Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-06-11
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| ment bill was resumed in the Senate ON
Saturday and Mr.. Spooner fWis.1 con-
Guided his speech in favor of the meas
1re. For a considerable portion of tbs
| time that he was on the floor he was en-
gagged in q keen interchange of wit and
satire with Senator Hoar of Massachu-
sets. Hoar made his way into the con-
| troversy Cd account Of an old statute Of
| the colony of Massachusetts Offering
prizes for the scalps OF Indians being
brought up by Mr.. Spooner. who found
in it precedent for Gen. Smiths famous
massacre order in the Philippines. Dur
| ing the course Of Spooner's speech. Car
mack (Tenn.) interfered with the Wis
consin Senator. and made sighting re-
mark in regard to the soldiers IN the
Philippines which brought out volley of
Kisses from the galleries. which was sup
pressed by the chair. CarmacK of Ten
nessee occupied the floor at the night
session in opposition TO the Philippine
bill.
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In the Senate on Monday debate upon
the Philippine bill, with the customary
executive session, again occupied the en-
tire day. In the House by vote of 129
to 46 the rules were suspended and joint
resolution was adopted extending the
thanks of Congress to Secretary of State
Hay for his address on the occasion of
the Mckinley memorial exercises last
February. Unanimous consent for the
consideration of this resolution was oh
jected to by Mr.. De Almond (Mo.t some
time ago. and Mr.. Clark (Mo.) made a
twenty-minute speech in opposition to its
adoption on the ground that Mr.. Hay had
abused the occasion by injecting a Re
publican stump speech" into the address.
Gen. Hooker On $50. a one-armed Con-
federate veteran. delivered an eloquent
defense of NJ. Hays address, denying
that it conts med anything that was OBJ
jectionable from a political standpoint.
Special orders were adopted for the con-
sideration of the anti-auarchy bill. and
the bill to transfer certain forest re-
serves to the Agricultural Department.
The Senate bill to retire Surgeon Gee
eral Sternberg and the House bill TO
encourage salmon culture in Alaska were
defeated on motions to pass them under
suspension of the rules.
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The Senate on Tuesday passed the
Philippine bill and took up the canal bill.
The House resolution thanking Secretary
of State Hay for his Mckinley memorial
address was agreed to. In the House
consideration of the anti-anarchy bill was
begun. The House committee reported
substitute for the Senate measure. Mr..
Ray On. ". chairman o. the Judiciary
committee, who was in charge of the bill,
argued that the Senate bill was uncon-
stitutionai. Mr.. Lanham (Texas) sup
ported the feature of the bill to exclude
anarchists. but opposed that making IT
particular offense to kill the President or
anyone IN the line of the presidential sue
cession. He argued that every man was
equal before the law, and that existing
laws were ample 10 punish the killing or
attempted killing of the President. The
conference report upon the river and mar
Dor bill was agreed TO.
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In the Senate on Wednesday the bill
authorizing the promotion and retirement
of the present senior major general of the
army, Mai. Gen. John r. Brooke, was
passed, as was bill providing that the
Postmaster General may extend free de-
livery to cities of 5000 inhabitants or
s.. 900 gross income. instead of 10000 in
habitants. as at present. y joint resolu-
ton empowering the State of Minnesota
to file selections of indemnity school lands
in Minnesota otherwise undisposed Of.
after the survey thereof in the field and
prior to the approval and fling of the
plat of survey thereof was approved.
Senator Morgan occupied the rest of the
day with a speech on the canal bill. In
the House the debate on the anti-an2rchy
bill continued all day. 1t was without
sensational features, being confined al
most entirely to the legal and constitu-
tional phases of the question. Mr.. Jen-
kins CWis.) and Mr.. Parker q. j. con
tended that the bill did not go far
enough that the killing of the President
should be made punishable by death
without any limitation whatever. Mr..
Powers (Massl and Mr.. Neyin tOhloi,
the other two speakers, supported the
measure as it came from the committee.
The resolution calling upon the Secre-
tary Of War for a detailed statement Of
the expenditures made under the direc-
ton of Gen Wood during his admins
tration as governor general of Cuba was
laid upon the table by a vote OF ITO to
rs.
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The Senate on Thursday passed the
military academy appropriation bill, pro
riding Cor extensive improvements at
West Point, and devoted the rest of the
day to debate upon the canal bill. In
the House the general debate on the anti-
anarchy bill was ended except for TWO
speeches. The debate, ike that Of We'd
nesday was devoted TO legal arguments.
the speakers being Messrs. Sibiey tfa.l
De Almond MOI, Williams tMisSI,
Wooten CFexas). McDermott N. ID
Loud Cab Crumpacber Gnd.l. Maddox
(Ga.), Ball Texas and Clark MOI.
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