Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-04
The CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY.
Senator Teller Made Speech On the Phi
lippine Question.
SENATE


Washington, June 4.-Senator Nor
gan of Alabama reported from the COM
mittee on the interoceanic canal a res
olution declaring the Clayton -Bulwer
treaty abrogated. He gave notice that
he would call it up tomorrow. After
many efforts having been made by SEN
ators to obtain consideration of various
bills, all of which were blocked by OBJ
jections, Senator Teller addressed the
senate on the Philippine question. Mr..
Teller said: Il believe the republic may
have and may hold colonies, but those
colonies must be founded on the partic-
ipation in the government by the people
Of the colonies. see no way to surren-
der the Philippine islands," Nobody,
as far as he knew, advocated the aban-
donment of the Philippines. He referred
to the speech of Mr.. Hoar as showing
infinitely more concern as to the fate
Of the Republican party at the elections
next November than that justice and
right should be meted out to the Fill
pinos. Entering upon a sharp criticism
of the government provided by congress
for the people of Porto Rico. Mr.. Teller
said it was part of the imperialistic pol
icy of the Republican party. In conclu-
sion, Mr.. Teller said he would not sup
port the Republican party in the ap-
preaching campaign. Senator Teller
said that the speeches on the same sub
ject delivered by Senators Beveridge,
Lodge and Spooner contained strong
political bias and an evident desire to
advance the policy of the administra-
tion rather than to arrive at just and
righteous solution of the problem pre-
sented. They contained eulogistic ref
erences to the president of the United
States sycophantic in character. 1t
would be his effort not to make polit-
ical speech, although he added: my
may be tinged with my oppo-
sition to the Republican party He
was one of those who believed that
American sovereignty was attacked In
the Philippines. "By the laws of war"
said he, I'VE occupied those islands.
When we become masters Of the island
Of Luzon, we become practically mas
Ter of all the islands.
II did not support its financial policy,
and do not support the Philippine pol
cy as it is foreshadowed in the pending
measure (the Spooner bilD, and I do
not want to give up the islands, either. |
They should be source of great ad- |
to us. They stand in the great
pathway of the commerce of the world /
md they can be made of immense value |
70 this country"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Teller's
speech Senator Wolcott of Colorado,
chairman of the committee on post |
,ffices and pestroads, moved to recon-
nit the bill for the classification of
Jerks in the first and second class post
,ffices. Mr.. Wolcott said it had been
stated that the first and second class |
,ostoffice clerks contributed SO or more |
zach to be devoted to lobbying this bill
through congress. He thought that the
Jerks ought to be advised that such
gained them nothing.
Mr.. Butler of North Carolina inter-
ejcted the remark that the amount as
essed upon the clerks reached the sum
If 100000.
Mr.. Wolcott said he had little doubt
# that, as every lobbyist with politi-
al pull was on the payroll.
The bill was recommitted and the
enate went into executive session.
Senator Mason to-day introduced the
ollowing resolution: Resolved. That
he senate of the United States hereby
Expresses hope that the war in South
africa may cease at an early day upon
erms satisfactory to those engaged
herein, including the independence of
he South African states"
The senate committee on military af-
airs to-day reported favorably the
of General Otis to be major
,eneral, with the request for immediate
lction. Objection was made and the
went over.
HOUSE.
Washington, June ALL the scenes
bout the house to-day presaged the
lear approach of final adjournment,
,he corridors were thronged with advo-
ates of belated bills. Engrossing
Jerks were hurrying about, and the
peaker was constantly besieged by
MEMBERS with private bills.
Mr.. Meirs of Indiana, as a matter of
privilege, moved the adoption of u res
luton of inquiry offered last week, but
lot reported back from the committee
n invalid pensions. The resolution
allied upon the secretary of the inte-
ior for all reports relating to the drop
ling from the pension rolls of certain
The chair held that the pend
ng question was to discharge the COM
nittee from the consideration of the
esolution, and not on the adoption of
he resolution, and that the pending
question was not debatable. The ques-
ion was put. The motion was lost by
vote of ia to 1871. This left the reso-
ution still in the possession Of the COM
nittee.
IUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATIONS.
Washington, June 4.-The conferees
( the two houses Of congress agreed
mon about two-thirds Of the 1876 items
4 disagreement in the sundry civil ap-
ropriation bill. The items of disagree
nent include the appropriation fer the
It. Louis exposition.
JUST LIKE GROVER.