Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL
Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions Decides to No Longer 0p-
pose Vote on Resolutions.
DEMOCRATS FIGHT TREATY
The House Considering the River and Har-
Dor Bill Favorably y Wonderful Expan-
sion of American Commerce With
in the Last Season.

Washington, Feb 1.-The senate
committee on foreign relations today
discussed the various. decaratory reso-
lutions before the senate in connection
with the peace treaty and decided to no
longer oppose taking vote upon any
of them. The committee is confident of
having all resolutions, except that af-
fered by Mr. Sullivan, voted down.
They will not oppose the Sullivan meas
ure.
Senator Lindsay, of Kentucky, Of
fered the following joint resolution:
THAT acquisition by the United States
through conquest, treaty or otherwise,
of territory not adjacent to and geo.
graphically a part of the continent of
North America, carries with it no con-
stitutional or moral obligation to admit
it as a territory or any portion thereof
into the federal union as a state or
states. That it is against the policy,
traditions and interests of the American
people to admit states erected out of
such on-American territories or por-
tions thereof, into our union of Ameri-
can states, at any time or under any
conditions. That the United States ac-
cept from Spain the cession of the Phil
pupine islands with the hope that the
people of those islands may demon
strate their capacity to establish and
maintain a stable government, capable
of enforcing law and order at home and
dscharging the international obliga-
tions resulting upon separate and inde-
pendent states, and with no expectation
or desire of permanently holding these
islands as colonies, or subject province
or compelling their people against their
consent to submit to the authority of
the United States, after they shall dem
onstrate their capacity for self govern
ment as herein defined, the government
of the United States to be judge of such
capacity.
At Senator Lindsay's request the res
olution was left on the table subject to
call. In accordance with notice previ-
ously given, Senator Rawlins, of Utah,
addressed the senate on the Vest anti
expansion resolution.
Senator Davis said: This nation has
been one of growth in population from
5000 900 to x, 900, 900, in territory from
the shores of the Atlantic across the
continent and out INTO the swelling
waters of the Pacific. Millions of homes
of our sturdy patriotic people and mag
nificent states have been the fruits of
our expansion. Territorial expansion
with commensurate extension of consti-
tutonal freedom is twice blessed. it has
blessed those who gave and those who
have received.
In executive session Senator Teller
took the floor in support of the ratifica-
tion of the peace treaty. He replied to
many objections to the treaty, and
urged favorable action as the only wise
and safe course for the country under
the existing circumstances.
An effort was made to secure consent
to vote tomorrow on the Bacon and
other resolutions. Senator Carter
Mont objected, unless vote could take
place after Senator Spooner (Wis.) had
addressed the senate At 2 o'clock the
senate went into executive session ito
consider the peace treaty.
The senate committee on naval affairs
has decided to report favorably on the
Joint resolution reviving the rank OF
admiral in the interest of Rear Admiral
Dewey, and the resolution was so
amended as to extend the time of his re-
tirement 10 years.
The committee on committees in the
Republican caucus of the senate today.
agreed upon Encouragement of the com
mittee assignments made necessary by
the death of Senator Morrill,. Senator
Aldrich succeeds to the chairmanship of
the committee on finance, and Senator
Platt, of New York, to vacancy on
the committee; Senator Spooner sue
ceeds Senator Aldrch as chairman of