The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-28
PLAT SPEAKS FOR TREATY.


Coesiaaed Frnm Pare One.
. government It limited now&.' nAaa .
government empowered Go Do wfsaxerer
each man wants done, bot forbidden 70
ae wnsiever sscA nan opposes That
fho1gAx musg have occurred IL seems to
me. 70 every senator who heard the prop
ossfacn advanced here that Ne had tia
right under tie Constitution TO annex ter
rftory Tor the pzrpoSs % putting up guns
20 KIN people with, but lacked the right
OF anrexinx II for the purpose os putting
up schooIhouses and 81 dolng the things
that ceafrfbcts % the happiness anA pros
perfsy Of the people concerned.
Disorder Due 20 ODpesitfen-
Tho disorder row existing in the Pail
ippsne isiAnis. 10 which senators who are
opposing the treaty may well afford TO
consider how Tar they are contributing.
the unwsilsnxness OF the armed natives 70
accept American authority does Rot con-
ssstute, In nay mind. the slightest ground
on which 60 base . vote against the Paris
agreement On the contrary. IL affords
Few reason why cur action should be TIE
more prompt and unanimous.
AtteaDtinS 20 MisIeaA the People.
Fairbanks OF Indiana precipEsated some
discussion by a statement which he sub
r1itsed az this point with respect to the
anis-expansion propaganda He said thai
on Thursday certain clippings from axri-
cultural newspapers from various parts
Of the country were inserted in the rec
Cd There - a very systematic and
subtle attempt 20 rnisiesd the people OF
the country with respect to the question
Of expansion said Fairbanks. 'and the
agricultural papers are being zss.sd al
medisan for this nissnsoymafion-s
Fairbanks said that he had been creti-
bly, informed thai Mr.. Herbert Ayrick. the
editor Of an agricultural newspaper 1T
Springfield. Mass, had sent 10 agriculture
al newspapers throughout the country tho
letter Of Andrew Carnegie TO Secretary
Wilson In opposition to expansion. and
had urged them to print II and comment
favorabiy upon IL. the space In their pap
ers 10 be paid for AZ the usual rates He
then had read some of the comTnunica-
tons sent by those who were opposed 70
the policy OF expansion. remarking In
conclusion that he DESIRED simply 10 put
the senate In possession Of the tuforma-
ton contained therein. without COMMENT
ting uSon it
Payfng for Newspaper Comment.
Chandler OF New Hampshire inquired
whether Fairbanks could inform the sem
ate who paid for the publication Of this
literature and whether he objected TO the
payment for It by anyone able to DO so.
The matter. some Of II. may say"
rcps.ed Fairbanks, IL being systematically
published and sent TO senator's Ia this
chamber at the expense OF somebody.
do not know and do not say who pays
,-sIss IL Hest 81 f1r.fx To hriYy
tae matter 10 the attention To the senate
Hoar said tina. the matter which lad
appeared In the agricultural papers with
reference to the question OF expansion
was stmyly being supplied to the senate
for its information and rs q guide. 80 far
as it might be considered to be such, to
senators as TO the views Of the great
agricultural class OF this country. IL
there could be. ne said. more absolute
~ harmless method OF communicating
public opinion. he dad not know what 1t
was He Indicated that the expansicrists
press was being employed to the same
end, and said he did not enter any objee-
ton TO 1t.
Then Chandler Inquired OF Ifoar IL hs
knew Of airy man with more or less money
who was paving fer the expar ssnl propa-
ganda.
Hoar replied that he was merely stating
facts. and had 10 desire 10 inpagn the
motives Of anybody.
Pensasn Bil Taken Up.
Under the arrangement concluded last
evening. consideration cf the pez.sson ap-
profriation bill was resumed.
German Of Maryland after calling at
tention To the large amount carried by TIA
sn~asire--abcut SIC. 90. sDa-sssd that not
w,thssaIsding the fact that II per cent OF
our soasiers who had been and were stu
engaged In the war with Spain In troplca!
countries were suffering from Illness that
would make shem proper applicants for
rsSIxsops no provision had been made n
the pending measure for this Increase in
the pension r,ii German was interrupted
By Hale 81 Mains. who saS3 tina. he bal
been informed by a prominent officer o:
the army thai IL cur troops were not re
called from cssha before June or July at
the latest. the entire army On the island
wosssd es down with illness.
within three years from shss day
sad (scrYrmn In conclusion. the pension
roll xfi amount 10 SfSS. aae 80 year. IL
yos, add 10 that the cost ~ maintaining
your army IA Thousand dollars manf the
Americas republic viii in she year 1910 sx-
rsenss mare money for It's army and pen-
sscners than any other nation on TIA face
of the earth
Perkins of California In charge q shs
MEASURE sxrlasne. ira. the committee kad
drawn tie Bill according 20 the estimates
farm shed II by the department. o. always
rs! been dcne.
Pension Biu Passes.
TIE pension biz was then PASSED.
AZ Ser p. III ths senate went INTO exseu-
tive session.
A. $50 p. n. the sAnats resumed business
IN Legislative sss&ssss. the order OF business
h~-Ang essiogsss ~ the late Representative
corgr, % IfItnoss.
Al ras conclusion Of Tire essogtss he
senate. a. SIS ,. IA. AS a further mark
90 respect, aAstournesa-
DEATHS.
Gen. Genpr@ q. Greene.