The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-02-16
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ate Mr.. Allen Of Nebraska offered the
following resolution:
1.-The senate OF the United States in
ratifying the treaty Of Paris, does not
commit itself or the government to the
doctrine that the islands acquired by
virture Of the war with Spain are to be
annexed to or to become part or the
United States, and that the difference
in the language of said treaty as re-
spects the island OF Cuba and its in
habitants and the island Of Porto Rico
and Philippine islands and their in
habitants shall not be construed or be
held to be a difference in effect, but
that it is the intention and purpose of
the senate in ratifying said treaty to
place the inhabitants Of the Philippine
islands and Porto Rico in exactly the
same position as respects their rela-
lions to the United States as are the
Inhabitants of Cuba"
Mr. Allen gave notice that he would
! address the senate upon the resolution
| to-day. Mr.. Chiffon OF Texas then ad-
| dressed the senate on the various anti
! expansion resolutions. He asserted
! that he was not an anti-eXpansionlst
| or anti-anneXationist. Within proper
| bounds he regarded 1t as the duty OF
| this country to widen its bounds. he
| thought the acquisition Of Porto Rico
and the island OF Guam was wen
thought, but in the acquisition Of the
| Philippines n grave public policy was
! involved He believed that the acqui-
| sition involved serious perils and
! dangers TO our government. Mr. Chii-
ton finished at :55 and Mr.. Wolcott OF
| Colorado followed. He said he stood
by his government, and would have
supported any treaty presented by the
commissioners. Mr.. Wolcott denounced
the wrangling over the treaty. Ihe
senators who were a few months ago
so certain that the Cubans were capa-
BILE OF self government are now as sure
that the people of the Philippines were
also capable of such government.
In the House.
The house passed the military acad-
envy appropriation bill, carrying about
5000 600. 1t served as text for
| speech by Mr.. Griggs Of Georgia on
the presidents suggestion that the
government care for the graves OF the
Confederate dead He referred to the
devotion Of Southern men to the coun-
try from the days Of AppomattoX 10
those of Santiago. Let there be an END
10 the constant reiteration, he urged,
of reconciliation between the sections.
That reconciliation had long ago been
ACCOMPLISHED and with the new gen.
Grafton of the South, the younger men,
there was no need OF reconciliation as
there had been no separation. we ac-
cept the words of the president In good
faith" said Mr.. Griggs, but we insist
! that this shall be the last reconciiia-
lions of the sections. Let this be the
final ratification OF the treaty OF peace
between the North and South" Mr
Griggs speech was warmly applaudeC
and he received many congratulations
Washington. Feb. 7-Yesterday was {
day of excitement and severe strain II
the senate. The fact that the treaty
, wss to be voted upon and that the re
suit was hanging in the balance served
TO keep senators on both sides of TIT
chamber at high tension. Mr.. AlleI
) of Nebraska addressed the senate II
;, the morning hour in favor OF the rati
fcatiOn Of the treaty but In opposition
I; to expansion. Mr.. German FOLLOWED
: with notable speech, in the course
y which he took Mr.. WOlcOtt to task 10
some statements in the latters speed
!, few days ago in which MIR. Gormal
thought reference was made to him
After the ratification Uf the treaty IN
senate, in open session, took up join
resolution offered by Mr.. McEnery DC
y claring a policy for the Philippines
and an effort was made to adopt 4
!, but the debate occupied SO much tim
that the resolution went over until tt
II day.
I, The House.
- Yesterday was suspension day In tn
:, house and quite a number OF bills wer
passed, several OF them OF importance
The census bill prepared by the hous
committee went through by vote {
lat to ~. A bill was passed to exten
p the anti-contract labor laws over til
Hawaiian islands. and another bill wa
n passed to refer forty-fOur war claim
= for stores and supplies to the court {
I. claims. A bill was passed TO create
20 national military park on the site OF I'll
n battle of Vicksburg; also to grant %
= 900 acres of land in Alabama to IL
,r girls industrial school Of the stat
,f Senate resolutions were adopted n
w thorizing cadets from Costa Rica m
Ia Colombia to enter Annapolis.
70 Washington, Feb. S.-For two hou
or more the senate had the resOlutiC
Geclaratory OF policy Of this COVER
ment In the Philippines under consl
Grafton. but no vote was reached al
n the resolution went finally to the ca
endar.I In accordance with MOTIF
Is given the previous evening Mr.. III
IN man addressed the senate upon Il
~ resolution, making a characteristic al
81 picturesque argument. He maintain'
81 that a clear, explicit and direct resoi
- ton ought to be adopted and not OF
Ae that was meaningless and moons
=, quential. He predicted that dire I
W ] snltS would follow the ratiftCAuOn