Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-01-23

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90 The bill re-
rorted by the judiciary committee pro-
viding for the attendance of witnesses
in matters pertaining to court claims,
was passed.
White, of California, addressed the
senate on the anti-expansion resolution
offered by. Vest. Inyiew OF the propo.
si6o7Of the alifofnia legislature to
''instruct" white and his colleague,
Perkins. how to vote upon the policy Of
expansion aud upon the pending peace
treaty the remarks of White were re-
gprded with much interest White
spoke on the Vest resolrtion but also
to that. offered by Bacon, of Georgia,
declaring that the Inhabitants of the
Philippines were entitled to liberty and
Independence White took as
texts for his remarks certain
paragraphs from supreme couItsdeci
sionss sentences from President Nc
Kinley's atlanta speech and a para;
graph from the report Of Admiral
Dewey 70 the navy department saying
that the FiHpinos were as well qualified
for self government rs the Cubans. He
said he had no intention of discussing
sthe question from legal stand point.
"The views of senators of eminent
ability said he, demonstrate the
futIlityof underwriting to secure accord
upon That point "
White maintained that the question
presented was one purely of policy.
Should we take in seeds that would
prove seeds Of dissolution of our body
politicY He thought not; said he would
endeavor to show why we should
not for he believed it was our duty
to see to it that our system was
kept free from all such contamina-
ti)n. 81 care not said White,
"whelher the people of the
Philippines are fitted for self govern
ment or not. 1t is certain if
r1fey are not, they ought not to be
brJughtinto an<alliance with u.s.. They
repadlAte our attempt to bring them
into our system and they should be al
lowed to govern themselves. If we say
tae Filipinos are not fitted for self gov,
ernment pray let us ask now by what
process of reasoning we can take them
into our own governmental system?"
White declared no conclusion was pos
sible except it was the intention of this
government and officers in power to an
mex the Philippine islands.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 234-The senate
at 2 o'clock went into executive ses-
sion on motion of Davis, chairman of
the foreign relations committee.
THE HOUSE,.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-Gardiner,
(Republcan. )chairman of the commit
lee on labor, asked unanimous consent
for the Consideration of the bin to ex-
tend the antl-consract labor law to the
Hawaiian Islands. Knox, Republican
of Massachusetts, chairman of the COM
mittee on. territories objected.
Brossius, Republican of PennsylEa-
mia, rising to question of privilege,
sent to ii G clerks desk and bad read a
paragraph from Toledo newspaper
de cribing him as SLEEPY member Of
congress" He branded the paragraph
as wicked baseless f~lsehcod and a
cowardly, brutal calumny," and its au-
thor as bastard"
The bill TO restore Captain Robert w
Dowdy to tie active list of the army
was passed.
District of Columbia business was
taken up.
''FoRN1NsT" POLYGAMIsT ROBERTS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 = Representa-
tive Clarke. of Iowa. today introduced
bill providing that no polygamist
shall be senator or representative.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-When the
senate went into executive session to-
day, The nominations of Admirals
Sampson and Schley, and othtr naval
officers advanced in numbers, were
taken up. Gersnan made speech
attacking the administration for pre-.
ferring Sampson to schley. Lodge re-
piled defending the course of the ad-
ministraIien