The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-18
THE NATIONAL LAW MAKERS.
What Congress is Doing From Day TO
Day.
The Senate,

Ddy.
The Senate.
Seventeenth Day-Senator Hoar. o.
Massachusetts, introduced a resolution
asking the President to furnish the
Senate with all communications rece!F-
ed from Aguinaldo or any one repre-
senting the Filipinos or any alleged au-
thority of the people there and our
replies thereto; ;ne proclamation sent
to the Philippine people and the same
aS actually proclaimed by General OTIS
if in any way altered. together with in
formation whether such change was
approved. and The President is also
asked to forward without delay all in
formation he has Ot the forms OF gov
ernment, proclam2tions or conventions
of those islands. Mr.. Hoar sought I'M
mediate consideration, but on objec-
tion went over.
Senator Rawl!ng, Of Utah, has intro
duced d resolution directing the Phil
ippine committee of the House TO re-
port on what form OF government other
than the Spanish, existed in the Philip
pines prior to December 10, 1898, and 20
what extent Spain had actual coa;ro!
OF the islands Also whether sovereign
power can be justly and in accordance
with international law claimed in the
absence OF power OF control.
Mr.. Allen, OF Nebraska, offered reso-
luton calling upon the Secretary OF
War for complete information as to
the transport service. II was adopted.
The Senate. at O'Clock adjourned.
Eighteenth Day-The day was spent
in hearing eulogieS on the life and
character Of Vice-President Hobart.
Many Senator's paid eloquent tributes
to his memory, after which the Senate
adjourned.
Nineteenth Day-A spirited and at
times sensational debate was precip!-
tated in the Senate on the Philippine
question over resolutions of inquiry.
Mr. Pettigrew. of South Dakota. at
tackled the administration policy III
the Philippines and also made some
startling charges against those who
were supporting the admin .stration.
He declared that systematic effort
was being made to prevent accurate in
formation from reaching the people OF
the United States and that it was
political scheme 20 further the candl-
dacy of Mr.. Mckinley for re-nomina-
ton and reelection. Before adjourn
mept, the Senate, after prolonged de-
bate, passed the bill comforting powers
upon the director of the census.
Twentieth Day.-The Senate held a
brief session, devoted principally to a
discussion of the reply Of England on
the seizure of American flour. After
a short executive session the Senate
adjourned.
Twenty-First Day.-The Senate com :
mittee On Privileges and Elections
continued the investigation of charges
against Senator Clark of Montana. II.
l.. Hewett, a miner wao was in Helena
during the session OF the Legislature
in 1899, said that Charley Clark had
asked him to see Senator Myers and
offer him $4,000 for his vote for Mr..
Clark for Senator. He had according
ly taxed with vita Mr.. Myers and tes-
titled that that gentleman had tcld
him after first declining the PROPOSE
ton 10 say to Clark that if he was dis
posed to do so he could put the $4,000
in the hands of Mr.. WhiteSide TO be
paid TO him Myers in case he should
vote for Mr.. Clark. Hewett said TIA.
the Senator's son stated that this ar
rangement was satisfactory and had
afterward told him that the money for
Myers had been given to Whiteside and
that his vote was assured.
The witness said that he had seen
the Senator at his home at the Helena
Hotel short time after the Whiteside
exposure and had asked him what he
proposed to do, when the Senator re-
piled:
There is only one thing to do and
that is to make the people believ that
the Daily gang have furnished the mon
ey and have put up a conspiracy
against u.s.
Concluding his testimony Mr.. Hew-
ett said he had received no pay for his
services from Mr.. Clark and no prom
ise of any. He had been interested
with the Senator in a mining company
and preferred him to his opponents.
The House.