The Yale expositor., 1899-01-13
DoINos OF CONGRESS.

alton bill was under consideration and
when the appropriation for the civil
service commission was reached Mr.,
Evans rep, KY made n motion to
strike il out. The motion carried-67
to 81. However, as this was in COM
mittee Of the whole, where no record
of the individual vote is made, the
friends of civil service hope to restore
the provision when the vote comes in
the house During general debate on
the bill Mr. Swanson Dem, Va.) de-
livered a speech on anti-imperialism.
He said the administration which could
hardly be driven into war for liberty
had, within a few months, become
greedy for conquest. The liberators
of the Cubans were TO become the de-
spoilers of the Filipinos. He con-
tended that it was unconstitutional for
the United States to undertake n colo
NAL system and cited the bred Scott
decision in support of his contention.
The first session of the senate after
the holiday recess occupied only IA
minutes although in that brief time
two open sessions and an executive
session were held. After prayer the
reading of the journal of the last ses-
sion was dispensed with and Mr.. Frye,
who was in the chair, Immediately
recognized Mai Pruden, assistant sec
rotary to the President, who presented
a message from the President of the
United States The message contained
the Spanish American treaty of peace.
On motion of Mr.. Davis the senate then
went into executive session in order
that the treaty might be referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
In few minutes the senate reconvened
in open session and Mr.. Allison an
nounced the death of Senator Morrill,,
of Vermont. The usual resolutions
were adopted, and as mark of respect
the senate adjourned.
In support Of the resolution offered
some time ago by Mr.. Vest Dem, Mo-
in opposition to expansion, Mr.. Gallery
Dem, La delivered an extended
speech which was a constitutional
argument in support of the declara-
tions of the resolution. Mr. Gallery
said he proposed to argue that the gov
hibited from cooperating the recently
acquired territory into the L. S.; that
congress had power to govern any ac-
quired territory only with the ultimate
purpose of erecting it into states; that
people of such territory cannot be held
| despotically by congress, and that 1t
would be unwisc and dangerous to in
corporate into the United States as
citizens people who differ widely in
their habits, customs and religion from
the people of this country.
Under discussion Of the subject of
the constitutional right of the United
| States to carry into effect the policy of
expansion. The leading speaker was
Mr.. Hoar rep, Mass.), who delivered
speech in support of the resolution
introduced By Mr.. Vest Dem, Mo-,
declaring it to be in opposition 10 the
constitution for this country to acquire
| foreign territory to be governed per-
manently as colonies. His speech was
in answer to that recently delivered by
! Mr.. Piatt rep, Ct.), and had been
most carefully prepared. Among other
things Mr.. Hoar assumed that the
policy OF expansion advocated by Mr..
Plat would increase the national ex-
penditures, and would entail placing
the amount at $780, GOO annually.
Rep. Marsh rep, Ill presented
! bill TO grant to officers and men of the
volunteer army upon their muster-out
two months extra pay if they have
/ served beyond the limits Of the United
States and one months extra pay if
they have only served within the limits
of the United States. this extra pay to
be in lieu of Burroughs or leave of alb
sence. 1t was passed by the house.
The house reversed the decision Of
! the committee of the whole, when the
appropriation for the support of the
civil service commission was stricken
out of the legislative, executive and
| judicial appropriation bill, by vote
I Of % to 49, The house, by special
order, took up the naval personnel bill.
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill as reported to the house
carries an appropriation of 81, zoo, 600
a reduction on last year. The consul
! generals, consuls, etc, in Cuba, the
Philippines and Porto Rico are dropped.
The usual appropriation of Sl2,0 is
made for an United States minister to
Spain and for u. S. consuls in Spain.
Senator Gear gave notice of an
amendment to the Nicaragua canal bill
authorizing the President to purchase
the right of way for the canal from
Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and provid-
ing for the construction by the United
States. The amendment appropriates
S140,O00,0 900.
Senator Berry Dem, Ark. presented
protest from the j. Ed. Murray camp
of United Confederate Veterans, of
Arkansas, against the adoption of the
proposed amendment of Senator But
Ter Pop n. c. to the pension appro-
priation bill providing for the pay
ment of pensions to confederate
soldiers.
The senate, in secret session, adopted
a resolution calling on the President
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