Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
THE QUESTION OF EXPANSION
b emands tho Attention of tho senate =
House Passes Appropriation Bi,ls.

The urgent deficiency bill. making pro-
vision for the army and navy for the
next sin months, was passed by the SEN
alto Thursday after II spirited discussion
on the point of keeping tho volunteer SOL
diers i'm tho service. The House quickly
passed the pension bill, although carry
ing A.00O.0O0 more than the hill for the
current year, and then spent the after
noon discussing the bill to incorporate the
international American bank.
Tne Senate was not in session Friday or
Saturday. The bill to incorporate the ln-
ternatunal American bank was buried un-
der IN overwhelming adverse majority OF
the House Friday. the vote being lO3 ayes
to iiS nays. The bill to extend the Gus
toms and revenue laws OF the United
States over the Hawaiian Islands was
passed without opposition. The bill car
ried with it the civil service laws.
The Indian appropriation bill was passed
by the House on Saturday, substantially
as reported.
In the Senate Monday Mr. Piatt OF Con-
lnccticut, spoke against the Vest resolution
which declares that the United States has
no power to acquire territory. He said
| the power 1f a nation to acquire tCrritnry
was as inherent as its sovereignty. Mr..
! Proctor of Vermont. and MIR. Hale. Of
Maine. unchanged views upon the subject
Cf n commission of senator's to visit cuba.
MIR. Proctor thought such u commission
was necessary, while Mr.. Hale said ne
thought it would be in extremely bad
taste and useless. The Nicaragua canal
bill was discussed during the latter part
of the day. Monday was suspension dAy
in the House, and several bills were pass
cd. the most important of which was the
bill aprropri ting $4,000 for the Ptilddel-
phia exposition in 1892. The vote was
close, there being but two more than tho
necessary twn-thirds - bill was intro
In Of NDnI ~
to grant subsidies for American shipping.
1t IL entitled "A bill to promote commerce
and increase the foreign trade OF the NIT
ed States and to provide auxiliary cruts-
ers. transports and seamen for govern
meit use when necessary
d In a speech in the Senate Tuesday Mr.
Teller maintained that there are no ie-
strictions upon the right of the United
States to expand its borders so rs to in
clude far distant territory. In SpSakins
of the Philippines. he said he would give
the islanders the most liberal government
which they were able to conduct. but that
he would not take down the American Has
where once planted. The remainder of th,
session Was gwen UP to the Nicaragua
canal bill. In the House MIR. NillipmS oi
Mississippi. n democratic member ot th'
foreign affairs committee, stated lis or
position to a policy which would hrint
the Philippine Islands under the sphCr,
of | nitCd States influence. lie contend
ed that il would he hostile to the Sptrt
of our institutions to ASSUME control owe,
100000 unwilling subjects. tha. arucNa
ton would cost us Sl40.oo,0I0 wear; tha
the annexation of the islands mot none o.
the tests which applied to our past aC
QUESTION of territory, and would be
mistake from social, political and ma
terial standpoint. The agricultural ap
preparation pill was passed without ma
terial amendment. 1t carried sS,66Sss-, ol
slS1,l.O more than the current law,