Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-04-10
.IO.P|(lSH. PHILIPPINE. BILL !
Senate to Give Il First Place After
Disposing Of Chinese Ex-
clusion Bill.
nIcARAeuAN CANAL BILL TO COME NEXT
Indian Appropriation Bill IL Con-
e sidered and Passed by the Sen,
ate-House Continues the Debate
on the Chinese Exclusion Bill
Time Of General Debate Limited.

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ON the Chinese Exclusion Bill
Time Of General Debate Limited.
Washington, April THE republic
an steering committee of the senate
Saturday decided to recommend that
the bill providing a form of govern
ment for the Philippine archipelago
should be made the unfinished bust
ness, which is the place of preference
on the senate calendar after the dis
posal of the Chinese exclusion bill and
that the Nicaragua canal bill should
be next assigned to that position.
Indian Bill Passed.
Washington, April THE senate
passed the Indian appropriation bill
for the exclusion of the Chinese. Sen
ator Fairbanks Qnd.) spoke in favor of
the bill.
Senator Fairbanks maintained that
the United States had an absolute
right to enact exclusion legislation,
applicable to the Chinese, without in
any way affecting our treaty obliga-
tions with China. The pending bill, he
said, was in accordance with a we'll
settled policy of this government and
was result of experience gained from
the operation of existing law.
Senate.
Washington, April AT Saturdays
session of the senate Senator Daniel
(Va.) was in his seat for the first time
since congress convened in December.
During the entire winter he has been
in attendance upon the Virginia con-
stitutional convention.
A bill to supply additional urgent
deficiency appropriations, carrying
$2OO,567, was reported from the COM
mittee on appropriations and passed.
A bill to authorize the establish
ment of life saving station on Ocra-
coke island, on the coast of North
Carolina, was passed.
The senate then resumed considera-
ton of the Indian appropriation bill.
House.
Washington, April 7.-Some routine
minor business was transacted at the
opening of the session of the house
Saturday, including the passage of
number of bills.
Bills were passed to authorize the
Western Bridge company to construct
bridge across the Ohio river at Allie
cheney City, Pa; to authorize the
Kansas City, Northeastern & Gulf Rail-
road company to construct bridge
across the Missouri river at Parkville.
Mo-, and to confirm title to the state of
school lands.
Mr.. Taylor 20. J, from the committee
on elections, presented the report on
the Horton-Butler contested election
case from the Twelfth Missouri dis
trict, which declared the seat vacant.
The minority were given three weeks
within which to file their views.
The house then resumed the debate
upon the Chinese exclusion bill.
It was arranged that the general
debate should continue for two hours
on each side.
Mr.. Grosvenor co., asked and Sc
cured leave to print in the record his
reasons for opposing the provision in
the minority bill to prohibit the use
of Chinese sailors on American ships.
Mr.. Often (Wis.) supported the ma
jority bill.
Mr.. Hooker (Miss.) favored the re-
enactment of the present laws. He
thought our treaties. with China
should be scrupulously observed.
Financial Bill Ready.
Washington, April THE house
committee on banking and currency,
by vote on party lines, Saturday or
dered favorable report on the finan-
cial bill framed by the republican
members of the committee and intro
duced by Chairman Fowler "to main
tain the gold standard, provide an elas-
tic currency, equalize the rates of in
terest throughout the country, and
futher amend the national banking
laws.
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