Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-02-20

The Senate spent Thursday in discus
sion of the financial bill. Mr.. Allen con
cluded his speech, charging the Repuh-
lican party with breaking faith with the
people on bimetallsm and systematically
discrediting the work of the international
bimetalic commission. Mr.. Cockrcll made
a technical analysis Of the House and
Senate measures. He charged that thu.
Senate substitute contained the inital
movement toward the perpetuation of the
national debt. In the House only minor
business was transacted. The ways and
means committee bill establishing tarin
rates upon goods from Porto Rico into
the United States and vice versa was re-
ported and Chairman Payne gave notice.
that the bin would be called up the next
Thursday.
As no Senator was prepared 10 pro
ceed with discussion of the finance
measure the Senate transacted only ron
Tine business ON Friday and adjourned
early TO enable members to attend the
obsequiesrAf Gen. l.awton. \ bin WAS
passed to erect public building at Deaf
wood, S, d., 10 cost 100000 After a
brief session at which no business was
transacted recess was taken in the
AAVNNt Until . II. ~. 4 it Alsnh bCbSAhH
was devoted to private pension bills.
In the Senate on Saturday, when there
were only a dozen Senators present
Boer sympathy resolution introduced by
Mr.. Allen was passed before It's purport
was realized, \ minute later the vote
was reconsidered and the resolution went
over. The financial debate was contin-
ued by Mr.. Chandler, who opposed the
gold standard and strongly urged the
double standard Mr.. Chiffon and Mr.
Money also spoke. The House was not
in session.
Speeches were made in. the Senate ON
Monday on the financial bill by MeSsrs
| Wolcott, Elkins and Butler Mr.. Aliens
| resolution introduced Saturday express
ing sympathy with the Beers went over
| without losing its place. A large nuns
| Der of unimportant bills were passed. The
| House passed the bill to permit transit
| through the United States of goods IN
bond without the payment of duties; ais,
| private pension bills favorably acted upon
at Friday nights session, and in District
of Columbia legislation.
| On Tuesday the Senate heard Mr..
| Allison in support of the financial bill.
and Mr.. Jones of Nevada in oppostion
| thereto. Passed bill appropriating $780,
000 to enlarge public building Mt Port
land, Ore. The House passed bill III,
! creasing limit of cost of new Government,
| printing Office by $4,000 on account nr
rise in prices of building material.
The Senate on "Wednesday by n vote.
of 40 to % rejected an amendment to the
financial bill, offered by Mr. Chandler, an
/ thorizing the President to appoint com
/, missioners to any future international hi
metallic conference. Devoted the rest
| of the day to debate ON the Aldrieh
amendment providing that the provisions
of the bill are not intended To place any
obstacles in the way of international BIZ
metallsm. The House debated the legis-
! lative, executive and judicial appropria
tion bill, the arguments assuming a POI
litieal tinge, The feature was sharp
colloquy between Messrs Bartholdt, Ben
ton and Pearce, all Of Missouri, on the
Nesbitt election law in that State