The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1901-03-07
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81 WEEK's PROCEEDINGS.
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In the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The real strug-
gle for insular legislation at this ses-
sion began yesterday In the senate.
The army appropriation bill was under
consideration and the Philippine
amendment was reached. In addition
the Cuban amendment was introduced,
and the general debate on these propo-
sitions began. Sharp opposition to the
Philippine amendment developed on
the Democratic side, beginning with a
poirt Of order which the senate over
ruled and followed with speeches by
Senators Tillman, Rawlins, Caffery,
Bacon and Morgan. The amendment
was defended by its author, Mr. Spoon
er. who pointed out the necessity for
the legislation. Senators Vest. Hoar,
Bacon and Rawlins offered amend
ments tending to limit the powers cons
ferred by the Spooner amendment.
An evening session was held to allow
time TO continue the debate.
I'm the House.
The house jettisoned the authorize
tions for two battleships and two
cruisers which were in the naval ap-i
preparation bill as 1t passed that body.
The senate had rejected the proposition
and against the appeals of the house
conferees the house yesterday voted by
a big majority to agree to the senate
amendment striking out the authoriza-
tions. Chairman Cannon, of the appro-
priations committee contributed largely
to this result by a vigorous speech in
favor of the senate amendment. "A
partial conference report on the naval
bill was agreed to and the bill went
back to conference. The house also
agreed to the conference report on the
bill to create commission of five. to
.adjudicate the claims of United States
citizens against Spain, assumed by the
United States II under the treaty of
Paris. Just before adjournment MI.
TaWrey, chairman Of the st. Louis ex-
position committee, asked unanimous
consent to disagree to the senate
amendments to the exposition bill, but
Mr.. Shepherd Of Texas objected
In the House.
Washington, Feb. 27. The house
was the scene OF sensational incident
late yesterday afternoon which threw
that body into a violent state OF ex-S
element. For an hour the storm
ragged, ending abruptly, when an ad-t
journment was taken upon motion Of
Mr.. Payne, the floor leader of the ma,
jority. Mr.. Lentz, an Ohio Democrat,
stirred the Democrats to a fever pitch
by rising to a question of privilege and
alleging that g. speech he had turned
over to the public printer under gem
eral leave to print had been withheld
from the Record, and had been turned
over TO Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio by the
speaker. The nature Of the speech was
not developed during the events that
followed, but Is was learned it was an
attack upon Senator Hanna and the
methods by which he was elected to
the senate. The speaker explained
that it had been represented to him
that the speech violated the privileges
Of the house and he had directed that
it should be withheld until he could
look it over. Pressure Of business had
him from doing so. however,,
and only twenty minutes before, he
said, he had directed that the speech
60 into the Record, believing that IL
it contained anything Aoffensive 1t
could be stricken out of the Record
by the house later Intense excite
ment followed. Several points of or
der were made by Republicans but
the speaker declined TO side-track the!
matter In that way, holding, however,
that to proceed a proposition OF some
kind must be before the house. There
upon Mr.. Richardson, the Democratic
leader, offered a resolution declaring
that the speaker had no right to.with-
hold speeches. and by strict party
vote the house decided not to consider
it. Amid still greater excitement and
confusion Mr.. Richardson offered an.
other resolution condemning the
speakers action in severe terms, and
directing that the speech be delivered
forthwith" to the public printer.
Again by a strict party vote the house
refused to consider it. At this point
further proceedings were cut off by
adjournment.
Earlier in the day a partial confer
ence report on the Indian appropria-
ton bill was agreed to and the bin
was sent back to conference.
In the Senate.
An important amendment to the
Philippine amendment to the army APP
preparation bill was agreed to in the
senate yesterday. 1t was an amplifi>
cation of the amendment previously
offered by Mr.. Hoar, laying restrie-
lions upon the sale of public lands
and the granting Of franchises and
concessions in the Philippines. 1t was
accepted by the committee in charge
Of the measure and is now part OF
the committee amendment.
Mr.. Morgan Of Alabama continued
lis speech begun Monday and occu-
pied the flood during the greater part
of the day. He concluded his address
Just before the afternoon recess after
having discussed Complementary
both the Cuban and Philippine amend
ments. He appealed to the commit
tee to Withdraw both propositions,
maintaining that congress was tread
Ing upon dangerous ground and trifiing
with edged tools in acting upon them
without ample information.
During the afternoon Mr.. Allen OBJ
tanned The floor from Mr.. Morgan and
severely arraigned Admiral Sampson