The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-23
PASS THE FINANCIAL BILL
Senate Adopts Measure with Com
mittee Amendments by Vote
of 46 to 20.
FAVORABLE REPORTS ON SEVERAL BILLS
ding Contributions by Corpora
tiOns to Political Campaign Funds
Women Protest Against Granting
the Ballot to Their Sex.

Washington, Feb. 12.-When there
were only dozen senator's present
Boer resolution introduced by Senator
Allen (Neb.) was passed in the senate
on Saturday. A minute later the vote
was reconsidered and the resolution
went over. The financial debate was
continued.
Washington, Feb. 13.-Speeches were
made in the senate on the financial
bill by Messrs. Wolcott, Elkins and
Butler.
Washin gton, Feb. lathe feature in
the senate yesterday was the speech of
Senator Allison Qa.) in favor of the
financial bill. Senator Jones (Nev)
spoke against it.
Washington, Feb. 15.-Throughout
its session yesterday the senate had
the financial bill under discussion. An
amendment providing for an interna-
tional bimetallic commission was de-
feated by As to 25. A bill to punish vio-
lations of treaty rights of aliens was
favorably reported.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The senate yes
terday passed the financial bill by
vote of 46 to 30. The measure makes
the gold dollar the unit of value, pro-
vides for selling bonds to protect the
gold reserve and arranges for refund
ing the bonded public debt. A favor
able report was made on bill for the
establishment of a military post at Des
Moines, la. The vote on the financial
bill was:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Beveridge. Bur-
rows, Caffery, Carter, Clark Wyo),
Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Depew. Ell
kins, Fairbanks Foraker, Foster.
Frye, Gear, Hale, Hanna, Hans
brough Hawley, Hoar. Kean, Lind
say, Lodge, Mcbride, McComas, McCum-
Der, Mcmillan, Mason, Nelson, Penrose,
Perkins, Plat Comm, Plat IN V,
Pritchard, Quarles. Ross, Scott, Sewell,
Shoup, Simon, Spooner, Thurston, Wet
more, Wolcott-46.
Nays-Bate, Berry, Butler, Chandler.
Chiffon, Clark (Mont.), Clay, Cockrell, Gull
berson, Daniel, Harris, Heitfeld, Jones
Laurin, Martin, Money, Morgan, Pettus,
Rawlins, Stewart, Sullivan, Taliaferro,
Teller. Tillman. Turley. Vest-29.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Discussion of
the Philippine question was resumed
in the senate yesterday, the bill pro-
'7iding a form of government for the
territory of Hawaii was read and con-
ferees on the financial bill were APP
pointed.
Washington, Feb. ia bill was in
troduced in the house yesterday for
bidding contributions by corporations
to political campaign funds and bin
was passed permitting transit of goods
in bond across the continent without
paying duty. The executive, legisla-
tive and judicial appropriation bill
($23 ,S74,S7D was reported. a bill was
favorably reported for the creation of
department of mines and mining. with
secretary, to be & member of the cab
met
Washington, Feb. 14.-In the house
Chickering, of New York, was an
nounced. The committee on judiciary
received delegation of women who
protested against granting the ballot
to their sex.
Washington, Feb. 15.-The house yes
terday considered the executive, legis-
lative and judicial appropriation bill,
the army appropriation bill ($111, 7o0,-
364) was reported and bill was intro
duced to reduce the internal revenue
tax on beer, tobacco, cigars and cigar
cites.
Washington, Feb. 16.-The judicial
appropriation bill was considered in
the house yesterday, and during the de-
bate the Philippine question and civil
service reform were discussed. A reso-
luton was introduced for information
concerning charges made by ex-Consul
Macrum that his official mail had been
opened and read by the British censor
at Durham.
Washington, Feb. I'm the house
yesterday a resolution providing that
no polygamist shall be elected to the
house or senate was favorably re-
ported. The senate amendments to
the financial bill were disagreed to
81,