Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-20
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
SENATOR Platt of Connecticut Upholds
Policy of Expansion.
MASON HITS AT GERMANY.
-"'rod"ces a Retaliatory Resolut,ou
e'"hhg to Imports From That
oountry-House Passes Phil.
"delphia Exposition Hill.

washington, Dec. 20.-At the onen,re
~ 'he senate's session the chaplain, in
MS invocation, made touching reference
20 the afiiction Of Mr.. Jones (Ark.).
over whose threshold of late thrice has
passed the shadow of DEATH" and one
81 whose sons is i'll now.
Inc vice president announced the
committee on the centennial celebration
Of the city of Washington as the canital
81 the nation as follows: Senators Hoar
maze. Perkins, Simon, McLaurin, Clay
and Turley.
Mr.. Lodge (Mass), from the foreign
reiatlons committee, favorably report
cd the following joint resolution and
asked for its immediate consideration:
Ihat the president be and he is here
ny requested to communicate to con-
gress so far as the same may be done
without detriment to public interests all
the information in his possession con-
corning certain alleged outrages COM
United upon the person of Bishop Earl
Cranston and other American citizens
IN the city of Peking, China, by subjects
OF the emperor Of China, and what
steps, If any, have been taken by the
state department in the matter of de-
handing suitable redress and indemnity
therefor"
Inc resolution was agreed to at once.
| The Antiscnlping Bill.
Mr.. Cullom Glls.) gave notice that he
w|uid ask the senate to take the anti
scalplng bill from the table for consid-
Grafton Mr.. Chandler IN. HI inquired
II II was Mr.. Cullom's purpose not to
nave the bill referred to the interstate
commerce committee. Mr.. Cullom re-
pied that he proposed to ask for con-
sideratiOn at this time.
well, l give notice, Mr.. President"
responded Mr.. Chandler, that there are
senators here who will insist that the
bill shall go to the committee"
Senator Mason Ulls.) introduced a
resolution directing the committee on
agriculture to inquire into certain leg
islation pending before the German
reichstag calculated to prohibit the i'm
portation into Germany of American
sausages and other meat products and
directing the committee, should the leg
islation become law, to report immedi-
ately bill to require the inspection of
sugars, meats. wines and other food
products which are imported into this
country from Germany. The resolution
went over 1t is as follows:
Whereas, 1t has come to the atten-
ton of the people of the United States
that there is pending in the German
reichstag legislation which is calculated
and intended to prohibit the exporta-
ton of American sausages and other
meat products into Germany; be it
therefore
Resolved, That the committee of ag-
riculture be herewith instructed to in
quire into such legislation and. If the
same becomes law, that said commit
tee Is instructed to report forthwith a
bill to require the inspection Of sugars,
meats, wines and all other food prod
ucts which are imported into this coun-
try from the empire Of Germany"
Subsidy Bill Introduced.
Senator Hanna introduced in the sem
ate and Representative Payne in the
house a bill to grant subsidies for
American shipping.
The bill is entitled "a bill to promote
commerce and increase the foreign
trade of the United States and to pro-
vide auxiliary cruisers, transports and
seamen for government use when neces-
sary."
In accordance with notice previously
given, Mr.. Plat (Conn.) addressed the
senate on the resolution offered by Mr..
Vest (Mo) declaring that under the
constitution Of the United States no
power is given to acquire territory to
be held and governed permanently as
colonies.
Mr.. Platt's speech was a constitution
al argument maintaining the legal right
of the United States to acquire terri
tory and was particularly intended as
a refutation of the position taken by
Mr.. Vest in a speech in support of his
resolution. He said:
II propose to confne myself to the
question of the right or power denied
by the resolution. I shall contend that
the United States Is nation and that
as such it possesses every sovereign
power not reserved by the constitution
to the states or to the people them
selves. that the right to acquire terri
tory was not reserved and that there
fore that right Is an inherent right,
sovereign right, right to which there
is no limitation. l shall show also that
in certain instances this inherent SOW
ereign right is to be inferred from spe-
cif1c clauses of the constitution itself.
Bailey Creates a FURRY.
Mr.. Bailey (Dem., Tex), the leader OF
the minority, created a furry at the
onenjng of the session of the house by
offering the following resolution Tor
reference to the committee on rules:
"Resolved, That the committee on jul
dietary be and it is hereby instructed
to ascertain and report to this mouse
whether any member of the house has
accented any office under the United
States. and whether the acceptance OF
such office under the United States has
vacated the seat of the member ac-
cepting it."
The house adopted a resolution pro-
v;ding for a holiday recess from
wednesday Dec. 81 to Wednesday
Jan. 4.
Mr.. Wanger moved the passage OF the
philadelphia exposition bill under a
susnension of the rules. Mr.. Bailey de-
manded a second.
When the result of the demand was
announced-94 yeas, "a nays-Mr. Bailey
wade the point of no quorum Inc
sneaker counted 1874 members present
and declared the demand seconded. rms
oIlowad % minutes on a side for debate