Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-04
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, February 4.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate devoted only Is minutes
to routine business this morning. A
new resolution was offered by MI. Allen,
to the effect that the people of the
Philippines and of Porto Rico should be
treated the same as those of Cuba. He
asked that it go over until Monday, and
gave notice that he would then submit
some remarks on the subject. Mr.. AL
len is long talker and by taking the
floor Monday will absorb so much
time that it will probably be impossi.
BILE to reach vote upon either the Sui
Ivan, Bacon, or any of the pending re-
solutions relating to future policies.
Senator Penrose offered an amend
ment to the general deficiency bill re.
ferring to the court of claims the claims
of VIM. Crsmp & Sons for damages
and losses sustained by reason of the
failure of the United States to properly
furnish armor and armament for ships
constructed by the company. The
claims are to be adjudicated upon their
merits. Either party shall finally have
the right of appeal to the Supreme
Court.
At 1915 o'clock Senator Chiffon COM
menced his anti.expansion speech, with
the understanding that Mr.. Wolcott, of
Colorado, would follow him.
MIR. Chiffon made an elaborate argu.
ment, and gave numerous reasons for
opposing the ratification of the treaty,
| but declared that the people in the
Philippines, generally speaking, were
little, if any, better than the barbarous
negroes of the African republic, and
that under no circumstances should the
| Filipinos ever become citizens of the
| United States he quoted eminent
jurists in support of his position.
Mr.. Wolcott paid compliment to
the three Senators who served on tue
peace commission. 1t was to be regret.
ted that the Senate wrangled day after
day over the question. The treaty
should be promptly ratified and all the
other questions could be satisfactorily
settled by the necessary legislation
later op. Secrets were being discussed
in open session and this government
thereby YVES discredited abroad.
Mr.. Wolcott closed by saying that
the President had nobly done his part
and public interests demanded that the
Senate should stand by him.
The Senate then went into secret SEES
sion.
HOUSE.
Representative Crumpacker, of In.
diana, one OF the most ultra south.
haters in the House and great friend
of Congressman Walker, of Virginia
introduced q bill in the House to-day
ordering the director of the census tt
lay before Congress by the first session
of 1900 compilation of election law;
and statistics of registration and tbs
votes cast at the last election by the
various States, for the purpose of dc
termining upon the reduction of Con
gressional representation for such com
monwealths as DISTINGUISHED large mum
oers of voters as provided By the 14tf
amendment to the constitution. The
bill is aimed at the Carclinas.
After few local bills had been con
sdered, the House went into the com
mittee of the whole with Mr.. Hepburn
in the chair, to consider the military
academy appropriation bill. Genera
debate was limited to ten minutes OF
each side.
During the debete Mr.. Gaines re
ferred to the surgeons in the hospita
as "makeshift doctors" and "lez,
whelps.n Mr.. Grosvenor. Mr.. Crum
packer, and other republicans offered
to help Mr.. Gaines secure pension
and aid fora soldier.
Mr.. Griggs said the chasm between
the North and South had been healed
long years ago, asd, however, much
Mr.. McKiuley wished to pose in his
tory as the great peacemaker. by caring
for the Confederate dead, his task haC
been performed before he attempted i
by the people on both sides OF the Ma
son and Dixon's line.
The bill was passed without opposi
ton and the House suspended regular
| business to acoepf the status of Thos
| n. Benton and Frank z. Blair, pre-
sented by Misst uri.