the conclusion of routine business
in the senate on the 18th the resolution
of Senator Pettigrew Is. ID together
with the substitute by Senator Lodge
(Mass), asking the administration for
all information in regard to the inSur-
rection in the Philippine islands, were
taken up and debated Senator Lodge
suggested that both be withdrawn and
the resolution offere5 by Senator Hoar
(Mass.) be adopted, which was more
sweeping in it's call for information. To
this Senator Pettigrew objected and then
launched into an attack upon the ad-
ministration. The debate was finally
cut off by the expiration of the morning
hour and the currency bill was taken up.
Senator Steward CNev.) tainted the re-
publican party for bringing in a measure
80 utterly contradictory to the st. Loui
platform The debate was finally post
poned until the 18th at the request of
Senator Aldrich OR. II. The measure
comforting additional authority on the
census director was then discussed and
afterwards passed. After an executive
session an adjournment was taken to the
18th. The house was not in session.
The senate was not in session on the
18th. Mr.. Sulzer On. VI introduced in
the house a resolution for the appoint
ment of a special committee of nine
members to investigate the relations
of the secretary of the treasury with
certain New York national banks. He
wanted it considered at once, but Mr..
Dalzen PaD objected. Mr.. Richardson
(Tenn.) called attention to what he
claimed was an infraction of the house
rules by printing partisan argument
on the shipping bill. After some dis
cussion it was decided that the bill should
be reprinted without the argument. Mr..
Lloyd (Nfo.) introduced a bill to change
the oath of a cadet of the military acad-
envy, making him swear that he will not
practice hazing. Mr.. Lacey CNfo) brought
forward a bill to set aside a preserve
for the American bison. Several other
minor bills were also introduced and
the house then adjourned to the 18th.