Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-05

In the Senate on Friday discussion of
the Spooner Philippine bill was continued
by Mr.. Morgan On the general ques
ton of government of the islands by the
United States he was in accord with
Senators Spooner and Lodge, but he re
garded the Spooner bin as unwise and
dangerous legislation because of the great
power it placed in the hands of the
President Mr. Allison then called up
the sundry civil appropriation bib, which
carries $63,Si2930, or over $4,000.000
more than the bin as il passed the House.
The Senate ON Saturday agreed to the
resolution for an investigation BY the
committee on Cuban affairs of the Cuban
postal and other irregularities, authoriz-
ing the committee 10 visit Cuba if neces-
sary TO pursue the inquiry. Some time
was given TO the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill without completing it, and TO
District of Columbia business. One of
the latter measures provides extensive
depot and terminal improvements in
Washington for the Baltimore and Poto-
mae and Baltimore and Ohio railroads
and for the removal of the historic long
bridge" the highway from the North 10
the South during the war OF the rebel
lion. Passed the blu granting pension
of $50 month to Ms. Mary l.. Stotsen-
berg, widow of the late Col, Stotsenbers
of the First Nebraska volunteers, who
was killed in the Philippines. The House
practically completed the consideration
of the Alaska civil government bill. Mr..
Cooper CNNis), chairman of the commit
tee on insular affairs, presented a favor
able report on the Hay resolution calling
upon the Postmaster General for certain
Information regarding the reports of y.
G.. Rathbone, director of the posts i'm
Cuba, and the resolution was adopted
without division. Another resolution from
The same committee, introduced by Mr.
Jones (Va), calling upon the Secretary
of War TO report in detail the payments
made and to whom from the revenue of
Cuba and Porto Rico, was also adopted.
In the Senate ON Monday reading of
the sundry civil appropriation bill was
completed, but not all OF the committee
amendments disposed Of \ lively debate
was precipitated over the proposition to
continue the life of the industrial com
mission until Oct. 81, 1901 Charges
were made that the commission was be-
ing used as a Republican campaign ma
chine and that important testimony had
been suppressed. The committee amend
ment, however, was agreed to. In the.
| House the Alaskan civil government bill
was passed and some odds and ends Of
| legislation were cleaned up Mr.. Dalzell
gave notice that the antitrust resolution,
! and bill reported by the judiciary com
mittee would be considered Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday under special
order.
The Senate on Tuesday added to the
| sundry civil appropriation bill an amend
ment appropriating $5,000,000 for the
| Louisiana purchase exposition, to be held
] In st. Louis in 1908, on condition that
| S10,O00,00O in addition be raised by the
exposition authorities, The amendment
was adopted without debate and without
division. Because an amendment offered
| by him subsequently was stricken our ON
| a point of order, Mr.. Gallinger IN Hg
moved TO reconsider the st. Louis fair
amendment and that motion now is pend
| ing. Mr.. Bacon (Ga.) addressed the SEN
| ate al length on the Teller resolution ex-
| pressing sympathy for the Beers, after
| which the resolution was referred to the
| committee on foreign relations by vote
| of 40 to 26. Mr.. Fairbanks Und) en-
/ deavored to secure consideration of the
bill providing for the extradition of Grim
| inalS from the United States to Cuba.
but Mr.. Allison declined to lay aside the
appropriation bin for that purpose The
House by vote of 107 to 1874, refused
to accept the Senate amendment to the
naval appropriation bin relating to armor
plate, and adopted a modified proposition
authorizing the Secretary OF the Navy to
/ secure armOr by contract, and if he can.
not purchase it at what he deems a rea-
| sonable price, he is instructed to purchase
q site and erect factory for the manu-
| tacture of armor plate, appropriating the
sum of S4,0O00O0 for this purpose With
regard 20 ocean and lake surveys, the
House refused any appropriation for sur
yeys by the navy, and tied up the con
| ferees with instructions. 1t also refused
| to concur in the Senate amendment 10
abolish the two years sea cruise for
| naval cadets. With the above action the
naval bill was sont lack 10 conference.
the conference report on the other items
| having been agreed to- The conference
report on the postoliiec appropriation bill.
| agreeing on all items except the Senate
amendment appropriating $225. 600 for
| pneumatic tube service, was adopted. ana
the House then concurred in the excepted
amendment
The Senate was not in session on We'd
nesday. In the House the program Of
the leaders contemplated the launching of
the debate upon the antitrust resolution
and bill, but there was n strong under
current in favor Of adjournment on ac-
| count Of Decoration day. Mr.. Dalzell.
who presented the special order under
which the House was TO operate. in def
erenee TO this sentiment withdrew II IN
order that the 100 pension bills might b.
passed, and after they had been disposed
Of, as a further mark Of respect the
Horse adjourned. The Chinese commits
sion bill, which was under consideration
several weeks ago. has gone back to the
calendar, the motion 10 strike out the
enacting clause having been defeated