Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-16
M'ENERY RESOLUTION.
II Wns Passed by the senate ~ q
Vote Of 70 to "a.

" WnS Passed by the senate ~ q
| Vote of 20 to "a.
| Washington. Feb. l5.-The senate has
mad undo consideration tn" McEnery
resolution If which the following is the
| text:
That by the ratification OF the treaty
| d peace with Spain it is not intended to
| incorporate the inhabitants of the Phil
lpElhe Islands into citizenship of the
united States. nor Ia it intended to per-
manently annex said islands as an in
'esral part Of the territory Of the Unit
co states: but 1t ia the intention Of the
United States to establish on said is
'ahds government suitable to the
wants and conditions of the inhabitants
OF said islands to prepare them for To-
cal selr government and In due time to
make such disposition OF said islands
as VIII best promote the interests Of the
citizens of the United States and the
inhabitants of said islands,
The McEnery resolution was carried
2e to %.
Inc senate convened at II o'clock.
There We're only nine senators present
at that hour. and the absence Of the
chaplain again rendered 1t necessary
to proceed with business without form
Al prayer. BY the time the reading Of
the journal had been concluded the
original number present had been dou-
Died. and Mr. Stewart took the floor to
make speech In opposition to the Nc
Emery resolution declaratory Of the pol.
ICY OF this country toward the inhabit-
ants of the Philippines. He expressed
the opinion that whatever the United
states might do 1t would not follow the
policy indicated by the resolution. This
country was under no obligation to go
to the expense OF establishing govern
ment for the islands: the United States
were not In the business of capturing
countries. educating their people and
then selling them. On the contrary he
thought we should hold the Philippines
and thus render the United States indie
pendent of other countries in the pro-
duction OF tropical products. which must
otherwise be source OF great expense.
Now it costs s25o.ooo,OoO to secure these
products. Why not. therefore. hold
fruits. sugars. etc?
Mr. Lindsay also expressed the opin-
ion that the time was inauspicious for
the adoption Of any resolution bearing
upon the subject OF the government Of
the Philippines. but said If any express
sion was to be given 1t should be clear
and distinct and unmistakable in terms.
Mr. Lindsay offered substitute. re-
citing that the acquisition Of territory
carried with 1t no constitutional obli-
CATION to admit it to the Union as
states.
MIR. Lindsay gave notice that he would
ask the senate to vote upon his resolu-
ton az soon as the senate had voted on
the McEnery resolution.
Mr.. Bacon (Ga.) then addressed the
senate in opposition to the McEnery
resolution. He declared that 1t was a
vicious and unfortunate declaration. He
maintained that the resolution meant
nothing favorable to the Filipinos. It
did not look to the future freedom and
self government OF the Filipinos. He
regarded II as simply declaration that,
while the Filipinos were subjects Of this
country. they could never become citi-
zens of the United States.
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) was opposed to the
McEnery resolution because, he main
tained, it gave no hope Of freedom or
liberty or self government to the inhab-
itants of the Philippines and because it
provided that they should never have a
part in their own government or be-
come part of the United States
About 100 members of the house We're
IN their places when the house met.
Speaker Reed was present and called
the house to order.
A bill was passed awarding life saw
ing medal to Michael T. Barry Of New
York city for several heroic rescues be-
tween 1887 and 1897.
Bills were passed to re-enact bill to
authorize the Arkansas Harbor Terminal
Railroad company to construct bridge
across the Corpus Christi channel; to
authorize the Mussel Shoals Power COM
pany to construct and operate canals
at Mussel shoals. Ala bama; to authorize
the Pensacola and Northwestern rail-
road to construct road across the pub
lie lands Of Florida. Alabama. Niesis-
sippi and Tennessee to grant to the
state of Wisconsin certain lands for use.
part of the present military reservation,
and to appoint clerks and validate the
acts Of certain clerks in the eastern dis
trict of Virginia.