The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-04-25
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFrv.sEvENTH CONGRESS-

In the senate on the 14th. the day .
session was devoted To further considsI-
alton 81 the Chinese exclusion bill. MOS
Foraker 90 and Mcl.aurin q. - spear
ing against the pending measure Nr.
Teller tCol) spoke for the BILL arsulhs
that the right to abrofate treaties VS.
fully recognized. Mr.. Lodge Mass gave
notice OF an amendment TO strike OUT 'ns
clause prohibiting the employment 81
Chinese sailors on American ships IN
the house most 81 the day was deNoteu 70
further discussion OF Cuban reciprocity.
the conference report on the post Or
fee bill having .rst been reported
In the senate. on the 18th. the debate
on the Chinese exclusion bill was con,in-
ued and practically concluded. Two
amendments. striking out the dennl,iuh
rs 10 Chinese students and teachers. WIZ
agreed 10 without discussion. The ass~r-
tion by Mr.. Turner that politics had crep,
into the discussion was vigorously crhieu
by Mr.. Spooner. who said the opposition
10 The bill was entirely due 10 ~ son, i,h
the close OF the Cuban reciprocity DEBATE
the leaders announced that all danger OF
the bill being weighted down with uhue
sirable amendments was over, ana tne
passage Of the bill as IL came from the
committee was assured
| In the senate on the 18th. the drastic
| Chinese exclusion BILL originally framed
by senators and representatives, from tne
Pacific coast. was defeated. and the SUD
| stitute measure. offered by Senator flatt
Conn, containing the provisions q ,nt
| that exclusion To all the insular territory
under the jurisdiction OF the lnit.d
States. was passed-.e 10 J. Inc senate
| then made the Philippine civil govern
| ment bill the unfinished business IN
the house motion TO close general de-
| bate on the Cuban reciprocity bill on the
| 18th. az r. m. was carried by vote OF
! l53 to i2s. Thiriy-three republicans voted
against the motion. and % democrats
voted with the great body OF repupican-
in favor Of IT. The general debate on the
bill was featureless.
In the senate. on the 18th. Mr.. Morgan
,Ala). chairman OF the isthmian canal
| committee. made n four-hours speech
comparing the. desirability and practice
| biity OF The Sicaraguan and Panama
\ routes. strenuously favoring the selection
| OF the former. The Chinese exclusion Pill
passed by the senate was substituted lor
/ The house bill......ln the house. the CHS
| cussion Of the Cuban reciprocity bill was
| continued the feature OF the debate being
speech by Mr.. cushman against ths
against the bill. were made. Mr.. Loud
tcalD declared that directly and indirect.
/ ~ Cuba already had cost the United
States one thousand million dollars
In the senate. the 18th. IS private
pension bills and few other unirnportani
! measures were passed. after which the
| bill 70 provide temporary form OF gov
eminent for the Philippine Islands wa
! read and the committee amendments wer.
| agreed to tentatively. hut no action on me
| bill was taken....-. In the house the "a
ban reciprocity bill was passed by ths
oyerwhei lining majority of 2i 10 81 tbs
| ruling Of the chair in committee OF tbs
! whole on the question Of the germanenes
| Of an amendment 10 remove the defer
| entail from refined sugar during the ex
| istcnce Of the reciprocity agreement pro-
| vided FOR in the bill having first been over
| ruled by vote OF III to l3p. and tnt
| amendment adopted in committee. 1874 1,
lC5 and later in the house by ths
still larger ma jority az 1ss to l"5. "a re
nublicans voting with the democrats
for the amendment