The record-union., 1899-02-02

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days Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-For a few
minutes in the Senate this afternoon it
| seemed likely that q vote might be
| taken on one or more Of the pending
resolutions relating to expansion. An
unusually large attendance of Republi-
can Senators was in attendance, all Of
them having been notified to be pres
emit in the event Of a critical vote on
the pending question.
| Bacon Of Georgia had called up his
resolutions, and Chandler of New
Hampshire had withdrawn his motion
| to refer them to the Committee on
Foreign Relations.
| Sullivan Of Mississippi had entered a
motion to submit his resolution for
those of Bacon, while Davis, Chairman
| of the Foreign Relations Committee,
had announced that he was willing
| that vote should be taken imme-
diately
| AS it was evident however, that a
vote on the resolutions and amendment
could not be taken before 2 O'Clock, the
| hour fixed by unanimous consent for
the Senate to go into executive session,
Bacon asked for unanimous consent
that a vote be taken at 1890 to-mor-
row. To this request Carter of Mon
tana objected, and the whole question
was left suspended.
Rawlfns Of Utah addressed the Senate
upon the Vest anti-expansion resolu-
ton, devoting the greater part of his
! time to defense of his position that
| the Constitution applies as we'll to the
people of OUT Territories as to those of
| the States.
| Lindsay of Kentucky offered the fol-
lowing joint resolution:
THAT the acquisition by the United
States, through conquest, treaty or
| otherwise Of territory not adjacent to
the geographically part of the continent
of North America carries with it no
constitutional or moral obligation TO
admit it as territory or any portion
thereof in the Federal Union as a State
or States. That it is against the poll
can people to admit States erected out
Of such non-American territories or
portions thereof into our Union of
|
| any conditions.
! THAT the United States accept from
Spain the cession Of the Philippines.
| with the hope that the people of those
! Islands may demonstrate their capacity
to establish and maintain a State gov
eminent, capable of enforcing law and
order at home, and of discharging the
international obligations resting on sep
aratet and Independent States, and with
no expectation or desire to permanent
| ly hold these islands as colonies or sep
arate provinces, or of compelling their
| people against their consent to submit
to the authority of the United States.
after they shall demonstrate their ca
pacity for f-government' as herein
defined, the Government of the United
| States to be the judge of such capac-
ity."
| At Lindsay's request the resolution
was left on the table, subject to call.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The House
entered upon the consideration of the
river and harbor bill to-day, and made
rapid progress Fifty of the eighty EIGHT
pages Of the bill had been completed
when the House adjourned. The bill
appropriates directly about $12, 500. 600.
and authorizes contracts to the extent
of $1S,O0O,OO additional. The general
debate was unusually brief. It's fea-
| ture was speech in opposition to the
bill by Hepburn Of Iowa, who has
fought every river and harbor bill for
the last six years.
Burton (R.) of Ohio, Chairman of the
River and Harbor Committee, opened
the debate with a general statement of
the necessity of continuing the river
and harbor work. This country, he
said, was now entering upon an era of
commercial expansion The vast
amount Of our exports, as we'll as their
excess over imports, was the marvel Of
the commercial world. The greatest
factor in this expansion is the improve
ment of our rivers and harbors, in or
der to cheaper the cost of transporta-
ton. We had expended in all 1920, 200,
600 in river and harbor work. The esti-
mates upon which the bill was based
aggregated $2O0,OOO,OOO. The commit
| tee recommended little over $50 600, 900
The bill, he said, was symmetrical as
! far as it went, and he begged members
not to press amendments.
| Perkins (R.) of Iowa protested against
the refusal Of the committee to recon-
mend an appropriation for the i'm
provement of the upper Missouri River
except $4,000 for snagging. He ad-
mitted that the commerce of the river
had been greatly reduced, owing to
railroad competition, but urged that
| the existence of the river served as a
constant check on railroad rates.
Hepburn (R) of Iowa severely de-
nounced the development Of river and
harbor appropriation bills. 1t had been
the developed practice to conceal the
grand aggregate of the appropriations
He was opposed to useless expendi-
lures. He called attention to the fact
that Ohio the State Of the Chairman
of the committee, got 81. 100000 in this
bill. He spoke of some Ohio gentle
men who had gone down. to Texas City
Tex, and after locating compress
there. had demanded for improvement
$3.50, 900, an amount several times in
excess of the aggregate assessed value
OF the city.
At sos p. m. the House adjourned.
Condition Of the Treasury.
/ WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. - To-day:
statement Of the condition Of the treas.