The Leon reporter., 1902-02-13
CONGRESS.

had undef consideration the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill, and just
before adjournment passed it sub
stantially in the shape in which it
was reported to the senate by the com.
mittee. During the early part of the
session the case of Judge Arthur H.
Moves OF the district court of Alaska.
and Alexander Mckenzie and others
was discussed. McCumber, of North
Dakota, delivered an elaborate speech
In defense of Judge Noyes and Mr..
Mckenzie He paid a high personal
tribute to both men, characterizing
them as men of fine character, emf
nent ability and sterling integrity, in.
capable of doing the things with
which they had been charged. Incl.
dentally he criticised the circuit
court of appeals of San Francisco
for permitting itself to be influenced
by prejudice and bias. He became in.
volved in colloquy with Tillman,
who said he appeared in the novel at
li.ude of defender of the United
States judiciary. The South Carolina
senator had intimated that he would
deliver speech on the Noyes case,
but at the conclusion of McCumber's
speech he contented himself practical
ly with putting into the congressional
court of appeals of San francisco in
the cases of contempt against Noyes
and Mckenzie. In brief speech
Stewart reviewed the case. speaking
strongly against Noyes and his ac-
tionS in Alaska
House.-An agreement was reached
in the house today whereby the oleo-
margarine bill will be brought to
vote after two more days of consid-
eral.on, one to be devoted to general
debate and one to debate under the
five minute rule. The debate today
continued in desultory fashion without
special incident, the speakers being
Kluttz of North Carolina, McLeary of
Minnesota, Eddy of Minnesota and
Crowley of Illinois for, and Allen of
Kentucky, Scott of Kansas. Moon of
Tennessee and Boutelle of Illinois
VIII be laid aside to permit action on
the legislative. executive and judicial
appropriation bills.
Washington, Feb. 6.-Senate.-For
four hours the senate had the Philip.
pine tariff bill under discussion. The
measure was completed so far as the
Philippine committee is concerned, all
OF the committee amendments being.
adopted. Several other amendments,
however. will be offered, one or two
being pending. Toward the close of
the session the discussion became
heated. In response to resolution
offered several days ago by Rawlins,
of Utah, the secretary of war trans
mitted to the senate the sedition laws
enacted by the Philippine commission.
They were read in full and Immediate
ly drew the fire OF the opponents of
the governments Philippine policy.
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, expressed his
astonishment that sucn law should
be enforced by the government au-
thorities Foraker, of Ohio, had read
from the revied statutes of the
United States the laws of congress re-
lating to the crime of treason and sim
ilar offenses against the government,
and said that the acts passed by the
Philippine commission were almost
identical in their language with the
laws enacted by congress in the days
of the fathers of the republic, and
that there was nothing unprecedented
or unusual about them.
q The Ohio senator was interrupted
continually and had several warm col
aoquies with senators who were op.
posing him. In one of them he an
nounced with great earnestness that
the American army would never re-
turn from the Philippines until it re-
turned victorious, and that gentlemen
In and out of congress, rail about it
as they might, ought thoroughly to
understand that fact. In conclusion
of the debate, Hoar poured oil on the
troubled waters of the senate saying
that men might we'll differ on any of
the great questions now before the
country. but that all were thoroughly
loyal to the country and were doing
their duty as they saw it.
House.--The house spent the day on
the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill Very rapid
progress was made. "a of the 13C
pages of the bill being disposed OF
before adjournment. No debate OF
Importance were developed during the
consideration OF the bill and nc
amendments of Importance We're
adopted.
Washington, Feb. 7.-Senate.-The
Philippines tariff bill was taken UP
early in the senate today. The ses
sion was notably quiet. Turner, OF
Washington, delivered carefully pre-
pared speech on the general Philip
pine question, and had not concluded
when the bill was laid aside for the
day. He discussed particularly the
legal and constitutional questions in
volved in the government and control
of the Philippine archipelago by the
United States. After the adoption OF
only minor amendments, the pension
appropriation bill was passed early
in the session.
House-The house today passed
the legislative, executive and judicia
appropriation BILL. the second of the
regular supply bills. AS passed il
carries s25,171,9 ,969, which is s5O3,721
in excess of the current law. Only
two amendments of Importance were
adopted. One provides for a com
mission to redistrict the legislative
districts of Oklahoma, and the othe1
authorizes the president in his dis
cretion to cover into the civil service
the temporary clerical force employed
on account of the war with Spain
" There are about 1880 of these clerk:
still in the service. By the terms O.