Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-15
OUGHT TO BE FREE.
RESOLUTION TO THIS EFFECT CON"
CERNING THE FILIPINOs
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HOAR.
He Asked It's Immediate Adoption by
the Senate, But Ii Went Over-Com-
,,,,teo IN investigate the Conduct
NJ tbe Inte War-DingIey's Death

WASHINGTON, d. c., January li.-A
resolution of more than ordinary impor-
tance and significance was reported IN
the Senate to-day by Mr. Hoar' oil Mdssa-
chusetts. 1t is as follows:
'Resolved. That the people OF the fni'lp-
mines of right ought to be free ana ihue-
nendent; that they are absolved from al
allegiance from the Spanish Crown ana
that all political connection pet"ee"
,ber and Spain is and ought to be totahy
dissolved. and thai theS- pave lhe,sa''g s
fun power 70 do AL acts and tnihss "r n.ns,.
independent states may OF rign' ~. - -
=. - ,hoIr rioht 10 institute new govern
r,ent for themselves, laying its foundatioh
an such principles and organizing Ns
levers as shall seem most likely TO eneeI
their safety and happiness; ana tnal WV, WV,
,base rights the people or the Ohiteu
states do not propose TO interfere.
AsKED ITS IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
az should like to have 1t adopted III
mediately," said Mr.. Hoar. ,,.a-
1T object" said MIR. Davis, OF hiiiine-
sota chairman OF the Foreign Relations
Committee, and the resolution went ose,
TIC resolution of Mr.. Allen, TOT the
commitment of five senators as eota-
mittee to investigate the conduct oi tnS
late war was laid before the Sella.e, Si =,
| Mr.. Allen took the moor IN auvoo"os -
AR Allen said he had no desire 10 eli-
harrass the President but so many COM
rIoirts had been made by the press anu
,,,S,y,duals of the conduct of the war
,bat he thought II time for rigid anu
tmn,rtial investigation 10 be made.
4e had he said, no confidence IN the
:. IT, e Relief Commission" which was
,o,a oondtcting an investigation or the
| ,,.ar He was satisfied that no trutitu'
o- practical results would accrue from
maj Investigation. Hs crfticiseo tDe ss"u-
inc of troops to Chickamangua. Wneie
they were faced by sickness anu "ro'i. .,'a.
He iutimated that the troops OF ,he 80.
we're sent to Chickamauga for tne oeneh
or the transportation companies
IcHARGEs GROSS IRREGULARITIES
10 declared that there had been gross
,rreeuIarities in the handling OF eoihi,''s,
sary and other supplies. he sa'u !. "',u :.
heen charged that the supplies WIZ -
many cases unfit for use. he was ..s nas'a
|fed the charges were true. IL 'ne sa0 ~, ~,
had been furnished "empainieu ~, - No :
naonle of this country and the woriu na'
riobt "a know II. He repeated that M
had no confidence in the report that w
We Investigating Commission "oui'
Mr. spooner Of Wisconsin, in'erIup's'
Mr. Allen. criticised him for MS ahusip.
ton Of an unfair and partial report IRON
the commission, and said he had pe'.e' W
wa,t until the report was presented oe
fore he attacked u. .os rocoive,
Al this point a. message was s-,ss'
from the House announcing the uuop''o >
NJ resolutions OF regret on the uea'n
Ranresentative Dingley. fitting eAp,es
Ions r,op. of respect for Mr.. Dingley wer
aSonted and then Mr.. Hale. OF Maine. de
,,vered q brief eulogy Of the distinguishe
pror TO the receipt of the notice o
,ha senate. Mr.. Gall.nger, In the cnai'
announced n the committee Of senator's VIZ
ore 70 ioin O like committee rom m .n
House 70 accompany the remains OF III ~
d,stineuished statesman TO Maine
Committee is composed Of the foiiowihs
Wessrs FRYE, Of Maine; Aldrich, OF hn,u
Island: Burrows, OF Michigan: FairpanA'
~ Inq,ana; Prltchard, of North Sar1,,'s yvns
Berry. Of Arkansas; Faulkner, Q, W,
Virginia: Rawlins. OF Ctah; ana siV,ns. 80,
rim OF south Carolina The ser.e ''~
at 2:sO p. NJ. adjourned.