Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-15
AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
sshipgton, Jan. 10.
SENATE.

| Washington, Jan. 10.
| SENATE.
| Senator Nc Comss introduced joint
resolution extending the thanks OF
Congress to Sampson and ochley. Ii
was referred to the naval affairs COM
mittee.
Senator Perkins offered a resolution
that the Secretary of the Navy send to
the Senate the number of vessels 10
course OF construction, also the num-
Der of men required to man these yes
sells.
Senator Hoar offered an amendment
that the Secretary OF the Navy also
send to the Senate the number OF men
In the navy and the number of officers
and men on each vessel. The resolu-
ton with amendment was passed.
| The Pettigrew resolution relating 20
the beginning of the insurrecton in the
Philippines was taken up. Mr.. Berry
was recognized for speech.
Mr.. Berry contended that the expan
sion policy of the administration was o
plain violation of the constitution OF
the United States. European nations
could 90 into the expansion business
in fact were compelled to do 80 in or
der to find employment for their sur
plus populstiOn-but he denied that
our commerce would be increased and
that wealth would flow into our coun
try. He favored the resolution offered
by Mr.. Bacon rather than those offered
by Messrs. Pettigrew, Lodge and 9th
ers, as the Georgia Senator's PROPOSE
ton was in effect that not another gun
should be fred in the Philippines. Re
ferring to the statements that southern
cotton interests would be benefited
should the Islands be retained, Mr..
Berry denied that also, claiming thar
labor could be obtained at 10 cents a
day in the Philippines, and the south
could not compete. Eventually the
cotton wonld be manufactured in the
islands. The Filipinos, he argued
further, should not be deprived of their
liberty.
After Mr.. Berry concluded, Mr.. Pet
tigrew said that to deprive the Filipi-
nos of self-government would ultimate.
ly undermine free institutions in the
United States. 1t was not fair to Fore
q government upon these people. He
did not agree with the President that
the Filipinos we're not capable of gov
erning themselves. The Indians had =
government OF their own before white
men came to this country, and it was
better suited to their condition than
what we are now doing for the IL dians.
To uphold the divine right OF kings a
trail of blood had been drawn acres
the world. We had always denied this
right aud established republic to em
phasize the fact that all men should be
free. The Senator read extensively
from the writiogs OF Lincoln to prove
that the Filipino, were entitled to free
dom. He then added that be supposed
Otis, ii he could get his hands upon
him, would arrest him for giving aid
and encouragement to the enemy.
Mr.. Pettigrew charged that under the
treaty the administration made with the
Sultan OF the Sulu islands Presi-
dent Mckinley had restored slav-
cry 10 what he proposes to hold
| 10 huoiiCou PooccoSiouo' Aucit
would be slave ships and Ravens and
no one would interfere without getting
into war with Germany, France, or
some other power. Mr.. Pe,tigrew
predicted that Mr.. Mckinley would be
the last of the republican presidents, as
they would defeat him at the polls in
November next and the party would
never elect a candidate again.
At 2 o'clock the financial bill was
temporarily laid aside to allow Mr.
Pettigrew to finish his remarks.
| HOUSE.
Mr.. June Gayle, the new member
from Kentucky, who succeeds the late
Representative Settle, presented his
credentials and was sworn in.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
preparation committee, reported the
urgency deficiency bill and gave notice
that he would ask for its consideration
tomorrow.
A resolution reported from the CON-
mittee on foreign affairs calling upon
the Secretary of State for information
as to the limitation against building
war ships on the Great Lakes was
adopted.
Next Saturday afternoon was set
aside for eulogies on the late Repre-
sentative Danfortb. OF Ohio, and the
afternoon of the 27th for euloges on
the late Representative Baird, Of
Louisiana.
The House then proceeded to cor
slider bills concerning the District of
Columbia.
A debate arose over the rights of
aliens to hold real estate ia this country
while considering bill to allow them
to own city lots in the District of CO.
lumbis.
A SuperstitiOus Senator.