Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-30
DIETRICH PROMISES SPEECH
Nebraska Senator Proposes to Talk on
Cuban Reciprocity.
MEMBERS DEFEND OUAY's AMENDMENT
Claim E-xtraneous Matter II often
Tackled on to Appropriation Bills
So a. 10 insure MaiorIty
Getting Its way.

WASHINGTON ian. 29.-The senate pro-
ceedings today we're unmarked by any
lively debates such as occurred yesterday.
Mr.. McLaurin CMiss) urged adoption OF the
Rawlins resolution, calling for evidence in
certain co"urts-martial.
Mr.. Lodge CMass) concluded his remarks
in opposition to the omnibus statehood bill
and MIR. Bard CCal.) also spoke in oppo-
sition to it.
Just before the adjournment MIR. Foraker
CO., declared the proposition of Senator
Quay (Pa.) to tack the statehood bill on
an appropriation bill was not extraordi-
nary. Legislation had been placed on APP
preparation bills before at the will OF the
senate. Mr.. Clay CGa.) took a similar view.
In the senate today Mr.. Hanna
CO.. moved to disagree to the
amendments to the house bill
and agree to a conference. The chair ap-
pointed Messrs. Hanna, Nelson and Clay
on the part OF the senate.
A senate bill was passed authorizing the
building Of dams and other D7rovements
on the Columbia river in Washington.
Mr.. Dietrich CNeb.) presented a reso-
luton discharging the committee on
relations with Cuba from further consid-
Grafton Of a house bill pertaining to Cuban
reciprocity. Reciprocity, he said, was being
held in statu quo in the senate, and he
asked that the resolution lie on the table,
rs he desired to submit some remarks
upon it
House bills were passed appropriating
$4,000 for the First Baptist church OF Car
tersville, Ca. destroyed during the civil
war by the United States troops and grant
ing to Nellie Feen certain lands in North
Dakota. Mrs. Feen 10 the wife OF a China
nAA 49, - A.. -~ss.z IL -t4.A
was rejected by the land office.
would Weed Omcers Out.
The Rawlins resolution calling for the
proceedings in certain courts-martial was
called up and Mr.. McLaurin (Miss.) de-
tailed certain acts of cruelty on the part
of soldiets toward Filipinos and said the
senate should have the evidence. He re-
marked that 1t was easy to say there was
a syndicate Of SANDER and defamation in
the senate toward the army, but when
American officers we're shown'to have been
guilty Of outrages they should be weeded
out of service. The resolution went over.
Mr.. Proctor reported the army appro-
priation bill which he said he would call
up at the earliest momen
Mr.. Lodge then resumed his remarks in
opposition to the omnibus statehood bill.
n message from the president was READ
asking for the necessary power to CO.
operate with Mexico and China regarding
the restoration OF the parity of silver and
gold. 1t was referred to the committee on
finance.
Mr.. Bard (CaI.) then addressed the SEN
ate in opposition to the omnibus statehood
bill.
Mr.. Foraker (O.) in defending Mr.. Quay's
amendments said from statements that had
reached him the action in introducing the
statehood bill as an amendment to the
agricultural and civil sundry bills was re-
garded as. an unhearti Of proposition. II
was not unheard of at all. It was simply
a question whether a majority of the SEN
ate could do a thing 1t wanted. He re-
ferred to previous legislation and said ar
appropriation bill had contained a pro.
vision establishing a civil government In
the Philippines and the army bill today
provided Cor legislation creating a genera
staff. @
Mr.. Clay (Ga.) took the same position
and read from the record showing thai
the Philippine legislation, known as the
Spooner amendment, was voted on the army
appropriation bill. After a brief executive
session the senate at 4:55 p. m. adjourned