Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-20
Congress Adjourns Until After the
Holidays.
Mr.. HOAR'S COLONIAL RESOLUTION
Mr. Pettigrew Charges Attempt to
Suppress information.
LIVELY TINE IN THE HOUSE

| Al the opening OF today's session of the
Senate the presiding officer laid before the
senate communication from the regents
OF the Smithsonian Institution suggesting
III the form of joint resolution the ap-
| pertinent of former Secretary Of State
Richard olney of Massachusetts 10 fiji the
| vacancy on the board of regents caused bv
| the death OF DIR. William Preston Johpson
| of Louisiana
Mr. Hoar (Mass.) thought this a nost
unusual proceeding. 1t was, he thought.
| the first time In the history of the Senate
or OF the institution that the regents had
| been prompted to suggest the name of a
| new member. He thought IL would be ~
proper for justices OF the Supreme Court
TO suggest to the President who should MI
vacancy on the bench.
| The resolution finally was left on tn.
| table.
| Peace and Order in Cuba
MI Hale tMe.) had read from the clerks
| desk the proclamation issued by General
Brooke in Havana on turning over The civil
| government Of Cuba to his successor GEN
eral Leonard Wood
Ihls proclamation" said he. must ar
rest the attention of the Senate committee
| on Cuban affairs and Of the country N is
| a most remarkable statement of the prog
ress that has been made in Cuba II Cen
eral Brooke be right, peace and order prac-
ucaliy nave been restored on the island
and the people will be ready at an eariy
Date TO enter upon government Of their
own; General Brooke is to be cougraiu-
lated upon having accomplished vast
work II is much greater than | had sun
posed. see the dawn of the time when the
cuban people will be able to set up a gov
ernment of their own. General Rrooke
having been displaced will soon come
north and when he arrives will receive our
congratulations upon his great work
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on relations with Cuba.
A joint resolution reported by Mr. Lodge
from the committee on foreign relations
authorizing y. M. Brooks, superintendent
of mails to accept decorations from TIbe-
ria and Bolivia, was adopted.
Mr.. Harris (kan) announced his with
drawal from the committee on agriculture.
Thereupon Mr.. Cockreu CMo) presented a
resolution filling the vacancies on tht. com
mittees on agriculture, claims, forest reser-
Vauons, interstate commerce, Philippines
and pensions by the appointment of Mr..
Alien lNeb). The resolution was adopted
Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) proposed an amend-
ment to Mr.. Bacon's joint resolution guaran-
teeing to the people of Porto Rico Hawaii
and the Philippines republican form OF
government and protection against inva-
sion. 1t was not referred.
Mr.. Butler IN. CO proposed an amend
ment TO the Constitution providing that the
chief Justice of the United States and
United States Judges shall be elected by
the people. 1t was referred 70 the Judi.
ciary committee.
Mr.. HOar's Resolution.
Mr.. Hoar introduced q resolution declara-
tory of the principles under which the peo-
pie Of the island possessions of the United
States should be governed, the resolution
looking to the ultimate self-government Of |
those people.
The resolution follows:
Whereas the American people and the
several states in the Union have in times |
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especially when declaring their indepen-
dence, establishing their constitutions or
undertaking new and great responsibilities,
seen fit TO declare the purposes for which
the nation or state was founded. and The
Important objects the people intend 10 pur-
sue in their political action; and
Whereas the close of a great war, the
libers ton by the United States of the peo-
pie of Cuba and Porto Rico I'm the western
hemisphere. and of the Philippine Islands
in the far east, and the reduction OF those
peoples to a condition of practical depen-
dence upon the United States, constitute
an occasion which makes such declaration
proper; therefore, be it
Resolved, That this republic adheres TO h,
the doctrines which were in the past set
forth in the Declaration Of independence,
and In It's national and state constitution.
That the purpose OF its existence and
the objects to which its political action
ought to be directed are the ennoblng of
humanity, the raising from the dust its
humblest AMI coarsest members, and the
Its power or influence to live I'm freedom
and in honor. under governments whose
forms they are to have share in determin-
ing, and in whose administration they have
an equal voice. Its most important and
pressing obligations are:
Il. To solve the difficult problem pre-
sented by the presence of different races on
our own soil with equal constitutional
rights. To make the negro safe in his
home, secure in his vote, equal In his oppor-
tunity for education and employment. and
rT 1Nr{t he. Tr,xlfo
culture in accordance with his need and
capacity;
80. To enable great cities to govern
themselves in freedom, in honor and IN
IS. To make the ballot box as pure as a
sacramental vessel, and the election return
as perfectly in accord with the law and the p
truth as the judgment of the Supreme
Court;
a. To Danish fliteracy and ignorance
from the land:
''5. To secure for every workman and for
every working woman, wages enough 10
support a life of comfort and an old age of
leisure and quiet. as befits those who have
an equal share in a self-governing state.
&c. To grow and expand over the conti-
nent, 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 these ideals and help to make them
realities:
-. To set a peaceful example of free
dom which mankind will be glad TO follow,
but never to force even freedom upon un-
willing nations at the point of the bayonet
or at the cannon's mouth:
IS. To abstain from interfering with the
freedom and just rights Of other nations or
peoples, and to remember that the liberty
to do right necessarily involves the liberty
to do wrong; and that the American people
has no right to take from any other people
the birthright of freedom because of a
fear that they will do wrong with it
The resolution at Mr. Hoar's request was
left on the table.
Mr.. Hawley (Conn), chairman Of the
military affairs committee. drew a sharp
speech from Mr.. Pettigrew by motion 10
reconsider a resolution previously intro
duced by Mr.. Pettigrew and passed. direct
ing the Secretary of War to forward 10 The
Senate the full report of the commission
appointed by the President to inv ssticate
the conduct of the Spanish war.
Mr.. PettiErew's Charge.
Mr.. Pettigrew declared that this was a
most unusual proceeding, and demanded
to know whether "it is part of studied
policy to suppress information"
rs it?'' he demanded, "along the lines of