Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-03-23


In the Senate on Friday a speech in OPP
position t o the Porto Rican tariff bill was
made by Mr.. Lindsay. Mr.. Mason's res
olution expressing sympathy for the
Beers discussed in executive session, the
question being the discharge of the COM
mittec from consideration. Mr.. Allison
reported from the committee on appro-
priations the House bill making appro-
priations OF customs dues eXacted from
the Island Of Porto Rico from Oct. IL,
1898. to Jan. 1, 1900. amounting TO ST.
O95.455. and gave notice that he would
call up the measure Saturday. AT a
night session reading of the Alaska code
bill was resumed. In the House the first
day pension session provided for under
the new rule proved a great success.
There was comparatively little friction
and ninety-scven bills were favorably
acted upon i'll committee of the whole
and subsequently passed. The only Incl
dent of the session was a brisk exchange
between Mr.. Loud of California and Mr..
Sulloway of New Hampshire upon the
general policy of special pension legisla-
ton. in which the former attacked and
the latter defended the system.
The Senate OH Saturday passed the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill, after defeating al amendment to
give former Queen Liluokalani OF Hawaii
100000 and an annuity of $4,000. The
House agreed to take up the bill pro-
viding a government for Hawaii III April
8. the final vote to he taken on April 5
at 4 p. m. Consideration of the Wise
Young election contest was resumed.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Weeks
Hep.. Mich.), Mr.. Burke Dem.. TeNas).
Mr.. Hull Ueep., Iowa), and MIR. Linney
Hsep, n. Co..
Mr.. Rawlins occupied the floor of the
Senate most of the day Monday in a dis
cussion of the Philippine question. He
went deeply into the constitutional phases
of the question. His argument was large
ly legal and technical. He is opposed to
the holding of the Philippines. Eighty
six private pension bills were passed. The
House by n majority of seven voted to
unscat w. A. Young. Democrat. Second
Virginia district. and scat II. A. Wise.
Passed an urgent deficiency bill carrying
$ 1,439.5S
In the Senate on Tuesday personal cx-
plantations We're made by Mr.. Allen and
Mr.. Butler of their positions on the tinan-
cial question. both announcing their be-
lief in the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of III to i. Mr.. Tur-
ner began an extended speech on the
Porto Rico bill, maintaining that the
pending measure is clearly %unconstitu-
tional. The House passed the confer
encc report ON the currency reform bill
by u vote of 1G6 to 12O. The report had
previously been accepted by the Senate.
Two speeches OH the Philippine Iucs-
ton consumed the day Wednesday in the
Senate. Mr.. Teller maintained that the
constitution could not extend ovcr ter
ritory acquired by the United States. MIR.
Turner took Il view precisely opposite.
In the House the District of Columbia
appropriation bill was taken up and UNI
der the latitude allowed MIR. Adamson
tGa.) discussed the Nicaragua canal, MIR.
Cowherl Mlo.D the Philippine question,
Mr.. Howard (Ga.D questions relating to
the Philippines and the "opcn door, pol
icy in the Orient. Mr.. Ruckcr MOI the
advisability of ~clccting Senators by the
people, and Mr.. Boutcll 1ll.) replied to
MIR. Cowherd. A resolution setting aside
alternate Fridays for the consideration
of private bills reported by the war
claims committee was adopted. Bills
were passed TO settle the title to real cs-
tate i'll the city of Santa Fc, n. NJ, and
for the relief of Thomas Paul.
The Senate devoted most of the day
Thursday to discussion of the S22,OW,UO
Porto Rican appropriation bill. Heard
Mr.. Wellington in opposition to the seat
ing of MIR. Quay. When Mr.. pcnrose
asked to have time SGT for n vote OH the
Quay case Mr.. Gallinger said he desired
to speak on the subject. Mr.. Pcnrosc
said the New Hampshire man had told
him he did not wish to speak thereon,
and Mr.. Gallingcr replied by passing the
lie direct. The proposition to fix IL time
for a vote was postponed one day. The
House passed the District of Columbia
appropriation bill carrying SG.GOS.37S.
and also a bill granting the abandoned
Fort Hays military reservation to the
State of Kansas for experimental station
and normal school purposes.