Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
FIFTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS-.

In the senate. on the 10Th. only a brief
time was devoted to consideration OF the
occupied chiefly by Mr.. Deliver ia In a
speech in support of the bill which. he said.
was one of the most important pieces OF
constructive legislation presented since
the civil war......In the house the naval
appropriation bill was further considered
n passed, the feature of the debate be-
ing that Of an amendment providing that
three Of the ships provided for in the
bill-a .battleship. a cruiser and a gun
boat-shall be built in government yards.
The bills for eight hous or government
The bills for eight hours on government
ttarium at Hot Springs. Ark, for disa-
bled soldiers, were passed under a sus-
pension OF the rules.
In the senate on the Goth, discussion OF
the Philippine bill was continued, occu-
plying practically the whole days session,
Filipinos into camps forming the leading
topic of the debate. lin the house a mo-
ton to instruct conferees to secure an In
creased appropriation for military posts
from three millions to four millions. pre-
cipitated a long debate, but was finally
carried. A resolution facilitating Cuba on
her independence was passed unanimous
ly. A bill amending the passport law was
also passed. The remainder of the DAY
was devoted to private pension bills.
In the senate, on the 21st, a resolution
c~ongratulating Cuba on its entry into the
family of independent nations, was adopt
I'll, anu lIle SeCTtldIy VI oldlC was
directed to transmit the resolution to the
president of the new republic. During the
discussion of the Philippine appropriation
bill, which followed, Mr.. Wellington MD
said the action of the United States on
the Islands was as indefensible as the at
tack of the hordes of He'll upon Coz" go.
In the house three cOntested-electlon
cases were settled, each in favor Of the
sitting member. A number of bills OF
minor Importance were passed, after
which consideration of the immigration
bill was resumed.
In the senate, on the ed. the most no.
table contribution to the discussion of
the Philippine question was made by Mr..
Hoar Mass.). His views on the subject
are well understood, but his expression OF
them was profoundly interesting and i'm
pressive. He was heartily aplauded at
the close of his speech. Mr.. Teller dcliy-
cred a speech In the nature Of a history
of the legislative proceedings through
which the new Cuban republic was erect
ed. In the house almost the entire day
was taken up with the amendment to the
immigration bill offered by Mr.. Under
wood (Ala.) requiring an educational test
which was adopted. An amendment tc
the rules was adoPt1nl re reanif! x that IA CON con.
gressional Record before being presented
to the house.
In the senate, on the 23d, discussion OF
the Philippine bill was continued, Mr.
Dubois idaho speaking against retention
of the archipelago for purely commercial
reasons. holding that the development OF
the Philippines by capitalists would wori
an injury to the United States, which
would be made much greater by a~rousine
China from her lethargy until the dragon
would devour the trade of the world. Mr.
Beveridge Qnd.) replied to Mr.. Dubois
earnestly and forcibly showing that thu
development of China's resources woult
be an advantage to the United States a.
the industrial development of other ma
lions had been......In the house lO5 pri
vate pension bills were passed, besides {
few other measures of minor Importance
Mr.. Loud. in a speech, denounced thu spe'
cial pension legislation as q disgrace.