Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03
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Before consideration of .le Philippine
BIZ was. resumed on WedsH ,sday 4 reso-
luton was adopted by th3 Senate CON
graduating the republic Oh Cuba on :ts
entry into the family OF Independent ma
tons, and the Secretary ef State was
directed to transmit the resolution to the
president Of the new republic. Mr.. We'll
lington opposed the pending Philippine
measure and said the acton Of the Unit
ed States in the islands ygas indefeasi-
Bile. The conference repors ON the agri-
cultural appropriation bin was agreed To-.
In the House consideration OF the immi-
grafton bill was begun. The principal
speech was by Mr. Shattuc iOhiol, chair
man of the committee ON Immigration.
The resolutions seating Charles X.
Thomas from the Third North Carolina
District. Emmett Tompkins from the
Twelfth Ohio District, whose seat was
contested by John j. Lentz. and confirm
ing, the right OF Mr. Rhea of the Ninth
Virginia District were adopted. Bills
were passed authorizing the erection OF
of the Y NJ G. A. on military reserva-
lions of the United States: authorizing
the sale of part of the fort Niobrara
military reservation in Nebraska. and
regulating communication fol- good conduct
for United States prisoners.
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The Senate devoted Thursday to dis
cussion of the Philippine question. In
the House discussion or the immigration
bill was resumed. Almost the entire
day was taken up with the amendment
offered by Mr.. Underwood (Ala) requir-
ing an educational test for Immigrants to
this country. 1t was finally adopted, as
were amendments excmpting citizens Of
Cuba. as in the case Of Canada and Mex
leo. from the payment OF che $1.50 tax.
The bill was then laid aside until the next
week. The Senate amendments to the
omnibus public building bin were dis
agreed to and the bill went TO confer
ence.
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A temperate and carefully prepared
speech on the Philippine Bill was deliy-
cred by Mr. Dubois in the Senate on Fri
day. He confined himself ahnost entire
ly to a discussion of the commercial and
industrial aspects of the question, his
purpose being TO show that il would be
a disadvantage to the peopla of this eoun-
try to retain the islands. An extra up
preparation bill, carrying S1S0000 and
chiefly for the Navy and Interior De-
partments, was passed, as was one pro-
vidng for the appointments of James W.
Long on the retired list of thc army as a
captain of infantry. In the House the
day was devoted to private pension bills
and to a few other minor measures. Mr..
Loud tCal.) criticised the special pension
legislation as a disgrace and drew em-
phatic responses from Messrs. Sulloway
N HO Sulzer IN. W ana Nliers Indl.
In all 100 private pensiol bills We're
passed.
Mr.. Patterson, one Of the minority
members of the Philippine aoramittec. oc-
cupied the floor Of the Senate most OF
the day Monday in a discussion of the
Philinpine question. The conference re-
port on the Notifications appropriation
bill was agreed to without debate, and
sixty-two private pension bills were pass
ed. In the House the day Was chiefly de-
voted to business connected with the Dis
trict of Columbia, especially the bill
amending the District Gods. Sixty pri-
vate pension bills were passed, and the
conference reports on the agricultural APP
preparation bill and urgent deficiency bills
were agreed to.
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In the Senate on Tuesday a fruitless
effort was made to secure ian agreement
on time for vote on the philippine
bill. For several hours DIR Patterson
discussed the Philippine question. He at
tackled the pending bill. particularly ITS
provisions regarding the holding of lands.
Early in the session a committee was APP
pointed by the Senate to .onter with a
Ike committee of the Holse about the
disagreement which has asisen between
the two houses as to the army approprla-
ton bill. 4 resolution offered by MI.
Hoar, requesting the President 70 M
form the Senate whether there be any
law which would prevent apy Filipino not
under arrest from coming 80 the Ohited
States and stating his views or desires
as to his country to the President or 10
either branch Of Congress. was adopted.
The House passed the Shaftuc immlgra-
tion bill and the bill TO amend the Dis
trict of Columbia code. = special rule
was presented to make the bin for coin
ing subsidiary silver a continuing order
until disposed of. IT,