Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-17

tional method the United States could
take action in this question was diff
flculty inquiry.
a LENGTHY CoLLoQUY.
Mr.. Chandler chairman of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections,
said there was no Federal law under
which the violator of even the suffrage
laws could be punished.
Mr.. Spooner (Wisconsin) There Is
such Federal Legislation.
MIR. Chandler: There IS not now
such Legislation. Congress has no
constitutional power to punish such
crimes.
Mr.. Cullom thought that inaemuch
petition should so to the Committee on
Judiciary.
This subject MIR. Cullom said,
Seems to call for investigation. These
people realize they are being badly
treated. Such treatment is without
authority Of law and it ought to be
stopped If possible.
Mr.. Tillman. Is. C.,) What is the
immediate cause of this petition. Does
1t come from Chicago?"
Mr.. Cullom replied that the petition
came from Chicago. but that it was
signed by people of many States.
49, SSPo'utl NollCN AllCDlioll W OcC-
tons of the revised statutes which
provided penalties for violations of
Federal election laws.
Mr.. Chandler said he stood corrected.
The petition was referred to the Com
mittcc on Judiciary
Mr.. Wellington (Md introduced a
Joint resolution declaring the purpose
of the United States toward the Philip
pine Islands and gave notice that he
would address the Senate on the rcso-
luton next Thursday.
OCCUPATION OF CUBA.
Mr.. PcttiSrcw offered II resolution
calling upon the Secretary of War for
an itcmizcd statement OF the expenses
Of our occupation of Cuba, since the
close of the war. the salaries of all
officials the amount of customs dues
received and all other matters per-
tanning To the expenditure of money by
the United States on the Island. He
asked for Its immediate consideration,
but Mr.. Chandler. On. HI objected and
the resolution went over until to-mor-
row.
Mr.. Culberson, (Texas) withdrew as n
member of the Census Committee and
Mr.. Cockrell presented an order maxi
ing additions to the Senate Committees
including:
Census Mr. Taliaferro; Education
and Labor. AIR. Daniel; Mines and Min
Ing. AR. Butler: Transportation Routes
to the Seahoard, Mr.. McLaurin: Poto-
mac river front. Mr.. Bacon.
THE 1IOAR RESOLUTION.
The Pettigrcw's resolution as to the
conduct OF the Filipino war was laid
before the Senate. Mr.. Lodge moved
that the resolution and the one which
he had offered as q substitute for 1t be
laid on the table in order that that
offered by his colleague, NIr Hoar,
might he adopted. The motion was
agreed to.
The Hoar resolution with an amend
mcnt offered by Mr.. Lodge to which
Mr. Hoar had agreed was submitted.
1t was 10 be passed when Nir. Petit
grew offered an amendment calling for
which the President had given the
commissioners who had negotiated the
treaty of Paris together with the COR
respondencc that had passed between
the President ana the commissioners.
Mr.. Davis. chairman of the Foreign
Relations committee and one of the
commissioners, made the point OF order
against the amendment that 1t was ex-
ecntivc business.
President Pro Tenn Frye, who was
himself one OF the commissioners over
ruled the point because he said it was
within the discretion OF the President
whether he should send the information
to tho Senate or not
Mr.. Davis protested against public
discussion of this amendment hut en-
planned that nothing passed between
the President and the commissioners
to which publication Is Objectionable
to him. but ought not to be made public
at this time.
The Senate then went into executive
session and 10 minutes later in omen
session motion made by Mr.. Davis
to table the Pe;tigrew amendment was
carried.
Mr.. Hale, CAraine) followed with
brief statement in which he said:
The result Of the negotiations of the
Paris treaty Yves to my mind calami-
tous."
Mr.. VESTS SPEECH.
The DEBATE on The resolution was con-
cluded by an earnest, but brief speccb
by Mr. Vest. Democrat. Missouri.
lie regarded it as very unfortunate
that nothing could be said by the on
ponents OF the Administrations policy
in the philippines without calling forth
an impntntion of improper motives
The friends Of the President" said
Mr. Vest, = and am not his enemy
assume that any remarks made about
the Presidents treaty or its negotia-
ton, is not an attack upon the Adminf-
stratiou. This is an unwarranted as
sumption. 1t seems TO have been for
gotten that the leading Administration
1oudnals OF the country stated when
the treaty was under consideration that
the commissioners had been instructed