Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-19
Ex-Speaker Grow for Retaining the
Philippines.
DISTRIBUTING PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Substitute for House Currency
Bill Reported.
SHORT SENATE SEES SION

When the House met today Mr. Tayler
(ohio), chairman of the special committee
to investigate the case of Representative
elect Roberts. offered a resolution for the
payment of the expenses incurred by the
committee and hereafter to be incurred out
OF the contingent fund of the House.
Mr.. Lentz tOhio) asked unanimous con-
sent that the committee investigating the
Roberts case be also instructed to investi-
gate the cases of the two Utah postmasters
alleged to be guilty of polygamy.
Mr.. Sherman IN. " objected, and the
Tayler resolution was adopted.
quite number of perfunctory resolutions
for printing and permission to sit during
the sessions of the House preferred on be-
halt OF various committees, were adopted.
These resolutions We're necessary 10 get
the committees in working order
The Speaker announced the appoinsm IN
Q. the following committee to participate
In preparing arrangements for the unveil-
ing of the statue of Daniel Webster jan
uary IS, 1900: Messrs Lowering (Mass),
Cousins Uowa), Clark IN. H, Cummings
IN. V and Gaines (Tenn).
Mr.. Payne, chairman of the ways and
means committee, then presented the reso-
luton for the distribution of the President S
message to the various committees having
jurisdiction. 1t was in the usual form.
Mr.. Payne stated that Mr.. Grow, tie ven
erdDlt tS-Speaker OF the House, desired to
address the House for forty minutes uroIl
the resolution and 1t was arranged that
the democrats should have an equal amount
of time if they desired it.
Retention of Philippines Favored.
Mr.. Grow read a carefully prepared
speech in defense of the policy of retain
ing possession of the Philippines as logi-
cal result of the war with Spain and Dew
ey's victory in Manila.
He said the people of the District of Co
lumbia would have just as much right to
rebel against the authority of the United
States as the people of the Philippines.
The 'copperheads' of 1915 were succeed
ed by the ''anti-imperalists' of today.
Both sought to embarrass the government.
Mr.. Gaines tTenn) spoke briefly in oppo-
sition to Mr.. Grows statement last Friday,
that from 1860 to 1873 coin was understood
to mean and did mean gold
The resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. Bell (COl.) submitted some remarks
in criticism of the statements in the Presi-
dents message about the prosperous condi-
ton of the country. He charged that d
large proportion of the alleged prosperity
was fictitious and fnstanced the case of the
numerous industrial trusts which, he said
had been inflated with wind and hoated.
Many of these bubbles had been pricked
within the last few days, and today the
newspapers We're filled with the stories of
disaster on Wall street.
During Mr.. Bells speech Mr.. Linney On
c. interrupted him. Il want to read to
you a sentence from letter from a resi-
dent OF North Carolina, which l was just
reading" said he. Mr.. Linney read as fol-
lows: Il sometimes think. how can 1t be?
Am l mistaken? Is the republican party
right on the money and all other public
questions, and we honest, hornyhanded
sons of toll always wrong? Really it looks
that way now. God grant that prosperity
Is come to stay, whether brought about by
your party or not. We needed help, we
have it. and | am thankful"
The reading of this extract created much
merriment.
Mr.. Mercer (Neb.) announced the death
of the late Senator Hayward of Nebraska
and after the adoption of the customary
resolutions the House, at 2:05 pm as a
further mark of respect, adjourned