Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL
Senator White, Of California, Made
a Cautious Speech Today on
Philippine Acquisition.
GORMAN ATTACKS M'KINLEY
For Preferring Sampson to schley, and
Lodge Defends Him Objection to Ap-
plying Contract Labor Law
to Hawaii.

Washington, Jan. 23s s-The bill re-
ported by the senate judiciary committee
providing for attendance OF witnesses
in matters pertaining to the court OF
claims, passed.
Senator. White (CeliH adressed the
senate on tne antl-cxpansion resolution
offered by Senator Vest. In view of
the proposition of the California legis-
lature to instruct "Senator White and
his colleague Senator Perkins, how tc
vote upon the policy of expansion and
upon the pending peace treaty, the
remarks of Senator White were regarded
with much interest. Senator White
spoke not only on the Vest resolution
but also on that offered by Senator
Bacon (Ga.) declaring inhabitants of the
Philippines entitled to liberty and in
dependence. Senator White took as the
text for his remarks, certain paragraphs
from the Supreme court decisions, a
sentence from President McKinley's
Atlanta speech and a paragraph from
the report of Admiral Dewey to the
navy department, saying that the
Filipinos were as well qualified for sell
government as the Cubans. He said he
had no intention Of discussing the ques-
tion from a legal standpoint.
ssThe views of senators OF eminent
ability said he, demonstrate the
futility of endeavoring to secure accord
upon that point"
Senator White maintained that the
question presented was one purely OF
policy II care not" said the senator
whether the Philippine people are fitted
for self-goverment or not. 1t is certain
that if they are not, they ought not be
brought into alliance with us. They
repudiate our attempts to bring them
into our system and say they should be
allowed tc govern themselves.
If we say the Filipinos are not fitted
for self-government, pray by what
process of reasoning we can take then
into our own governmental system?'
Senator White declared that no conclu-
sion was possible, except it was inten'
tion of this government and officers IN
power to annex the Philippine islands.
The senate at o'clock, went into
executive session. on motion OF Senator
Davis, chairman of the foreign relations
committee.
When the senate went into eXecu
tive session the nominations OF Ad
mirals Sampson and Schley and othe
naval officers advanced in numbers
were taken up. Senator German at
tackled the administration for prefer
ring Sampson to Schley, and Senate
Lodge replied. defending the admins
| tration.
| THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Gardiner (Rep) chairman OF tn
committee on labor, asked unanimou
consent for consideration OF the bill T.
extend the ant-contract labor law to tn
Hawaiian islands. Mr.. Knox (Rep
Mass), chairman of the committee OF
territories, objected.
Mr. Bossuis Rep) rising to a question
of privilege, sent to the clerks desk am
had read a paragraph from Toled
newspaper describing himself as tn
sssleepy member of congress" II
branded the paragraph as .'wicke'
and a falsehood, a cowardly and bruta
calumny," and its author bastard.
The bill to restore Captain Robert w
Dowdy to the active list of the army wa
passed.
District of Columbia business wa
then taken up.
Representative Clarke of Iowa, intro
duced today bill providing that n
polygamist shall be q senator or repre-
sentative in the congress OF the Unlte'
States,