The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-04-24
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nese exclusion bill occupied most of Sat
urday in the Senate. The conference re-
| port on the postoiiice appropriation bill
| was agreed to. and bill authorizing The
| Quincy Railroad Bridge Company to re-
build the draw span of its bridge across
+, the Mississippi river at Quincy, ILL.,, was
passed. In the House the calendar was
entirely cleared of private pension bills,
all of those reported being passed. III in
all. and including that giving 5000 n
year to Mrs. Mckinley.
| -
The Chinese exclusion bill occupied
Monday in the Senate. Senators Foraker
| and McLaurin Is. Co making extended
| speeches in opposition TO it. Mr.. Fora
| ker contended that the measure was vio-
| lative OF the treaty with China and was
| calculated to prevent Americas CONNER
| cial expansion in the far East. While
| strongly supporting the policy of the gov
| ernment to exclude Chinese laborers. he
| maintained this could best be attained
by an extension of the present law. Mr..
McLaurin held that the drastic provis-
ions Of the pending bill would cut off
Americas cotton trade with China and
wreck the cotton industry of the South.
Mr.. Teller briefly responded to Mr.. Fora
ker. urging that the right to abroSate
treaties was fully recognized. Interest
in the Cuban reciprocity debate seemed
to be waning. judged by the attendance
on the floor of the House, but the earn
estness of the speeches on both sides of
the question increased rather than de-
creased in intensity. That the Republic
can opponents Of the bill are determined
TO prolong the struggle as much as possi-
BILE was made manifest by their refusal
to allow speeches TO be printed in the
record. The speakers were Messrs. Nc
Call (Mass.) and Brantley tGa.l for the
measure and Messrs. Robertson U-a.) and
Stevens (Minn.) against it. Mr.. Robin
son Und.) opposed Cuban annexation on
the ground that it would threaten the
welfare of the American wage Garner.
The conference report on the postoffice
appropriation bill was adopted after SOME
criticism of the pneumatic tube provision.
In the Senate on Tuesday the Chinese
exclusion bill occupied most of the time.
The House bill legalizing the manual of
surveying instructions of the general land
office was passed. The additional urgent
deficiency appropriation bill was passed
with a minor amendment. In the House
an unsuccessful effort was made again
by Mr.. Payne to secure an agreement 10
limit the general debate on the Cuban
reciprocity bill. When the House ad-
journed there remained thirty-five MEM
bers who desire to speak. The debate
during the day was without particular
interest The speakers were Messrs.
Swanson Va.) and White Ky.) for the
bill. and Messrs s. W. Smith (Alich.),
Dayton (W. Va.). Burgess (Texas), Mey-
er Q.a.) and Sutherland (Utah) against
it.
The Senate devoted Wednesday to con-
sideration and final passage OF the Chi
nese exclusion bill, with several amend
ments. Mr.. Lodge secured an agreement
making the Philippine civil government
hill the unfinished business. In the House
the day was again occupied with discus
sion OF the Cuban reciprocity bill.
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Thursday in the Senate was mainly
occupied by speech by Mr.. Morgan on
.he Nicaragua caanl bill. The resolutions
offered by Mr.. Culberson (Texas) direct
ing the Secretary of War TO send TO the
Senate a statement of money paid by tie
United States on account of the Philip
pine commission and statement Of the
amount of money expended for sending
troops to the Philippines and for their
maintenance were agreed to. The Senate
Chinese exclusion bill was substituted
for the one passed by the House in or
4 tav. nf N
measure In the House the opponents OF
the Cuban reciprocity bill occupied most
of the day. the feature being vigorous
speech by Mr.. Cushman Rep., Wash.)
against the measure. Mr.. De Almond
(Mo.) delivered fOrcible speech in favor
of tariff reduction on trust articles. The
other speakers were Messrs. Pierce
(Tenn.), Douglass On. " and Lacey
Uowa) for the bill and Messrs. jenkins
tWis). Gaines CW. Va.), Warner ullD.
Gardner (Mich.), Jones (Wash.l and
Loud Call against it. Mr.. Loud declar-
ed that directly and indirectly Cuba al
ready had cost the United States $1,000 |
100000
In the Senate OH Friday consideration |
was begun OF the bill temporarily to pro- |
vide form of government for the Phil |
ippine Islands The measure was read |
and the committee amendments Wee |
agreed TO tentatively. but no action on |
the bill was taken. Fiftytive private |
pension bills were passed. as were also |
bills to ratify an agreement with the |
Red Lake and Pembina bands of Indians
of the Red Lake reservation. Minnesota,
and appropriating 81 100000 TO carry the |
agreement into effect: to prevent any /
consular officer of the United States from
accepting any appointment from any for
eign State as administrator. guardian or
to any other office or trust without first
executing bond with security to be ap-
proved by the Secretary of State; appro-
priating 100000 for enlarging the public
building at Kalamazoo. Mich. and pro-
' ide commission to obtain designs for
n monument or memorial to Abraham
and apropriating S25. 5.0O for the
purpose. the commission to consist of the
chairman of the library committees of
the House and Senate and the Secretary
Of War The conference report upon the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was agreed TO. The House
devoted the day to consideration and pas
sage of the Cuban reciprocity bill. after
adopting an amendment removing the
on sugar.
Washington Notes.
Vereschagin is to paint picture OF San
Iuan battle.
Robert Il. Armstrong of Chicago has
been appointed private secretary by Sec
retary Shaw.
Germany has appealed to United States
70 assist in nrayentinn rnannnnlv in xrirl.. L