The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
THE F|l|P|EOS DISCUSSED.
Senator Mason Delivers q Notable
Speech in the Senate.
LIMIT DEBATE ON CANAL BILL
The Dipiesatie Appfossisiies BM rssses b.
The nosse-The bn ss Passed Carried
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SENATE


SENATE.
SEVENTEENTH DAr.-Ssnater Mason,
OF Illinois, occupied the attention Of /
the Senate for nearly IN hour and
bali, with . speech IN support Of the \
resolution declaring that the Uaisei |
States will never attempt TO govern |
the people OF any country without |
their consent. In many respects the |
speech WAS one Of the most notable Mt
terances IN the Senate thus far this
session. Bacon. OF Georgia. secured
the passage o! bill for the consuuc-
tion Of q bridge over the Savannah
river, from the mainland, in Chatham
county, Ga. TO Hutchisons Island. Al
the request of Mr.. Morgan tho Senate
unanimously agreed to the Limitation
Of the debate on the Nicaragua Canal
bill to l5-minute speeches, after 3
O'Clock next Thursday. Mr.. Turlsy
was then recognized to speak on the
Nicaragua Canal. He announced him
self as an advocate of Q canal, but said
that he was opposed to the pending
bill. 4 bill was passed directing the
President to appoint Psymaster Gen
eral L. II. Stanton . major general and
retire him at that grade. Tho Senate
st. O'Clock went into executive ses
sion. At AIS p. M, the Senate sd-
journed.
EIGHTEENTH DAY.-A climax was
reached in the debate on the question
OF expansion which is in progress in the
Senate. Heretofore, all OF the speeches,
with the notable exception Of that Of
Mr.. Platt, Of Connecticut, have been
in opposition to what is presumed to be
the policy Of the administration with
respect to the acquisition of the Phil
ippines. Mr.. Foraker, of Ohio, sd-
dressed the Senate in opposition to the
declaration Of the Vest resolution that
the United States has no constitutional
power to acquire foreign territory to be
maintained As colonies. Mr.. Foraker
laid down the broad proposition that
to adopt the Vest resolution Was to de-
clare that our fathers had brought forth
regardless of the generally accepted
ides that one nation was the equal Of
another and oil equally restricted.
NINETEENTH DAY. Little business
was transacted by the Senate in open
| session. Sixteen bills on the private
pension calendar were passed, and Q
joint resolution extending the thanks
of Congress to Miss Clara Barton and
other officials of the Red Cross Society
for their benefcent work in Armenia
and Cuba. was adopted.
| TWENTIETH DAY.-In the Senate Nc
Laurin, Democrat, Of South Carolina,
took strong ground in Q carefully pre-
| pared speech against . policy of expan.
sion by this country. In the course Of
his remarks Mr.. McLaurin said
'Better than wealth, better than .
territory upon which the sun never
sets, is the transmission to our child
rem of n republic built upon the in
destructible rock of constitutional
| government" Mr.. McLaurin occu-
pied the attention of the Senate for
an hour and ten minutes and was
accorded good attention by both Sens-
tors and people in the galleries
Allen, of Nebraska. introduced the
following resolution: "Ihat . commit
tee of five Senators, no more than two
of whom shall be members Of tie same
political party, shall be appointed to
make full inquiry into the conduct oi
the late war between the United States
and Spain" The resolution WAS refer.
red to the committee on military af.
fairs. The Indian appropriation bill
[ was taken mp, but its consideration
was not concluded before the hour oi
13s7ramenr.
| TwENTY-FIRsT DAY.-A resolution o.
more than ordinary significance and
importance WAS introduced in the Sen
ate by Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,. II
is as follows:
Resolved, That the people OF the Philip
| pine Islands Of right ought to be free and in
dependent, that they are absolved from al
allegiance to the crown Of Spain, and thA
| all political connection between them anc
l Spain ic and 70 ha Ilv
and that they have therefore full power (,
| do all acts and things which independen
States may Of right do; that II is their righ
to institute new government for them
selves, laying its foundation or such princi
| Piles and organizing its powers In such form
as to them shall seem most likely to effec
their safety and happiness, and that will
these rights the Pc. pie Of the United State
do not propose to interfere"
81 should like to have it adopted i'm
| mediatsly," said Hoar. 81 object,
said Davis, of Minnesota, chairman o
the foreign relations committee, ant
the resolution went over. A messsg
was received from the House a,nounc
ing the adoption of resolutions on tn
death of Representative Dinglsy. Fit
ting resolutions of respect to the mem
ory of Mr.. Dingley were adopted, ant
then Hale, of Maine, delivered . brie
| cuIOSy VI tu0 ulBucu btSt0oIuo u
, moving that the Senate adjourn. Prio
to the putting of the motion to tn,
, | Senate. Gallinger, in the chair an
nounced the committee Of Senstor
who are to join like committee Of tn
} House to accompany the remains Q
. the distinguished statesman to Maine
The Senate then, at 12:43 p. M, I'D
: journed.
TwESTY-SECoND DAY. The SSnat
. held no session for the transaction q
l business. The body a. IL o'clock Pre-
Q ceeded to the Hall OF the House q
0 Representatives to attend as body til
1 obsequies of the late Reprsssntativ
Nelson A. Dingley. At o'clock th
, Senate returned to its chamber. Afte
the reading of the Journal, Proctor. {
Vermont, presented the credentials {
Jonathan Ross. prepared by Govsrnc
Smith, of Vermont, to fill the unez
pired term of the late Senator Justi
q s. Morrill, The credentials were rea
and then, escorted by Mr.. Proctor, NJ,
+. Ross proceeded to the clerks desI
l where the oath of Office Was adminil
tered to him by. Vice President Hobar
At 1:07 p. m, on motion Of Allison
the Senate adjourned
!. HOUSE
4 NINETEENTH DAY.-The HousA in