The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-31
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RESUME or THE
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The Senate.
washington, May pa pyrotechnlc
discussion eof the status of the Boer
\ commissioners now in Washington
was precipitated in the senate yester-
i day by ia resolution offered by Mr. AL
len Of Nebraska extending to the COM
missioners the privilege Of the floor
of the senate during their sOjourn in
the national capital The vote was de
feated by atvote OF 36 to p, but not
until after Va sharp controversy be-
tween it's author and Mr.. Davis, chair
man of the committee on foreign reIa-
tions. Mr.. Allen maintained that the
resolution was in line with precedents,
while Mr.. Davis contended that under.
the peculiar Circumstance the senate
ought not to take any action that
might be considered recognition Of
Boer diplomats until the president.
who alone had the power to receive
diplomatic representatives, had taken
action. The postoffice appropriation bill
was finally passed. the amendment to
appropriate $225,000 to carry on ex. {.
listing contracts for the pneumatic
SiSiSCu tSa5 TAiA
fort was made by Mr.. Morgan of Ala
a bama to displace the $Spooner Philip
pine bill with the Nicaragua canal bill
as the unfinished business, but it
failed by-.a vote of 21 to 2S
The House.
The house yesterday, under suspen
sion of the rules, passed two impor-.
tant bills reported by the committee
i on. la bor-one to extend the eight hour
law to. all laborers employed under
contract on government work, and the
other to prohibit Interstate traffic ia
prison-made goods by bringing them
under the jurisdiction Of the police
powers of the state. The former bill
is designed to carry the law Of 1892 to-
its logical conclusion. The convict In
Dor bill caused some sharp inquiries
from members Of the Southern states
where prison labor is employed in the
fields and in the mines. but upon as
ssurances chat it would not interfere
& with the production of coal, cotton or
lumber, the opposition was \, not
4 pressed. NJ
Washington, May 23..-In the senate
yesterday Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin
4 nlaee notable speech in favor OF his
3sbiIl declaring that upon the suppress
Y sion Of the insurrection in the Philip
Sipines the government of the islands
shall deKolye in the president until
such time as congress might direct
otherwise, Mr.. Spooner was almost
too i'll to stand. but be defended with
characteristic vigor and eloquence the.
policy Of the administration in the
Philippines. maintaining that no other
policy, in the circun stances, was pos
sible. and that none other could have
been adopted without dishonor to the
country Late In tie afternoon Sen.
\. ator Carter Of Montana presented the.
credentials Of Senator Clark OF that
state. They will lie ON the table for
the present. Mr. Wellington Of Mary.
" land presented the resolution adopted
iby the meeting held in this city on
Sunday evening last welcoming the ell
.voys of stfe South African republics.
He gave notice that on Monday he
would speak on the subject. Mr.. Platt5
tof Connecticut. chairman of the cons
mittee on printing, presented q report
ton it's investigation of the private ptio-
,lication Of messages and papers OF
the president.
The House.
Washington, May "a. IT, The house.
Yesterday passed, without division, the
extradition bill framed by the jul
dietary committee, but only after de.
bate in which considerable political
rancor was aroused. There was no
division of sentiment as to the duty
Of congress TO pass a bill to permit
the eytradition of Nicely, but the Dem
.ccrats objected to the language OF tie
bill which covered ..any foreign cogn-
try or territory or part thereof occu-
,pied by the United States. The
Democrats wanted the bill to apply
specifically to Cuba, contending that
the broader language assumed.the pos
,sibilities of further acquisitions by the
Uunited States of character similar
to that of Cuba. A motion to recon
INIT with instructions to change the
language was defeated by q strict
party vote. The house also adopted
the resolution to allow the committee
ION wayS and means to sit during the
recess Of congress for the purpose OF.
framing a bill for the reduction of the
war revenues and the resolution for
an adjournment sine die June 6. The
Democrats insisted that congress
should reduce the war taxes at the
present session, but Mr.. Payne, the
majority leader, said the treasury
figures showed that the refunding Of
the bonds now going on would prac-
tically wipe out the surplus for this
fiscal year. He contended that it
would be unsafe to reduce the taxes
at this time. Mr. Richardson. mi
nority leader, announced that he was
in favor of the total repeal of the
war tax on beer.
The Senate. &
Yesterday was day of rasping po-
litical controversy and oratory in the
senate With the controversy those
on the Democratic side Gf the cham
ber. anomalous as it may seem, had
little to do. With fer seeing senators
what is regarded to be the paramount
subject of the national campaign was
tile subject of controversy discussed
by Mr.. Platt of Connecticut and Mr.
:Spocner of Wisconsin. The formers
speech was an answer to a resolution
I,y Mr. Bacon demanding the investl.