The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-25
THEWORK OFCONGRESS
House Committee Orders Favorable
Report on the Hill Bill.
FOR PARITY OF THE DOLLAR.
The Naval Appropriation Measure
Considered by the House, While
the senate Bushes Itself With
the Indian Bill.

Washington Jan. 24.--By party vote
of o to 6 the house committee on coinage
ordered n favorable report on the Dill OF
Representative Hill OF Connecticut to |
"maiptain the silver dollar ut parity with |
gold''
This was done after the committee mao
refused to defer action ON the pending
bills to permit the minority members OF
the committee to be heard on communi-
cation from William ]. Bryan to be re-
ceived. This, however, was without pur-
pose to exclude Mr.. Bryan's communica
ton, which will be received and printed
rs part of the hearing.
Chairman Southland presented DIS
patch received from Mr.. Bryan Mt LIN
coin, Neb., saying: announcement 10 VISIT
Washington, but shall be pleased to SUD-
| NIT views in writing If you will send me
copies of pending measure
| Mr.. Hill proposed that the vote on the
pending bill be taken at AS a. IN. This
| was opposed by Messrs. Shafroth, Coch-
| ran and Gaines on the ground that the
| minority members wanted further time
70 present their views. Mr. Shafroth
suggested also that as the committee had
invited Mr.. Bryan to express his views
there should be time to receive the views.
| Mr.. Hill stated that there was no dispo-
| sition to cut out Mr.. Bryans views,
which would be Incorporated in the rec
| ord when received. But he urged that
| action be not deferred on the bills. The
vote was then taken on closing the hear
| ings and taking the final vote, and this
prevailed, the Republicans voting for and
the Democrats against the proposition.
The amendments made by the finance
| committee to the house revenue reduction
bill fix the tax on beer at 1.50 per barrel
and on tobacco, cigars and snuf at
cents a pound The tax on bank checks
is restored, and that on kilograms and ex-
press receipts is repealed.
In the House.
At the opening Of the session Of the
house resolution was adopted reserying
the galleries of the house Feb. IL, on the
occasion of the counting of the electoral
vote. The consideration of the naval APP
preparation bill was then resumed in com
mittee of the whole.
Speaking to n pro forma amendment
Mr.. W. A. Smith tMich.) brought up the
question OF the abrogation of the treaty
of 1917 prohibiting the maintenance OF
war vessels upon the great lakes. Mr.
, Smith said the treaty was an inhibition
4 upon lllt -
terests of the lakes against which HI
a | protested. The treaty was original!
made in the interests Of peace and wal
, very properly negotiated. The reasons
a which then existed had passed away
: He desired to see the shipyards of tn
! great lakes participate in the building o
! warships. He cited the case of Mich
i gan shipbuilding firm which had mad
the lowest bid for some torpedo boat
during the Cleveland administration an
the refusal of the government to accep
the bid owing to the inhibition Of tn
!. treaty.
, Mr.. Mann Ills.) opposed the abrogt
ton of the treaty. If we built warship
4 on the lakes, he said. England must hay
IS similar privilege. She could build grea
d ships there, Which would threaten the CT
les on the American side and the whol
commerce of the lakes. The treaty, !
argued, was absolutely essential to IL
safety Of cities OF the lakes in case {
ne war with Great Britain.
ii. Mr.. Boutel CIlls) was in favor Of
u modification of the treaty i'll the intere
nv of the naval reserve 50 as to permit Il
he maintenance of one small armed vess
ON the upper lakes and one on the lowe
The senate.
In the senate Mr.. Gallinger asked,
there was no appropriation bill und
II consideration, that one hour be given
a. pension bills. Mr.. Thurston objected,
lie he had given notice that he would C
up the Indian appropriation bill.
The adverse report upon the print
Of the Filipino petition was present
from the committee on the PhilippiI
III and w1s sent to the calendar.
4 resolution Of Mr.. Pettgrew Is.
US concerning the reported deportation
hu A. Mabini, citizen of the Philippin
W to Guam was adopted.
ces The Indian appropriation bill then y
hof taken up, Mr.. Gallinger giving not
ron that Mt the close Of its consideration
las would call up the pension appropriat
=, bill.
N During the consideration Of the apr
ext priation for Indian schools Mr.. Bu
ven said he had visited such schools and
served that there were present, tax
advantage Of the benefits, children Y
were not Indians, and he asked W
proportion OF Indian blood was nece'
nv to secure admission to such schools
In MIR. Thurston answered that no {
;, drcn are received unless they are reg;
ed as Indians by the tribe, no ma
how slight the admixture of Indian bl'
He had, he said, seen in tepee wit
woman evidently an Indian squaw {
ono dren of her own who had red hair.
are was impossible, he said, to exclude {
III dren from the schools merely beci
the they might have red hair or light SIX
ISIS Mr.. Butler insisted that many Of
'rds children who were attending In
ated schools were white and that the abus
IN the Indian school appropriation was
eing Grant and notorious.
for At . o'clock the shipping bill was
before the senate, but it was laid n
the temporarily while consideration Of
as Indian appropriation measure was
con tinued.
lived ------------
Fairly Cold at Dawson.
Seattle, Wash, Jan. 24.-Advices