Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-03-02
WASHINGTON LETrER.

WASHlNO 1ON LEIIER,
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Special to the News:
Washington, Feb, II, 1899
An extra session Of the next
Congress is now absolutely certain
anlpss either the President or the
democratic Senators who are op,
posing the Hull army bill make a
square backdown Before leaving
FIR Boston last week the President
repeated his assertion made the
first of the week that he would csIl
an extra session If the army biIl
was not passed and the democratic
senators still say they will not al
low the bill to pass If the Senate
kills as much time over every
thing else as it did This week over
the McEnery resolution, other
measures besides the army bill are
likely to fail,
The wsrmest fight of the session.
IN the House, took place over the
Hepburn Nicaragua Canal Bill,
which was offered as an amend,
meut to the Sunday Civil Bill
Party lines were not drawn 1t
was a fight against the leaders of
the majority, all of whom opposed
the amendment. Representative
Hopkins of Illinois, who was pre-
siding, sustained the point of order
raised against the amendment by
Representative Cannon, aud the
House by vote of 127 to 100 stood
by the decision,
The action of.the Senate in pas
sing the bill for the admission of
the Naval Academy as a cadet Of
Oscar W. Deignan, of Iowa, one Of
the Merrimac heroes gives general
satisfaction. 1t is deserved re
cognitiOn OLA common sailor.
News of daily fighting in the
PHILIPPINES continues to arrive. but
it is all one way; the Fillpinos can
not stand before the American
troops any better than the Spanish
did.
Those who consider the McBnery
resolution, adopted by the S enate,
with an attendance only three in
excess of a quorum, by vote of 26
to %, have a distinctive mrauing
will have hard time proving that
meaning by the vote on the fe5olu
tion. 1t was supported by sixteen
republicans, including Senator
Hale, while it was opposed by
eight republicans, including Sena.
tor Hoar, who said of the resolu-
ton; 1T contains little that is
good and much that is bad" The
democrats, silver republicans and
populists also divided on the res
tuition, SIX democrats voting for
and eleven against, while Senator
Kyle and Teller voted for and Pet
tigrew and Stewart against. 1t il
very clear from the vote that Sena'
tors differ as so whether the res0lu-
ton may be considered favorable
to expansion or against it. Lot'
of them do not hesitate to say
that it neither; that if it were a
dopted and signed by the Hous,
and signed by the President /
would have absolutely no effect il
determining the future policy O
this government towards the Phil
lipints. 1t would be difficult Il
make anything more Ambiguous
than the McEnery resolution
which follows; "That by the ratiti
cation OF the treaty of peace witt
Spain it is not intended to incor
porate the inhabitants Of the Phil
: lipine Islands into citizenship G
the U. S. Nor is it in'ended t
permanently annex said islands a
an integral part Of the territory G
:, the U. S, but it is the intention {
the U. S. to establish on said Il
lands a government suitable to tn
= wants and conditions of the inhaI
Y itants Of said islands" Wheth'
the H use will act upon this resi-
Of luton will depend largely upo
the wishes Of the President, but Il
,6S chances are that 1t will not.
v The real sentiment of the sena
towards the PHILIPPINES was vei
near being shown in the vote {
49, g..,t,r pacnn.s an nbstitutn for tl