Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-03-07

Washington, Feb. 26.--An important
amendment to the Philippine amend
ment to the army appropriation bill
was agreed to in the senate. 1t was
an amplification of the amendment
previously offered by Senator Hoar,
laying restrictions upon the sale OF
public lands and granting franchises
and concessions in the Philippines.
Senator Morgan of Alabama occupied
the floor during the greater part of
the day, having discussed compre-
hensively both the Philippine and the
Cuban amendments. Senator Allen
severely arranged Rear Admiral
Sampson for some endorsements he is
alleged to have made upon the ap-
plication of Gunner Charles Morgan
of the navy for promotion to the grade
of a commissioned officer In execu-
tive session the senate confirmed all
naval nominations for promotion ex-
cepG those of Admirals Sampson and
Schley.
The house was the scene of a SEN
sational incident which threw that
body into violent state of excite
ment. For an hour the storm RACED.
ending abruptly when adjournment
was taken upon motion of Mr.. Payne.
floor leader of the majority. Mr..
Lentz of Ohio, the democrat who has
created so many sensations during his
service in the house, stirred his party
colleagues to fever pitch by rising to
question of privilege, alleging that
speech he had turned over to the
public printer under general leave to
print had been withheld from the
record, and had been turned over to
General Grosvenor of Ohio by the
speaker. The nature of the speech
was not developed during the events
that followed, but it was learned that
1t was an attack upon Senator Hanna
and the methods by which he was
elected 70 the senate. The speaker
explained that it had been represent
ed to him that the speech had violated
the privileges of the house and he ha I
that it be withheld until he
could look it over. Pressure of bust
ness had prevented him from doing
SO, however, and only twenty minutes
before, he said, he had directed that
the speech go into the record, beliey.
ing If it contained anything offensive
it could be stricken out by the house
later. Intense excitement followed. |
Several points of order were made by
the republicans, but the speaker de-
chned to sidetrack the matter in that |
way. Mr.. Richardson. the democratic
leader, offered a resolution declaring
the speaker had no right to withhold
speeches. Against this the question
OF consideration was raised by Mr.. |
Lacey and by strict party vote the |
house decided not to consider it.
Amid still greater excitement and con-
fusion, Mr.. Richardson offered an
other resolution condemning the
speakers action and directing that
the speech be delivered forwith" to |
the speech be delivered forthwith" to |
raised the question of consideration |
and again by strict party vote the
house refused to consider it. At this |
point further proceedings were cut OFF |
by adjournment. Earlier la the day |
a partial conference report of the |
Indian appropriation bill was agreed |
to and the bill sent back to con-
ference. Western members made an /
lneffectual effort to accept the senate |
amendment appropriating 500. 900 for
irrigation experiments in the Gila
river in Arizona, but was defeated,
IS to 81.