The Springfield herald., 1902-02-28

has reported the bill making n public
reservation of tract iE Arizona, in
Guiding the pertitied forests.
The Senate has passed Senator War
ren's bill making appropriation to
build monument to mark site of Fort
Phil Kearney indian massacre in
Wyoming ..ta.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations ordered a-favorable report on
the treaty to acquire the Danish West
Indies. No amendment was made to
the treaty In committee.
Secretary Root has called the atten.
tion of Congress to the need of pro-
vidinSsf6r the fifty. companies of Phil,
ippine scouts. comprising about 5000
men. A deficiency appropriation is re I
quired of S515,000. :; T.. .+:
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations authorized favorable report ON
the bill reforming the consular service.
The bill requires n civil service exam
nation of applicants for consular
places.
The Senate in executive session Feb
ruary 18th ratified Il treaty between
the United States and Great Britain,
extending for twelve months from
July 2S, 1901, the time within which
British colonies or foreign possessions
may give their adhesion to the conven-
ton signed March ., 1899, for the ten
| ure and disposition of real and per-
son6l property. ff
| Senator Bacon has given notice of
his intention to offer an amendment to
the Philippine tariff bill declaring 1t to
be the Intention of the United States,
| when order shall be restored In the
Philippine islands, to allow the forna-
tion Of government for and by the
Philippine people and to guarantee
to them the same degree of liberty
and Independence that this country has
| pledged to the Cubans.
TIE Senate has passed the bill estab-
fishing a permanent census office. The
discussion related principally to the
collection and publication by the direc-
tor of the census of statistics respect
| ing the production of cotton. Mr.. Alli-'
son vigorously opposed the provision,
maintaining that the cotton statistics
gathered by the Department of Agrl-
| culture were complete and accurate.
| and that no necessity existed for their
duplication. Despite his opposition the
provision was inserted in the bill.
| The House committee report on Rep.
resentarive Corliss' bill to provide for
the government construction of rae
ific cable. strongly urges the need OF
communications in The Pacific. the
one dark spot upon the face OF the
earth" 1t calls attention to the 'eA-
| amples set by Great Britain, France
and Germany in the construction or
cable lines, and declares that the OWL
ership of the Pacific cable by the
United States is necessary for the
maintenance of peace and the advance
ment of prosperity of the islands.
Mr.. Nelson Niinn) followed with
legal argument dealing with various
phases of tile Philippines question. In
beginning he took Mr.. Patterson sharp
ly to task for injecting secthrianism
into the discussion. holding that 1t was
uIwarranted and incXcuSable. 1t had
remained for Mr.. Patterson. too, lie
said. to declare that the sending of
American teachers to the Philippines
to teach the Filipino youth the English
language was an act of tyranny ana
despotism. The foreign born people OF
the Northwest. he said, might as well
insist that it was tyranny and despot-
ism to be afforded the opportunity OF
sending their children to the public
school.
Discussing tile Philippine tariff bin
in the senate, Mr.. Money of Mississippi
nTSutu lllil our Iiosiiioi 10 iidpiS ~
bring on war with other nations mt
any time. when the SI,50O,O00O per
week expenditure of the present time
would be vastly increased. We should
get rid of the islands. in our own inter
est. Mr.. Money went on, and espe-
cially for the purpose of eradicntin2
from our country the practice on the
part OF the congress of comforting au-
tocratic powers on the executive. we
will find before we terminate this eX-
pertinent. he said that the saddest day
of our history is the day that we
signed the Spanish treaty. Mr.. Money
denounced the Taft. commission as
''ussaessly pernicious."
Another lively discussion of the
philippe of Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky
took place n few days ago in the house.
Mr.. Bromwell an Ohio Republicans:
Mr.. Kern. an Illinois Democrat. and
Mr.. Fleming. Georgia Democrat,
added their views to the literature OH
the subject, but it was Mr.. BoutelL an
Illinois Republican. who entertained
the house most He was well fortified
with material, and with exceeding good
temper. and trenchant display of
wit, he traced the history of what Mr..
Wheeler had called "truculent syco-
phany," as lie said, from the day when
the first Democratic president pur-
chased bogus coat of arms to the ell:
tertainment of Queen Liliuokalani, by
the last Democratic president He
finally dismissed the whole subject by
saying it should be accepted abroad as
one of the erratic and sporadic phases
of American humor.
Senator Warren has reported from
the Senate committee on claims an
omnibus claims bill carry an appro-
priation of approximately $3,00O,oO0 to
pay large number of claims against