Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-21
Sen. Hoar Would Have the
Government Declare Anew
its Purposes.
WOULD MAKE NO ADVANCE.
do Wrong Sen. Fettigrcw wants to
Know About tho war Department
"A Statement by M. Grow Only
Business in the H"use.

Washington, Dec 20.--In the final ses-
sion of the Senate to-day before the holt
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 representatives of the
administration to suppress proper facts
and news when called for by u Senator.
He said he believed an effort was being
made to prevent the testimony taken by
the war investigating commission from
being sent to the Senate at his request,
and declared his purpose of not submitting
to the suppression of information to
which the people in his opinion were en-
titled.
Taking Major General Brooke's fare
well proclamation to the people of Cuba
as text, Mr.. Hale of Maine, briefly con-
graduated the general upon the work he
had accomplished in Cuba and said he
could now see the dawn of the time when
the Cuban peop.e would be independent
MIR. Morgan of Alabama offered an
amendment to Me- Bacons resolutions
guaranteeing to the residents of Porto
Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines repuh-
lican government and Mr.. Hoar of Massd-
chusetts introduced resolution dcClar-
ing how the people of the island possess
sons of the United States should be gov
erned.
Senator Hoar's resolution reads as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The American people and
several States in the Union have in tines
past at important periods of their history
especially when declaring their independ-
ence, establishing the constitution or UNI
dertakng nav and great responsibilities
seen lit to declare the purposes for which
the nation or state was founded and the
important objects the people intend to
pursue in their political action; and
Whereas The close of a great war, tho
liberation by the United States of the peo-
pie of Cuba and Porto Rico in the western
hemisphere and Philippine Islands in the
Far East and the reduction of those peo-
pies to condition of practical dependence
upon the United States constitute an oC-
casion which makes such a declaration
proper; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That this republic adheres to
the doctrines which were in the past set
fosth in the declaration of independence
and in its national and State constitutions
hat the purpose ofits existence and the oh
icets to which political action ought to he
directing are the ennobling of humanity
raising from the dust It's humbleSt ANA
coarsest members, and enabling persons
coming lawfully under its power or iniiu-
ence to live in freedom and honor under
the governments whose forms they are to
have share in determining and in whose
administration they shall have an equal
voice. Its most important and pressing
Obligations are:
Frst-To solve the difficult problem pre-
scented by the presence Of different races
on our own soil with equal constitutional
rights; to make the negTo safe in his
home. secure in his vote, equal in his OPP
portunity for education and employment;
and to bring the Indian to civilization and
culture in accordance to his need and
capacity.
Second-To enable the great cities TO
govern themselves in freedom. honor and
purity.
Third-To make the ballot box as pure
as a sacramental vessel and the election
Ceturn as perfectly in accord with law and
truth as a judgment Of the supreme court.
Fourth-ro Danish iliiteracy and ignor-
ance from the land.
Fifth-To secure for every workman and
every workWoman. wages enough to sup
port a life of comfort and old age of leie-
ure and quiet. as BELTS those who have an
equal share in a self-governing state.
Sixth-ro grow and expand over the con-
tinent and over the islands OF the sea. just
so fast, and no faster, as we can bring
into equality and self-government under
our constitution peoples and races who
will share those ideals and help make
them realities.
SeVenth--To set a peaceful example of
freedom which mankind will be glad 10
follow but never to force even freedom
upon unwilling nations at the point OF
the bayonet or at the cannons mouth.
Eighth-To abstain fro interfering
with the freedom or to adjust the rights
OF other nations, or peoples, and remember
that liberty to do right necessarily in
wolves liberty to do wrong; and that the
American people has no right to take from
any other people their birthriGht OF free
dom because of fear they will do wrong
with 1t.
At the opening of to-day's session of the
Senate the presiding officer laid before
the Senate a communication from the re-
gents of the Smithsonian institute sug-
costing in the form of joint resolution
the appointment of former Secretary of
State Richard Olney of Massachusetts. to
ill vacancy in the board of regents
caused by the death of DR.. VIM. Preston
Johnston of Louisiana. Mr.. Hoar of Mas
sachusetts, thouLh hit this a most unusual
proceeding. 1t was, he thought the INST
time in tho history of the Senate or the
institution that regents had been prompt
ed to suggest name for a new membfr
He thought it would be as proper for the
justices of the supreme court to suggest TO
the President how he should fill a vacancy
on the bench. The resolution was left on
the table.
NOTHING DONE IN THE HOUSE.
Washington Dec. 2O-No business was
transacted at the brief session of the
House to-day. The time was occupied in
n iiihuster against a motion to adjourn,
having been inaugurated by the democrats
and some republicans in orAer to give Mr.,
Grow, the venerable eX-spcaker of the
House an opportunity to reply to some
statements made yesterday by Mr.. Gaines
! of Tennessee.
Mr.. Payne. the majority leader, was de-
feated on two roll calls. Mr.. Richardson
chafted him on his defeat in good ma
tured way. After Mr.. Grow had made his
statement the House adjourned until u
o'clock. Jan. 3, 1900.
Three-fourths ofthe seats of the House
were empty to-day. n majority of the
members having already left for their
homes to spend the holidays.