Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-03
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, February 8.


SENATE.
q resolution was passed authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy TO have
erected at Havana suitable monument
to the sailors and marines who lost
their lives by the explosion of the
Maine.
Mr.. Harris offered another Philip
pine independence resolution which he
asked to have lie upon the table. Mr..
Money then took the floor to speak up
on the expansion question. 1t was
grave one, he said, and he cared more
for the people he represented than the
people of the Philippines. 1t was the
duty of Americans to see that our own
republic suffered no detriment. The
right to acquire territory by conquest,
treaty or purchase the United States
undoubtedly had, but it had to be done
within the constitution. Quite con-
stitutional argument followed.
Mr.. Money contended thatithe Filipi'
nos are as much entitled to their liberty
aud their own government as were the
American patriots after the revolution.
They had been fighting Spain for CEN
tury and, at the time OF Dewey's vic.
tory, they had government of their
OVID, which SHOULD be recognized.
Mr.. Money closed with the assertion
that he would be recreant to his State,
his country, and his conscience were to
vote for a treaty that deprived these
people of their liberty; and he drew a
horrible picture of what might be ex.
pee cd if the United States should annex
the islands.
Mr., Daniel followed, and consent
was given for him to have ample time
in which to make his speech.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal, Mr.. Burton, of Ohio, republi.
can, chairman of the river and harbor
committee, moved to strike cut various
remarks that had been placed in the
Record by Mr.. Hawley, of Texas, re-
publican. These remarks, he said, had
never been spoken by MIR. Hawley on
the floor, and as they reflected upon
the river and harbor committee he de-
manded that they be stricken out. Had
have been answered. Mr.. Burton said
4 Mr.. Hawley had made remarks in the
, committee room that he, Mr.. Burton,
did not like, and as result Mr.
Hawley had been "celled down"
''If I have offended the gentleman's
dignity or hurt his vanity, l am sorry
, for it, but he certainly deserved what
he received at my hands. He came
into my room one day after had ell
ready devoted more time to him than to
| any other gentleman in the House and
on this day, when several other gentle
| men and Senators were waiting to
speak to me. he demanded more of my
time. l referred him to some other
member of the committee, and he as
serted Il am scarcely tolerated in the
| committee room and cannot even speak
to the chairman That was the re-
mark objected to-"
Mr.. Hawley claimed that ne had the
right to introduce such remarks in the
r ecord as he did, and a vote on MIR.
| Burtou's motion to strike out was
ordered.
a standing vote showed rs to 0 in
favor of the motion, whereupon Mr..
Dockery, of Missouri, who had voted
for the motion, made tie point of no
quorum. He wanted TO compel the
House to adjourn over the day, it was
said, to prevent action on the Cramp
ship building company's big damage
bill that was scheduled for settlement
to-day.
Mr.. Cannon, OF Illinois, made mo-
ton to adjourn over to Saturday for
the same reason Just before the close Of
yesterdays session, but he failed to
| carry it.
Tae call of the House showed oil
pre- sent, q quorum, and vote OF los to
II in favor of the Burton motion TO
| strike out Hawley's remarks.
Mr.. Hawley then ross and said that
he stood by his remarks whether they
| were struck out or not and added that
these same remarks would be inserted
in to-morrow's Record anyway.
At this point Mr.. Simpson, who had
voted for the Burton motion, moved to
reconsider, in order to further delay the
time for consideration of the Cramp
claim, and the reconsideration motion
seemed about to prevail when MIR.
Bailey moved to adjourn.
This motion was carried by q stand
ing vote. The 80 to Ga vote was an
nounced by Speaker Reed and would
have taken effect, had not Mr.. Brumm,
one of the advocates of the Cramp bill,
called for yea and nay vote.
On the yea and nay vote the motion
to adjourn was defeated-10S to 80
The House then took up the motion
to reconsider the vote by which Mr..
Hawley's remarks were ordered
stricken from the record. The motion
to reconsider was defeated and the
House adjourned.