Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-02-29

Hardwick, democrat of Georgia, pre-
cipitated a discussion on the Philip
pine question by declaring the reten-
ton of the islands was responsible fer
the demand for a large navy. He
challenged the majority to make
declaration as to the future of the is
lands. Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin
championed the governments position
in respect to the archipelago, which
brought forth a reioinder from Mr.
Cochran of Missouri.
Washington, Feb. 22-The feature oil
the session of the senate was a speech
by Senator HOar on the canal situa-
ton. He complained of the criticisms
of his utterances, saying that he haO
been misunderstood and misrepresent-
ed and cOntended that his intention
on that occasion had been to secure
full information concerning the Pan.
anna. revolt and not TO cast reflections
on the president On the contrary he
had the highest regard for that official
and intended to vote for the treaty.
Senator Foraker was mentioned
among others who had criticised the
first speech and after Senator HOar
had concluded the Ohio senator re
piled that he had not meant unjustly
to reflect on Senator Hoar and
justified his remarks by quoting from
Senator Hoar's original speech. Sen.
atOr HOar replied accusing Senator
Foraker not only of having misrep-
resented him on the first occasion, but
of misrepresenting him again. The
result was a sharp colloquy at short
range, and when it came to con-
clusion, the senators did not appear
to have approached any nearer an un,
Outstanding than at the beginning.
The naval appropriation bill en-,
countered opposition from the repub-
lican side of the house. Mr.. Burton,
Ohio, chairman of the rivers and har-
bors committee, announced in a Wig
orous speech that he could not sup
port bill which declares the United
States, which in his view should be
the leader in all works for peace, is
going to double. Treble and quadruple
its naval establishment, all under the
assertion that il is done for peace.
He questioned the need of so great
navy as the bill contemplates, assert
ing that the Monroe doctrine and the
supremacy of this country on this side
of the world is secure and that the
control of the Philippines by this
country had not been questioned. He
asked the minority why, in view OF
the declaration in the Kansas City
platform, they had not opposed these
expenditures. Mr.. Williams. the
minority leader, said the inquiry put
the democrats in an unfair attitude as
the failure of the bill would mean that
the ships under construction would
rot at the docks and the sailors would
go unfed. Representative GOulden OF
New York introduced a bill amending
the naturalization laws by requiring
court records to be produced ana
identification made absolute before
the issuance of final papers to an
alien.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 23.-The
the treaty with Panama for the canal
across the isthmus by a vote of GO TO
IA. Fourteen democrats voted for the
ratification and IA against it. Two
democrats, Senators Clark of Mon
tana and Stone of Missouri, were
paired in favor of the treaty and
three democrats, Senators Overman,
McLaurin and Martin were paireo
against it, so in the total vote 10 dem
ocrats were for the treaty and II
against it. The only other vote was
on an amendment offered by Senator
Bacon, providing for an arrangement
to compensate Colombia for the loss
of the territory of Panama. This was
rejected by a vote of "a to 49. II was
a party vote on the affirmative side
and also on the negative side with the
exception of Senators Gibson and Nc
Emery. democrats, who voted with the
republicans.
After the vote on the treaty con-
sideratiOn was begun OF the agrl-
cultural appropriation bill. More than
two hours was consumed in the dis,
cussion of an amendment making an
appropriation for experiments in
stock-feeding against which a point of
order was made by Senator Lodge.
The point was finally withdrawn AMI
the amendment adopted. The bill re.
mains unfinished business.