Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-13
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, January Is.
SENATE.

The Senate passed an amended Dill
giving the Arkansas and Choctaw Rail-
way Company the right to construct
lioe through Indian Territory.
4 resolution was passed providing
for the printing of the Presidents mes
sage, the peace treaty, and accompany
ing papers, ell to be bound in convent
ent form.
Mr.. Allen offered q resolution pro.
viding that committee of I've Sena-
tors be appointed with full power 20
investigate all general matters in coz
nection with The recent war Tith Spain.
Mr.. Hale instantly suggested that
the resolution go over and Mr.. Allen
laughed as ii he expected there would
be objection TO the consideration OF the
resolution.
Mr.. Hoar stated that it was his pur-
pose some time within the next ten
days to make q speech on the Allen
resolution.
Mr.. Allen said the President has no
power to commence military or naval
operations against the Filipiuos with
out an act Of Congress.
Mr.. Hoar will support the resolution.
Mr.. McLaurin, of South Carolina.
then commenced al address on the
expansion question. He said he op-
posed expansion generally, but par
ticularly because it is proposed,
if the Philippines are annexed,
to add to our population mil
lions OF mongrels-the average among
them being lower in intelligence and
morals than the negroes Of South Car
DINA. a congressman from that State,
| Mr.. McLsurin remarked, was well
qualified to poiot out the objections to
fellowshiping with such mixed races as
the Filipino5.
Mr.. McLsurin discussed at some
length the suffrage question in the
southern States. 1t was comforting to
the South to hear Senators Ike Mr..
Platt, of Connecticut, doing justice to a
section they had only few years ago,
abused on account OF the negroes. The
plea Of inherent right of sovereignty"
Mr.. lMcLsurin contended, had caused
Mr.. Platt and other republicans TO
change front. They were so anxious to
annex the Philippines they were pre-
pared to withdraw practically ell the
charges they had ever made against the
South. Further along in his speech,
Mr.. McLaurD addressed himself to the
labor question as it would be affected in
the event the Philippines were annexed.
He said Asiatc labor should not be per-
mitted to compete with the vastly more
intelligent and well paid labor OF the
United States. He did not believe that
white Americans would settle in the
Philippines in sufficient numbers
10 develop the islands to q
point that would ever make
them valuable possessions for this
country. He referred il emphatic Ian
guage to the shooting OF the negro
miners in Illinois because the white
miners declined to have the southern
negroes compete with them; and added
that the rioters had not been punished
by the Illinois authorities.
Mr.. McLaurin declared that he was
against expansion for the reason that
entangliDg quarrels with European ma
tons were bound to occur. He had
favored driving Spain and all other ty-
rants off this hemisphere and there the
United States should stop.
a few minutes before2 o'clock Mr..
Davis made motion to 90 into execu
tive session, evidently to further co.,
slider the treaty, but Mr.. Sullivan wish.
ed to speak upon the Nicaragua canal
bill and Mr.. Davis withdrew his re-
quest. He said he would renew the
motion ct the conclusion of Mr.. Sulli
vans remarks.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Crumpacker, of Indiana, from
the elections committee, gave notice
that the contest of Brown versus Swan
son, from the 9Th Virginia district,
would be taken up next Tuesday i'm
mediately after the reading of the
journal.
The House then resolved itself into
the committee of the whole to consider
the naval personnel bill.
Mr.. Foss, of Illinois, from the naval
affairs committee explained thes per-
sonnet bill in an extended speech.
Mr.. Low followed with speech OPP
posing various sections of the measure.
ApJUTANT GENERALS REPoRT.-Ad-
jutant. General Nalle is busily engaged