Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-03-06

evening, passed the Philippine tariff
bill by a vote of 46 to ga strict
party vote. Senators Tillman and Nc
Laurin, the South Carolina senators
who on Saturday were declared by
the senate IN contempt because of
their fight in the chamber. were not
permitted by voice or vote to par
ticipate in the proceedings. The
question as to their right to vote
precipitated a sharp debate lasting
nearly two hours. Senator Turner
dem, Wash.) contended vigorously
for the right of the senators to cast
their votes and he was sustained by
Senator Patterson (Colo.), Bailey
(TeX.) and other democrats. They
held that, even though the senators
actually were under arrest and in the
custody of the sergeant-at-arms, they
could demand that they be allowed
to vote as the senate had not passed
on their case. Senator's Foraker,
Aldrich and other republicans held
that the senators clearly could not
participate in any proceedings OF the
senate until they had purged them
selves of contempt and the senate
had removed the ban placed on
them. President Pro Tenn. Frye held
that the senators could not vote ana
he was sustained by majority of
the senate. AS passed the Philippine
measure provides that articles i'm
ported into the Philippine archi.
pelago from the United States shall
be required to pay the duties levied
against them by the Philippine COM
mission and like articles imported
into the United States from the
cent. of the rates fixed by the
Dingley law less any export taxes
paid upon articles sent from the Phil
ippine archipelago as required by The
Philippine commission. All articles
now imported free into the United
States shall be hereafter exempt
from the export duty imposed in the
Philippines.
In the house MI. Irwin of Kentucky
delivered his first speech and de
nounced the remarks in his colleague
(Wheeler) regarding Prince Henry's
visit Mr. Gilbert of Kentucky OPP
posed the republican policy in the
Philippines At this juncture Prince
Henry entered the gallery and was
loudly appIauded, some venturing 20
give vent to cheers. The prince
gracefully bowed and was then
shown to a seat by Mr.. Hit of
Illinois He remained for fifteen
minutes during which time he
evinced the greatest interest in the
proceedings. He also visited the
senate.
Washington, Feb. 25-The most i'm
portant development in connection
with the Tillman-McLaurin fight of
last Saturday was the act of Sena-
tor Frye, president pro TEN, of the
senate, in ordering the clerk to re
store the names of the two South
Carolina senators to the senate roll.
This action was taken after repub7
lican conference. The senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections may
take action probably suspending
from the senate both Tillman and Nc
Laurin. The committee elected Sen
ators Burrows and Foraker to suggest
form of procedure. The order of
Senator Frye for the restoration Of
the names to the rolls was issued al
most Immediately after the senate
convened and was the result of a gen
eral conference among the republi-
can leaders. When asked for an ex-
PLANTATION of this order, Senator Frye
said: I'm my rulings Monday | be-
lieve that | was strictly within par
liamentary laws that senators in con-
tempt are not entitled to recognition
either to speak or to vote and that
logically their names should not be
called. | still adhere to that opinion,
but DESTROYS of shifting the respon-
Sibility from the chair to the senate
| have directed the clerk to restore to
the roll the names of the two senators
from South Carolina" When asked
if the result of this action would be
the recognition of either of the sena-
tors to either vote or speak, Senatof
Frye replied that it would not and
that this was question which must
be decided by the senate. Quite I'M
eXpectedly, the senate adjourned
within fifteen minutes after it con-
vened When the clerk began the
reading of the journal of Mondays
proceedings the usual request that
the reading be suspended was made
by Mr.. Stewart (rep., Neb)
II object" interjected Mr.. Turner
(dem.. Wash.) and Mr.. Dubois (dem.,
fdaho) in unison ard the reading was
continued. At it's conclusion the jour
nal was approved. Instantly Mr.. Nc
MILAN (rep., Mich.) member of the
republican steering committee, was
Oh his feet. He called up the mes
sage of the house of representatives |
announcing to the senate the death |
last fall of Representative Rosseau
Crump of Michigan. He presented |
resolutions expressive of the sorrow
of the senate at the announcement !
These were adopted, and then the :,
senate, as an additional mark of re-
spect, adjourned
The house passed the diplomatic |
and consular appropriation bill. The
feature of the day was a speech by
Mr.. Richardson (dem.. Ala), in re-
ply to Mr.. Corliss' speech few days
ago in favor of the construction of a
Pacific cable by the government.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The senate
held but brief session, adJourn1ng
in order to let the members of the