Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-03-07

tons but were voted down. The orig
| inal Spooner amendment was amended
In regard to franchises a. proposed
by Senator Hoar. Senator Hoar Of
fered an amendment providing that no
oficial Of the Philippines vested with
Legislative power should exercise ju-
dicial or executive power and vice
versa, ito the END that tie govern.
ment might be one Of laws, not of
men," 1t was rejected, rs to SO. At
last the decisive moment arrived and
the vote was taken upon the amended
Spooner resolution which was adopted,
As to q. Not since the enactment of
| resolutions that war existed beween
the United States and Spain has there
been such an avalanche of passionate
oratory as the senate listened to.
preparation bill was under discussion,
the controverted questions being the
Spooner Philippine amendment and
the Plat Cuban amendment. The de-
bate was confined entirely to the DEM
ocratic side of the chamber. with one
denounced as vicious, pernicious leg
islation, subversive OF the principles
of government and unparalleled In the
history of legislative enactments.
The most notable speech was by SEN
ator Bacon of Georgia. His arraign-
ment OF the administration for "corec-
ing" congress into enacting such pro-
visions in the closing hours of the ses-
sion was sensationally fierce. He de-
clared that the only possible object
of such action was that the "plunder-
ers and vultures" might have an op-
portunity to prey upon the PROSTATE
land Of the Filipinos. Senators Tur-
ner (wash), Tillman Is. CO.. Petit
grew IS. d., Hoar (Mass), Teller
(Col), Mallory (Fla.), Lindsay (Ky),
Culberson (Tex.). Jones (Arkl, Money
MISSY, Allen (Neb.) and others, all
denounced the proposed legis ,ation.
The house had busy day of routine
work agreeing to conference reports
on the fertilization, District of Column
bia and military academy bills, the
last named containing anti-hazing leg
islation. The naval appropriation bin
was sent back to conference, after the
defeat Of the motion to concur in the
senate's provision for three more sub
marine torpedo boats. The Louisiana
purchase exposition bill, which has
been in precarious parliamentary
state, was finally sent to conference
for an adjustment Of difference
Washington Feb. 2S-An immense
amount OF business was disposed OF IN
the senate and not a single point
raised was sharply controverted.
The river and harbor bill carrying ap-
preparations of more than $50,OOO,O0O
was passed without word Of discus
sion and the senate adopted the
conference report on the war revenue
reduction measure. Final conference
reports were made and agreed to on
the diplomatic, consular end agricu'-
tural appropriation bills and another
conference on the postoffice bill was
ordered.
The house cleared the decks of
number of important conference re-
ports. The report on the war reenue
reduction bill proved generally ac-
ceptable to both sides and was adopt
ed without division.
Washington. March during the
greater part of the long ard tiresome
session of the senate the sundry civil
appropriation bill was under con-
sideration. 1t was finally passed.
Senator Plat CT Connecticut sub
mitted report for the committee on
relations with Cuba, upon it's investi-
cation of the expenditures in Cuba.
A committee amendment was adopted
perm ittirg settlers to pasture live
stock upon forest reservations in
Colorado. Montana and Wyoming.
The appropriation of 100000 for
gauging the streams of the United
States ard fer the investigation of un-
dergrourd currents and artesian
wells in the arid and semi.arid sections
was agreed to end the provisions of
the amendment were extended to Por-
to Rico. The conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill was
agreed to. An amendment was adopt
ed sppropriating $4,000 for the edu-
cation of children in Alaska The
last committee amendment was that
relating to the pan-American exposi-
ton to be held in Buffalo. appropra;-
ing 100000, Senator Morgan offered
in amendment authorizing the presi-
dert 70 acquire from Nicaragua and
Costa Rica territory sufficient for the
construction of the Nicaragua canal
and appropriating s10,000,000 for that
purpose Senator Allison made the
roilt of order against the amendment
that II was general legislation. The
point was Sustained
Washington. March 1.-The last Of
the big suldry bills CT the govern
ment--ths general deficiency measure
was passed by the house. thus clear.