The Monte Vista journal., 1900-02-17

ford Of Denver read n paper upon IN,
effects OF popular suffrage In Colorado
She noted the Improvement OF condi
tious at the polls. There had been
higher standard OF candidates for pul,
lie office. The wolnen'voiers had in
proved themselves. There "e 1900
more women voters In Colorado thai
men. Among those who spoke agalns
women suffrage was Mlss Emily l..
blssell OF Wilmington. Delaware. whG
read q letter from Ralph Talbot OF
Denver. asserting that women suffrage
In Colorado had been failure and .,
detrlment to women. Miss BIssell said
that in Colorado women stun ballot
boxes as readily as men. and that the
purity Of the ballot claimed by the nd
vOcates Of women suifragists had not
been realised. In Colorado, where there
In woman suffrage. the millennium was
NO nearer at hand than elsewhere.
The reports on the bill framed by
the ways and means committee, impOs.
ing duties equivalent to twenty y live
per cent. of the American tariff on
goods imported into Puerto Rico from
the United States and Vice versa. were
submitted to the House Thursday. The
Republicans OF the committee. except
Mr.. Mccall Of Massachusetts. agreed
to report In support of the bill, devot.
Ing . considerable portion Of their ar
gument to sustaining the contention
that the clause OF the constitution de-
claring that ''all duties, impOstx and ex-
cisex shall be uniform throughout the
United States" Is not applicable TO our
new Possessions, which they aay are
not United States territory within the
meaning OF that declaration. The
Democrats. together with Mr.. New
lands OF Nevada. took the contrary
view. Mr.. Mccall. dissenting Republ,-
can. practically holds with them. He
made separate report, saying he can
not support the bill. "Oecnuse II does
not follow the rule Of uniformity pre-
scribed by the cohstitutiOn-R rule
which. In my opinion, governs Con-
gress In legislation for the territories
OF the United States" Mr.. Mccall Is
unsparing In his dcnunciation Of the
policy to which the bill will commit
the government. The minority report
was submitted by Chairman Payne. II
says the twenty-five per cent. duty l.
necessary TO prevent United States
manufacturers OF spirits and cigars
from bSing nj disadvantage.
|
for a Topographic and geological sur
vey Of the island OF Puerto Rico. &222
OUO for the Hawaiian islands. &3d.OOG
for Cuba and &JO.ODO for the Philip
pines. the expenditure for Cuba To In
made from the revenue of that coun-
try. The maps Of all these islands are
Incomplete and inaccurate. They indi-
cate roads and streams that do not ex-
| LIST, and omit some that are OF Import
Ance. II will be Of great value To fu-
ture immigrants to have maps show
ing the geological formation of the
country. the location OF the different
soils and rocks, the size Of the different
streams. the height Of the hills and
mountains md other Information OF
this character. Although the Spnni>li
have occupied Cuba and Puerto Rico
for 400 years. portions Of these islands
have never yet been explored. and their
mineral resources have not been meas
ured. There is 10 accurate informa-
tiOn concerning their wntcr supgly.
their building material. their timber re-.
sources. and their tables of distance np-
pear TO have been compiled by gttess-
work. The knowledge Of the Philip
pines is even more menger and innccur.
ute. There is not even u good topo-
graphical map of I.uxon. the mos,
thickly settled island In the Hrchipela-
20. and Its resources are practically
unknown. II Is proposed To have the
Typographical and geological surveys
made under the direction Of expert.
enctd men who have conducted the
geological surveys ~ our own country.
| To those who have b-n urging the
ratification Of the treaty of The Hague.
/ t.,I. nile 1's.tt a
other nations to arbitration as n meth
oil of settling disputes. In order that onr
government may properly Intervene In
SOuth Africn. will now learn 10 their
surprise TINT II contains n clause under
which the United States pledges itself
not To interfere In International affairs
outside Of the American continent. In
fact. President Mckinley IL prohibited
from rendering his good ofllce~ either
to the Beers or to Great Britain by the
terms " The Hague treaty. now thnt
II II ratified by the senste. The ~tlpu-
lation to which I refer reads ns fol.
lows. "No,hing contained la this con.
vrntion shall be so construed nr to re-
Quire the United States of America TO
depart from It's traditional policy Of not
intr,iiing upon. Interfering with or rn.
tnnxiing itself In the political questions
of policy or Internal administration Of
| amy foreign state: nor shall anything
contained In the said convention ls.
construed to imply n REIMBURSEMENT by
| the United R,atep ~ America of II. trn-
hitionnl attitude toward purely Ameri
eau questions" Thi. paragraph wis
inserted In the treaty after careful de.
liberation upon the demand Of our dele
gates. expressly fer the purpose ~ CON.
Is.iling the nations Of EuroIs. To r,-'or-
nixs. the Monroe doctrine n~ n principle
Of international Is'li'y nnd Information
al law. Those who read the above quo,
tntion carefully will notice how rom.
plctely this purpose was accomplished.
for when Great Britain. Germany.
France nnd the other nations who nrc
parties 10 III. peace conference NJ The
Hague. have signed the conventions
adopted there they ndnit nnd nppruy.
the right ~ Jhr United state. io main.
tain It's traditional attitude toward
purely American questions.
Rcprr-cn,ntiv" ". \. Knox Of Mas.
| uchusctt.. chairman of the llou-. com.
mitts- On territories. has completed his
report on III. blll for the creation OF The
territorial form of government In lila.
wall. The report !. n voluininons do.
uinrnt. going exclusively Into all the
questions Involved. and thoroughly GOV.
criag every phase ~ the hill which the
committee has agreed uIsn. after many
hearings nud mu,ti Investigation. TIL.
form of government proposed by the
hili for the Hawaiian islands II terri.