Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-06-06
TO ABR0CATE TREATY
Resolution Affecting the Clayton
Bulwer Compact Reported
{ Favorably.
PENSION BILLS IN THE SENATE
Pettigrew Objects to Their Considera.
- tion-Teller's Address on the
- Philippine Question.


convened ut 10 o'clock with no special
order OF business In view. Morgan
reported from the committee on inter-
oceanic canal, resolution declaring
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty abrogated.
He gave notice that he would call up
the resolution later. Allen asked
that an hour be set aside for the con-
sideration of pension bills. Pettigrew
objected. He said there were many
bills on the calendar which were more
meritorlous than the pension bills.
The pension laws, he thought, were
defective and unjust and that special
favors were being granted for politi.
cal effect. Further, he declared tnar
more pension bills had been passed at
this session than at any session for
years. Gallinger, chairman of the
committee on pensions, challenged
Pettgrew's statement as to the num-
Der of pension bills passed. 1t was
then, on motion of Allen, agreed that
a recess should be taken in the even
ing from G O'clock until s.
Public Money II, Islands. mt
Aldrich reported from the commit
tee on finance bill to provide better,
facilities for the safekeeping of public
money in the Philippines, and In Cuba
and Porto Rico. The bill provides for
the deposit of money by the govern
ment in such banks on the islands as
will deposit with the government us
security United States bonds to the
full amount Of the deposits. The bill
was passed. Several private meas
res we're passed, including one to re-
fund to Matthias Peterson $500 which
he had paid for substitute in the
army during the civil war, Peterson
being an alden and not 1iable to mill.
tary duty. A bill authorizing the
Alexandria and Pineville Bridge COM
pany to build and maintain traffic
andria, parish of Rapides, La, was
passed. After many efforts had been
made by senator's to obtain consider
alton for various bills, all of which
were blocked by objections, Teller nd
dressed the senate on the Philippine
question
Strong Political Bins.
He referred to the speeches on the
same subject delivered by Beverldg,
Lodge and Spooner, declaring they
contained q strong political bias and
an evident desire to advance the pol
icy Of the administration rather than
to arrive at just and righteous so
LUTON Of the problem presented. He
declared that the speeches of the SEN
ators he had referred to each had con-
tainede euloglstlc references to the
president of the United States, refer
encs, which, h said were sycophantic
In character. Some of the speeches
Of the Republicans had been marred,
Ia his opinion, by "attacks" upon the
late Democratic candidate for the
presidency (Mr. Bryan. 1t would be
his effort not to make a political
speech, although, he added, "Aly re-
marks may be tinged with my oppo-
sition to the Republican party" He
was one of those who believed that
American sovereignty attached to the
Philippines, to the Island of Luzon,
at least. "By the laws. of war" sand
he, 1--WE occupiede those islands. When
wee become masters of the island of
Luzon we become practically master
Of all of the island"
House Proceedings.
All the scenes about the house pres
aged the near approach of final ad.
journment. The leaders in charge OF
the appropriation bills We're all con
spicuously In evidence, the galleries
and corridors We're thronge with advo-
Gates of belated bills, the engrossing
clerks were hustling about and the
speaker was constantly besieged by
members with private bills which they
desired to get through.
oAbrosation of Clayton ulwer Treaty.
Washington, June 4.-Senator Nor
gan from the committee on inter-
oceanic canals favorably reported the
resolution for the abrogation of the
Clayton-Bulwe treaty. AS reported
the resolution reads: "That the treaty
known as the Clayton Bulwer treaty
between Great Britain and the Unit
ed States which was concluded on
the 10th day of April, 1850, is abro-
gated" In presenting the resolution
Mt. Morgan made written report
traversing the grounds for the abro-
cation Of the treaty in considerable
detail.