Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-31

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thing very different from the nendIno
smendmcnt would he required. n he were
asked Nhst y ". 20 be, he should saw that
congress should direct the President 10 Ia.
slst upon the restoration bT the 0srm.n
Government OF the status quo st the time
OF the Washington conference and 10
hot1y The German Government that the
United states would not permit the
samoan Islands 20 p,ss under the con.
roi OF any foreign nation and that their
lhoeVthoent autonomy must be main
'aln'n' lie saw no good reason why II
necessary, and " requested 10y the samoan
people. an American protectorste should not
be established over them; sad that, he said,
would be an entirely dIferent thing from
The intervention as prsctced by the Euro
pean fowers on the continent OF Europe.
Further on ne declared that tie Monroe
doctrine should be asserted in reference 10
The Samoan Islands, as they come within is
terms
Mr. Morgan spoke Of the 'feebleness " OF
The measures iropOsed, and PROCEEDED TO
review The whole question. II TIE state
men's o! The United STATES consular agents
and naval officers could be relied upon II
vas clear. he said, that Germany. while pro-
fessiag not 10 intend TO disregard her treaty
IlpuatlOus, was assuming absolute control
sisnliallg set up the German Government
there.
Referring to Cleveland's message on the
subject, Dir. Reagan remarked tDst the
President understSod that he had exhausted
the authority cosierred on him by The Con-
slitution, and felt hat he must now ask
Congress what further steps should he
taken. Ia reply 10 that was the pendBg pro-
position TO appropriate $500 900 "for the
execution Of the obligation, and the proicc-
ton 81 the interests ~ the United states"
What policy, MIR. Reagan asked, Was here
indicated, or what power was given The
Pres dent which be did not already possess,
and which be had not already endeaVOred to
executor What was the President 70 I'M
dersttnd by that language? / would suE-
CesL ssiG Mr.. Reagan. the addition to the
psadius amendment Of the words "asd for
the protection OF the righ8 Of American
citizens residing In said Islands. ana 10 pre-
serve the neutrality and Independence OF
thel9 people Then We will have said some
thing. But Il Sc do not nut in some such
declaration re lesvc the President exactly
where be ID nsw-in position where he re-
CARDS himself ~ psweriess to yindlcIte the
rghis Of the United >tste.
Al the ciOse Of Dir. Reagsn's speech g
o'clock the senate. on motion OF Hr. Riddle
tive session "iOr 4 great purpose pre-
sumahiy the British cxtraditlOn treaty., pro-
cecdsd % executive business. The doors
were not rs0pened until G:1j. when the
Senate adjourned.
H0uss or FepresentatiVes.
The Oklahoma bill was brought 10 the at
tentisu ~ the House 10y Mr.. Springer with
Z molten 10 - into Committee OF the Whole
Tor ls consideration.
MI Finley. OF Kentucky. raised the point
81 ono qu0Tum." A rOll.cBll followed and
the cotton WAS sgreed ts-yoas l4, nays
a Nr Dockery, 81 Missouri, being a.
siERed to preside over The committee.
The pending amendment Vas the enc
offered by Mr. Psyson. Of Illinois, expressly
providing tbAt the rights Of boEorabiy dis
charged Mon soldiers and sailors Of the
lste cINll war TO make homes on The public
lands under the existing homestead law,
shall not ia any degree be impaired by the
passage ~ this BILL but that such rights
shall extend 10 any and oil lands which shall
Doe opsn 20 any settlement under the pro-
Nitioss ~ lhrs bill.
The bin occupied The attention Of tie
House during the entire afternoon. Con-
siderable oppetitiou was rsoWn 10 Mr.. Pay
sens amendment upon The ground THAI II
discrminated 10 favor OF soldiers who may
settle in oklahoma. giving themsod ysntagcs
which lbey would not pe'scss sps where else
90 the public domain, and IT VIZ argued that
the adoption Of tuis amendment would pro-
baby cause a veto OF The hiil.
Me,srs. Perkins and Peters 81 Kansas
were toe two most active opponents OF the
amendment
Finally tue amendment was agreed to pro
fOr1u1, and Il was agreed that a vote should
be- taken In TIE House upon IT,
Several other amendments were adopted
prescribing the method Of disposing OF the
land iu The new Territory, when, pursuant
10 the special order, the hour Of having ar
rived, the committee rose and reported the
bill 10 The House
The nr-t vote was taken on Mr.. Payson's /
"sold.ers' home.leids" amendment. and il
was agreed to- yeas, IA; pays, III.
Pending further votes the House adj !
i0urhed.