Evening star., 1898-12-06

what we should do with our newly acquired
possessions.
Representative Bland commented on the
absence of any comment on thu subject of
silver.
Chairman Dngley of the ways and
means committee said: The message is an
excellent resume of the important events
of the last year, with clear presentation
of the existing situation and valuable sug-
gestions that will aid materially at the
proper tima hereafter in solving the diff
ferent problems before us. 1t is to be not
ed that the President states that our rev.
enue laws are working well. with no sug-
gestion of any needed modification The
message. although lengthy, is so valuable
a recital of the history making events of
the last year that it will be read with un-
usual interest"
Mr.. Richardson (TennD: THE President
makes most interesting and satisfactory
review of the Spanish war but it is dis
appointing that he failed to tell us what
we are to do with the new possessions
IT IS just as appropriate now as it will
be alter the treaty of peace for him to tell
us what IS to be the future of the new
territory. II might help to get the treaty
ratified If he had solved that problem. 1t
Is interesting to note the fact that three
iourthS of the message relates to foreign
aHalrS and less than one-fourth to home
matters. Banking and currency and all
financial reform legislation, so properly
promised in 1896, get no mention, and our
condition in respect to these matters is to
bc ltit unchanged.
Views in the senate,
Senator Jones of Arkansas expressed sur
prise at the absence of any recommendation,
concerning the Philippines The question
OF the government Of the Philippines Is at
tracing much attention. he said. "and the
fact that the President utterly ignores it
strikes me as very singular
The senator also announced himself as
opposed to a subsidy to vessels connecting
the United States with Porto Rico. Cuba
and the Philippines; as opposed to legis-
iatlon for the construction of the Nicaragua
canal as at present contemplated, and ex-
pressed the opinion that the President was
inclined 10 go farther in the matter of the
government of Cuba than the resolution of
Intervention had called for
We declared" he said on this point in
favor of taking them to that point at which
they could maintain a stable government
and ] do not see how We can go beyond
that"
The senator objected 70 large standing
army. Some of do not favor the in
crease OF the standing army he said. and
the President has no right to assume that
"a majority stand with him on that PROPOSE
ton He also questioned the Presidents
right 10 hold the volunteers in service he
yond the time of signing the peace treaty.
Senator Platt of New York commended
the expression of a determine ton TO in
crease the standing army and to maintain
care of themselves.
Senator Wolcott said 1t was admirable
document.
Senator Lodge said It was able and eX-
ccllent."
Senator Perkins: AN able resume of the
situation and the facts leading up to the
war"
Senator Teller said:
The friends of bimetallism, either ma
tional or international, will find no encour-
agement from anything that the President
says in his message. No reference is made
to international bimetallism, but the Pres
ident in the most emphatic way indicates
his intention to maintain the gold standard.
The so-caled silver republicans who re-
main in the republican party and contend
that the republican party is friendly to sill
yer will find no encouragement in the Pres
ident's message and II will strike all as
somewhat singular that if the republican
pa rty, it is claimed, is in favor of inter-
no reference to it,"
very able and graphic account of the events
leading up to the war and of the war It
self. Every recommendation 1t contains is
worthy of being acted upon promptly by
Congress-
Senator Simon Of Oregon appeared in The
Senate today and occupied seat on the
right of Senator Marion Butler of North
Carolina. His seat is the end Of the
last row on the republican side There was
no seat there previous to today, and the
one Mr.. Simon occupies was removed from
the democratic side of the chamber.