The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-26
SHOULD WE
NEEDLE /?
Legislature Quite Stirred Up
Over Expansion.
Some Republicans Think It Is
Foolish
TO COMMIT KANSAS
To ANY Particular Foreign
Policy
When There Is No Demand For
an Expression.
Any Particular Foreign
Policy

The fact that the Republican side of
the house assisted the Populists in
turning down all the expansion resolu-
lions which came up before the house
yesterday rather appalled, some the the
Republican leaders when they realized
that they had refused to endorse the
policy OF the national administration,
and a Republican caucus was called
late in the afternoon to talk the matter
over
The vote which tabled Harris resolu-
ton, approving the national admins
tration and instructing the Kansas SEN
ators and representatives in congress to
vote to retain the Philippines, was the
cause of the caucus. Representative
Brooke, who is recognized as one of the
most radical Republicans in the house,
characterized the resolution as "politi-
cal buncombe" while earle, of Phillips
county, said the people of Kansas did
not send them to the legislature to
spend 5000 per day in passing resolu-
lions telling congress what to do.Dawes
of Ieavenworth and Gregory of Usage
said that while they were in favor of
expansion resolutions they did not like
the Joshua and rams horn references
which Mr.. Harris and inserted in his
resolutions.
This sort of talk from the recognized
Republican leaders in the house had the
the resolution by a vote of SO to 38-
Elder of Stafford county was the only
Populist to vote with the expansionist
Republicans.
Gentlemen voting in the affirmative
were:
Messrs Anderson Of Sedgwick, Babb
Bailey, Beezley, Bowman, Brooke, Con-
rad. Coulson. Crosby. Dawes. DeBar.
Fuller, Gabriel, Gillespie, Gregory, Gros-
ser, Haskins, Hayden, Hef1ey, Henley,
Jaquins, Johnston, King, Kutz, Law
renee, Lawson, Loomis. Marks, Martin,
Medill, Moore, McClaren, McKeever,
Newmpn, Osborn of Douglas, Oursler,
Poison, Prather, Ravenscraft, Reeder,
Rees of Anderson, Rees of Ottawa, Re
ser, Richardson, Rodgers, Scott of Elk
Scott of Wichita, Seaton, Short, Smith
of Rocks, Stephenson, Tenny, Wheeler,
Wilcox, Willis, Wise, Wright of Lyon,
Wright of Morton.
Gentlemen voting in the negative
were:
Messrs. Abrams, Alderman, Adams of
Butler, Adams of Sedgwick, Anderson
of Greenwood, Baker, Bigham. Bogen-
REF, Burkholder, Coy, Elder, Finley,
Ford, Francis. Godshalk, Grafton, Hal
lett, Harper, Harris, Heberling, Heeney,
Irving, Keifer, Longley, Mason, Nichols,
Reid, Remington, Rhinehart, Smith of
Brown, Snyder. Spurlock. TulIoss, Ward,
WEIGH, Wheatley, Wiley, Woodward.
Gentlemen absent or not voting were:
Messrs. Benefiel, Biddle, Bradbury,
Goodno, Hoag, Hogue, Mendenhall, Mil
lar, Pogue, Seaver, Shelley, Shoemaker,
Stanley, Starr, Sweet, Swinehart,
Thorp, Wright of Barton, and Mr..
Speaker Osborn.
When they realized just what they
had done the Republicans saw that
some other action must be taken to
counterfeit their former action, and
caucus was called to decide on a plan.
When the caucus was called to order
Mr. Harris explained that he had no
sore spots on him. becaus his resolution
was turned down, as he realized that
several other gentlemen had expansion
resolutions just as good as bis
Several others gave as their reason
for voting to table the resolutions which
were before the house the fact that
there were several sets of resolutions
on the same subject and they thought it
better for the Republicans to get to-
gether on some particular set.
Representative Lawrence opposed any
kind of resolutions. "A few years ago.,
he said, every Republican county and
congressional convention in the state of
Kansas was adopting resolutions in ia
Vor of silver. We were almost on the
verge of a 16 to 1 craze. We educated a
lot of our fellows up to believing in
free silver, and the result was that
when the national Republican conven-
ton declared against silver they
the other fellows. The trouble was we
passed lot of resolutions before we
knew what the policy of our national
party was to be-
you are attempting the same thing
here. You want to map out policy
for the national administration, and you
don't know whether our party will
adopt expansion as a permanent policy
or not. / don't believe there are half
dozen men in this house who have read
the Paris treaty, and am opposed to
passing any such resolutions"
Captain Seaton of Atchison rose and
said:
1.-The gentleman has expressed my
views exactly"
A number of others expressed their
abiding faith that the Republican party
would always stand by the policy of
expansion and a committee consisting
of Representatives Hoag, Harris,
Wheatley, Richardson and Finley was
appointed to draft resolutions on the
subject of expansion.
DO you want us to recommend that
we keep the Philippines permanently or
THAT is left to the discretion of the
committee" said Chairman Brooke.
Better not say anything on that sub
ject,'' suggested someone.
The question then arose whether it
should be a house or concurrent resolu-
to top pass it should be a house Resolution.
but Mr. Wheatley said it ought to be a
concurrent resolution, so as to put not
only the house minority. but also the SEN
ate on record.
following v draft iSee which nv Vas adopted and
will be passed by the house today:
Whereas, Our nation has recently passed
through a war with Spain, and the tri-
umphs of our army and navy Surpass any
victories recorded in history; and,
Whereas, BY the result of said war and
by the terms of the treaty made between
the Spanish and American peace commits
sioners at Paris, the island of Porto Rico
in the Atlantic and the Philippines in the
Pacific, have come under the care and pro-
lection of our government; and.
Whereas, In the words of the most dis
tinguished American of today. trade al
ways follows the flag; therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
house of REPRESENTATIVES,. the senate con-