Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-01-22
Senator Quay Brings Up State
Hood Bill in Senate
CLA MS A YICTO RY
Holds That Forced Vote of Yesterday
Is indicative of Success for the om-
nibus Measure-Pass Philippine
Tariff Measure.

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Quay again brought up his omnibus
statehood bill for consideration by the
senate today to renew the fight for its
passage. Though this measure is at
tracing the principal attention of the
legislators at the capital few small
er bills were passed by the senate.
A bill was passed in the senate auth
orizing the President to appoint Brig
adier-General B. G.. Merriam, retired,
to the grade of major general on the
retired list.
Philippine Tariff.
The senate committee on the Phil
ippines today authorized favorable
report on the Philippine tariff bill, re-
Gently passed by the house with an
important amendment. The bill is
amended so as to provide for all the
Philippine produce and articles, duty
free except sugar and tobacco and on
these two commodities it fixes the tar
iff at SO per cent of the Dingley sched-
ule.
The House.
The house today adopted the resolu-
ton submitted by the committee on
naval affairs ordering full investiga-
ton of the Lessler bribery charges.
The consideration of the Philippine
coinage bill was then resumed.
Want New Currency.
In course OF the debate, Hill OF
Connecticut, said that Secretary Shaw
had informed him this morning that
the Mexican gentleman was now in the
city in the interest of an agreement
by which Mexico could adopt cur
rency system uniform and inter
changeable with that of the United
States.
After a protracted discussion the
motion was adopted striking out the
first section of the majority bill and
inserting the first section of the mi
nority as substitute, which provided
| for the introduction of a complete
American coinage system into the is
land. The entire democratic side
and about twenty republicans votee
for the motion.
Quay Claims Victory.
Senator Quay forced a show O
hands ON the statehood bill yesterda.
afternoon and demonstrated that HI
| he had a majority of ten in favor o
the omnibus bill. This test vote wa
on motion by Senator Cullom to g
into executive session to consider tn
! Cuban treaty. Senator Quay oppose'
the motion, and twelve republican,
voting with the democrats defeated ii
Senator Quay claims that this vot
represents the division of the senat
on the statehood bill and shows tha
there is a majority of ten for the bill
i admitting Oklahoma, Arizona, and NeN
Mexico as states The leaders of tn
opposition do not concede that tn
vote yesterday was test vote o.
statehood.
The claim that five democrats OF
posed to the statehood bill vote
against the Cullom motion to expires
their disapproyal of Cuban reciprocity
and that Pritchard of North Carolin
and McLaurin of South Carolina, VIII
were absent without pairs, will vot
against the statehood bill
CuiIom Appeals to Senate.
When the statehood bill was calle
up Yesterday by Mr. Quay, Senate
Burnham IN. H.) addressed che senat
for three hours in opposition to tn
bill.
Mr.. Cullom then appealed to Nj
Quay to permit an executive sessio
for consideration of the Cuban rec
. procity treaty. The request was nc
accorded to and Mr. Cullom remarke
., that he would see if the senate, III
der the circumstances, would ''sit her
and do nothing" and moved an execl
tive session.
Mr.. Quay said he hoped the motto
would be voted down, and it was 10.
27 to 81.
The following voted yea: Aldricl
Alger, Allison, Bard, Beveridge. Bur-
: ham, Burrows, Clapp, Cullom, Di
$ trich, Dolliver, Fairbanks. Frye. Gar
e BILE Hanna, Hoar, Lodge, McComa