The Portland daily press., 1899-01-31

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| People.
| Washington, January 3o.-An effort on
the part Of Mr. Allison TO obtain consid-
Grafton in the Senate today for the Indian
appropriation bill precipitatsd running
debate which occupied all the time until
the Senate at two clock went into ex-
ecutiye session on the peace treaty.
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas leading the op-
position, opened the debate by insisting
| that time should be taken for the discus
sion Of pending resolutions having a col
| lateral bearing upon the treaty before the
treaty itself was disposed Of. and MIR.
Bacon's resolutions finally were laid be-
fore the Senate. After some parliamentary
sparrinx the resolutions were made the
text of strong speech by Mr.. Carter Of
Montana. Ordinarily calm and deliberate
In his utterances, Mr.. Carter today spoke
with impassioned earnestness, warming
his colleagues that favorable vote on
! any of the pending resolutions would be
q vote Of lack of confidence in the Ameri.
can people. He declared tlat the adoption
of the resolutions would be pledge 20
those who were destroying the authority
of the country in the Philippines and that
when the treaty had been ratified this
governments would inquire who In those
islands were in rebellion against our
authority and, II necessary to maintain
our authority we would whip them to
death.
| Washington. January 30-A House
| joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
Of War to admit to West Point Military
academy, as q student Andres Poute
| Ruego Of Venezuela, was adopted at the
opening of the SenAte's session today.
| Mr.. Mason of Illinois called up his reso-
luton offered Saturday and presented
resolution in an amended form as follows:
| Whereas, a large number otlthe sailors
and soldiers of the United states, are
now In the Philippine islands, or ON their
way there; and.
| Whereas, there are different newspaper
| reports as TO the condition of the health
| of tho soldiers and sailors; and,
4 Whereas, 1t is reported by the pressithat
there is a large percentage Of those who
| are made sick by reasons oil the climate
of said island; and,
Whereas, 1t is stated upon good medical
authority that during the late years as
high as 80 per cent of the soldiers .un-
accustomed to that climate have died by
reason OF the said climate; therefore, be
/ 1t
| Resolved that the Secretary OF war be
directed to furnish for the information
| of the Senate a statement as to the per-
| centage of our soldiers who are sick and
| have been sick, AMI the number of deaths
| in our army by reason OF the sickness
caused by the climate in said islands and
to set forth when, according TO the
generally accepted term, the sickly season
begins in the said islands.
| MIR. HawIey of Connections did not see
the usefulness of the resolution. 1t could
only furnish food for the sensational
press.
The resolution was adopted. A bill to
declare the proper construction Of the act
entitled "An act to provide for the ad-
| Indication and ayment of claims arising
from the Indian depredations, was
| passed.
Mr.. Allison of Iowa called up the pend
ing Indian appropriation bill ana asked
the Senate to proceed TO It's passage
| Mr. Jones OF Arkansas said that when
| he and other Senators agreed to vote next
Monday on the peace treaty IL was their
| understanding that an opportunity woold
| be afforded TO vote first upon certain
pending resolutions, which are pertinent
10 the main question.
Mr. Allison replied that he had no
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tanning to the treaty but in the absence
of formal notice of any Senator TO speak
| today he thought IL an oppoItune time TO
make up the Indian bill.
MIR. Jones said there WAS desire that
| this resolutions be passed upon by the
Senate before the treaty was voted upon.
| Personally he was ready to vote today.
| MIR. Bacon who was anxious TO obtain
action upon his resolution, said unless
action should be taken before the vote on
| the treaty was taken. all OF the cognate
resolutions would be displaced and
rendered nil. Again. replying, MIR.
| Allison maintained he had no disposition
| to interfere with the disposition OF mat
tiers relating to tho treaty all resolutions
| relating to the subject were OF the same
general character and those who had an
nounced speeches for the present week
naturally would discuss not one Of the
| resolutions but all of them.
| MIR. Plntt of Connecticut. he said, ha d
already given notice of II speech W Which
was to cover all of the resolutions and
| other Senators doubtless desired TO offer
| remarks upon them. 1t was manifestly
impossible even II the resolution of MIR.
Bacon should be taken up. TO obtain "a
vote upon it today, but he would not
| stand in the way OF its consideration.
| Again MIR. Jones OF Arkansas, urged
/ that a vote be taken at once. Mr. Allison
replied that MIR. Jones knew no vote was
possible today but that If 1t was the wish
OF the Senate to take up the resolution he
had no objection.
AT the request of Mr.. Bacon the resolu-
tion was then laid before the Senate. In
stanty MIR. Chandler OF New Hampshire
entered a motion TO refer the resolutions
to the committee on foreign relations.
Mr. Bacon thought this scarcely fair, as
the motion of Mr Chandler msant, he
said indisputably that the resolution
should die MIR. Teller expressed the
opinion that all of the resolutions pend
ing upon this question ought TO be re-
ferred to the committee on foreign rela-
5ions. MIR. Chandler disclaimed any at.
tempt to dispose summarily OF Mr.
Bacon's resolutions, although he.thought
they ought to be considered by the COM
inittee lie held 1t was only reasonable
| that vote should be had on the resolu-
tions and personally he would not object
TO vote next Friday or Saturday. He
thought, however. no action bearing IL
any way upon the treaty ought to be
taken by the Senate until the vote was
had on the treaty itself next Monday.
The pending resolutions would then COME