Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-06
Two Months for Service Outside,
One Month for Within U. S.
IN LIEU OF FuRLouGH.
senator. Insist on Knowing what the
President Told the Peace Come
mi.sioncrs.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Cat the opening
Of tho session OF the House today. Mr.
Marsh ulcp.. Tla.) asked unanimous
consent for the consideration OF n bill
to grant to officers and men Of the
volunteer army upon their muster out
two months extra pay n they have
served beyond the limits Of the United
States. ana one months extra pay "
they have only served within the limits
OF the United States. this extra pay TO
TO In lieu OF furloughH or leaves OF nb-
Hcncc. II has been the practice TO
rrnnt these furloughs or leaves Of alb
renee NO that In reality the bill only
sought to do directly what has hcrcto-
fore been done Indirectly. After this
explanation SIR. bailey Cpcm.. Tex
announced that he had no objection 10
the mcarurc.
The bill was passed.
The House then went into n commit
tee 81 the whole. Mr.. Payne Of New
York IN the chair. ana took up the con-
alteration OF the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill
sENAToRs ARE 1NoUIsiTivE.
Washington. Jan. G.--Thc resolution
introduced In the Senate yesterday by
Sir. iioar. calling upon the President
u not In his judgment Incompatible
with the public intcrcst.to communicate
to the Senate the instructions he had
given to our commissioners who ncgoti-
atod the treaty of Paris, also the cor
icspoIdoncc which had passed between
him and the department OF state and
the commissioner and the reports
made by the commissioners either to
hiin OF to tho department OF state. was
hid before the Senate early In tho SEES.
aion today.
afr. Davis. one Of the commissioners.
and chairman 81 the committee on
foreign relations. moved that tho rcso-
luton be- referred 10 that committee.
Mr.. lioar. ~ object to such refer
cnce ~ the resolution. II seems TO me
that the Senate ought 90 have the In
formation called for by the resolution
II, In the Judgment OF the President, IL
would be proper IN communicate II. I
hope the motion VIII be defeated
Air. paviAi II hope the motion Will
Pre- vail" ..tl.. -
After debate In which Mr.. Hoar
Mr. white tCniif) and Mr.. Allen tNcb)
brought out the fact that the call on
the President for Information was not
mandatory, aud Mr.. Davis, said TINT
not 90 refer the resolution 20 the COM
mittcc IN charge would be unprccc-
dentcd. the latter invoked the rules ~
the Senate and had the doors closed for
an executive session.
In the secret executive session ~ the
Senate the proceedings continued on
the same lines ~ In the open session.
the Senate finally nFrccing without "a
division 10 the resolution calling for the
instructions.
At 1885 pm. the Senate rcconvoned
IN open session and Mr.. Plat of Conn.
secured the adoption OF a resolution
calling upon the secretary Of the intcri-
or for Information concerning the cut
ting ~ dead and fallen timber ON the
Chippewa Indian reservation In Min
ncrotn.
Air. cnffcry. Of Iowa. then addressed
the Senate on the joint resolution Of
fcrcd by Mr.. Vest. Of Missouri. dcclar-
ing that under the Constitution OF the
United States no power IN given 10 ac-
uulrc territory 20 be held and governed
permanently ns colonies.
Mr.. cuffery'H speech was n conatltu-
tional argument In support of the dec
larntlona ~ the resolutions. lie de-
clnrcd that the resolution went to tho
root Of the question ~ the power OF the
United States 10 establish permanent
governments In territories far distant
from our own lands. He proposed. he
said. 10 Institute an Inquiry Into the
basic principles Of the powers OF this
government.