Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-03-01
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Washington. Feb. 25.-Senate I'M
real struggle for insular legisatian
at this session began today III a,
senate. The army appropriation M
was under consideration anu ma
Philippine amendment was reachaa
In addition the Cuban amen:]ns, q
was offered and the general denny
on these propositions began. Shnr,,
opposition to the Philippine amend,
ment developed on the democrat;,
side, beginning with 4 point OF ordc,!
which the senate overruled and fni
lowed with speeches BY Senators T;ll.
man, Rawlins- Gallery, Bacon anl
Morgan. The amendment was dM
Tended by its author, Mr.. Spooner
who pointed out the nccessity forI
the legislation. Senators Vest. lIoar
Bacon and l.awlins offered amend
nasi,ts tending to limit the powerx
conferred by the Spooner ;inlend,
mcnt. Senator Morgan made an M
tended speech severely criticizins tlNe
proposed legislation. An evening ses.
sion was held to allow time to con.
tinue the debate.
Housc.-The house today jettisonea
the authorizations for two battle.
ships and two cruisers which were n
the naval appropriation bill as II
passed that body. The senate ha1
rejected the proposition and against
the appeals Of the house confcreecs
the house today voted by u big mn
iority to agree to the senate amend
ment striking out the anthorizat ions.
Chairman Cannon of the appropria.
tions committee, contributed laryelyY
to the result by vigorous speech
in favor of the senate amendment.
Washington, Feb. 26.-senate.-An
important amendment to, the Philip.
pine amendment to the army appro- |
priation bill was agreed to in the sem
ate. It was an application of tho
amendment previously offered by Mr.
Hoar, laying restrictions upon the
sale of public lands. and the granting
of franchises and concessions in thd
Philippines. It was accepted by the
committee in charge of the measure
and is now part of the committed
amendment. It reads:
''Provided that no sale or lease or|
other disposition of the public lands
or the timber thereon or the mining(
rights therein shall be made; and
provided further that no franchise
Shall be granted which is not approx
ed by the president of the United
States and is not in his judgment
clearly necessary for the governm end
OF the islands and indispensable fol
the interests of the people thereof
and which cannot, without great pub
lie mischief, be postponed until thu
establishment of a permanent civil
government, and all franchises sh;1
terminate one year after the est;'
lishment of such civil government
Senator's Morgan, Rawlins,
man and Bacon, who had been amy
the most determined opponents
the original provision, We're all con
suited concerning the amendment
and all of them. except Mr.. Morgan
indicated a willingness to let tn
amendment go through after reason
able debate. Senator Morgan did not
commit himself. The democratic al
quiescence does not go to the extent
of agreeing to support the entirt
Philippine provision, but only}t to I'd
point of allowing it to reach4fte1
ing stage. The republicans, wit
exception, accepted the modifica
Of the amendment.
House.-Congressman Lentz crA
ed great excitement by charging
speaker with using undue author
in suppressing a speech which lei
had been given permission to ha
printed III the Record. The speak
explained that it had been represent
ed to him that the speech violated the
privileges of the house, and he had
directed that it should be withheld
until he could look over it. He hal !
just directed that the speech go int
the Record. Several efforts weird
party vote. The day was devoted I'd
made to censure the speaker for hi (
action, but they failed by a strie
conferences on appropriation bills.
Washington. Feb. 27.-Scnate.- rhd
senate passed the army appropria1
ton bill at 1854 o'clock, containing
the propositions of the republicar
majority for the temporary goverl
ment of the Philippines and for t
future relations between the Unit
States and Cuba. Many amendment
were offered to both proposition
but were voted down. The origini
Spooner amendment was amended I'D
sarding franchises as proposed b
Hoar, the latter proposition havin
been accepted by the majority yeste]
day.
House.-The house had busy da.
Of routine, agreeing to the confery
ence reports on the Notifications
District of Columbia and the military
academy bills, the last named conf
tanning the anti-hazing legislationl
The naval appropriation bill was sent
back to conference, after the defead :
OF a motion to concur in the senate's|
provision of three more sub-marind|
torpedo boats. The Louisiana Pur1
chase exposition bill, which has beer
il, precarious parliamentary stated
was finally sent to conference for an
adjustment of difference.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-Senate.-Thel
serenity of today's proceedings in thu
senate was in sharp contrast witt
the tempestuous discussion of yester
day. An immense amount, Of bust
ness was disposed of and not a single
point raised was sharply controvert-1
ed. The river and harbor bill carry7
Jig appropriations of more than $50,
100000, was passed without word on
discussion, anu the senate adopted