The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-01-24
A COLONIAL COMMISSION
Organized by the Secretary of War
to Aid in Governing New
Territories.

to Aid in Governing New
Territories.
WILL DO ITS WORK IN WASHINGTON.
Its Scope to BE the Bcstoyyal of Fran
chises and Concessions and the
Distribution OF Moneys for Public
Improvements-Sen and House
in Session.
Washington, Jan. 23.-The secretary
of war has completed The organization
of colonial commission to undertake
the administration here in Washington
of all matters of detail respecting the
government of the territories acquired
during the war or occupied by the
United States forces. The personnel of
the commission will be Gen. Robert p
Kennedy, of Bellefontaine, o.; Curtis
Guild, of Massachusetts,, and George w.
Watkins, of Grand Rapids, Mich. Upio
this point the secretary and the assist
ant secretary have undertaken them
selves to deal with the administration
of insular affairs, but the questions in
yOlved have become so numerous and
complicated that it has been found alb
solutely necessary to call for assist
ants The commission will deal with
the bestowal of franchises and conces-
sions; the distribution of moneys to be
spent in public improvements, and all
of the troublesome issues that have
arisen and are likely to arise in Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines
Senate Passes Minor Bills.
Washington, Jan. 23.-At the begin
ming of Monday IS session of the senate
bill was passed changing the time of
holding the district and circuit courts
of the United States of the northern di-
vision of the eastern district of Ten
nessee. A bill reported by the judiciary
committee, providing for the attend
ance of witnesses in matters pertain-
ing to the court of claims, was passed.
Bills were passed authorizing the sec
retary of the interior to authorize the
territory of Oklahoma to use certain
buildings at Fort Supply military
reservation as an insane asylum; trans
ferring the county of Minard. Tex,
from the western to the northern dis
trict of that state; special urgency de-
ticiency bill carrying 100000.
White Argues Against Expansion.
Senator White (CalD, in accordance
with previous notice, addressed the
senate on the anti-expansion resolu-
ton offered by Senator Vest (Mo.). In
view of the proposition of the California
legislature to instruct Senator White
and his colleague, Senator Perkins, how
to vote upon the policy of expansion
and upon the pending peace treaty,
the remarks of Senator White were re-
garded with much interest. He was
accorded careful attention by both his
colleagues on the floor and by con-
siderable audience in the galleries.
Senator White spoke not only on the
Vest resolution, but also to that offered
by Senator Bacon (Ga.), declaring the
inhabitants Of the Philippines entitled
to liberty and independence.
Senator White took as texts for his
remarks certain paragraphs from SUI
President McKinley's Atlanta speech
and paragraph from the report OF
Admiral Dewey to the navy depart
ment saying that the Filipinos were as
well qualified for self-government as
the Cubans. He said he had no in
tention of discussing the question from
legal standpoint, as such a discussion
would serve no useful purpose.
"The views of senator's of eminent
ability" said he. demonstrate the fu-
tility of endeavoring3t to secure accord
upon that point"
sampson-Schley Controversy.
When the senate went into executive
session the nominations of Admirala
Sampson and Schley and other naval
officers advanced in numbers were
taken up and Senator German made a
speech attacking the administration
for preferring Admiral Sampson to Ad-
miral Schley. Senator Lodge replied,
defending the course of the admins,
tration.
In the House.
Washington, Jan. 23.-Mr. Gardner
(rep., N. J.), chairman of the ecommit
tee on labor, at the opening Of the ses.
sion of the bouse Monday asked unan.
imous consent for the consideration
a bill to extend the anti-contract labo,
law to the Hawaiian islands. Mr.. Knox
(rep., Mass.), chairman OF the commit
lee on territories, objected.
Mr.. Brosius (rsp., Pa.), rising to q
question of privilege, sent to the clerk'i
desk and had read paragraph from Z
Toledo newspaper describing him a,
the Sleepy member of congress" He
branded the paragraph as wicked
baseless falseAood, cowardly and bru-
tal calumny." and its author as "das
tard."
A bill to restore Capt. Robert W
Dowdy. 10 the active list of the army
was passed.
District of Columbia business : wa.
then taken uf u.2zua .nep-.ss .Gsl
The Carter r9eAlafting r9eAlft to- thefgav
ernment of A ia. was, favorablyyre