The age-herald., 1898-12-20

creed the doctrine that the government der.ve their just powers from the consent of the governed.
 MT. Platt replied that the consent of all those governed was not necessary. He referred to the fact that there was no suffrage in the District of Columbia and called attention to the fact that citizens of Massachusetts who could not read and write were prohibited from voting. Yet these people in Massachusetts were gov erned most effectively. Replying, MT. Hoar defended the educational system of Massachusetts.
 Returning to the question of expansion, he asked whether MT. Platt meant to seri- ously assert the claim that the state pro- visions regarding suffrage could not be so construed as to justify the violation of the principle involved as it applied to the ten million people in the Philippines.
 Should be More Liberal
 Replying MT. Platt said he did not mean to deny the principles of the declaration of independence and he added that he wished the Massachusetts senator could be as liberal with reference to that doeu- ment as some others. For instance, when he first became voter he had had to pay $1A for real estate in order to receive the privilege of voting.
 In conclusion, Mir. Platt said he could not understand the sentiments motives of those who wished to circumscribe the pow CTS of the nation. Why, he asked, should we belittle those powers and strive by subtlety and sophistry to hamper the prog resS and growth of the country. Rather than pursue this course, why should sen- ators not wish the nation God-speed in it's mission of extending our free institutions as far as possible.
 He had faith in the government and faith in It's future and had no disposition to de- scend to carping criticism or craven fear.
 MT Hale, from the conference committee on the urgent deficiency appropriation bill, presented the conference report on the bill and 1t was agreed to.
 MT. Proctor of Vermont and MT Hale or Maine exchanged divergent views upon the subject of a commission of senators to Visit Cuba and report upon the commis- sions existing there. MT. Proctor thought such commission was necessary Wniie MT. Hale said he thought it would be in extremely bad taste and useless. The question was not decided.
 Ine hlcaraguan canal bill was taken up during the last part of the day and Sena- tors Berry, Allen, Hoar, Caffery and Nor gan discussed the measure MT. Berry ex- plalned the provisions of his amendment. The first would eliminate the provis on in the original bill for the issuance of the bonds and this he considered a most cs- sential desiderata.
 The Company Left Out
 The second amendment classed the Mar ltime company out entirely as a stockholder Tn the canal enterprise, leaving the United states, Nicaragua and Costa Rica as the only stockholders and leaving the majority of the stock in the name of this govern ment. Another amendment prohibited the appointment of any one interested in the Maritime company from acting as a direc- tor under the government management of the enterprise
 Mir Allen said he was not opposed to the GR h.n 1, tan features of the bill. One of it's most pern1cious features would be eliminated by the adoption of the Berry amendment; namely, the bond feature. He was opposed to the provision for the adjustment of the claims of the Maritime Canal company. He wanted the government protected from all loss and all possible fraud and peculat!on by that company. MT. Caffery, at the request of Mir. Turpie, who was unavoidably absent, reviewed the latter's motion to postpone the consdera- tion of the bill until January 10.
 MT. Hoar said he thought the canal should be built and at once. The canal, he insisted, should be built by the gov ernment.
 MT. Morgan secuted the idea of postpon- ing the consideration of the bill until Eng lands consent was obtained. If England had said we could not build without her consent. the canal would have been built five years ago.
 At 5:15 the senate went into executive and at 5:35 p. m. adjourned.
 HOUSE
 Washington, December 19.-This was sus- pension day in the house and several bills were passed, the most important of which was the bill appropriating $3o0,0O0 for the Philadelphia exposition of 1899. The vote was exceedingly close. It had but two votes more than the necessary two-thirds. MT. Dingley, from the committee on ways and means offered a resolution for the holi- day recess from Wednesday, December 2l. to Wednesday, January 4, and it was adopted without division.