Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-29
WANTS WAR TO CEASE.
Minnesota Senator Introduces Reso-
sse9, luton to That Effect.

tice, public welfare and national hon
or demand the immediate cessation
OF hostilities in the Philippines upon
terms recognizing the independence
Of the people and conserving and
guaranteeing the interests of the Unit
ed States
Towne gave notice that he would
address the senate on the resolution
Monday.
When the house met Hull, chairman
of the house committee on military af-
fairs, submitted the conference report
upon the army reorganization bill.
Richardson, of Tennessee, the minor
ity leader, requested that the report
lie over until tomorrow in order that
members might have an opportunity
to examine it. Hull would not agree
to this and proceeded to explain in
detail the concessions of the two
houses on the various items.
s Agrees to Army Bill.
Washington, Jan. 25.--The confer
ence report on the army re-organiza-
ton bill was agreed to by the house,
1873 to 100.
Passes Navy Bill.
Washington, Jan. 25.-The house
has passed the naval appropriation
bill.
Against the Chinese.
Washington, Jan. 25.-The house
committee onSoreign affairs today
acted favorably on the bill of Repre-
sentative Jenkins, of Wisconsin, to
regulate. the coming of Chinese into
this county and making more effect
i've the present exclusion laws. The
bill makes stringent provisions to pre-
vent bringing Chinese across. the
border.
Washington, Jan. 26-The house
committee on banking and currency
today voted, six to four, in favor of
reporting the ,Overstreet bill, main
taining at all times the parity of the
standard silver dollar with gold. 1t
establishes the parity by making the
silver dollar exchangeable for gold on
demand at the treasury. Two demo-
Gratis. Briggs of New York, and Fair,
| of Massachusetts, voted with the re-
publicans in favor of the bill. The
measure differs from the Hill bill pre-
viously reported, the latter providing
| for turning silver dollars into small
coin.
Disagree to Senate Amendment.
The house today disagreed to the
1 senate amendments to the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
/ bills and agreed to conference.
cuIIom Gets Many Flowers.
The credentials from Senator Du-
| bois, of Idaho and Cullom, of Illinois,
| taI cot a
senate today. The desk of the Illinois
senator was covered with flowers.
pom his appearance he was cordially
greeted by his colleagues.
!. Status of Church Lands.
Hoar introduced and the senate
passed resolutions asking for all in
formation at the command of any ex-
4 ecutive officer of the government as to
1 the extent of lands in the philippines
i held for ecclesiastical purposes, and
the character and value of such lands,
1 and whether any official had, on be-
half of the government, entered into
any obligation as to the titles of such
lands.
No Consideration of Army Bill.
Effort was made by Hawley to OBJ
tain consideration of the conference
report upon the army reorganization
bill, but the report went over under
) objection and the Indian appropriation
bill was resumed.
Contract for Two Cruisers.
Washington, Jan. 26.-Contracts FOL
naval work aggregating no less thar
$7,500,000 were signed at the nevy de
partment. today by President Circuit
and Judge Payson, representing thu
Newport News Shipbuilding and DR..
Dock company. The contracts wer'
for one! sheathed armored cruiser
of 14,500 tons, and for similar cruis
. er unsheathed.