The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-09
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RESUME OF 1H1
d WEEKS PROCEEDINGS.
IN the senate.
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turned rom the 8r100 OF apprOpf1A.
lions yesterday to listen to q speech
which partook of the character Of an
Grafton from Senator Towne. of Min
nesota. Since he entered the senate a
few weeks ago on appointment Of Gov.
Lind the young Minnesotan has had
little opportunity to display his tai
ents. AS his reputation as an orator
had preceded him there was much In
terest in his speech, which was in ad-
vocacy Of his resolution for a cessa-
ton Of hostilities in the Philippines.
The floor was crowded with senators
and members of the house of repre-
sentatives. the latter including Repre-
sentatives Littlefield. Mccall, Cooper
and others, who have been prominent
in insular legislation. The galleries.
public and private, were cowded to
overlooking The speech abounded in
arostrophes to liberty and patriotism
and scathing and scornful arraign-
ment of the, policy by which the Fill
pinos were being annihilated.
Immediately following Mr.. Towne's
speech the credentials OF his successor.
MI. Clapp Of Minnesota, were present.
ed, and after being sworn in the new
senator took his seat and Mr.. Towne
retired. The rest of the day was de-
voted to the Indian appropriation bin.
the discussion turning on irrigation
and little progress being made.
RI In the House.
The major portion of the day in the
house was occupied in~the transaction
of District Of Columbia business. The
bill to revise and codify the postal
laws which has been under considera-
ton at intervals for ten days, was
finally passed. The most interesting,
feature of the day was an attempt to
secure a vote upon the senate bill to
appoint a commission to consider and
adjudicate the claims of United States
citizens against Spain arising out Of
the war with Spain which this gov
eminent assumed by the treaty Of
Paris. The matter was settled tenn
forarily by postponing consideration
of the bill until next Monday.
In the senate
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Frye
gave notice in the senate yesterday
that he intended to keep the shipping
bill tothe front even as against ap-
preparation bills, not yielding to them
without a vote of the senate. 1t indi-
Gated a disposition on the part of the
senate leaders to force to an early is
sue the question whether the shipping
bill is going to pass at this session.
Senator Turner Of Washington spoke
in severe arrangement of the bill, de-
claring it to be a 'lawless, piratical
raid upon the public treasury in the
interest of a few private beneficiaries
and committing the government to ex-
p%enditures aggregating $780, o0. 900. Be-
fore the session closed the committee
The Indian appropriation bill was
passed early in the day.
In the House.
The house spent the day upon the
agricultural bill. II was used as a
general speeches. Mr.. Thayer of Massa-
chusetts discussed the ship subsidy
bill, Mr.. White of North Carolina, the
colored member who goes out. of con-
gress March 4, delivered his 'valedic-
tory upon the general subject Of the
aspirations Of his race, and Mr..
Gaines Of Tennessee discussed the linn
itations Of the constitution in connec-
tion with our insular possessions, Mr..
Corliss of Michigan made a vicious on
slaught upon the bureau of animal in
dustry Of the agricultural department,
but his attack raised a. host of de-
tenders and his amendment to reduce
the appropriation for the bureau was
overwhelmingly defeated.
In the Houae. ..e
Washington, Jan. 81. = The anti
polygamy crusade which resulted in
driving Mr.. Roberts out Of the house
Of representatives at the last session
had an echo in the house yesterday
during the consideration of the agri-
cultural appropriation bill. When the
section making the appropriations Tor
agricultural colleges of the several
states was reached Mr.. Lands Of In
diana offered an amendment providing
that no money should be paid to the
college in Utah until the secretary OF
agriculture was satisfied that no trus-
tee or teacher in the institution prac-