Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-25

Frye replied that the report was with
out foundation. No action was taken
upon the motion, but it was decided to
recall the treaty, which had been for
warded to the president with notice of
the senate's favorable action upon it.
The senate also received the favorable
report of the committee on foreign re-
lations upon extradition treaties with
Peru and Chill and the boundary treaty
with Mexico and The Hague peace
treaty.
The house had another inning We'd
nesday over the sale of the New York
custom house by Secretary Gage. Mr..
Sulzer (dem., n. ". author of the res
olution for an investigation Of the Sec
retary's transactions with the New
York banks, charged that a mandate
had already gone forth to suppress it.
Mr.. Sibley (dem., PENN warmly COM
mended Secretary Cages course. These
two speeches precipitated a debate,
which lasted almost three hours and in
which Messrs. Grosvenor (Ohio). Hen
burn 0owa), Cannon 0ll.), all repub-
Ic:ns, defended Secretary Cages
action, while Messrs. Williams MASS. },
Clarke (Mo.), Terry (Ark.), democrats.
spoke against it. Several amendments
by Mr.. Lentz and others to increase the
appropriation for rural free delivery
were voted down. The bill passed
without division Mr.. Lacey (rep..
Iowa) re-introduced his bill for the
protection of game birds. modified.
however, so as to make it unlawful to
ship, in interstate commerce. game
killed in violation Of the law. The
urgent deficiency bill was passed with
only one important amendment.
Washington, Jan. 1S.-For an hour
Mr.. Wellington rep, Mo- occupied
the attention Of the senate. continu-
ing the debate on the Philippine ques-
ton. He took as his text the resolu-
ton he introduced last Tuesday, de-
claring the United States should not
take permanent possession of the
archipelagoa, but, after subduing the
insurerction should confer upon the
Filipinos the right to govern them
selves, affording them such protection
as they might need. Mr.. Teller
(sil rep, COLI resumed his speech
on the financial bill, in the course of
which he arraigned Secretary Gage
for negotiations with the National
City bank of New York. Mr.. Teller
criticised the pending bill because it
afforded an opportunity to banks to
issue paper money.
Washington, Jan. 1S.-Mr. Corliss
Of Michigan introduced in the house
bill for the construction of a cable
between this country, Hawaii, Guam,
Philippines and our other possessions.
The house passed the senate bill to
extend the powers of the director of
census, after striking out the commit
tee amendment to authorize the di-
rector to contract for extra printing
with pivate contractors. Amend
ments were adopted for the collection
of statistics relating to the deaf, dumb
and blind, and to require the collec-
ton of statistics regarding mines.
Washington, Jan. ia speech,
sensational in interest and interna
tional in it's Importance, was delivered
in the senate by Mr.. Hale (rep., Me-.
The occasion was the simple question
whether the resolution introduced by
Mr.. Allen (pop., Neb.) calling for in
formation as to the recognition by this
country of diplomatic representations
of the Transvaal republic should be
directed to the president or to the sec
rotary Of state. Mr.. Hale made the
question the text of an imprisoned
tenths of the American people SYM
pathized with the boers He declared
that 'the war which Great Britain is
waging is the most fell blow at human
liberty which has been struck in the
century" He denies that the Ameri-
can people were ''in sympathy with
Great Britain in the south African
war to stamp out the liberty Of the
people," and when Mr. Balfour, in the
house of commons, made such state
ment he should be met with some dis
claimer from this side of the Atlantic.
He declared the English people them
selves were not in favor of the war
which has been brought on by
sharp cabinet minister engaged with
gold Spectators The resolution,
which previous to Hales speech had
caused a sharp colloquy between
Messrs. Allen and Spooner (rep., Wis.,
passed finally as amended.
The pension appropriation bill car
rying $145, 245, $50 was passed by the
house. 1t was made the vehicle
of an attack upon the commits
sioner of pensions by Mr.. Curtis (rep,
Kan), who was seconded by Messrs.
Lentz and Norton (Ohio), Robinson
Qnd.) and other northern democrats
ALI inveighed against the lack of lib
crafty in the administration of the
pension laws. The commissioner
was ably defended by score
of members Mr.. Mahon (rep.,
PENN charged that the assault upon
him had been instigated by pension
sharks in this city, who were robbing
the old soldiers. AS result Of the
latter's disclosures rider was put up
on the bill by unanimous consent, en-
towering the commissioner in his dis
erection to withhold fees of attorneys in
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