The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
WEEKS DO|NGS
IN CONGRESS
Business Transacted by the
House and Senate in the
National Capital.
sPooNER CLOSES THE DEABTE
On the Philippine Bill for the Republican
side-Immigration Bill Passes with an
Amendment Forbidding Sale of Intoxi-
eating Liquors in Capitol.

eating Liquors In Capitol.
Washington, May 28.-Senate-An
agreement was reached in the senate
today by which final vote on the
pending Philippine government bill
and all amendments will be taken next
Tuesday at D. m. Burrows, of Mich.
igan, explained the bill at length and
urged its enactment, maintaining that
it would advance the interests and pro-
mote the prosperity of the islands. In
his judgment it would be mistake
to accord to the Filipinos self govctn-
ment and independence now. Such a
in disaster to the inhabitants and pos
presented letter from General M. P.
Miller, U. S. A., correcting what he
said was an error in recent speech of
Hoar, who had said that General Mil.
Ter VIGOROUSLY did want an attack
and Aguinaldo met it with speedy de-
fiance," the reference being to the is
suance by General Miller Of President
Mckinleys proclamation, a part Of
which was suppressed by General Otis.
In his letter General Miller said Hoar
We1o III SiAoi. liz oolu 1CASldl OIlS
had not informed him that the presi.
dents proclamation was not to be is
sued in full. He was not anxious for
a fight and always had advised the
Filipinos to accept the sovereignty of
the United States, as he believed the
United States would grant them their
reasonable desires. Hoar said the let
ter evidently was that of a sincere
on1 oh ~,
acquitted General Miller of publishing
the proclamation in order to bring on
hostilities.
House.-The house spent the day
debating the bill to increase the sub
sidiary coinage by coming the silver
bullion in the treasury and to recon
standard silver dollars as the public
necessities may require. The limit Of
subsidiary coinage is now $100,000,0OO.
The bill increases this to an indefinite
amount, in the discretion of the Sec
rotary of the treasury. The bill
aroused the opposition of the demo-
Gratis, who claimed it was only step
in the direction of the complete strik-
ing down of the silver dollar. The de-
bate drifted into general discussion
of the silver question. Very little in
terest was shown, and Cochrane twice
made the point that no quorum was
present. Newlands, of Nevada, finally
offered an amendment to make SUBJ
sidiary silver legal tender, and this
amendment was pending when the
house adjourned.
Washington, May 29.-Interest in
the Philippine debate is increasing as
the discussion draws to a close. To-
day the senate galleries were thronged
with auditors and the attendance on
the floor was larger that it has been
for some time, including many mem
bers of the house of representatives.
Lodge, of Massachusetts,, in charge of
the bill, offered, on behalf of the COM
mittee, several amendemnts to the
measure, the most important being the
one extending to the Philippines the
provision of the bill of rights Of the
constitution Of the United States. ex-
cepting only the right to trial by
jury. All of the amendments We're
agreed to. Morgan, of Alabama, de-
nvered an extended speech, in which
he supported in the main the bill as
presented by the committee. Ise said
it looked toward peace and toward
just and peaceful government in the
islands. Some changes were neces-
sary, in his opinion, but these he
thought would be made. Clay, of
Georgia, opposed the pending measure
in carefully prepared speech. Late
in the afternoon, Spooner, of Wiscon-
sin, began speech in support of the
bill and the administration policy
in the Philippines. which is to con-
clude the general debate on the meas
ure by the republican side.
House.-The house today passed
the bill to increase the subsidiary sill
yer coinage. The democrats directed
their fight chiefly against the pro-
vision to recon the standard silver
dollars into subsidiary coin as pub
lie necessities might require. A half
dozen roll calls were forced. Some of
the New York democrats voted for
the previous question, but voted with
their colleagues on motion to re-
commit with instructions to strike out
the provision relative to the coinage
of silver dollars. The conference re.
ports on the omnibus public buildings
and Notifications appropriation bills
were adopted and the house adjourn
ed until Monday.
Washington, May 1.-Senate-Hiss-
ing in the senate is no unusual that
when it occurred in the course of the
Philippine debate today it created a
sensation. Spooner. of Wisconsin, was
speaking, and referred incidentally to
the story that thousand Filipinos
had been put to death by American
troops in trenches which they were
compelled to dig. Lodge. of Massa-.
chusetts, SAID that the story had been
denied by the father of the soldier
who started it. and that the war de-
partment has cabled to General Chat
fee to ascertain the facts. Ca-mack.
of Tennessee, interrupted to say that
no doubt the soldiers would deny the
story, as all the soldiers in the Philip
Made No Promises.
London, May 29.-In the house of
commons yesterday the parliamentary
secretary Of the foreign Office, Lord
Cranbornes replying to question, in
formed Thomas Gibson Bowles, con-
sentative. that he could find no trace
of any assurances, verbal or written,