The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-02-06

II was contended by the opposition
that press censorship did exist In the
Philippines and that copies of every
news dispatch filed with the cable
company was fled with the military
authorities. That, 1t was maintained
constituted a virtual censorship.
In the House.
The house yesterday adjourned after
being I'm session twenty-five minutes.
Mr.. Hopkins OF Illinois reported the
permanent census bill and gave notice
that he would call IL up to-day. a re-
ouest TO make the oleomargarine bill
specigI order for next Monday was OBJ
iected 70 on the Democratic side.
Washington, Jan. 31.-The house yes
terday passed the bill for the creation
of n permanent census bureau. The
friends of the civil service law, who
were opposed to making the employees
of the bureau eligible for transfer or
retention were Overwhelmingly defeat
ed. BY the terms of the bill the per-
manent organization will succeed the
present temporary organization July
l. 1902, and all employees on the rolls
upon the date of the passage OF the
act will become eligible for transfer TO
other departments or retention in the
present organization. The bill also
provides for manufacturing census
in 1905. and for the collection of certain
statistics annually Early in the ses-
sion a bill was passed for the protec-
ton of the lives of miners in the terri
tories.
In the senate.
Yesterdays session of the senate was
entirely void of the tumultuous scenes
which characterized the sessions of the
past three days. After the Philippine
tariff measure was taken up al O'Clock
Mr.. Tillman delivered a speech de-
voted almost entirely TO n discussion of
the part his state took in the war for
independence OF the colonies. Incl
dentaIly he referred occasionally to
the pending bill, drawing morals. ne
said, for the benefit of the majority,
that they might be applied TO the Phil
ippines. Prior 20 taking up the Philip
pine bill the senate passed a number
OF unobjected bills on the calendar.
Washington. Feb. 1.-The house yes
terday prepared to defend itself against
vasion by the senate OF it's prerOgatiye
in the matter of revenue legislation by
directing the ways and means commit
tee TO investigate the subject and re-
port TO the house its conclusions. The
action of the house was the outgrowth
OF the agitation in the senate Of the
claim that reciprocity treaties affect
ing the customs revenues can be nego-
tiated without The concurrence Of the
house. Mr.. Richardson, the minority
leader, sought 20 have the house adopt
a declaration on the subject without
waiting for the senate to commit an
overt act but the majority leaders We're
opposed to hasty action and his reso-
luton was referred to the ways and
means committee Several private
claims bills were passed.
In the senate.
An extended speech on the pending
Philippine tariff bill was delivered in
the Senate by Mr.. Morgan Of Alabama,
who devoted particular attention TO
an amendment he offered to the bill
last week. He maintained that the
enactment Of the bill as 1t stands now
would not be a constitutional remedy
for the situation the measure is de.
signed TO relieve but said with the
adoption of his amendment the bill
would stand the closest scrutiny of the
courts. The Alabama senator did not
discuss the political phases Of the
Philippine question, devoting his entire
speech TO a consideration OF the legal
and constitutional questions raised by
the presentation o. the tariff measure
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