The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-01-12


In the Senate on Monday Mr.. H zar of
Massachusetts made a strong speech
| against territorial expansion. Mr.. Platt
Of New York replied. The Nicaragua
Canal bill was then taken up and Mr.. Caf-
ferry continued his speech in opposition to
it. Messrs. Bacon, Money and Chiffon
| engaged in a general discussion of the
binding mower of treaties in general. The
! House reversed the decision of the COM
mittee of the whole last Friday, when the
appropriation for the support of the civil
service commission was stricken out of
the Legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. The House by special
order decided to proceed with the consid-
grafton of the naval personnel bill as soon
as the bill for the codifcation of the laws
ot Alaska was out of the way. About
seventy additional pages of the latter bill
were covered.
Senator Mason of Illinois occupied the
attention of the Senate for nearly an hour
and half on Tuesday with a speech in
support of his resolution declaring that
The United States will never attempt to
govern the people of any country without
their consent. Mr.. Turley was then rec
ognized to speak on the Nicaragua canal
bill. He announced himself as an advo-
cate of the canal, but said he was opposed
10 the pending bill. At the conclusion of
Mr- Turkeys speech bill was passed di-
rectlng the President to appoint Paymas-
ter General L. III. Stanton a major gen.
eral and retire him at that grade. The
House devoted its undivided attention to
the bill for the codiiication of the criminal
laws of Alaska, and when adjournment
was had all but ten pages of the bill had
been disposed Of
In the Senate on Wednesday a sharp
debate was preciptated by Mr.. Allen
lNeb) by some remarks he made upon q
resolution he had introduced. Mr.. Hoar
lMass) and Mr.. Gray Del) were drawn
INTO 1t. The resolution stated that any
aggressive action by army or navy Oh the
part of the United States against the
Philippines would be an act of war un-
warranted on the part of the President
and the exercise of constitutional powers
vested exclusively in Congress. Mr.. For
aker of Ohio was recognized after short
debate and proceeded to deliver his set
speech on the general question of the pow
rr to extend our territory. At 3:f0 p. H.
the Senate, on motion of Mr.. Davis. the
chairman of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee and in charge of the treaty of
peace. went into executive session. SEN
ator Davis reported the peace treaty and
moved that the treaty and the proceedings
Of the peace commission be made public
This motion led to debate. The discussion
was brief, however, and the motion to re-
move the injunction of secrecy prevailed
without division. The House completed
and passed the bill for the codification of
the criminal laws of Alaska.
The supporters and opponents of the
peace treaty in the Senate had their first
contest over that document on Thursday
III executive session. The debate was
upon motion by Senator Berry to con-
slider the resolution of ratification in open
session. The discussion continued from
few minutes past l o'clock until about ),
when the Senate adjourned for the day,
without reaching vote. There were no
set speeches in the usual acceptance of
that phrase. 1t was running debate. in
which Senators Berry, White, Hale,
Hoar, Vest and others in opposition to the
treaty met Senators Davis, Frye. Teller,
Gray and others in advocacy of it. The
House passed the diplomatic and consul
lar appropriation bill without amend
ment. During the general debate two set
speeches were made against Imperialism
by Messrs. Carmack and Gaines of Ten
nessee. The diplomatic and consular is
the sixth of the regular appropriation bills
to pass the House. The bill as passed
carries 81 105 5:}33 A hill WAS noSsad an
thorizins the Little River Railroad Com
pany to construct railroad through the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian reserva-
tions.
In the Senate on Friday Mr.. McT.aurin
(Dem.) of South Carolina made strong
appeal in carefully prepared speech
against policy of expansion by this ma
tion. Mr.. Sullivan Oem.) of Mississippi
and MIR. Pasco Dem.) of Florida dis
cussed the pending Nicaragua canal bill,
the former supporting it and the latter op-
posing 1t. The Indian appropriation bill
was taken up, but its consideration was
not concluded before the hour of adjourn
ment. The House entered upon the con-
Of the naval personnel bill. The |
speeches on the bill were filled with glow |
ing alluSiOnS to the glories of naval vic |
tories in the late war. The bill was sup
ported by Messrs. Foss Rep.l of Illinois, |
Dayton Rep) of West Virginia, Berry |
DEM of Kentucky, briggs Dem.) of |
New York and Dinsmore Dem.) of Ar
and was opposed by Messrs. |
Lowe (Rep.) of New York and Simpson
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