The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-07
KILL THE APPROPRIATION
COMMISSIONS FRIENDS MAY
REVERSE ACTION IN HOUSE.
SWANSON SPEAKS AGAINST tXPAsSlON
Senate Adopts Resolution fsking Presiden
What We're his Instructions 10 Peace
Commits ion. Caffery's Argu.
menf Against lmnerialism.
ment Against imperialism.

ment Against imperialism.
Washington, Jan. 6.-The anti-civiI
service reformers scored victory in
| the House to-day. The legislative, eX-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
was taken up for consideration, and
when the appropriation for the civil
service commission was reached. Mr..
Evans, Rep., Ky.), made a motion to
made annually for a dozen years or more,
but has invariably failed. But to-day
| the opponents of the law laid great stress
| on the fact that they could not get
direct vote upon the proposition, and
were therefore compelled to seek its null
| lification in this manner. Even these
appeals failed to bring out the full
strength of the opposition, though the
motion to strike out was carried by a
| narrow majority, 81 to 81. This was in
committee of the whole where no record
is made of the vote. Mr.. Moody, Rep.,
Mass.), gave notice that he would de-
mand a record vote in the House. where
| the friends of the civil service law ex-
pect to reverse the decision. Those who
advocated the motion to strike out We're:
Messrs. Evans, (Rep., KY: Grosvenor,
| Rep. Ohio; Hepburn. (Rep.. Iowa.;
Linney, Rep., n. C9; Brown, Rep,
Ohio); and Marsh, (Rep., Ills9.
It's opponents were: Messrs Moody,
| (Rept., Mass); Hopkins, (Rep., Ills1;
Fleming, Dem.. Cal; Brosius, Rep.,
Pal; Henderson. GRep., Iowa.; and Pol
| liver, (Rep., 1owa.)
During the general debate on the bill
| Mr.. Swanson, (Dem.. Va.l, delivered a
| speech ON anti-imperialism.
/ The Administration which could hard
| ly be driven into war for liberty, had
| he said. within a few months become
| greedy for conquest The liberators of
the Cubans were to become the despoilers
| of the Filipinos. He contended that it
| was unconstitutional for the United
| States to undertake a colonial system and
| cited the Dred Scott decision in support
of his contention.
He discussed the social. political and
| economic effects of the annexation of
| the Philippines. He declared it to be
| his opinion that the main support of the
| imperialistic policy came from those who
were seeking an offensive and defensive
| alliance between the United States and
| Great Britain The trade advantages
we would obtain from the annexation of
| the Philippines would not begin Ito justify
us for the expense their acquisition would
| entail. We Were throwing away great
| trade possibilities on our northern border
| by restrictive laws and yet we proposed
| to reach out to be ends of the earth for
| a trade which was utterly insignificant.
At the opening of the session Mr..
| Marsh, Republican. Illinois,. asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
| of Il bill to grant to officers and men
| of the volunteer army upon muster out
| two months extra pay if they have serv-
| ed 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 lien of furloughs or leave of alb
senee. 1t had been the practice to grant
| these furloughs or leave of absence so
| that in reality the bill only sought to
| do directly what has heretofore been
done indirectly After this explanation
| Mr.. Bailey. Democrat, Texas) an
nounced that he had no objection to the
measure.
The bill was passed.
At 5 p. m., the House adjourned.
SENATOR CAFFERY's SPEECH
Washington. Jan. Immediately
after the Senate convened to-day the
resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Hoar Rep. Mass.), calling on the
| President for information as to the in
| structions of the commissioners who
| negotiated the treaty of Paris. together
with all correspondence and reports re-
| lating to their work, was laid before
| the Senate. Chairman Davis, one of
the commissioners, desired that it be re-
ferred to the Foreign Relations Com
mitee but Mr.. Hoar insisted that the
| Senate had rs much right to such infor-
| nation as the members of the Foreign
| Relations Committee, and that the
President should determine whether the
Senate should have it, The resolution
was adopted in secret session. In sup
port of the resolution offered some time
ago by Mr. Vest, CMissourD, IN opposi-
ton to expansion, Mr.. Caffery, (Louis-
lanai, delivered an extended speech.
Mr.. Caffery pointed out that the Gov
ernment offthe United States was for
mulated by the founders in order that a.
social and governmental fabric of their
own might be crystaliZed into form of
law. Mr.. Caffery said that the sword
and counsels of Washington made him
the savior of his country: that his SUI
prehe patriotism and wisdom eminently
qualified him to establish this Govern
ment. He held that Washington in his
counsels and teachings was opposed to-
, the acquisition of foreign territory for
despotic government He referred then