Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-03-01
WORK OF CONGRESS.

It was agreed by the senate on the 1sti
that final vote on the Philippine tariff
bill and the pending amendments should
be taken on the afternoon of the oath al
four O'clock. Senator wellington md
spoke in opposition to the pending bill
ana Senator Stewart (Nev.) in support
of the measure. Several bills of minoI
Importance were then passed. The
speech Of Mr.. Wheeler (Ky.), when he
bitterly assailed Secretary Hay and Lord
Pauncefote and criticised the official
preparations for the reception of Prince
Henry, had sequel in the house durina
the debate on the Indian appropriation
bill Mr. Gillett CA[ass.) declared that
the intemperance Of Mr.. Wheeler's Ian
guage carried its own condemnation.
During the course Of the speech two
democrats-Robinson Qnd.) and Thayer
| Mass any sympathy with
Mr.. Wheeler's utterances. These dis
Chalmers drew from Mr.. Talbert Is. CT
the statement that he indorsed Mr..
Wheeler's speech. Mr. Wheeler read a
number OF letters, kilograms and one
cablegram from London commencing his
utterances. The incident was the feature
OF the day. The senate amendments to
the census bill were disagreed to and the
bill was sent to conference. Mr.. Richard
SSh NASAAAsJ u Dlll TO TeIunQ TO
religious, charitable, literary and art in
stitutions the taxes collected on legacles
and requests under the operation of the
war revenue act
The senate continued the consideration
Of the Philippine tariff bill on the 18th
the main speeches being made by Senator
Burrows (Mich.) for the bill and Senator
Money (Miss) against it, although Sena-
tors Mitchell (Ore), Foraker (O), NAL
Tory (Fla.) and Tillman Is. c. all took
more or less part In the general debate
on the subject. !. The general debate on
the indian appropriation bill in the house
was devoted almost entirely to extraneous
topics. The issue raised by Mr.. Wheeler
Cky) a few days ago about "truculent
sycophancy' came in for considerable at
tention and was the feature of the ses-
sion. Mr.. Hamilton (Mich.) enlivened the
proceedings with an entertaining speech
on trusts The other speakers were Mr..
Little (Ark.), who discussed conditions in
the Indian territory; Mr.. Corliss (Iich)
who spoke on the Pacific cable; MIR.
Stephens (Tex.), on statehood for Okla
homa; Mr.. Sulzer IN. ", on the educa-
ton of the Indlans Mr.. Jackson (Kan.),
on the election Of senators by the peo-
pie, and Mr.. Newlands (Nev.), on the bill
to redeem silver dollars in gold. The
the bill making a public reservation of
the tract in Arizona including the petri-
fed forests
With the exception of a few minutes
given to routine business the senate on
the Goth devoted its entire session to the
Philippine question, Senators Patterson
(Col), Nelson (Minn.) and McCumber IN,
ID taking part III the debate Senator
Bacon (Ga.) gave 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 al
low the formation of a government by
the Philippine people and to guarantee
to them the same degree of liberty that
this country has pledged to the Cuban
people. A bill authorizing the construc-
ton of bridge over the Missouri river
at Kansas City was passed Senator
Clark (Mont) from the senate commit
tee on military affairs, reported favor
ably the bill for the ratification of the
treaty with the Crow Indians for the ces-
sion and opening to settlement of about
100000 acres Of their reservation in Mon
tana. The house worked on the Indian
appropriation bill, AZ of the 60 pages be-
ing disposed of. Mr. Smith (Ariz) offered
an amendment to strike out the appro-
1
came the text for a general onslaught on
the practice of educating Indians in east
ern schools His amendment was de-
feated. Mr.. Fitzgerald IN. " made an
attack on the superintendent of the school
at Mount Pleasant, Mich, who, he said,
was charged with permitting the de-
bauching of Indian girls. MIR. South
wick IN. " introduced a bill to prevent
the brewing of inferior beer. 1t requires
that hops and malt shall be the only
products entering into the brewing of
beer and ale, and that no other products
than barley, wheat and rye shall enter
into the manufacture of malt.
For more than six hours on the 21st the
senate had the Philippine tariff bill I'M
der discussion. Senator Bate CTenn.) de-
livered a carefully prepared speech in OPP
position to the pending measure. He was
followed by Senator Spooner CWis) in a
brilliant defense of the republican at
titude toward the Philippine islands.
Senator Tillman Is. c. declared that the
expression of the motives for enacting
the bill were a subterfuge and a hum
bug and everybody knew it. He charged
that the American authorities in the Phil
ippines were steering clear" of the prov
lnces in the islands where war was real
and were combining themselves to those
places where opportunity was effected to
secure 'pelf' and to rob the people. He
said the Filipinos now were being "paci-
fed off the face of the earth" Senator
Tillman had not concluded when the sem
ate adjourned. The house passed the
Indian appropriation bill. The latter part
Of the session was devoted to the con-
sideration of private claim bills, q num-
Der of which were passed.