Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-17
TWO BILLS PASSED.
Philippine Currency and Indian Supply
 Through Senate.

Philippine Currency and Indian supply
 Through Senate.
 WASHINGTON Feb. 17.-There was no debate on the statehood bill in the senate yesterday. The Indian appro- priation bill and the Philippine cur ,rency bill both were passed. MT. Vest while the Indian bill was up called at- tention to a point of order which had been made against~one of it's provisions on the ground that it was new legisla- ton. The senate, he said, had passed the Philippine government bill as a rider to the army appropriation bill, and yet ruled other provisions out. All rules, he said, were violated when a majority was in favor of any measure. MT. Morgan spoke on question of privilege regarding the dispatch which recently appeared in the public prints, purporting to be signed by the Colom- bian minister to Mexico, Senor Rafael Reyes, in which Senor Reyes took ex- ception to an alleged statement by MT. Morgan in the senaterthat the Gclom- bian president had sold out and abdi- cated for $1 10000 MT. Morgan de- clared that there was betrayal of the senate in the matter of what transpires at executive sessions and that Senor Reyes had violated principle of diplo- macy when he obtained information surreptitiously from persons false to their trust.
 The Philippine currency bill as passed by the senate prescribes that the unit of value in the Philippines shall be the gold peSo, of twelve and nine-tenths grains of gold, nine-tenths fine, said gold peso to become the unit of value when the government in the Philippines shall have coined and ready for circulation not less than 5,000,OOO of the silver pesos provided for in the bill. The gold coins of the United States at the rate of $1 for two pesos shall be legal tender in the islands. The bill also provides for an additional coinage of 75,00o,000 silver coins of the denomination of 1 peso which shall be legal tender except where provided by contract Coins of the denomination of 30 centavos, 20 centavos and of 10 centavos also are provided for, all such coinage to be under the authority of the government of the Philippine Is- lands in such amounts as it may deter mine, with the approval of the secretary of war. The bill also provides for the issue of certificates of indebtedness to maintain the parity of the silver and gold pesos, such certificates Outstand- ing at any one time to be limited to $10,o00,OO0 or 20,o00,0O0 pesos.
 Chairman Cooper of the house com mittee on insular affairs says that as soon as the bill is received from the senate by the house it will be sent to conference.
 The house disposed of number of bills under suspension of the rules, de- feating two. The most important meas ure passed was the senate bill to amend the railroad safety appliance law. A special order was adopted which prac- tically will make the Fowler currency bill a continuing order for the remain der of the session, not, however, to in- terfere with conference reports, appro- priation bills and other privileged mat ters.
 PIATT OPPOSED AMENDMENT.
 Washington, Feb 17.-Soon after the senate met to-day Senator Hoar of the committee on judiciary reported the T ls k 6f6