Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-21
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, February 81.
SENATE.

w ASd1NtIONs ESOL uoi -
SENATE.
Mr.. Pettigrew presented in the
Senate today u resolution of the legisls'
ture of South Dakota instructing hin
to vote for the ratification OF the peace
treaty. He said the document reached
him after he had voted against the
treaty, but had it come to hand soon
err, he would have psid no attention tc
it. as he denied the right OF the legisla-
ture to Instruct him. MIR. Pettlgre@
then explained that since his election
the legislature had changed front Oh
the currency question, and was now fol
the single gold standard. If he were tt
follow that legislature he would be vot
ing on every side OF almost every ques'
ton. He had noticed that most OF the
legislators in South Dakota failed OF re
election.
The Senate adopted the conference
report on the legislative appropriation
bill.
A favorable report was made from
the finance committee on the resolution
to permit laborers to be brought in by
foreigners who will have EXHIBITS al
the Philadelphia exposition this year
4 join resolution was passed appro
priatins $4,000 to prevent the spread
of smallpox IL the District OF Columbia
Among the bills passed were:
Amending the war revenue law by
adding the following to the cad o
schedule a:
Whenever bond or note shall bt
secured by mortgage or deed Of trus
hut one stamp shall be required to be
placed upon such papers; provided
that the stamp placed thereon shall bt
the highest rate required for said in
struments or either OF them.
Resolution declaring that no ceneurt
should rest on the Methodist Episcopa
Church South for the misstatement'
! and concealments of the book agent:
in connection with the passage of The
bill tor the payment of the claims, etc
Mr. Quay, from the committee or
public buildings and grounds, reported
favorably bills providing for the cree
ton or enlargement of government
buildings at various points.
Mr.. Allen complained that combi
nation had been formed to favor GER
tain bills, and that others had been ig'
nored by Mr.. Quay's committee.
Mr.. Quay denied the statement and
said Mr.. Allen and others should have
consulted members OF the committee.
| The Senate then resumed considers
ton of the postotlice appropriation bill
and MIR. Butler made another lonl
speech in which he again insisted ri
amendment should bs adopted reducing
materially the compensation to the
railway companies for carrying the
mails
At , o'clock the army reorganization
bill was temporarily displaced and the
post office bill given the right of way
in order that votes might De taker
upon that measure aud pending amend
ments. The first vote was upon tina
Butler amendment reducing materially
the compensation to the railways.
1t was defeated-45 to 10.
The post office bill was passed with
out division, and the army reorganizs-
ton bill was again taken up.
Mr.. Hswley said something bad to
be done, and he did not see how any
one could oppose action. He thought
the Spanish Cortes would promptly
rstifv the treaty, and the proclamation
by President Mckinley would be is
sued shortly. The law required that
the President should discharge the vol
unteers as soon as peace is declared
aud some provision must be made to
give him authority to retain force
large enough to meet the new condi
| tons.
Mr.. Hawley opposed the CockrelI
bill which be admitted might possibly
go through. He objected to having
the Filipinos enlisted in the army, on
the ground that if they were taken in
they would be we'll armed, and his pre-.
diction was that it would not DE IS
hours before all would Join AguDaldc
aud fight the United State'. All peoples
he went on to say, who have Spanish
blood in their veins, are subject &c
revolutions. They scarcely know any
thing else. Mr.. Haw!ey insisted that g
regular army of IS, 900 was not too large
for this country.
HOUSE.