New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-03-28
sMcRae (Arlk.), Member 81 Conferences
Committee, speaks II Opposition to
Adoption Of Repoft--Criticises Re-
cent Course Of Legislation In House
Towards Porto Rice.

conference committee, spoke in oppo-
sition to the report and severely criti-
cised the general course of recent legis-
lation toward Porto Rico. He read the
resolution of the Iowa house of repre-
sentatives condemning the Porto Rico
tariff bill, and those of the New York
board Of trade on the same subject.
In every solemn crisis, he said, the
American people might be relied upon
to make their wishes known in unmis-
taxable terms. Such crisis was now
at hand, and Porto Rico having asked
fulfillment Of promises and an oppor-
tunity to relieve her distressed people,
was to be given this opportunity in the
form of relief bill. Will the American
| people submit to this outrage, he asked.
| If the leaders of the party in power be-
| lieve the people do not understand this
| question, they will speedily realize
their mistake.
The resolution of Mr.. Cummings
IN. W requesting of the secretary of
state information and correspond
ence related to the ''open door" in
China, was agreed to. A bill was
passed appropriating $4,000 to secure
plans for a suitable memorial to
Ulysses S. Grant, to be erected in
Washington.
Cockrell Puts Burden on II Republicans.
Washington. March 26.-At the be-
ginning of Saturdays session of the
senate the following bills were passed:
To equalize and regulate the duties of
the judges of the district courts of the
United States in Alabama; to pay James
c.. Drake $3.50, money expended by him
as United States marshal ofIWashington;
authorizing the president to appoint a
commission to study and make full re-
port upon the commercial and Industrial
conditions of China and Japan and APP
propriating $4,000 for the payment of the
expenses of the commission.
The bill aroused some debate. Sen
ator Berry (Ark.) registered his pro-
test against the measure, his opinion
being that too many commissions were
being created.
Senator Cockrell (Mo.) opposed the
measure and stated the position of the
senate minority on legislation.
1.-THE republican party is in absolute
control and we on this side of the cham
Der are powerless to prevent the enact
ment of any legislation coming from the
republican party and deemed necessary
by it," he said. II will not antagonize
this bill, although do not agree with it
in principle. I want it understood now
and understood distinctly that hereafter
absolute responsibility must rest upon the
republicans for the passage of lrresolu-
tons and bills r. .
The bill was so amended that no
member of either branch of congress
shall hereafter serve under any ap-
pointment made by the executive de-
partment of the government while
holding Office as such member. It
was then passed.
Porto Rican Bill Recommitted.
Senator Foraker CO.,, in charge of
the Porto Rican government bill,
asked that that measure be recon-
mitted to the committee on Pacific
islands and Porto Rico. Senator For
aker said he expected to ask the SEN
ate to separate the government meas
ure and the tariff proposition in the
unfinished business, and hoped to Sc
cure a vote perhaps on Wednesday
next, and certainly not later than
Thursday. =:
The request that the bill be recon-
mitted was agreed to.
Senator Fairbanks then presented
a resolution accepting the statue of
Oliver P. Morton from the state of
Indiana. He said in part: !
"Oliver Perry Morton was one Of the
commanding figures of the United States
| during the most heroic period Of her his
| tory. He impressed himself upon his state
md nation by the force Of his commanding
! genius and the history of neither state
nor nation would be complete without the.
story of his life and work. ii ii. f.@* $ + .gs
| "The state of Indiana commits to the
keeping of the United States the statue Of
| Oliver Perry Morton, to be kept and pre-
served so long as the fabric Of our DO
litical institutions shall endure She COM
mits 1t with .affectionate pride, believing
that those who shall follow us IN the state
| ~ procession of the years to come will
| preserve In it perpetual remembrance Of
one who gave his best years, yea, life
| itself, in unselfsh, unceasing devotion to
the mighty task of preserving the unity
and honor of his country .t55 \. \ &
/ After Senator Beveridge had spoken
on the life and character Of Mr. Nor
ton the senate adopted the resolution
offered by Senator Fairbanks, and at
1928 p. m. adjourned .ss5
Senator Allen Saturday introduced a
resolution, which went over until Mon
day, directing the secretary Of war to
send to the senate a statement Of The
number of soldiers, volunteer and rep
ular, who have been killed and who
have died from wounds received in the
Philip pines since August 1899; the
number of regular and voluntee sol
/ diers who have died from disease dur
ing that period, and various other IN III.
4 formation concerning the deaths, to
gether with steps taken to bette pro