Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-19
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, January 10.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The largest and eayest floral piece
probably ever presented to Senator
after his reelection was brought into
the chamber this morning and placed
10 front of the desk of General Hawley,
of Connecticut 1t was constructed Of
all sorts of rarest flowers and very rich
in colors. There was also Latin in
scription. Senators smiled when they
saw it, but as it INSTRUCTED the view
General H4wley had it sent to his com.
mittee room.
Mr.. Mcmillan introduced bill ap.
propriating 100000 to build light
house tender for service on Lake Su-
perior.
The concurrent resolution was adopta
ed calling upon the Secretary of War to
furnish the estimates of cost to ade-
quately improve the harbor at Camden,
Maine.
Mr.. Turner, of Washington, made an
anti-expanson speech. He said he was
opposed to extending our sway over a
mixed population in the other hemi-
sphere. The old ship of State had
weathered many a storm, and she
would ride the waves that now sur
round her. George Washington adj
vised against entangling alliances, and
was clearly opposed to the possession of
colonies. A new doctrine of govern
ment had been advanced since the war
with Spain, and under it We are to
have both citizens and subjects. The
two could no. be reconciled. Tyranny
was bound to crop out. Jefferson be-
lieved in democratic simplicity and was
opposed to large standing army. MIR.
Turner drew horrible picture of the
mixed races and religions in the Philip.
pines, and declared that miscegenation
would deoauch our government. Ii
was impossible that our people could
assimilate with those emi.barbarous
barbarians of the Orient. He discussed
at length the negotiations that led
to the peace committee and the final
agreement. He did not seem to think
Mr.. Foraker had stated the real Inject
OF the administration when he stated he
knew it to be fact the President had
no intention of permanently holding
the Philippines. The treaty, he re-
marked, was negotiated at time when
, there was great public clamor in the
country for an extension of territory.
He thought when the President said:
"Who will haul down the flag ?" that
it had reference to the Philippines.
All the Presidents instructions to Gen.
Olis at Manila were op this line. He
discussed from q constitutional stand
point the power of the government to
| acquire territory and replied to Sena-
tors who hold that the expansion poll
cy does Conflict with the constitution.
MIR. Foraker replied TO the points
made in regard to the operation of the
constitution to the territories to be &C.
quired. He contended that it could not
be operated until Congress put the
machinery in motion. Mr. Foraker
said that he did not the other day speak
for any one but himself, and he dis
claimed that he spoke for the admins
tration. He caused loud laughter in
the chamber by adding that the rea
son cold chills ran up the backs OF
people OF London was that our English
cousins thought the Senator from
Ohio" was the other Senator from
Ohio"
Messrs. Hoar, Turner, Rawlns, and
Caftery got into quite an argument
with Mr.. Foraker on constitutional
and legal points.
The Nicaragua canal bill was then
taken up. Mr.. Allison modified his
amendment by providing for popular
loan instead of selling bonds.
HOUSE.
After the passage OF several local
railroad and bridge bills, Mr.. Crum
packer asked that the House take up
the Brown-Swanson contested election
case from the Fifth Virginia district.
The House refused to take up the
BroWn-SWanson contest by a vote OF