The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-25

bltlon OF the sale or beer, " ne, or any
intoxicating liquors in the post exchange
or canteen, transport or Other military
property OF the United States.
The financial legislation has placed on
the statute books the law establishing
the gold standard, providing for the re-
demption and reissue of the interest
bearing bonded obligations of the United
States, establishing "a permanent gold re-
serve of $l50,0oO0C0 regulating national
banks, and making numerous provisions
respecting circulation and the tax on cir
cu.ation. After its passage some ques-
ton arose as TO the maintenance of the
parity of the metals under the terms of
the bill This session bills to rectify this
feature have been reported, specifically
requiring the exchange of god for stand
ard silver dollars. No action has been
taken on them, however.
The War Revenue Reduction,
The revenue legislation of the Congress
has been confined to an effort to redu Q
the taxation imposed whom tho war wi h
Spain began. Prior to the opening OF the
present session comprehensive plan OF
revenue reduct n was framed by the Re-
publican members, of the Ways and
Means Committee and II passed before
the holideys. II aroused little party opp
stlon, The bill as ii passed the House
reduced the revenue about $i0O00O00 tie
chief reductions being on beer, and in
the removal of the stamp taxes on bank
checks, commercial papers. kilograms,
lie insurance policies. proprietary me l.
c.nes, and many other articl $. In the Sem
ate an entirely new substitute was VA s.
ed which materially changed the ra cs
throughout. adding reductions on tobacco
In various forms and restoring the tax II
bank checks, This revenue reduction
measure is still in conference
Ihe act apiort on ng to the several
states their represent tion In the House
Represer tatives fcl owed as a result
OF the Twelfth consus II fixes at 1856
members, an increase of "a
Haz'ng at West Point tas received at
tenton with the prospo't that s.rong re-
str ctlve legislation will be enacted. The
Senate adopted anti-hazlng prov sions in
the Military Academy approprla ion bin.
Ihis has arorsed c7unter movement,
however, az d II remains for the last days
of the ses ion to effect final action.
Government participation and aid In
the Lou siana Purchase Expositi-n seems
assured during this Corg ess. The bTl
pending makes the pp"opriaticn $500. .Or0.
Other important gen RAJ measures en-.
acted Include: Giving "fr homes" on
the public lands acquired from the In
dians ftlprov'd'ng sys tenn OF extradl-
ton for insular possessio s. and au' horiz
lhg the "aggregat ng" Of pension disabil-
ities and increasing the allowance to
widows.
Congressional TrOGbIeE
Charges OF treason were made against
delegate Wilcox of Hawaii. but the dele
gate was upheld in the right to his seat.
on the ground that the charges referre
.rf1 -,
act. At the first session Brigham II
Roberts OF Utah was expelled from the
House after an exciting contest: Senate,
Quay OF Pennsylvania was refused a seal
m the Senate on the appointment OF Gov
stone; sensational charges against Sena-
tor Clark OF Montana were investigated
by Senate committee: the exciting min
ing riots In the Coeur d'Alene district OF
Idaho were investigated by a committee
Of the House. The Senate also appointed
Cuban inquiring committee, but little
mas been accomplished on that line. The
Nicaragua canal bill the shipping sub
sidy bill, the Pacific cable bin and the
oleomargarine bill have aroused great
public attention, although their enact
nnent Is not probable at this late day in
the session. The canal bill was passed In
House of Representatives, and authorized
expenditures of $4,000 Co., with present
appropriation of $l0C00000 The ship
subsidy bill hes been an active subje I
of controversy of the pres mt Congre s
and particularly In the Senate the contest
has been long and bitter. The House ha
taken no acton on the bill pending the
contest In the Senate, so that accord
ing to present indications, the bill viii not
hame a parliament ry st tus as having
passed either branch Of Congress.
nfiIs IN ME man.
The Pacific cab'e bll parsed the SEN
ate at the first session and has been pend
ng in the House since.
The oleomargar.ne bill was passed by
the House early. but has m sharp op-
position in the Senate TIE Joint reso
lution proposing a constitutional amend
ment for popu ar election Of United
States senator's; b lis to establish the de-
partment of commerce and industry; to
authorize a commits ion to study he com
mercial and in -ustr,al conditions of
China and Japan, and to requisite trusts
and other organ cations in re traint of
trade will expire with the end of this
Congress.
Besides the antitrust bill. passed by the
House and not acted upon by the Senate,
a resolution proposing "A constitutional
amendment giving Congress more ample
power TO deal with trusts was defeated
In the House Another measure defeated
IN the branch where II originated was
that defining the power Of Injunction and
limiting the authority of the federal
courts to issue this process.
Much of the time of the Senate has
been occupied on the important treaties
considered behind closed doors These in
cluded the Hay-Pauncefote treaty neu-
tralizing the Nicaraguan cana; treati $
with Great Britain and Germany disso'v4
ing the tri-partite agreement on Samoa
and dividing the Islands: ccmmercia, reci-
procity treaties with France, Germany
Argentine Republic, Nicaragua. and with
Great Britain respecting the various
British colonies Of the West Indies.
The Hay-PnuDcefote treaty.
The Hay-Pauncefote treaty was pre-
sented to the Senate early in the first
session, and then went over to the sec
ond session. After another sharp con-
test II was amended TO permit the Unit
ed States to adopt such measures Of mil
tary protection of the canal as the in
terests Of this government required. In
this amended form the treaty was re-
turned to Great Britain. Tho final ac-
ton of that government will have to be
made known before the present Congress
expires, II the treaty is to be effective.
Action on all the treaties made under
the reciprocity section Of the Dingley
tariff act. appears TO terminate tho pro-
tracted reciprocity negotiations carried on
with foreign governments by treaty.
Another treaty considered and ratified
by the Senate is that purchasing Of Spain
for 100000 several small! islands north OF