Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-10
Signed by the BE st Ele, Of the
Commu nifty
TWO AGAINST ABOLlElON OF CAN1EEN
Vest and Rawlins Say; They Were un-
avoIdabIy Detained when the Mat
ter Came to Vote lfesterday-sec-
retary Wilson suppo rts Grout Bill.

Washington, Jan. 10.-The house
by unanimous consent passed bill
to revise and codify the postal laws
of the United States. Ii: was made a
special order after the disposal of the
river and harbor bill. The considera-
tion of the bill was resumed.
lowan Talks Back.
Hepburn, of Iowa, then took
the floor for an hours speech
in which he vigorously assailed
the various features of the bill. Hep
burn and w. A. Smith, of Michigan,
had a sharp exchange in which per-
sonalties were banded back and forth
Many of Hepburn's criticisms were
aimed at the undue amounts which
Michigan received and this fact arous-
ed the resentment of the Michigan
members.
Naval Appropriation Bill Completed.
The house committee on naval af-
fairs today practically completed TIE
naval appropriation bill, but it is not
in shape to make public until tomor-
row or Saturday.
A Protest.
Shackelford, of Missouri, protested
against the action of the committee
in abolishing the Missouri river COM
mission.
Financiers Appear
Secretary Gage, Horace White, OF
New York, and several other promi-
nent fnanciers today appeared before
the house committee on coinage and
weights and measures, and at request
of the committee, gave their views on
the Overstreet. Levy and H ill bills to
maintain the parity of the money OF
the United States. These three bills,a
tho containing different provisions, each
provide for exchange at the option OF
the holder, of gold and silver coins
of the United States.
Bryan Would Pay in silver.
Levy, of New York, created some
thing of a sensation by stnting that
Bryan told him if he (BrJ,an) was
elected president, he would find some
way to pay the obligation of the
government in silver.
Senate.
Vest and Rawlins announced thai
they were detained unavoildab yes
terday when the vote upor, the can
teen question was TAX en-. They
would have voter if present., against
the abolition of the canteen
The Filipino Petitio n.
Teller presented memorial from
1000 Filipinos and peaceful inhabi
tants of Manila The memorial wa.
in the form of an appeal to congress
and, as Teller stated, was Signed per
sonally by lawyers, bankers, and pro
fessional men representing the bes
elements of the community" 1t re
viewed the circumstances leading III
to the present struggle of be Filipin
os for independence, and paid a higi
tribute to the work of Agr lnaldo ant
his coadjutors in their eadeavor tt
obtain liberty and indepe ldence TO
the people of the Philippines.
The appeal declares auto nomy sim
liar to that enjoyed by CANADA O
Australia will not be acceptable to tn,
Filipinos who desire liberty and indie
pendence and urge the eovernmen
of the United States to give them lib
erty and independence.
When the reading of the, memoria
concluded. Teller asked that /
should be printed as document
Il object" said Hawley, cit is trea
sonable denunciation of o,lr govern
ment and an attack upon our sol
diers."
Supports Grout Bill.
Secretary Wilson made an argu
ment before the senate colamittee q
agriculture today in supplprt of tn
Grout oleomargarine bill. lie said tn
measure is intended to protect tn
farmer and the public at large az,
should become a law. He i.hid not az
cept the opinion that the regulation
of the oleomargarine busin ess woul
injure the beef and cattle business, an
said the farmers would finti it profit
able to keep and fatten their ow
beeves.
The senate resumed consideration
+ Of the army reorganization bill.