The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-19
A PHILIPPINE TALK.
Apparently No Near Deliverance
from the Subject in the Senate.
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL IN HOUSE.
Discussion over an Item of S15O,OOO
for Rural Free ery-Appropriation
for "A Military Hospital at Fort
Leavenwortb, Kan.

still i'm the throes of discussion of the
Philippine question and. apparently,
there is no near approach to deliv-
crance upon the subject Senator
Vest, of Missouri, yesterday voiced the
opinion of many senator's when he
said that such discussion as was now
i'm progress was of no consequence, as
the country was confronted by state
of facts that could not be changed by
talk.
Senator Pcttigrew's resolution of
inquiry and senator Lodges substi-
tute for il were laid on the table yes
terday and Senator IIoar's general
resolution of inquiry as to the facts
of the Philippine war was taken up.
An effort of Senator Pettigrew to
amend il so as to call for the presi-
dents instructions to the Paris peace
commissioners led to a prolonged de-
bate. After the senate had conSid-
cred the matter behind closed doors
the amendment was rejected.
The debate for the day was con
cluded by Senator Vest, who made a
notable speech in opposition to the as
sumption in some quarters that every
man who does not agree with the
policy of the administration is a
traitor to his country. Senator Vest
threw into his uttcrances all the nerv-
Gus force and energy and the accom-
plished oratorical ability for which he
is famed and commanded the atten-
tion of the senate throughout.
Senator McLaurin, of South Caro-
lima, addressed the senate on the iinan-
cial question, making an argument in
favor of his proposition to confer au-
thority upon state banks to issue cir
culating notes.
Senator Rawlns presented n brief
memorial from President Lorenzo
Snow of the Mormon church on the
question of polygamy. Mr.. Snow says
he is pursuadcd that there is much
misunderstanding upon ,his question.
He says that i'm accordance with the
manifesto of President Woodruff of
1890 "the church has positively aban-
doned the practice of polygamy or
the solemnization of plural marriages
in this state (Utah) aud every other
state and that no member or officer
thereof has any authority whatever to
perform plural marriages or enter in
to such relation" Nor" he contin-
ues, docs the church advise or en-
courage unlawful cohabitation on the
part of any of its members"
The senate ratified the Samoan
treaty without division.
Senator Wellington introduced
joint resolution declaring that il is
not the purpose of this government
to deprive the Fiipinos of their rights
of self-government. It pledges them
the protection of the United States
in establishing a republic when law
and order shall be established.
At 2:45 the senate went into exccu-
tive session and at 4:5j adjourned.
Urgent Deficiency BII In House
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE urgent
deficiency appropriation bill was ta-
ken up in the house yesterday under
an agreement which limited the gen
eral debate to yesterday. II was the
general expectation that il would
open up stormy debate upon the
question of expansion in view of the
large army and navy items il con
tains, but the members early became
very much engrossed in a discussion
of an item of Sl5O,OOO for rural free
delivery, in which all are personally
interested, and the subject of eXpan-
sion was barely touched upon. The
last hour of the debate was enlivcned
with an attack by Mr.. Richardson,
the minority leader upon the secre-
tary of the treasury for his course in
connection with the sale of the New
York custom house. lie rehearsed the
charges that Secretary Gage had been
guilty technically of embezzlement in
connection with the sale of the Gus
tom house in deposting the proceeds
in national bank which was gov
ernment depository instead of the
treasury of the United States. but
said that this charge would not hold.
His purpose, he said, was to show
that the City national bank had been
favored on account of the contribu-
tions of its directors to the republican
campaign fund of 1896 and to show
that the course of the secretary in
allowing the purchase price TO remain
in the bank while at the same time
paying rent for the property and
keeping it exempt from taxation, was
not dealing fairly with the trust funds
of the government, Mr.. Hopkins, of
Illinois, chanpioned the course of the
secretary, declaring that his reply to
the house resolution answered every
charge brought against him and dis
played business ability that must
meet the approval of all fair-minded
people. He insisted, furthermore,
that the title to the custom house
passed to the bank when it purchased
and took possession of the property
and that il had not been exempt from
taxation since it had been purchased. |
The debate caused very little excite
ment and there was no attempt to |
nor l.