Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-17
Current Topics.
c ROkBR AGAINST FREE Sill
YER.
Colonial System or Not.


bomb-shell into the ranks Of the Philip
pine annexationists when he offered his
resolution, starting with quotation
from the Declaration of Independence
Whereas all just powers OF government
are derived from the consent OF the gov
e-nment'' and declaring that the U. s.
will not attempt to govern the people of
any other country without the consent
OF the people themselves or subject tn EN-
by force to our dominion against their
will. Unless the attitude OF Aguinaldo
and his followers changes widely from
what the latest official advices state it to
be, we have got 10 govern them by force
or not Mt all
Representative Bailey won his con-
stiintional fight without a report from
the House Judiciary Committee, al
| though the members of the Committee
ere understood TO be unanimous in the
belief that the acceptance of commits
/ sion in The volunteer army, by Repre-
sentative. vacates bis seat in the House.
Gar Reed won Mr.. Bailey's fight for
him, by refusing tc certify the vouchers
FOR the pay of the three members of the
House who hold commissions.
The mail of Southern Senators and
Representatives is full of protests from
ex-Confederate soldiers against the pro-
posal of Senator Butler, of North Carol
ina, 10 give them T. S. pensions. Sen
ator Pascal presented a formal memorial
20 the Senate against the Butler idea.
from the Confederate veterans Of Ocala,
Florida.
The House has administered its annual
scare to the Civil Service Commission,
and ii was more real than usual. This
ime, the House, sitting as a Committee
OF the whole actually voted to strike out
the appropriation for the Civil Service
Commission, in the Executive, Legisla-
i've and judicial bill. When the yea
and nay vote was taken, however, the
appropriation got small majority, and
his years scare was over.
Senator Gallery, OF La, and Repre-
sentative Swanson, of Va, made speeches
ia support of Senator Vests resolution,
declaring colonial system to be pro-
iiibited by the L. $. Constitution. Mr.. |
Swanson, after pointing out that, in his
pinion, the trade advantages we would |
eeure by the annexation of the Philip |
lines, would not begin to balance the ex-
iense of keeping them, stated his belief |
bat the main support of the imperial |
site policy came from those who are
yorking to bring abou. an offensive and T
defensive alliance between the u. S. and /
.ireat Britain. Senator Caffery's speech
yas q reply 10 that made before the holi-
lay recess by Senator Pintt, Of Conn.
lie said: Here the bold proposition is
.dyanced that the right to govern is
broad aud imperial and without limit
ltion by onr Constitution. II the argu-
nent adyanced by the Senator from Con-
aecticut be true and sound, then the in
lividnal rights OF man are to be held by
he L. $. under Congressional despot-
SIN. Our Constitution knows no despot
ism; it sedulously provides against des-
ootism; but right here is despotism of
he most fragrant character possible
No one doubts that the treaty of Peace
which went 10 the Senate last week, will
IN dne time receive the necessary num-
Der OF votes to ratify it, with number
TO spare but il does not necessarily fol- |
low that the Senate viii in the meantime,
consent to be muzzled. This was fully |
demonstrated when the Senate adopted
over the vigorous protest of Senator
! Davis. Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and late a Peace Com
missioner, Senator Hoar's resolution
calling upon the President, II not incom-
pasable with public interests, to send to
the Senate copies of all instructions Civ
m TO the Peace Commissioners. and OF
al correspondence with the Commission
ars during their stay in Paris. The Sen
ate took the ground that ii ought to
have this information before voting on
the treaty.
The BOYS who tired to eat the "em-
balmedn beef issued to them in Cuba
md Porto Rico will have TO read the
testimony of Alger-controlled army Off
icers in order to find out what elegant
beef that was, and how mistaken they
were in finding fault with it. A man
who was in both places and who knew
what he was talking about remarked:
.eThe testimony of some of these officers
ia unite az nauceating to me as that en-
balmed beef was
There are reasons for the belief that
bis dickering with Aguigaldo cost Z.
Spencer Pratt, the position OF U. .. Con-
sul at Singapore, to which Robt. A. Mos
ley, Jr, of Alabama, has been nominated
Pratt WINS largely responsible for Aguin-
aldo's being taken to Manila by Admiral
Dewey, a fact OF which he boasted in re-
Gently published official correspondence
II il stated that Pratt resigned his
position, but he was probably officially
invited TO do SO.
As a rule democrats in Congress de-
l.,, T,ss1s- for publication the
4p&at slaapsi silver e1d 70 fafor Q.