The record-union., 1899-01-20

or passion or interest which led them
astray has subsided, or gone by, they
have returned to that wisdom and con-
servatism, always tempered with faith
and courage, which, like our free insti-
tutions.- is the birthright they inherit
from the fathers. I would, therefore,
amend the invocation of the distin-
guished Senator, confident that it will
not fall on dulled ears, and say: oh,
for the courage and the faith and the
wisdom of the fathers
Foraker held that neither he nor any
other Senator had held that Congress
could or would legislate for its Terri
tories without reference to it's obliga-
tions to the Constitution.
Continuing his personal explanation,
Foraker said: '.The Senator from
Washington made some remarks to-day
about what said as to the purpose OF
the Administration. I desire to say
here and now that I did not speak for
anybody but myself desire to say
what I did not imagine it would be
necessary to say. I was not speaking
for the Administration, and the chill
that went up and down the backs OF
our friends in London was due perhaps
to misapprehension as to which OF
the Ohio Senators was speaking"
daughter.)
Foraker then quoted from his speech
of several days ago, further to explain
precisely what he did say. I know, :
he added, that nobody had in mind or
has in mind now what has been at
tributed to me-"
He said that when he spoke Of the
actions or possible actions of the Presi-
dent, he spoke as one judging from
the public utterances of the President
and some knowledge Of his feelings and
desires with respect to the question in
hand. He, too, quoted from his speech
the statement that he did not know
anybody, from the President down to
his humble self, who had any intention
or desire to retain permanent control
of the Philippine Islands. 1T was not, .
he concluded, 'of present purpose that
I spoke but rather Of the absence of a
purpose"
At the conclusion of Foraker's state
ment consideration Of the Nicaraguan
Canal bill, which had been laid aside
temporarily, was resumed. The pressing
question was the amendment of Allison
of Iowa, authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue bonds to raise
money with which to construct the ca
nal.
Allison presented a substitute for his
amendment in the form of an elabora-
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explained his amendment, and urged
that it be adopted as safeguard to
the interests of the United States
| Treasury.
Morgan offered the following substi-
tute for Allison's amendment:
''That the Secretary of the Treasury
is hereby authorized and required to
limit the payments of the appropriation
made in this Act os that such pay
ments shall not exceed the sum of S2O,-
| 0O0O in any fiscal year"
A vote was then taken upon Nor
gan's amendment to the amendment OIL
fered by Allison. It was adopted = "a
to 25-as follows:
Yeas-Berry, Burrows, Chandler,
Chiffon, Clay. Daniels, Davis, DeBoe,
Foraker. German, Harris, Hawley,
Heitfeld, Jones of Arkansas, Kyle,
Lodge, McInerny, Martin, Mitchell,
Money. Morgan. Murphy, Nelson, Per-
kins. Pettigrew, Pettus, Platt of New
York, Pritchard, Raw1ins, Ross, Sewell,
Turley, Turner and White-34
Nays-Allison. Bate, Butler. Caffery,
Carter, -Cockrell, Cullom, Fairbanks,
Gallinger, Gear, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Hoar, Mcbride, Mantle, Platt of Con-
necticut, Roach. Shoup, Simon. Teller.
Thurston, Vest, Warren, wellington
and Woleott-25.
The amendment as amended was then
adopted-41 to 10.
The last, however. of the session was
occupied in discussion of several
amendments offered by Caffery of
Louisiana, all of which were defeated.
AS there was little prospect of COM
pleting the bill to-day, the Senate, at
sos. on motion of Wolcott of Colorado,
went into executive session, and at 5:25
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The House
to-day practically decided the Brown
Swanson contested election case, from
the Fifth Virginia District. in favor of
the sitting member, Ransom, Demo-
crat, by declining to consider the case.
Twenty-four Republicans Joined the
Democrats and Populists on this vote.
The Postoffice appropriation bill was
then taken up. The greatest surprise
of the day was the adoption of two
amendments striking out of the bill the
appropriation of $171 600 for the fast
Southern mail, and $4,000 for special
mail facilities from Kansas City to
Newton. Kansas. The appropriation
for the Southern mail has been fought
annually for six or seven years, but has
always been retained. The increase in
the appropriation for the pneumatic
tube service from S225,O0O to $500, 900
was knocked out by the elimination Of
the provision which fell under a point
of order for the repeal of the law
against the extension of the service.
The House adjourned with a motion to
recommit it pending. The motion car
ried instructions to strike out the words
newly acquired territory" in connec-
ton with an appropriation for 100000
for mail facilities in Porto Rico, Cuba
and the Philippines.
A Senate bill was passed authorizing
the Kansas and Choctow Railroad Com
pany to construct railroad through
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations in
Indian Territory.
President James D. Angel of Michi-
gan University was reappointed Regent
of the Smithsonian Institution.