The Lamar register., 1898-12-28


about the appropriations for the ses-
sion. he said he had made mistake
In enforcing a policy OF economy upon
the House. bccsuse. he remarked. the
President has spent all | have savs'i
IN buying Malays al - apiece.
The Cabinet on "Wednesday discussed
the Instructions TO hf sent 10 General
Otis az Manila. which will be proinul'
gated there as a proclamation by the
President The Instructions are similar
In import 10 those sent 10 our officers
at Santiago up1n the occupation OF that
city by the United States troops. The
Cabinet also decided that existing con
ditious justified \ further reduction OF
the military forces u the United States
and the secretary u war WAS instr'art-
ed to arrange for the Immediate rnustef
out OF 5000 volunteers The details
for the execution Of this order have
not yet been arranged. Several of the
volunteer orders "a the PHILIPPINES M
roubtesily WIN be included IN the
number.
President Mckinley received frOtn
the American Peace Commission, late
Saturday afternoon. the treaiy " Peac't
between the United StRieS and spain
In presenting tbis momrntous d0cn'
ment. Judge Day. as chairman Of thr
commission. said 4 represented thr
earnest efforts sf the American repre-
sentauvcs at Paris. and that II was
submitted with the hope this; Il would
rebound TO the peace. credit and glory
OF the American nari0n- Accepting the
treaty from the hands OF lodge Day.
the President responded with heartfelt
thanks and congratulations 10 the CON
mission As a body and to the memters
individually. He spoke Of all that had
been accomplished and Of the happy
method by which difficult questions
had been adjusted.
A weii-infornayi newspaper man
says; There Is no question VI the rats
fication Of the Spanish treaty by the
Senate. although there may b. a good
deal OF debate IL Involves many Ia
terrstlng qucs,ions that have not been
discussed In that grent debating sociss
~ and establishes n number OF prec--
dents Of lmportsncss The only Repuh
lean who u certain 10 oppose q i Nr.
Hale OF Maine Mr.. Hoar and Mr.
Morrill,. on general principles. are
against the annexation of territory by
the united States In the West Indies
or the .Ssiatlc ocean- but wiIl not an,ag-
onize the government At lcas; one
half OF the Democrstle senator's VIII
vote for raiifeatior. and probably
more. The attempt TO orxaEiEs that
party against the Presidents policy !
failure. because such a movement
could do no earthly good and would
only resplt IN defeat.
The Senate committee on foreign ss-
lations has eunclnde,i IL revision " the
bills providing for a territorial govern
ment for Hawaii. and Senator culiom
reported the changes to ID. senate.
a.
most important leing as foliuws The
section defining citizenship was amend.
ed by striking ont the word white,
| and als1 the cxplicir rrfcrcnce . ror-
fuEpcse and left to read as follows
That all persons who were citi.
1ens OF the republic of Hawaii
on August n. 1855, arr hereby
declared 10 he citizens of the United
States" The provision IN regari ta
the qualifications OF territorial senator's
Is changed - n TO require that the SEQ,
years Of age. that he shall have resided
in the Hawaiian islantis not less than
| three years and that be .'shall le quail
He'd TO vote for senators" The explicit
property qualifications being stricken
out.
General Shafter appeared rather un.
Iexpectediy before the War Investigate.
ing committee last Tuesday and told
his story OF the Santiago expedition.
He was supported by his aide. Colonel
Aiiley who WAS with him In Cuba. and
hanked by "A large portmanteau of pa
pers, to which his aide occasionally ap
piled for reference. General Skaters
story Of the operations around Santi-
ago was tersely told. but at times quite
/ yivic In its recital and interesting In
detail. Briefly summed up, his esti-
mate Of the Santiago expedition was
that II had been military success. and
cheap at the cost of 800 men lost ia
the fight He considered the expedi.
tion to have been as well iitted out as
the time allowed would permit, and
said that on looking back he had no
criticism OF his plans 20 make and
would not change them II the events
had TO be gone through again. lie
said he had no complaints OF any sort
10 make and would be 10th 10 intrude
them al this time II he had
| A decision by the Supreme Court
some time ago seems to settle the
/ point raised against the constitutional.
\ ty OF expansion II said: sThe pow.
er Of Congress over the territories az
the United States Is general and pIen-
airy, arising from and incidental to the
right to acquire territory itself, and
| from the power given by the cousfitu.
| tfOn to make all npedfuI rules and tpp