Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-01-27
LODGE ON TARIFF
OPENS DEBATE ON NEW PHILIP
PINE MEASURE.
RECEIVES CLOSE ATTENTION
Michiuan Member of House Intro
duces Resolution Requesting Great
Britain to Spare Life of Boer Com
mandant Scheepers-MoTe Pay
Wanted for Rural Mail Carrier.

Britain TO spare Lie Vi DOOl O0i'-
nandant Scheepers-MoTe Pay
Wanted for Rural Mail Carrier.
Washington, Jan. 22.-For nearly
three hours yesterday the senate had
under consideration the Philippine
tariff bill. The measure was made
unfinished business and probably will
hold that position until it shall have
been voted on finally. Senator Lodge,
chairman of the committe on the Phil
ippines, sketched in free handed way
the reasons which had actuated the
majority in presenting the measure
and urged strongly it's enactment into
law at an early date. He explained
with some minuteness the need for
the legislation embodied in the bill,
and concluded with an appeal to the
senate and to congress to deal with
questions relating to the Philippines
as they might arise and keep clear OF
vague words and wagner promises,
which were likely to be misinterpreted
and to raise a false impression in the
minds of the Filipinos. In an i'm
FASHIONED peroration he besought con-
gress not to give mortgages on an un-
known future. Senator Rawlins
(Utah) delivered vigorous speech
in support of the minority substitute,
in which independence was promised
the Filipinos as soon as stable gov
eminent could be established in the
Philippines. His discussion of the
general Philippine question covered
most that had been gone over during.
the past two years. Throughout, he
was accorded careful attention.
At the conclusion of the debate for
the day Senator Bacon (Ga.) sharply
criticized the secretary Of war for the
alleged violation of the law in issuing
an order permitting vessels flying for
eign flags to participate in the COM
merce between the United States and
the Philippines.
A number of private pension bills
were presented. The senate also ex
tended the time for the bridge over
Iowa.
In the House.
In the absence of other pressing
business, the house managers are al
lowing the widest latitude in the de-
bate on the urgent deficiency bill now
before the house. The irrigation of
arid lands in the west and advisability
Of retaining control of the pipes were
the main topics under discussion yes
terday. The speakers were Messrs.
Sibley (Penn.), Dinsmore (Ark.), New
lands (Nevada), Mondel (Wyo.) Rob-
inson Qnd), Kerns QllD, Gaines
(enn), Vandiver (Mo), Greene Cpl.
William Alden Smith (Mich.), mem
Der of the house committee on foreign
affairs introduced a resolution direct
ing the state department to request
the British to withhold the sentence of
death passed on Commander Scheep-
ers, who is about to be shot.
The house committee ON election of
president and vice president made a
favorable report on the bill for the
election of senators by direct vote of
the people. The report follows liter
ally that of last year and presents the
advantage of the popular election of
senators.
In the senate committee of privi-
leges and election there was an infor-
NAL discussion of the same PROPOSE
ton. There were before the commit
tee the petitions of six states calling
on congress to convene a national
convention and amend the federal con-
stitution so as to make this change in
the method of choosing senators.
Thirty such petitions are necessary
to insure such convention, and the
discussion yesterday turned upon the
point as to whether all the thirty nee
essary petitions should be addressed
to one congress or whether the petit
tons once made should stand for all
time. No decision was reached.
Representative McClery of Mime
sofa introduced bill providing that
the pay of rural free delivery car
riers be from $500 to $500 for the first
year, $500 for the second and $720 for
the third.
Representative Wiley of Alabama
yesterday introduced a bill to prev ,rt
the holding up of trains for the pnr-
pose of robbery. 1t provides death
or life imprisonment for the guilty
parties.