Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-03-09

Senate Passes d Measure Providing
for a Form Of Government in
Island of Hawaii.
TO HAVE REPRESENTATIVE in CONGRESS
The House Passes m Amended Porto
To TWO Years; Also an Ala Meas
urc-DniIy summary Of Congress
sional Proceedings.

Washington. Feb 2s-Thc feature
of the session Of the senate Yesterday
was the speech 10y Senator Depew in
favor of holding the Philippine is
lands. The Hawaiian government bill
was further discussed
Washington March The con-
ference report ON the financial bin
was considered in the senate yester-
day and Senator McLaurin (dem.. $.
c. spoke in favor of expansion. The
vote on the Hawaiian government bill
was postponed one day.
Washington, March 1.-The bill pro-
viding a form of government for the
territory Of Hawaii was passed by the
senate yesterday. The bill creates
the territory Of Hawaii, with legis-
laturc, supreme and minor courts, a
governor and other officials; extends
10 the islands the internal revenue,
customs and navigation laws, and
provides for the election of dele
gate TO represent the islands in con-
gress.
Washington. March 3.-In the senate
yesterday bill providing a territorial
government for Porto Rico was con-
sidered and Senator Hoar spoke in
favor of seating Mr.. Quay, of Pennsyl-
vania.
Washington, March 5.-The pension
appropriation bill (S144, 0OO,OOO) was
read in the senate on Saturday, Sen
ator Teller criticised the currency bill
and IS private pension bills were
passed
Washington. March G.-The pension
appropriation hill (S145,2i5.230) was
naSeed iu the senate Yesterday. and
bills were introduced for control of
the Philippines and for free trade be-
tween the United States and Porto
Rico Thomas H. Bard the recently
elected senator from California. took
the oath Of Office The bill Of Senator
Spooncr (Wis) for control of the
Philippines was favorably reported,
and is as follows:
THAT when an insurrection against the
Sovereignty and authority of the United
states in tho Philippine islands acquired
from Spain by the treaty concluded at
Paris on the tenth day of December 1N9S.
shall have been completely suppressed by
the military and naval forces OF the nit
ed States. all military. civil and judicial
powers necessary To govern the said is
lands shall. until otherwise provided by
congress, be vested in such person and
persons, and shall be exercised I'm such
manner, as the president of the United
states shall direct for maintaining and
protecting the inhabitants of said islands
I'm the free enjoyment Of their liberty, prop
erty and religion"
House.
Washington. Feb. 2S.-In the house
Yesterday a bill was introduced to
provide for one-cent postage on let
ters. The general debate on the Porto
Rico tariff bill closed
Washington, March THE Porto
Rican tariff pill. amended so as to
reduce the tariff from % to - per
cent. of the American tariff, and linn
iting it's life to two years, was passed
in the house yesterday by vote of
172 yeas TO tG1 nays
Washington. March "A favorable
report was made in the house yester-
day on bill to reorganize the con-
sular service and an agreement was
made to consider the bill relating to
second-class mail matter March 20.
Washington, March 3.-Upon the
presidents recommendation a bill was
passed in the house yesterday to ex-
pend the s., 900, 900 custom duty collect
ed ON imports from Porto Rico since the