The morning news., 1899-12-21

resolution Passed IS Amended.
hale CongratuIateS en-. Brooke.
,forgan's Amendmt to BacOn's
ResoIutiOns-ButIer ants Judges
elected by the PeOM,.
washington, Dec. 20 81 the final ses-
sion Of the Senate to-da Mefore the holi-
5av recess, Mr.. Pettigi of South Da-
tot5. in a characteristics incisive speech
5smsnded to know whe it we to be
,re uolicy of the repre- ltatives the
administration to suppr proper facts
and news when called 70. by a senator.
Vie said he believed an effort was being
made to prevent The testimony taken by
a War Investigating Committee from be-
ing sent to the Senate, at his request, and
.ie.ared his purpose of not submitting to
the suppression of information to which
,be people, in his opinion, were entitled.
taking Maj. Gen. Brookes farewell pro-
qlamation to the people of Cuba as a text,
Mr. Hale of Maize briefly congratulated
the general upon the work he had accom-
Nils ed in Cuba and said he could now see
the dawn of the time when the Cuban peo-
ne would be independent
Morgan's Substitute.
Mr. Morgan of Alabama offered an
amendment TO Mr. Bacon's resolutions
guaranteeing to the people of Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines, a republican
government, and MIR. Hoar of Massachu-
s4ts introduced a resolution decIar ng how
the people of the island possessions of the
United States should be governed.
Following is the full text of the substi-
ute which was offered by Senator Nor
gam
That in pursuance of section 4, article
of the Constitution, the United States
will guarantee to the people of Porto Rico,
and the Pacific Islands and all other states
and peoples within its sovereign jurisdic-
tiop and CONTROL republican form of gov
eminent, and will protect them against in
vas.on.'
Mr. Harris Of Kansas announced his
withdrawal from the Committee on Agri-
culture. Thereupon Mr.. Cockrell of Mis-
Il souri, presented a resolution filling the va
cancies on the Committees on Agriculture,
Claims. Forest Reservations, Interstate
Commerce, Philippines and Pensions by
the appointment of Mr.. Allen of Nebraska.
4 The resolution was adopted.
/ Mr. Butler of North Carolina proposed
d
ing that the chief justice of the United
States and United States judges shall be
4 elected by the people. 1t was referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Suppression of Facts.
Mr. Hawley of Connecticut chairman Of
the Military Affairs Committee, drew a
i sharp speech from Mr. Pettigrew by a mo-
ton to reconsider a resolution previously
introduced by Mr.. Pettigrew and passed
.
4 TO the Senate the full report of the COM
mission appointed by the President to in
4 yestigate the conduct of the Spanish war.
Mr.. Pebigrew declared that this was
most unusual proceeding, and demanded
TO know whether sit is a part of a studied
policy to suppress informa tion.
rs it,' he demanded ''along the lines
of the suppression of news from Manila,
not because it is not proper news, but
4 because of its possible effect on the people
Of the country?
MY belief is that we ought to have an
/ other commission to investigate the entire
conduct of the Spanish war. We might
investigate the purchase of army trans
ports. for which we paid two or three
times what they were offered for to others.
Is this policy of the suppression of news
and facts to be followed for the purpose
OF re-electing the present administration?
In my opinion it is vastly more important
'Hat NiIe people SnOulu nave all the IdctS
o5tainable than that any man or men
should be reelected to office"
In reply, Mr.. HaWley disclaimed any in
\ ention of an endeavor to suppress any
laeJs He then said he had made the mo-
uon simply that the matter might be con-
sdered by committee, with a view to an
asoertainment of the availability of the
matter asked for.
Senate Ought to Have 1t.
Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri believed that
the report of the Investigating Commission
made by direction of the President should
De communicated TO the Senate. That
would be right and proper. AT his sug-
gesuon the resolution was reconsidered
ana the request was made of the Pres
hent If not incompatible with public in
terests, TO communicate the testimony and
report of the commission to the Senate
MT Allison of Iowa thought, too, that
lne Senate ought to have the testimony
ana report, and said:
am sure those who made the investi-
sduon and the President viii have no OBJ
FcLon to The publication of the matter -
me resolution as amended by Mr.. Cock
'ell, was passed without dissent.
Inc Senate then, at Ills p. M, went into
tAecuuve session, and at 2:50 p. M. ad-
Jouthed until Jan. 3, 1900.