Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-03-05


istics of such a man would not escape
the attention of the American people
Bryan had advised, not that we should
abandon the archipelago in which there
was some sense, but that we should re-
main there with an army, reorganize
the military leadership of the chief of
one of so tribes and assume responsible
ity without authority. In the history
of the world he said no such blatant
stupidity had masqueraded for wisdom
even in the annals of a forlorn political
party At the night session Messrs.
Talbert (dem., S. CO., Bellamy (dem.,
N. CO, Denny (dem., Md, Burke
(dem. Tex, Quarles (dem., Va.),
Dougherty (dem., Mo-, Rixey (dem.,
Pa.), Stokes (dem., S. c. and Stevens
(dem., Tex spoke against the bill.
Washington, Feb. 28.-Notwith-
standing the agreement made by the
senate to vote on the Hawaiian gov
eminent bill, the final vote on the
measure was postponed for the day.
Senator Aldrich rep, r. To-, chair
man of the finance committee,
made an explanation of the work of
the conferees on the financial measure.
One of the features of the session was
the speech of Senator McLaurin (dem.,
S. Co on the Philippine question He
is the first democrat in the senate to
declare himself for expansion. Sen
ator Aldrich in his statement said
the amendment to the currency bill
was also made to permit banks to is
sue one-third of their circulating notes
in denominations of S. because banks
in remote parts needed a good deal OF
currency in small bills Senator Nc
Laurin deplored that democratic sena-
tors were making the question of
expansion political issue. Some of
the greatest democrats of the
past were eXpansionists. He dwelt on
the great opportunities offered
by the islands for trade between
Americans and the nations of the
orient The south had special
interest in the expansion of our
trade. Fealty to party and mis-
leading information, he feared had
produced among southern farmers OPP
position to territorial expansion, but
he believed it impossible much
longer to mislead them Considera-
ton of the Hawaiian government bill
was resumed. Senator Allen made a
general attack upon the BILL He de-
clared the republican party was ac-
tuated 10y wild and unrestricted
dream elf power" and was taken to
task by Senator Spooner (rep., Wis.,.
Washington, Feb 28-The battle
royal over the Porto Rican tariff bill
ended in a sweeping victory for the
republicans, the bill, as amended and
agreed upon at the conference of re-
publicans Monday night so as to re-
duce the tariff from 25 to Is per cent
CT the American tariff and limiting
its life to two years, was passed by a
vote off 172 yeas to 161 nays. Six re-
publicans, Messrs. Crumpacker Ind.),
Fletcher (Minn.), Heatwole (Minn.),
Littlefeld (Maine), Lorimer GID and
Mccall (Mass) voted with the opposi-
ton against the bill, while four dem
ocrats, Messrs. Davey and Myer (La.),
Devris (Cal.), and Sibley (Pa.), voted
with the republicans for the bill. Ip
addition Mr. Warner (rep., LID was
paired against the bill with Mr.. Bou-
telle (rep., Maine) for it, Two other
republicans, Messrs. Lane (IoWa) and
Faris Gnd), were absent and I'M
paired. They were understood to be
against the bill Four democrats were
opposed to the bill Messrs. Fleming
(Ga.), Small IN. CO., Smith (Ky.) and
StaIlings (Ala.), were absent and I'M
paired.