Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-06-27
Weeks DO|NGS
IN CONGRESS
Business Transacted by the
House and Senate in the
National Capital.
PHILIPPINE BILL IN HOUSE
Strenuous Debate Transferred From the
Senate to the House-Duay Is Unable to
Get the Statehood Bills Before the SEN
ate for Consideration.

| Illinois. and BromWell, or ONO. fOr
| the bill. and Maddox, of Georgia,
Dinsmore. of Arkansas, and Thayer.
| of Massachusetts, against it. Mr.. Nc.
| Clellan. of New York, a son OF the
late George B. Mcclellan, delivered
| short but eloquent defense of the
| army Earlier in the day the confer.
ence reports on the military academy,
and civil appropriation bills were
adopted.
Washington. June 23.-Senate.-A
| motion was entered formally in the
senate today by Quay of Pennsylvania,
to discharge the committee on terri
tories from further consideration of
what is known as the omnibus terri
torial bill-a measure to admit as
states the territories of Oklahoma,
New Mexico and Arizona Quay spoke
briefly bu- forcibly in support of his
motion. maintaining that both politi-
cal parties in national convention had
pledged themselves to the admission
to statehood of the territories. Bev-
eridge. of Indiana, chairman of the
committee, said the measure had been
put over until next session by the com.
mittee because it was not believed
there would be time now to consider
it properly. No action was taken on
the motion. During the greater part of
the session the unfinished business.
the bill ratifying convention with the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, was
under discussion. 1t was not disposed
of. Among the bills passed by the
senate today was one authorizing the
construction of pontoon bridge across
the Missouri river in Cass county,
Nebraska, and Mills county, Iowa.
House.-Debate on the civil govern
ment bill warmed up in the house to-
day and henceforth promises to be Of
much livelier character. The lncreas-
ed interest is due to the injection
into the debate Of a comparison of the
cruelties charged to have been prac-
tlced in the Philippines with those
which occurred during the civil war.
The subject has been lightly touched
upon once Or twice before. but at
tracted little attention until Grosvc-
nor. of Ohio. today revived the memory
of the eXtremities to which Grant and
, Jackson were put during the rebel
lion. This was followed later in the
day by a speech from Mahon of Penn
sylvania, in which he paraded the hor-
rors of Andersonville and Libbey
prisons. He predicted that at the COM
ing elections the American people
would stand by the boys in blue"
Grosvenor. in his speech, also defend
ed the rules of the house against the
criticism passed upon them. and paid
high tribute to Speaker Henderson
impartiality. De Almond, of Missouri,
spoke at considerable length in oppo-
sition to the administration policy.
The other speakers were Olmstead of
of Pennsylvania, Williams. of Illinois,
Corliss. of Michigan, and w. w. Kitch-
in of North Carolina.
Washington, June 24.-Senate-The
senate today passed bills creating a
national forest reserve in the southern
Appalachian mountains and ratifying
the agreement between the Cnoctaw
and Chickasaw Indians of the Indian
Territory and the United States. The
first bill provides for the purchase of
100000 acres in the southern APP
.palachian system to cost not to exceed
$10,OO0,0OO. The secretary of agri-
culture is to designate the lands to be
purchased and is to take measures
to preserve the hardwood forests
which they bear. Quay, of Pennsyl-
sideration for his motion to discharge
the committee on territories from fur
Their consideration of the omnibus
statehood bill, but gave notice that he
would demand that it be taken up to-
morrow.
House.-Two notable speeches
marked the closing of the general de-
bate on the Philippine civil govern
ment bill in the house today They
were made by Lands, of Indiana, re-
publican, and by Williams, a Mississ-
ippi democrat. There were big dem
onstrations after each concluded. The
other speakers today were Ball, of
Texas, Jones, of Virginia, Shafroth of
Colorado, and Crumpacker, of Indi-
ana. The latter closed the general de-
bate for the bill with strong speech.
Washington, June 25.-Senate.-ln
few minutes today the senate dis
posed for this session the omnibus
statehood question. which has been
pending for several days. Beveridge,
of Indiana, chairman of the commit
tee on territories, announced that
report on the bill before the committee
would be made on the third day of the
next session. This was satisfactory to
Quay, of Pennsylvania, who, after Sc
curing an agreement that the commit
tees report should be the unfinished
business on and after the 10th of De-
cember until it was disposed of, with
drew his motion to discharge the CON-
mittee from further consideration of
the matter. After McCumber, of N.
Dakota had discussed the pending
food bill, and Gallinger, of New
Hampshire. had delivered an extended
argument to show that the present
prosperity of the country was due to
the operation of the Dingley tariff
law, the senate took up the calendar
and passed large number of bills of
minor Importance. The conference re-
port on the army appropriation bill
was agreed to thus passing that
measure and eliminating the friction
which has existed between the two
houses over it.
House.-The Philippine civil gov.
eminent bill was thrown open to
amendment in the house this morning.
Very slow progress was made. only
fifteen of the fifty pages of the bill
being completed. BY an amendment
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Herr Most To Serve A Year.
New York. June 21.-Johanna Most
who was convicted on a charge that
he printed an incendiary article in
2 newspaper conducted by him, was
sentenced yesterday to serve one year
In the penitentiary. The articles
were printed at the time President
Mckinley was shot. The case was
carried to the court Of appeals which
confirmed the Judgment Of the lower