Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, Jan. S.-During the
ton inquiry offered by Pettigrew
pop, S. d. some sensational state
ments were made regarding the atti-
tude of the United States towards the
Filipino insurgents. Senator Petit
grew declared his government had at
tackled its allies and thereby been
guilty of the grossest treachery. This
statement was resented warmly by
Senator Lodge rep, Mass) who de-
clared the government had done moth
ing of the kind, that not even remotely
had it recognized the so-called govern
ment of the Filipinos Senator Nor
gan (dem. Ala) spoke against the
Prtchard resolution which condemns
racial restrictions on suffrage and at
tacks the new constitution of north
Carolina. He discussed the negro
question in general, maintaining there
was a natural deficiency in the blacks.
morally, socially and Intellectually. He
declared that in many places in the
south thousands of negro votes in
doubtful counties were bought for 81
each. "Ii southern white men" said
he, "have falsified election returns,
they have a stronger, if not better
reason that they are acting upon the
same law Of self-defense that insulted,
outraged human nature resorts to for
the protection Of homes and families
from a race that sets at defiance all
moral restraints upon their brutal de-
slres' This evil, he thought, would
end only when the United States had
provided a home for the negro race
suited To their traits. The bill amend
ing the dependent act Of June 27, 1890,
was passed providing that in case a
widow shall have resources" instead
of an income from which $3.50 d
year is derived or deryable she shall
not be pensionable further The bill
does not apply to widows who have
married former soldiers since June
~ 1890. The bin was also passed pro-
yidiug that a widows pension shall
commence With the application and
not at the date Of the soldiers death.
The senate took up the Samoan treaty
in executive session. Senator Davis,
chairman Of the committee on foreign
relations, made a brief explanatory
statement. He referred to the h0stili-
ties OF last summer, saying these were
me ely a forerunner of what might
have occurred on a far larger scale
if the tripartte arrangement between
the United States, Great Britain and
Germany had been permitted to con-
tinue in force He contended that
Germany had simply made a quit
claim deed to the United States and
that In turn the United States had
|quitclaimed 20 Germany Senator Ba-
con stated his opposition % the treaty
Washington, Jan. S-The house or
derei two investigations as a result Of
resolutions introduced by Representa-
tive Lenrz OF Ohio The first will be
an investigation by the committee on
post1iiices and postroads into the
charge that two federal appointees Of
the president. Postmaster John c.
Graham Of Provo City, Utah, and
Postmaster Ors1u Smith Of Logan
Utah, are under Indictment as polyga-
mists The other is the general in
yas..sau9n Of the military committee
into the conduct Of Gen Merriam and
United States army officers during the
Wardner, Idaho, riots and subsequent
thereto
Washington, n e, Jan. a-Senator
Beverage spoke for two. hours in the
senate this afternoon on the Philippine
situation and acquitted himself a9-