The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-21
THE SENATE

Washington, December 20.-In the final
session of the senate today before the holl-
day recess, Mr.. Pettigrew, of South Dako-
ia, in a Enthusiastically incisive speech
demanded to know whether 1t was to be
the policy of the republican representa-
tives of the administration to suppress
proper facts and news when called for 10y
a senator. He said he believed effort
was being made to prevent the testimony
taken by the war investigating commission
his purpose of not submitting to the suppress
sion of information to which the people, in
his opinion, were entitled.
Taking Major General Brooke's farewell
proclamation to the people of Cuba as his
text, Mr.. Hale, of Maine, briefly congratu-
lated the general upon the work he had
accomplished in Cuba, and said he could
now see the dawn of the time when the
Cuoan people would be Independent.
Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, offered an.
amendment to Mr.. Bacon's resolution guar
anteeing to the people of Puerto RICO. Ha-
wai and the Philippines a republican gov
ernment. The text of the resolution fol-
lows:
'"That in pursuance of section 4, article 4,
of the constitution of the United States
will guarantee to the pre of Puerto Rico
and the Pacific islands and all other states
and peoples within it's sovereign jurisdiction
and control republican government, and
will protect them against invasion"
Mr.. Butler, of North Carolina proposed
an amendment to the constitution provd-
ing that the chief justice of the United
States and United States judges shall Zoe
elected by the people. 1t was referred to
the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,, introduced
a resolution declaring how the people of
the island possessions of the United States
should be governed, follows:
Whereas, The American people and sew
eral states in the Union have in times past
at important periods In their history,
pecialy when declaring their independence
establishing their constitutions, or under
taking new and greater responsibilities,
seen fit to declare the purpose for which
the nation or state was founded. and the
important objects the people intend to pur-
sue in their political action, and,
Whereas, The close of a great war, the
liberation by the United States of the peo-
Pile of Cuba and Puerto Rico in the western
hemisphere, and of the Philippine islands
in the far east, and a reduction of those
people to condition of practical fndepend-
ence upon the United States, constitute
an which makes such declaration
proper; therefore. DE it .
Resolved, That this republic adneres to
the doctrines which were in the past set
forth in the declaration of independence
and its national and state constitutions
that the purpose of its existence and the
doctrines ito which its political action ought
to be directed are Rhe ennobling of hui
the raising from the dust its hum
best and coarsest members, and the en-
abling of persons coming lawfully under It's
power or influence to live in freedom and
in honor. under governments whose form
they are to have a share in determining,
and in whose administration they have an
equal share.
Its most important and pressing obli-
cations are:
"Ffrst-To solve the difficult problem pre-
sented by the presence of the different
races on our soil with equal constitutional
rights To make the negro safe in his
home, secure in his vcl.e, equal in his op-
portunity for education and employment.
and to bring the Indian to civilization
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