The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-07
JERSEY IN CONGRESS.
Members and Senators Talk
Of the Governments
Policy Of Extension.
SUPPORT THE PRESIDENTS PLANS
General Sewell Believes the
Treaty Of Peace Will
Be Ratified by the
Senate.
SUPPORT THE PRESIDENTS PLANS

DDSdhGF reed, ON MOltudy, III d l4dtlcf-
of-fact manner, requested the House to
.be in order and thereby formally open
ed the proceedings of the third session
Of the Fifty-ffth Congress-, ali of the
members of the New Jersey delegation
were in their seats, but it will be the
last session that two of them-Messrs.
McTEwan and Pitney-wilI attend.
In the Senate, when Vice President Ho-
bart lightly raped for order with his
gavel. were Senators Sewell n Smith.
The former was quiet and digniied, and
the latter full of spirits, permitting no ac-
ton Of his to betray the disappointment
he received at the November election.
Neither of the Senators would permit
himself to be interviewed on the subject
of expansion, the one absorbing topic Of
| the day. but senator Sewell did say that
he believed the President would do what
the people desired. and that the Senate
would no doubt ratify the treaty of the
Peace Commissioners
In this connection Congressman Gard
ner said that in his opinion the limited
States must retain control of the Philip
pines until al least a GOOD government Is
secured for them. He said that it would
never do for the United States to per-
nit the 3 900 ooo If neonle in tbe pb;,in-
pines 70 continue 70 live in The semi
uncivilized condition thew we're in when
the American Government took posses-
sion of them He tboueht that At some
future time after a stable government
had been secured IL the natives If these
islands that tban nerbans the TTnifed
states and tba E,,,anean po1zers ,,igbt
+ha ,,,+ino.+a aas+in,- ~ tha pb,l,,n;nas
rongressman -ro,,de,sla ear vas AT
nrena rcd ~ axnress 81 oninion IN fra
subject He said that ba wanted 70 wait
mill after the peace rommissioners an
c)11ded their ahors and he had read the
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tbe ohio, u,as for the bene6t Of Mrs
afar. trolmar af NJ Gin cron5 straat
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~ the ns,,al r~on+;ne of h,siness taaav
cona ress ,ecaixad from me Secretary If
az Trea srrv the estimates az annronFia-
tions rac,,irsd for The ser,,ice Of the dseaI
vaar ending Jnne s0 1eo0 The estirna1es
fo, New Jersey arc cons,aevS4 t5eral5
md ne roneresssnen from that state viii
ands.vor tbe annronrt3tfons
mada Tbav include new mnr5vesaeats
already started and the maintenance Of
ir,nroyeuants that hava been made
Tba sacretarv Of the Treasury asks for
"a oo 81 build an additional dwelling
house at the Cane Nav lighthouse. He
saws that this lighthouse is of the first
order and reouires three keepers. Dwell
lines have been nrovided for two of the
,eeners and their families. and he wants