The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21

septed by the presence OF different racss
on our soil with equal constitutional
rights. to make the negro safe In his
home, secure in hts VOTE equal In his
opportunity for education and employ
nenf, and to bring the Indian TO civili-
fation and culture In accordance with his
need and capacity.
j. To enable great cities to govern
themselves in freedom, honor and purity.
3. To make the ballot box az secure as
a sacramental vessel and the election re-
turn as perfectly In accord with the law
and the truth as the Judges OF the su-
preme court.
g. TO Danish illiteracy and Ignorance
from the land.
s. To secure for every workman and for
every working woman wages enough to
support a life of comfort and an old age Of
leisure and quiet as BELTS those who have
an equal share In safe governing State.
8. 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 elf-government under
our constitution peoples and races who
VIII share these ideas and help to make
them realities
4 To set peaceful example OF freq
dom which mankind VIII be glad TO follow,
bu, never to force even freedom upon I'M
willing nations az the point OF the bayo-
net or at the cannons mouth.
g. To abstain from interfering with the
freedom and rights OF other nations Or
peoples, and to remember that the flberty
TO do right necessarily Involves the liberty
TO do wrong AMI that the American people
have no right TO take from any other peo-
pie the brthrisht OF freedom because Of
fear that they will do wrong with IL.
The resolution at Mr.. Hoers request,
was left on the table.
Mr. Hawley Comm, chairman OF the
military affairs committee, drew a sharp
speech from Mr. Pettigrew by motion 10
reconsider resolution previously intro
duced by Mr.. Pettigrew and passed, di-
recting the secretary of war to forward
TO the senate the full report OF the com
mission appointed by the president to in
vestigate the conduct OF the Spanish war
MT. Pettgrew declared that this was a
most unusual proceeding aud demanded
TO kno" whether ut is part Of a studied
policy 10 suppress information"
rs it, he demanded, along the lines
OF suppression Of news from Manila. not
because II is proper news but because of
lis possible effect on the people OF the
country day or two ago ! asked the
adoption Of resolution of inquiry that I
deemed perfectly proper. Il was laid on
The table. Was the action taken because
the resolution indicsted that officers of
ippine republic? DO YOU think II such a
recognition ha1 not been made that reso-
luton would have been laid on the table?
Tho fact Is. We did recognize the philip-
pine republic ana IT was through the as
sistance of the Philippine vessels that "A
Spanish garrison was forced 20 surrender.
II now seems that there are nanny things
10 be Brought to tho attention OF the peo-
PIE. Ny belief Is that We ought to have
another committee to investigate The en-
tire conduct 0f Inc Spanish war We
might Investigate tho purchase Of army
transports FOR which We paid two or three
times what they we're offered for TO others.
is this policy OF the suppression of news
fscts % be followed Tor the purpose Of
re- aleotins the present administration
In reply. Mr.. Iiawley discaimed any
intention OF an endeavor 10 suppress any
facts. He had made the motion simply
that the matter might nc considered by
committee With view TO ascertanipg the
availability OF the matter asked for.
Mr. Cockrell tMo) believed that the
report OF the investigating committee
should be communicated TO the senate and
at his suggestion the resolution was recon
sidered and the request OF tho president
Ii not incompatible with public interests,
to communicate the testimony and report
Of the committee to the house.
Mr.. Allison Gowa) thought. too. that
the senate ought to have the testimony
and report
Tho resolution as amended by Mr. Cock
rnll was passed without dissent.
Tho senate then at l;l5 y. IN. went
into executive session. At u p. IN the
senate adjourned until january 3, 1900.