Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-02-09
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Vain Attempt to Agree Upon n Tim
tn AOle On RexnIufInnA

Vain Attempt to Agree Upon "A Time
to Vote On Resolutions.
The controversy in the senate over
the vote upon the various resolutions
interpretative of the peace treaty took
an acute turn late yesterday. The OPP
position to a vote first came from the
friends OF the treaty. who advanced
the theory that IL should be ratified
without compromise. Those who were
willing that a vote should De taken
yesterday held an opposite view and
absolutely refused To agree TO a time
for taking a vote. The contest occur
red In the executive session, which did
not occur until 5:15 o'clock. The next
hour and n quarter was spent in n
vain endeavor on the one side to get an
agreement to n vote on the resolutions
and the other in the more unsuccessful
vote to bring the days session to a
close without allowing anything to be
accomplished in that direction.
The senate finally adjourned without
having accomplished anything.
Washington, Feb. Cat the begin
ming of Saturdays session Of the sen
ate Mr.. Allen of Nebraska offered the
following resolutions:
THE senate OF the United States in
ratifying the treaty of Paris, does not
commit itself or the government to the
doctrine that the islands acquired by
virture of the war with Spain are to be
annexed to or to become a part Of the
United States, and that the difference
In the language of said treaty as re-
spects the island OF Cuba and It's in
Ia hita nsc unI tla LELAND - IpO,.tA Iliaz
and Philippine islands and their in
habitants shall not be construed or be
held to be n difference In effect. but
that 1t is the intention and purpose of
the senate in ratifying said treaty TO
place the inhabitants of the Philippine
islands and Porto Rico In exactly the
same position as respects their reia-
lions to the United States as are the
inhabitants OF Cuba"
Mr.. Allen gave notice that he would
address the senate upon the resolution
to-day. Mr.. Chiffon of Texas then adj
dressed the senate on the various anti
expansion resolutions. He asserted
that he was not an anti-expansionist
or aDti-annexationist. Within proper
bounds ne regarded 1t as the duty OF
this country to widen its bounds He
thought the acquisition of Porto Rico
and the island of Guam was We'll
thought, but In the acquisition Of the
Philippines a grave public policy was
involved. He believed that the acqui-
sition involved serious perils and
dangers to Il government. Mr.. Chill
ton finished at 1:55 and Mr.. Wolcott of
Colorado followed. He said he stood
by his government. and would have
supported any treaty presented by the
commissioners. Mr.. Wolcott denounced
the wrangling W. the treaty. The
who were a few months ago
certain that the Cubans were capa-
HE of self-government are now as sure
the people OF the Philippines were
also capable of such government.
In the House.
The house passed the military acad-
envy appropriation bill, carrying about
100000 1t served as n e. for a
by Mr.. Griggs of Georgia on
the presidents suggestion that the
government care for the graves Of the
dead. He referred to the
devotion of Southern men to the u
try from the days of Appomattox 10
of Santiago. Let there be an end
to the constant reiteration, he urged,
Of reconciliation between the sections.
reconciliation had long & been
accomplished, and with the new IN
OF the South, the younger men,
there was no need OF reconciliation as
had beer no separation. I'VE ac-
cept the words Of the president in good
said Mr.. Griggs, but we insist
hat this shall be the last reconcilia-
ions of the sections. Let this be the
inal ratification of the treaty CT peace
between the North and South Mr..
riggs speech was warmly appiauded
md he received many congratulations.