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SEEK TO RUSH THE BILL.
position OF Hill Bill After Two
Days Debate.
chairman

DAyA' Debnte.
Washington, Jan. IS. - Chairman
| Southland, of the house committee on
coinage, Saturday introduced reso-
luton making the Hill bill for estab.
fishing the parity between the silver
dollar and gold a special order in the
| house with two days for debate. The
resolution goes to the committee on
! rules, which will determine whether
the measure is to be brought to the
front as special order. Before this
is done the advocates of the measure
will canvass the sentiment of senators
with view to assuring Speaker Hem
derson that the consideration given 10
| the measure in the house will not be
| fruitless.
Washington, Jan. 2s.-The house
committee on banking aud currency
Saturday voted to 1 in, favor of re.
| porting the Overstreet bill maintain
ing t all times tho parity of the stand
ard silver dollar with gold. Two dem
ocrats, briggs of New York, and Thayer
of Massachusetts,, voted With the re-
| publicans in favor of he bill
| Washington, Jan 2s.-Ihe house Sat
urday disagreed to the senate amend
ments to the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill and agreed
to the conference asked for by the SEN
ate. Messrs. Bingham Pa.), Hemen-
way Qnd) and Livingston (Ga.) were
appointed conferees upon the part of
the house.
The house then proceeded with the
consideration of the bill to revise and
codify the postal laws which was in
terrupted by the consideration of APP
preparation bills.
Washington. Jan. 2s.--An effort was
made by Senator Hawley Saturday to
obtain consideration Of the conference
report upon the army reorganization
bill, but the report finally went over
under objection. The Indian appropri-
alton bill was then taken up.
The first business in the senate
Saturday was the presentation of the
credentials of Fred T. Dubois as SEN
ator-elect Of Idaho, and of Shelby NJ.
Cullom. as enator-elect of Illinois, the
presentation being made in Senator
Dubois case of Senator Heitfeld, and
in Senator Cullom's case by Senator
Mason.
The desk of the Illinois senator was
covered with flowers and upon his APP.
pearance, the firssssineeS his reelection,
he cordially greeted by his asso,
ciates on the floor
Senator Hoar (AIass.) introduced.
| and the senate passed, resolution ask
ing for all information at the command
of the president or any executive Of
fcers of the government as to the ex-
tent of lands in the Philippine islands
held for ecclesiastical purposes, the
character and value of such lands and
whether any official had on behalf of
the government, entered into any OBJ
legation as to the title of such lands.
Washington. Jan. 2s.-The brief
ton in the message of the
president sent to the senate Friday
urging immediate legislation in the
interest of the Filipinos caused gen
eral surprise among senator's, and &C.
casioned speculation upon the proba
bility of an extra session of congress
Immediately after March 4, Senators
generally say they have no intimation
from the white house that special
session of the entire congress may be
desira BILE, but they unite as one man
in saying that no Philippine legislation
is possible during the remaining five
weeks of the present session. The
short spooner bill, vesting all power
for the government of the Philippine
archipelago in the president is the only
Filipino general bill. 1t is believed
| that whenever an earnest effort is made
to secure legislation bearing upon this
subject much time will be required.
Some senator's also express the opin-
ion that legislation may be necessary
in connection with the Cuban legisla-
of opinion as to his necessity, all agree
| that if such action should become nee
essary it would be impossible to Sc
cure it at this session.
Washington, Jan. 2s.-Conditions in
the Philippines are much improved, &C.
cording to the report of the secretary
of war transmitting to the president
| the report of the Taft commission
Tens of thousands of natives already
have sworn allegiance to the United
States, the insurrection is dying out
and considerable progress has beer
made in establishing civil governments
In sending the documents to the sen,
ate the president says that the report
includes not only the reports of the
commission, but its acts of legislation
"and other important information re.
lating to the conditions and immediate
wants of the Philippine islands" Con.
Guiding. the president says: 81 earnest
ly recommend legislation under which
the government of the islands may have
authority to assist in their peaceful in
dustrial development in the direction.
indicated by the secretary of war"
To pick Leper Sites.