The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-01

ference. He explained that the only
point OF difference between the con-
ferees- of the senate and the house was
that the house conferees asked the
senate conferees to eliminate from the
substitute passed by the senate that
portion which provides that the pres
ent Chinese exclusion law be extended
through the life of the present treaty,
and remain in force until another
treaty shall have been negotiated.
Platt's motion that the senate insist
upon its amendment and agree to an.
other conference was agreed to. Car
mack resumed his speech in opposi.
ton to the Philippine bill.
House.-Some miner business was
transacted at the opening session of
the house today. May 10 was set aside
Tor paying tribute to the memory Of
the late Senator Kyle, of South Dakota.
The District of Columbia appropria.
ton bill was reported and placed on
the calendar. Grosyenor, of Ohio, ask
ed unanimous consent for the consid-
Grafton Of a joint resolution to extend
the thanks of congress to Hon. John
Hay for his Grafton upon the occasion
Of the memorial Mckinley services.
De Almond, of Missouri, objected.
Washington, April 28.-After brief
session today the senate agreed to the
house amendments to the oleomar.
garine bill as passed by the same. The
bill now goes to the president for his
signature. An effort was made by
Teller, of Colorado, to amend the meas.
ure so as to levy tax of 10 per cent
of the capital or assets on any butter
trust that might be formed, but it was
defeated. Simmons, of South Car
| DINA, addressed the senate in opposi-
ton to the Philippine government bill.
| He urged that the Philippines ought
| to be turned over to he inhabitants of
| the islands. He denounced the Cruel
| ties and barbarities" alleged to have
| been committed on the Filipinos by
| the American army, and said that he
felt like calling upon the great, brave
and humane man now in the white
house to probe these things to the bot.
tom and at least make them odious.''
The conference report on the Chinese
exclusion bill was adopted. Consider.
alton of the sundry civil Appropriation
bill was begun, but not concluded.
| House.-Represent Sibley, OF
Pennsylvania, created something of a
sensation in the house today during
the general debate on the agricultural
appropriation bill by severely denounc
ing General Jacob H. Smith for the
orders he issued in the Samar cam
paign. He declared that General
Smith was disgrace to the uniform
he wore, and expressed the hope thai
the president would strip him of his
uniform within forty-eight hours. Sib
ley's speech was enthusiastically re
ceived by the democrats and was re
ceived with some evidences of ap
prevail by the republican side. The
speech was considered the more re
markable in that it came from re
publican who left the democratic party
on the issues raised by the Spanish
war and who since has been an arden
expansionist. Williams (democrat), o
Mississippi, endorsed what Sibley hat
said. Upon the conclusion of tn,
general debate slow progress wal
made with the bill, only twenty-five o
the forty-nine pages being disposed OF
The conference report on the Chimes
exclusion bill was adopted without dc
bate.