Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-02-27

On Thursday the Senate passed the
Senate substitute for the House currency
bill by a vote of 46 to % Made the
Hawaiian bill unfinished business, giving
1t right of way. The House completed
twenty-six of the 124 pages Of the lcgis-
lative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill without amendment. During the
general debate Mr.. Boutell tIll), MIR
Miers Qnd.) and Mr.. Showalter fPa., dis
eussed the Philippine question: Mr.1Gros-
venor Ohio and Mr. Gillette tMassg civia
service reform, Mr.. briggs IN " pen
sions. and Mr.. Underwood tAla.) his RESP
luton TO repeal the fifteenth amendment
to the Constitution.
The Senate on Friday resumed discus
sion of the Philippine question. Mr.. Me
Enery strongly opposed permanent acqui-
sition of the islands and believed United.
States ought TO relinquish them as soon
as authority of this country had been as
serted. Mr.. Stewart took pronounced
position in favor of admission of the pro
ducts Of any of the island possessions Of
the United States free of duty. Ha-
waian bill was read but nothing was
done with it. The House by vote Of
% TO 90, in committee of the whole
bill all provision for civil service com
mission. Action regarded as annual Joke.
as item viii probably be restored in open
session when members have to so on rec
ord on roll call. Rest of the time de
voted to assertions by Mr.. Sims Dem.
Tenn.) thGt northern volunteer soldiers
in Spanish war were much more clamor-
Gus for pensions than the southern ones.
ic "a l,., I,bn r,,ol,;v
public sentiment in the North on the pen
sion question. Mr.. Pearre (Rep., Md
raised the storm by stating that hundreds
or Massachusetts soldiers who never
smelled powder had applied for pensions
This brought out an indignant reply from
Mr. Fitzgerald (Dem.. Mass.l, who de
tailed the record Of the Massachusetts
volunteers. He was followed by others
who defended the soldiers from their seS-
eral States. Mr.. Hepburn uowa) eSpe-
cially assailed Mr.. Sims.
The Senate held no session on Satur-
day. The House passed the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation bill
The civil service appropriation, stricken
out in committee of the whole, was re
stored to the bin by a vote OF II to 125.
The Senate spent Monday in debate olb
the right of Congress to extend or with
hold the Constitution TO territory ae-
Quired by the United States The House
began expansion debate, the Porto Rice.
tariff bill coming up. Passed a bill To
amend sections 1899 and 3341 of the
Revised Statutes relating TO internal
revenue tax on fermented liquors, the
purpose being to abolish the smaller pack
ages OF beer, one-siSth and one. eighth
barrels. The bill is TO 30 into effect July
], 1900. Nothing was accomplished AZ
night session, which was to have been
devoted to pension legislation Mr.. Tai
bert, of South Carolina, made the point
Of no quorum and blocked proceedings
The Senate on Tuesday heard Mr.
Kenney in opposition TO retention OF the
Philippines and then resumed considera
tion of Hawaiian bill. The House heard
Mr.. Hopkins of Illinois in support of the
Porto Rican tariff bin and Messrs. New
lands of Nevada and Swanson of Nir-
ginia against ii.
On Wednesday the Senate passed "a
number of bills of local interest and speur
the rest Of the day in debate on the
Hawaiian government bill, little progress
being made In the House debate Ola
Porto Rican tariff bill was resumed.
Adopted Senate resolution authorizing
the President to appoint one woman com
missioner to represent the United States
and the national society of the ID. A. K.
at the unveiling of the statue OF Lafay
cite at the Paris exposition.