Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19
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late Representative Burke OF Texas
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General debate on the oieomargarine
bill was closed Monday. The friends of
the bin have decided to offer an amend
Inent to make the 10-cent tax apply to
oleomargarine. in imitation Of butter. "of
any shade of yellow" The amendment
is designed to meet the charge of the OPP
ponents of the bill that without this
amendment the language Of the bill nighr
be construed TO absolutely prohibit the
sale of oleomargarine. Throughout near
ly the entire session of the Senate the
Philippine tariff bill was under consid-
Grafton. Mr. Timer CNash.l concluded
his speech begun the previous Friday
on the legal and constitutional phases of
the Philippine question He held in the
main that as the Filipnos had establish
ed an independent government in the isl
ands prior TO the fall of Manila, the
United States under the principles Of in
ternational law had no right in the ISL
ands. Mr.. Teller (Colo) took the floor TO
deliver a speech on the pending measure,
but had scarcely introduced his argument
before he requested that he be allowed to
continue his address the next day.
By a vot of 100 TO log. the opponents
of the oleomargarine bill forced adjourn
ment in the House late Tuesday after
noon before the bill had been disposed of.
The temporary defeat Of the bill was
complete, but not squarely upon its mer-
its. The dairy forces were repeatedly
routed during the day. Without compe-
tent leaders the cowboys" as the friends
of the bill have been dubbed, were fire.
quently stampeded The unusual and
wholly unexpected spectacle was present
ed of q measure that was supposed un-
questionably TO command the support of
safe majority, being torn to pieces and
kicked about the chamber. The joint
resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment making the commencement
and termination of Congress and of the
Presidents and Vice-President terms of
Office the last Thursday in April instead
of the 4th day Of March was taken up in
the Senate, and after sCme opposition by
Mr.. Stewart Of Nevada was passed. The
amendment is to become effective with
tie expiration of the Fiftyeighth Con-
g,ess ia April. 1905. 1t is believed The
House will concur in the resolution. u
it does President Roosevehs term OF
office will be extended nearly two months.
A stirring debate on the general Philip
pine question was precipitated in the Sen
ate late in the day. the principal partici-
pants being Mr.. Plat of Connecticut and
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts,.
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The House of Representatives ON We'd
nesday passed the cleo bill. The test of
strength of the contending forces came on
the motion of Mr.. Wadsworth of New
York TO refer the bill back to the COM
mittee on agriculture, with instructions
to report the substitute or minority meas
ure. This motion was defeated by ma
jority of forty-four, the vote being 1862 to
lis. War claims occupied the attention
of the House after the passage of the
oleomarsarine bill. and the day was made
notable for the passage of the first bill
for the payment of claims of United
States citizens arising ont of the Spanish
war. 1t carried something over $4,000
for the payment of 202 claims for proper
ty taken within the United States for
the use of the army. An omnibus bill
carrying claims aggregating $2,114,552
for stores and supplies taken from loyal
citizens during the Civil War also was
pdSScus hGSt Nts1ItAAS NSAt dliNhNN uI
der the provisions of the Bowman act.
and the bill was identical with one pass
ed by the House at the last session. Two
other bills. which have been before Con-
gress for twenty eight years, to refer GER
tain claims for additional compensation
by the builders of certain monitors dur
ing the Civil War to the court of claims,
were passed. With the exception of
sharp clash between Mr.. Lodge and Mr..
Patterson over the matter of admission
OF representatives of the press to the in
vestigation which the Philippine commit
tee is conducting. the discussion of the
Philippine tariff bill in the Senate was
quiet Mr. Teller occupied the attention
of the Senate during the greater part of
the session. and did not conclude his
speech before adjournment
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Mr.. Teller Of Colorado concluded his
speech in the Senate Thursday. He urg-
ed strongly that the Filipinos be given
the fullest possible measure of self-gov-
eminent, the United States simply main
tanning prOtectorate over the islands.
Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon delivered a speech
in support of his amendment to reduce
the tariff duties upon Philippine products
coming into this country to Do per cent
of the Dingley rates. The House unani-
mously adopted Il resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States for the election Of Senators
by direct popular vote. This is the fourth
time the House has adopted similar
resolution Two bills of general impOr-
lance were passed by the House, the re-
mainder of the time being devoted TO
minor business. One was a Senate bill to
provide for the payment of the claims of
Confederate officers and soldiers whose
horses, side arms and baggage were TAX
en- from them by Union soldiers, contrary
| to the terms of the surrender of Lees
and Johnson's armies. The amount 10
| be paid under the bill was limited TO
| $4,000 The other bin was TO confer
on the Spanish claims commission author
| ity to send for persons and papers and
to punish for contempt. Mr.. Corliss, who
is the author of bin for government
| cable from San Francisco 20 Manila, de-
| livered speech in opposition to the lay
ing of such a cable by private corpora
ton Several bills were passed by unan-
| imous consent.
Washington Notes.