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70 PUSH Philippine BILL
Senate to Give 1t First Place After
Disposing of Chinese Ex-
clusion Bill.
NlCARAGUAA CANAL BILL TO Gene NEXT
Indian Approprintion Bill Is Com
sidered and Passed by the Sem
ate-Houxe Continues the Debate
OH the Chinese Exclusion Hill
Time of General Debate Limited.

Washington, April THE republic
an steering committee of the senate
Saturday decided to recommend that
the bill providing form OF govern
ment for the Philippine archipelago
should be made the unfinished bust
ness, which is the place OF preference
on the senate calendar after the dis
posal of the Chinese exclusion bill and
that the Nicaragua canal bill should
be next assigned to that position.
Indian Bill Passed.
Washington, April 1.-THE senate
passed the Indian appropriation bill
for the exclusion of the Chinese. Sen
ntor Fairbanks Qnd.) spoke in favor OF
the bill.
Senator Fairbanks maintained that
the United States had an absolute
right to enact exclusion legislation,
applicable to the Chinese, without in
any way affecting our treaty obliga-
tions with China. The pending bill, he
said, was in accordance with well
settled policy of this government and
was result of experience gained from
the operation of existing law.
Senate.
Washington. April 7.-At Saturdays
session of the senate Senator Daniel
(Va.) was in his seat for the first time
since congress convened in December.
During the entire winter he has been
in attendance upon the Virginia con-
stitutional convention.
A bill to supply additional urgent
deficiency appropriations, carrying
$2O0,567, was reported from the COM
mittee on appropriations and passed.
a bill to authorize the establishh-
ment of life saving station on Ocra-
coke island on the coast of North
Carolina, was passed.
The senate then resumed considera-
ton of the Indian appropriation bill.
House.
Washington, April Some routine
minor business was transacted at the
opening of the session of the house
Saturday, including the passage of a
number of bills.
Bills were passed to authorize the
Western Bridge company to construct
bridge across the Ohio river at Allie
cheney City, Pa; to authorize the
Kansas City, Northeastern & Gulf Rail
road company to construct a bridge
across the Missouri river at Parkville,
Mo-, and to confirm title to the state of
Nebraska to 2,22S acres of indemnity
school lands.
Mr. TAYLOR (O.), from the committee
on elections. presented the report on
the Horton-Butler contested election
case from the Twelfth Missouri dis
trict. which declared the seat vacant.
The minority were given three weeks
within which to file their views.
The house then. resumed the debate
upon the Chinese exclusion bill.
It was arranged that the general
debate should continue for two hours
on each side.
Mr.. Grosvenor co., asked and Sc
cured leave to print in the record his
reasons for opposing the provision in
the minority bill to prohibit the use
of Chinese sailors on American ships.
Mr.. Often CWis.) supported the ma
5ority bill.
Mr.. Hooker (Miss.) favored the re-
enactment of the present laws. He
thought our treaties with China
should be scrupulons1y observed.
Financial Dill Ready.
! Washington. April THE house
committee on banking and currency
by vote on party lines, Saturday or
aered favorable report on the finan-
cial bill framed by the republican
members of the committee and intro
duced by Chairman Fowler Hto main
tain the gold standard provide an eias-
tic currency. equalize the rates of in
terest throughout the country, and
futher amend the national banking
laws.
Governor Offers Reward for Dunn.
Wichita, Kan, April 7.-~Gov. Stan
lev and Assistant Attorney General
Hamilton arc in Wichita investigating
the escape of j. p. Dunn. alleged Ar
kansas murderer. The governor has
offered reward of $500 for Dunn's
capture and return t. Wichita and $3.50
for the conviction of the party OF
parties that aided in his escape.
Condition Of Prof. Colegrove.
St. Paul, Mimi, April PROF. F. A