The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-18

titlod 10 know what the SITUATION 49,
and there was ignorance ~ TO what was
bstng dome He deemed It perfectly clear
that II It was -four. and not arms Or am
munition that had been seized. the seisure
was not Of contrabaud goods
It needed, he thought. no Investigator
by q committee to determine that hour
was not contraband or war.
"A majority Of tho senate can stine this
resolution" said Hale. warmly, but II
cannot be suppressed In any other way"
The discussion Of the question a. to
, whether food products were ever contra
band OF war was precipitated by question
Of Lodge.
Hale was OF the opinion that It would
take very extreme case to make hour
contraband of war. but he could conceive
that 1t might be in certain circumstances.
Such an admission, In his opinion, how
ever. would be fraught with great danger
to the United States now and In the fu-
turs. He did not imagine that the state
department was doing anything that
would get us into trouble, but he wanted
to know what was being done.
Hesolution Amended sad Passed.
The resolution offered by Hale was ma
terially amended. Hale himself accepting
the suggestion Of senators that certain
Objectionable features DO eliminated.
PIatt Of Connecticut said the resolution
- amsnoso ~. NOT ooleeuo'i. - sn.
the subject was pending between the state
department and the diplomatic officials
OF Great Britain. At such q 1uncture.
he thought, the senate ought not to inter-
fers. He felt the negotiations were being
conducted properly and energeticaliy on
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Aan ca'iea As.1n .0. - te sAs'.S
OF mules 10 the british FORCES IN coutn
Africa from ports OF the United states,
the government taking no pains to prevent
IL
platt replied that there was no inhi-
t,s,<, .-.,vst ~. sh,rrr.rt ~ such ann
p p..on -" $3.50 ~ .s,-,~.s 800.
phss 70 tne nrr.'sn- ny snpps's '"s"s
tho shipments ~ their own Fish.
Foraker suggested that the resolution be
directed to the secretary Of state. but
Hale. with some heat, declined to accept
any f,,rther Amendments.
Foraker then moved that the resolution
be amended as he had suggested, and the
motion prevailed. without further ccntro-
versy the resolution. as amended, was
passed.
TEXT ~ the ResoIution.
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.,.,,.ns ~ The ITnited States not contra
band Of war, has been lately seized by
military authorities OF Great Britain IN
ana nea. De.asoa pay, oou.n Ao a,.n.n.
- ~ eccantsa rrircin,ss ~ intarnationaI
law. ana
s.Whereas, Ii is alleged that the said
property IL now unjustly detained by the
military authorities OF Great Britain IN
e ussisu VI a. s ..nsnto. " ''o "
RESOLVED. by the senate of the United
States, That the president shall be re-
quested to send to the senate. II IN MS
opinion Is NOT lncompaliple WIN .ne
,as.,es, - .ha ..stn Sanortrosnt raia.iy.
20 MIA ssizura and detention. and also 10
inform the senate what steps have been
taken In requesting the restoration Of the
property taken and detained as Aforesaid"
other Measures Passed.
n was than detarmined that wtan tha
senata adjourned TODAY II be until 10
o,ciock Tomorrow.
Pettferew,s resolution calling for infor-
nation from the SECRETARY of war as To
the fiscal operations in Cuba was intro
d,iced ana nassed without debate.
A hill relating to Cuban vessels. report-
ed by the commerce committee. was called
I'M bv Berry ana passed.
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Az O'CLOCK .ne hhanc,a' oiii was A,a
peIore the senate' anu al'er n.tie taiA
".
FEBRUARY - anu .ones, Tug sena'o ssieeu
70 vote on the pii reoruary anu mat
tne Two oays ihterveH en'ui" 10 ucsot-
60 70 'eh-hinute oepaees.
Senator Teller's speech.
Teller then addressed the senate on the
financial bill. He commended that the his
tory of the American people showed that
they were favorable to bimetallism. He
renewed his charge that the financial bill
is especially caucus measure and should
NOT be accepted from the junta of ignor-