Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-02-06


cy deficiency bill carrying $9,0000DO; also
& number of minor resolutions and bills.
Adjourned until Monday. The House.
adopted majority resolution denying !,
seat in the House to Brigham IL. Rob
erts. member-elect from Utah, by vote
of 26S To 80.
The Senate was not in session on Fri
day. The House spent most of the day
hearing tribute TO the memory Of the late
Vice President Hobart The conference
report on the census bill was adopted ami
an attempt was made TO pass a bill to
pay the cost of repairing the Manila
cable, which Dewey cut just prior to his
great victory. Opposition developed, how
ever. and it went over
The Senate held no Saturday session.
The HoGse gave an hour To eulogies on,
the late Representative Baird, Of Louisi
ana and transacted no business of i'm
portance.
On Monday, in the Senate, Mr. Mason
arose TO a question of privilege and sharp,
ly attacked che British Government AMI
the British yice-consul at New Orleans
because of an interview in which thu
vice-consul had assaied MIR. Mason for.
the position he had taken in behalf of
the TranSvaal republic in its war witt,
Great Britain. Mr.. Hoar thought the
consufs purported remarks SO serious
that 1t ought to be investigated by the
Government, but he deprecated any at
tack upon Great Britain. Mr.. Lodge,
sharply arraigned the British consul for
his utteranees against United States
Senator, and believed il ought not lightly
to be passed. Mr. Tillman delivered II
forceful and characteristic speech on the
Philippine question, in which he main
tanned that this Government ought to OK
tend to the Filipinos the right to govern
themselves, the United States guarding
them against the aggression OF other ma
tons. Twenty-three pension bills were
passed. The House passed the Sulzcr
resolution to investigate Secretary Gage.
which the committee on rules recommend
ed should be sent TO the ways and means
committee, as the latter committee has
the response of the Secretary in It's pos
session. Passed bill to appropriate 500,
600 for a military hospital AT Fort I.eay
enworth, Kan, and also a bin 70 require
officers and pilots Of steam vessels to
make oath TO their applications for IL
censes. House considered the bin for
the reorganization and improvement OF
the United States weather bureau, and
considerable opposition developing to sew
eral features of the measure the House
was forced to adjourn, leaving it tho IN
finished business.
On Tuesday in the Senate bin pass
ed giving cannon from gunboat Nash
vile to City of Nashville Mr. Hoar's
paspla1tfn,,. eIfranffp.r
consider plan for enlargement Of capitol
or for transacting other than legislative
business elsewhere was agreed TO. Mr.
Pettigrew's resolution concerning Same
an treaty was referred to committee on.
foreign relations. Mr. Bacon spoke three
hours in support of his PHILIPPINES resolu-
tions. Bill granting pension Of $50 Il
month TO mother of late Flag Lieutenant
Brumby was passed. w. V. Sullivan,
Senator from Mississippi was sworn in.
In the House resolutions calling on See
rctaries of War and Navy for report Of
expenditures on account of transportation
Of troops to Philippines from May ! ,
1898, to Nov 1, 1899, were adopted. Bill
authorizing acceptance of site for mill
tary post near Des Mones. Iowa. was
passed. Committee decided 10 report no
river and harbor bill this session.
In the Senate on Wednesday debate,
ordinarily calm and digniied, bnrst into
passionate utteranees and bitter recTim
nations. Senators hurled deuGDciation
at one another until the audience auiy
cred with excitement Mr.. pettigrew
sought to have read a resolution embody
ing a document written by Emilio Agui
naldo upon the Filipino insurrectian and
containing has version Of the alleged rec
ognition of the Filipino republic by Ad
miral Dewey. Senator Lodge protested
against printing the document in any
form, and read a letter from Admiral
Dewey, in which that portion OF Agui
naldo's statement relating to the admiral
was denounced as a tissue Of falsehoods.
Mr.. Lodge said he preferred accepting
Dewey's word to that of Aguinaldo, and
was satisfied the American people would
also. In n passionate reply Mr.. Petit
grew declared that Admiral Dewey had
recognized the Filipino republic, and, al
though afforded an opportunity heretofore
to deny Aguinaldo's statement, had not
done so. In an instant half dozen Sen
ators were on their feet Mr. lIawley
denounced Mr.. Pcttigrew's action as trea
SON. In rapid succession Senator Petit
grew was made the target Of singing ar
raignments by Senators Spooner, Hawley,
Sewell and Gallnger. Mr. Jones Dem.
Ark and Mr.. Teller underworld TO stcm
the tide of protest and deep feeling by
conciliatory speeches At the conclusion
Of the scene the financial bill was taken
up and discussed By Mr. Berry. Mr. Allen
offered resolution. which went over, dis
charging the committee on finance from
further consideration Of the resolution ht'
offered on Jan - regarding The NATIONAL
City Bank Of New York The Indian an
preparation bin was made the occasion
for the discussion Of q wide range Of pub
lie questions in the House. Orr policy
in the Philippine Islands, the government
Of Porto Rico. the leasing Of our arid
lands and election methods IN The South
were IN turn brought into the arena a
bill was passed for the payment Of The
salaries Of certain retired officers Of the
marine corps.