The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-13

From our regular correspondent
WAsHISGToN Jan. Ex-senator Mason fired
an unexpected bomt-shcll into the ranks of
the Philippine annexationts when he offered
his resolution, starting with quotation from
the Declaration of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
all Just powers of government are derived from
the consent of the government" and declar-
ing that the U. S. will not attempt to govern
the people of any other country without the
consent of the people themselves or subject
them by force to our dominion against their
will. Unless the attitude OF Aguinaldo and his
followers changes widely from what the latest
Off .,al advices state it to be, we have got to
govern them by force or not at all.
Representative Bailey won his constitutional
fight without report from the House Judicial
nv Committee, although the members of the
Committee are understood to be unanimous in
the belief that the acceptance of commits
81 IN in the volunteer army, by Representa-
tive, yacates his seat in the House. Car Reed
won Mr.. Baiey's fight for him, by refusing TO
certify the vouchers for the pay OF the three
members OF the House who hold commissions.
The mail of Southern Senators and Repre-
sentauives is full of protests from x-Confed-
crate soldiers against the proposal of Senator
Butler Of n. c., to give them U. s. pensions.
Senator Pascal presented Il formal memorial
to the Senate against the Butler idea, from the
Confederate veterans of Ocala Fla.
The House has administered its scare to the
Civil Service Commission. and it was more real
than usual This time. the House, sitting as Il
Committee of the whole actually voted to
strike out the appropriation for the Civil Ser
vice Commission, i'll the Executive, Legislative
and Judicial bill. When the yea and nay vote
was taken, however, the appropriation got Il
small majority, and this years scare was over.
Senator Caffrey, of La, and Representative
Swanson, of Va, made speeches in support of
Senator Vests resolution, declaring Il colonial
system to be prohibited by the U. s. Constitu-
tion. Mr. Swanson, after pointing out that, in
his opinion, the trade advantages We would
| secure by the annexation of the Philippines,
would not begin to balance the expenses OF
keeping them, stated his belief that the main
support of the imperialistic policy came from
| those who are working to bring about an often.
sive AMI defensive alliance between the U. S
and Great Britain. Senator Caffrey's speech
was reply to that made before the holiday
recess by Senator Platt, of Conn. He said
| Here the bold proposition is advanced that the
| right to govern is broad and imperial and with
out limitation by our Constitution. If the
| argument advanced by the Senator from Con
| necticut be true and sound, then the individual
| rights Of man are to be held by the U. S. un
| der Congressional despotsm. Our Constitu
| ton knows no despotism; it sedulously pro
vides against despotism; but right here is
despotism of the most fragrant C. aracter posi-
| be-"
No one doubts that the Treaty of Peace
| which went to the Senate last week, will in du
| time receive the necessary number OF votes t,
ratify it, with number to spare, but it doe
not nee ssarily follow that the Senate will, il
the meantime, consent to he muzz!ed Thi
| was fully demonstrated when the Senate adopt
ed, over the vigol Gus protest of Senator Davi7
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Rcli,
tons, and late Peace Commissioner, senate
IIoar's resolution calling upon the President
if not incompatible with public intel ests, +
send to the Senate copies of all instruction
gwen to the Peace Commissioners, and of n
correspondence with the Peace Commissioner
during their stay III Paris. The Senate took tn
ground that it ought to have this information
before voting on the treaty.