The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-07-03

Mr.. Mccall OF Massachusetts r,.
voted with the Democrats. The rc,raH
ity substitute for the establisbuan, :,
a temporary government in the island.
and their permanent independence =.
soon as stable government could he
established, was defeated by IS TO 12s
The debate during the day was :,
times Of lively character. The Dem
ocrats offered a multitude OF amend.
ments, but all were voted down N.
Guiding one offered by MIR. Patterson
of Tennessee to prohibit slavery or in.
voluntary servitude in the islands. This
greatest interest attached to an
amendment offered by Mr.. Mccau
(Rep., Mass) TO the end of the bin n
declare the policy of the United State,
to be to develop the capacity OF the
Filipinos for self government ana
pledging the faith OF the United States
TO grant them self-PoveTnment He
supported the amendment I'm an elo.
quent speech and the democrats chal
lenged their political adversaries to de-
clare their future policy Mr.. Grosveu.
or Of Ohio and Mr.. Cooper of Wlscon
sin said IL would be unwise TO mort.
gage the future by making such a
declaration now, and the latter quoted
Gov. Taft as saying that such a prom
Use now would tend to prevent the
pacification Of the islands The
amendment was lost-S9 to 1913. II was
a strict party vote except for Mr.. Nc
Call and Mr.. Littlefeld of Maine. who
voted with the Democrats for the
amendment.
Before the considere tioH OF the Phil
ippine bill was resumed the house by
a vote of 252 to s. adopted the corfer-
ence report on the isthmian canal bill,
thus accepting in toto the senate bill
The bill now goes to the president.
In the senate.
During he comparatively brief time
the senate was in session yesterday
the conference report on the isthmian
canal bill was agreed TO and the gen
eral deficiency bill, the last of the big
supply measures. was passed. A
slight protest was made against the
az propri lions of 100000 for the Buff
falo exposition and $4,000 for the
Charleston, s. c., exposition, but final
ly they were included in the bill. The
measure also carries $45, 900 for the
payment Of the expenses Of the last
illness and ieath of President McKia-
ley, that amount including the pay OF
the physicians.
Washington, June %. - Qunte unex-
pectedly a sharp debate arose in the
senate yesterday on the question Of
Cuban reciprocity. Mr.. Teller of Colo
RADIO, at whose instance the senate COM
mil or, If.rh al M ia q NJ
vestigation of the subject, delivered a
spirited speech in opposition to reei-
procity with Cuba. He charged that the
entire reciprocity propaganda had been
backed by the American Sugar Rein
ing company and by Americans who
were interested financially in Cuban
sugar plantations. The purpose, ne
said, was to strike down an important
agricultural industry of this country,
He was willing TO join In general re-
vision of the tariff 10 meet changed
conditions, but unless the duties on iron
and steel and other products were re-
duced. together with those on sugar.
in order that the arrangement might be
equitable. the beet sugar growers never
would consent to a reduction on their
product.
Mr.. Plat of Connecticut, chairman
Of the Cuban relations committee, re-
piled to the Colorado senator. he
maintained that there was nothing
sordid in the desire to promote reel
procal relations between the United
States and Cuba, and said the making
Of some concessions to Cuba was
plain duty Of this country. 1t was
duty which this government owed 10
itself as well as TO Cuba because ao-
solutely friendly relations with the
new republic were a necessary means
of defense TO this country, unless the
United States should annex the island
That. he hoped, would not be done as
he regarded annexation as q grave
menace to our institutions.
The District Of Columbia appropria-
ton bin was disposed of finally as
were several other less important
measures.
In the House.
The house yesterday began consid-
GRAFTON of the contested election case
OF Horton VS.. Butler. from the Twefth
Missouri district. In this case the ma
jority OF the committee found the elec-
ten was so tainted with fraud as 10
make itself invalid and said that the
scat be declared vacant. The minority
found that Mr.. Butler, the sitting mem
Der, had been legally elected and rec
commended that he retain his seat. Ihs