The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-15

Senator Hears Resolution Declares that
the Philippines Should Be Free.
ALIENS WAR INVESTIGATION RESOLUTION
The Senator Declares the Present
Commission TO he for the Relief
Of Alser.

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Washington, January 14.--At the open
ing Of the scnate's session today the blind
chaplain paid tribute to the late Nelson
Dingley.
/ letter was presented from Mr.. Frye
tMe). president pro tenn. appointing Mr..
Gallinser of New Hampshire to preside
over the senate in the absence OF the vice
| president and himself.
Mr.. Proctor (vt) introduced a Joint
resolution providing for busts OF the late
Senator Morrill, and Senator Voorhees, to
be placed In the National library. The
resolution was referred to the library COM
mittee. Mr.. H6nr introduced the follow
Ing resolutions:
Resolved. That the people of the PHIL
ippine islands Of right ought to be free
and independent; that they are absolvcd
from all allegiance to the Spanish crown.
that all the political connection between
them and Spain is, and ought to be, totally
dissolved, and they have therefore full
power to do all acts and things which in
dependent States may OF right do; that II
is their right to institute new govern
ment for themselves, laying foundation
on such principles and organizing Its pow
ers in such form as to them shall seem
most likely to effect their safety aud hap
piness; and that with these rights the peo-
| pie OF the United States do not propose to
| interfere.
Il should like to have 1t adopted imne-
diately,' said MIR. Hoar.
| Il object" said Mr.. Davis MINI J.,
chairman of the foreign relations COM
mittee, and the resolution went over.
| The resolution of Mr.. Allen for the ap-
pointment Of committee of FIVE senators
to investigate the conduct of the late war
was laid before the senate and Mr.. Allen
| took the floor in advocacy Of IL.
| Mr.. Allen said he had no desire to en-
barrass the president, but SO many COM
| plants had been made by the press and
individuals of the conduct of the war that
he thought 1t time for rigid and impair
| tial investigation of the war to be made.
| He had. he said, no confidence in the Al
ger relief commission" which was now
conducting an investigation of the war.
He criticised the sending of troops to
Chickamauga, where they were faced by
sickness and death. He intimated that
the troops of the Wvst were sent to
! Chickamauga for the benciit of transporta-
ton companies.
He declared that there had been gross
irregularities in the handling of the COM
missary and other supplies He said 1t
had beer charged that supplies We're in
many cases unfit for use and he was satis-
fed the charges were true. If the troops
had been furnished "embalmed beef the
people and the world had a right to know
| it.
Interrupting Mr. Allen, Mr. Spooner
(Wis.) criticised him for his anticipation
of an unfair and partial report from the
commission, and suggested that he might
better wait until the sport was presented
before he attacked 1t.
At this point a message was received
from the house announcing the adoption OF
resolution on the death of Representative
Dingley.
MIR. Hale requested that the resolution
he laid before the senate and read Mr..
Hale then offered resolutions expressive
OF the deep sorrow with which the sem
ate had learned of the death Of Represent
alive Dingley and directed the appoint
ment of committee OF senators to accom-
pany the remains to Maine
Mr. Hale also delivered feeling eulogy
OF Mr. Dingiey. closing with motion that
the senate adjourn.
Prior TO the putting OF the motion Mr..
Galinger. president pro TEN, announced
the committee OF senators who are TO join
a like committee of the house TO accom-
pany the remains of Mr.. Dingley to Maine
as follows:
Messrs. Frye, Maine; Aldrich. Rhode Is
land: Burrows, Michigan: Fairbanks, In
diana: Pritchard, North Carolina; Berry,
Arkansas: Faulkner. West Virginia; Raw
lines. Utah, and McLaurin. South Carolina.
The senate then at 12:4S p. nj. ad-
iourned