Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL
Proctor's Resolution Providing for a
Senatorial Committee to Visit
Cuba Favorably Reported,
TELLER ON THE PHILIPPINES
Hulls Army Bill Favorably Reported the
Committee Dividing on Party Lines
Day and Reid May Not Get
Their Big Paw

Washington. Dec. 2O.-The house res
olution providing for adjournment of
congress from December II to January
vision. Senator Gallinger, of New
Hampshire, reported favorably on Sen
ator Proctor's resolution providing for
a committee of senators to visit Cuba
and Puerto R:eo with a view to ascer-
tanning local conditions and reporting
them with recommendations to the SEN
ate; but on Senator Hale's objection to
present consideration, the resolution
was placed on the calendar. The bill
authorizing General A. e. Bates to ac
cept the decoration of the Legion of
Honor conferred upon him by the pres
ident of the French republic, was pass
ed.
Senator Teller, in his speech today,
said that the purchase of territory from
Mexico after the Mexican war, was par
allel With the present purchase from
Spain. In this case Mexico was pros
trate at our feet and we said we want
some of your territory and will pay you
for it, We held it first by conquest,
then by purchase. No matter what was
the provocation of the war, that was the
case. 1t was a grand acquisition, second
only to the Louisiana purchase, which
We have conquered Spain and now pro-
posed to purchase some of her terri
tory, and pay her $4,000, 0O0-a mere
bagatelle Senator Teller said he would
ask the people of the Philippines what
they wanted in the way of government
and give it to them. The sooner the peo-
pie governed themselves the better; he
believed the people of Luzon capable of
self government. In answer to ques-
ton by Senator Tillman, he said we
would not permit revolutions like those
which occurred in South America. Sen
ator Teller read letter from Admiral
Dewey saying that the people of the
Philippines can be easily governed. He
also read part of letter from an army
letter he said there was not the slight
est difficulty in dealing with the Fill
ipinos. Senator Teller said he would
have the people given all the encourage
ment possible, and if they developed
qualities of statehood he would grant
them that
At 2 O'Clock he Nicaraguan canal bill
was taken up, and Senator Caffery ad-
dressed the senate.
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Cannon called up the conference
report on the army and navy deficiency
bill and moved it's adoption. Mr.. De
Almond, Democrat of Missouri, asked
whether the e-appropriation of the bal
ance, $50,O00,O00, to be expended under
the presidents direction would sanction
or authorize the payment of 100000
each to Whitelaw Ried and Judge Day
for services as peace commissioners.
Mr.. Cannon said the appropriation
made no change authorizing such eX-
penditure. The report was adopted.
The house next took up the agricul-
tural appropriation bill.
The house committee on military af-
fairs this afternoon ordered a favorable
report on the bill increasing the regular
army to 100000 men. The vote was tC
on party lines.
The debate on the agricultural bill
| was signalled by the first speech in the
house on Philippine annexation. Mr.
Williams, of Mississippi, submitted a
general argument against their annex
alton. He did not believe in balderdash
| What had those who asked loudly, who
would pull down the American flag, tC
say of the flag that fioated over the
in the City Of Mexico? 1t was hauled
down because it was patriotic and sens
ible to haul it down. The flag was ;
mere piece of bunting aside from wha
it represented, and any man who woul'
appeal to the prejudices Of people witt
a senseess cry about hauling down tn
flag said something unworthy himself
!: no matter how high his station Nigh
be. The American people should hat
down the flag in the Philippines an
leave the islands where they were TIL
day after the glorious victory at Manil;
He Wont Reconsider.
Washington, Dec. 20.-Several ives
ern senators, including Wolcott of Coli
RADIO are urging Secretary Bliss to r.
main in the cabinet. The Secretary +,
nlied he would not reconsider his d.