The Holly chieftain., 1902-02-28
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

The house committee on public lands
has reported the bill making n public
reservation of tract in Arizona, in
Guiding the pertitied forests.
The Senate has passed Senator War
ren's bin making appropriation to
build monument to mark site of Fort
Phil kearney Indian massacre in
Wyoming.
Secretary Root has called the atten.
tion Of Congress to the need of pro,
viding for the fifty companies of Phil.
lppine scouts, comprising about 5000
men. A deficiency appropriation is re
quired of $4,000.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations authorized a acknowledgement on
the bill reforming the consular service.
The bill requires civil service exam
nation of applicants for consular
places.
Senator Bacon has given notice of
his intention to offer an amendment to
the Philippine tariff bill declaring it to
be the intention of the United States,
when order shall be restored in the;
Philippine islands, to allow the fOrma-
tion of government for and by the
Philippine people and to guarantee
to them the same degree of liberty
and Independence that this country has
pledged to the Cubans.
President Roosevelt and party left
shortly before midnight Monday for
New York to witness the launching of
the yacht Meteor, built for the En-
peror OF Germany. Accompanying the
President were Mrs Roosevelt, Miss
Alice Roosevelt, who is to christen the
yacht; Secretary Root, Miss Root, Sec
retary Hitchcock. Commander and
Mrs. CowleS. Senators Lodge and
Spooner and Representative Littauer.
The Senate has passed the bill estab-
fishing a permanent census office. The
discussion related principally to the
collection and publication by the direc-
tor Of the census of statistics respect
ing the production of cotton. Mr.. ALI
son vigorously opposed the provision,
maintaining that the cotton statistics
gathered by the Department of Agri-
culture were complete and accurate,
and that no necessity existed for their
duplication. Despite his opposition the
provision was inserted in the bill.
The subcommittee of the Senate
committee on foreign relations. which
had been giving especial attention to
the legal aspect of the reciprocity
treaties, has reported its findings to
the full committee, and Senator
Spooner was authorized to prepare
written report on the subject. The
committee concludes that the power
to make commercial treaties rests with
the President and the Senate, and that
the fact that they involve questions of
tariff does not render 1t necessary that
the House of Representatives should
have equal opportunity to consider
them.
Senator Turner, by request. offered
resolution rectiting that many of the In
dian schools of the country. are being
conducted loosely, that pupils afflicted
with tuberculosis and other diseases
are admitted, to the detriment of the
health Of inmates of the schools, result
ing in an appalling mortality" that
the intermixture of sexes results in
lowering of the standard of morality,
and that the commission of Indian af-
fairs has done nothing to remedy the
evils. The resolution authorizes the
committee on Indian affairs to make
III supJeSt anu
FORT to the Senate The resolution was
referred to that committee.
The unexpected happened in the
House February 18th when the bill to
repeal the war revenue taxes was
passed unanimously, without word
of debate. A rule had been adopted
limiting debate till p. nj. the next
day. When the rule was adopted. by
a vote of 15S to 120, Mr.. Richardson of
Tennessee. the minority leader, to en-
phasize the fact that debate on the bill
could accomplish nothing, and that de-
liberations upon it would be fruitless.
asked unanimous consent that the bill
be placed upon Its passoge. Not an OBJ
lection was voiced, and the vote was
taken forthwith. Every vote, 27S in
number, was cast In the affirmative.
Discussing the Philippine tariff bill
in the senate, Mr.. Money of Mississippi
argued that our position Is liable to
bring on war with other nations at
any time when the $1,50O,OOOO per
week expenditure of the present time
would be vastly increased. We should
get rid of the islands, in our own inter-
est, Mr.. Money went OH, and espe-
cially for the purpose of eradicating
from our country the practice ON the
part of the congress of comforting au-
,ocratic powers on the executive. We