Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-04-21
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Washington, April ia sharp col
louuy occurred in the senate yester-
day between Senators Teller and
Hopkins growing out of the reading
by Mr.. Teller of a letter written by
the late Gen. II. p. Thomas of Chicago
attacking the civil service administra-
ton of the treasury department. Mr..
Hopkins took exception to the quoting
of the letter, and declared that the
Colorado senator would be willing to
accept authority from the slums,"
w%hereupon Mr.. Teller declined to
yield further, declaring Mr.. Hopkins
reference TO the slums to be insulting.
The incident occurred in connection
with the discussion of the postofice
appropriation bill. That measure was
under discussion during the first half
of the session and was passed. all
amendments offered by the Democrats
being voted down.
The race question again was injec-
ted into the proceedings of the house
OF representatives yesterday when Mr..
Scott of Kansas delivered a long ad-
dress in which he referred to his pre-
vious statement that it was current in
Kansas that ex-President Cleveland
had dined G. H. j. Taylor. a Kansas
negro politician. In a spirited reply
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi. the mi
nority leader, defended the attitude of
the South toward the negro and said
that discussion of the race question
by the Republicans was al old game
by which, when the Republican party
found itself confronted with issues
that threatened its supremacy, 1t be-
gan to wave the bloody shirt. At the
instance of Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia a
letter from ex.President Cleveland
Cleveland was read. denying that he
had ever dined a negro.
Washington, April IA. - Under q
special rule the house yesterday de-
voted itself to consideration of a bill
amending the law relating to the Phil
ippine islands. The provision In the
bill. in reference to the granting OF
railroad franchises and the guaran-
teeing of 8 per cent OH the cash capi.
tai actually invested in such rail-
roads was opposed by Mr.. Jones of
Virginia, who alleged that British and
Belgian capitalists were ready to
build the roads without such guaran-
tee
The senate began consideration OF
the bill providing for the govern
ment of the Panama canal The
greater part of the day was occupied
by Mr.. Morgan in support of amend
ments offered by himself. None of
them was accepted and the reading OF
the bill was nearly half completed.
Washington, April Is. The house
of representatives yesterday passed
the Philippine bill, following which
there was an extended debate over a
resolution to permit Col. Thomas w.
Symons Of the engineer corps of the
army to serve On the advisory board
of consulting engineers in connection
with internal improvements in the
State of New York. After several
fiery speeches had been made, it was
adopted by an overwhelming major
ity. The general deficiency bill was
then taken up.
The senate devoted the entire day
to consideration of the bill for the
government of the Panama canal
zone and M Morgan again occupied
the floor most of the day. The dis
cussion related principally to details
of governing the canal, but some con.
sideration was also given to Mr..
Hale's amendment requiring the use
of American bottoms in the conveying
of canal supplies to the scene. Con.
s~ideration of the bill was not con.
cluded.
Washington, April 16.-After a day
devoted to quite routine proceedings,
the senate was treated to a spirited
speech by Mr.. Bailey just before ad-
with the 'iridescent dream" of civil
service. Mr.. Bailey announced in
plain terms that he had no sympathy
with the irridescent dream" Of civil
service. He declared that each party
should control the patronage while in
power and avoWed himself a SpoliS-
man. Mr.. Hale was in accord with
much that Mr.. Bailey said, but de-
clared that congress could not be in
duced to change the law even though
convinced that it should be changed.
The Panama canal bill occupied the
major portion Of the day and was
passed without division.
Consideration Of the general de-
6ciency bill was resumed in the house
yesterday after a number Of minor
bills had been passed. The presidents
recent order regarding service pen.
sions was attacked by Mr.. Under
wood of Alabama, who ~contended
that there was no warrant in law for
1t. General debate On the deficiency
bill will close to-day and the bill will