Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-04-21
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS
DEBATE ON THE PHILIPPINES
senator Hoar Speaks on the Subject
Mexican War PensiOns-Coeur
d'AIene InvestigatiOn-Othe Notes
of Congress.
In the senate.


the senate why the Union Pacific received
in settlement of the case $4,600,000 and
the United States only about 100000.
Senator Berry directed attention to the
fact that the house had passed resolution
Ill favor of election OF senators by the
! people and appealed to the committee on
! privileges and elections to present a report
either in favor of or against the resolution.
Senator Chandler said that personally he
was opposed to the election of senator's by
the people, but would be glad to have
the question considered
The Quay case was laid before the SEN
ate, but at the instance of Senator Chand-
Ter was laid aside until later.
The senator from South Dakota resumed
his speech on his story of the Boer war,
advocating the adoption of the Mason
resolution expressive of sympathy for the
Beers.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
slderation of the Alaskan civil bill The
pending question was that relating to the
location of mining claims by aliens, Of
fered by Senator Hansbrough but owing
to the absence of the author it went over
until Monday.
After the transaction of the routine bus
mess, Senator Hoar addressed the senate
Tuesday morning on the Philippine ques-
ton. Intense interest was manifested in
the address by the senator's.
Senator Hoar took for his text the reso-
luton of Mr.. Beveridge of Indiana de-
claring that the Philippine islands are
| territory belonging to the United States
and the United States government must
govern the archipelago. Senator Hoar
spoke with deliberation, but scarcely with
his usual force and fuliness. He request
ed his colleagues not to interrupt him in
the course of his speech, indicating that
the state of his health rendered it unde-
sirable that he should enter into run
ming debate.
He told of the glory of the conflict with
Spain and a victory in the interest of
liberty. He praised McKinley's course
at that time, saying that in his Judgment
he was the best beloved president who
ever sat in the chair at Washington
\ bill was passed in the senate grant
ing to soldiers of the Mexican war pen
sions of $l2 a month in certain cases.
Without preliminary business the
house Tuesday resumed the consideration
of the naval appropriation bill.
MIR. Dayton of West Virginia, mem
Der of the naval committee who was
the first speaker, contended that the
naval program outlined in the bill was
not an eXtrayagant one, He said it was
not as liberal as it should have been and
predicted that larger appropriations
would be required in the future.
The president has nominated Hiram II.
Folsom of Alaska to be commissioner in
and for the district of Alaska, to reside at
Juneau.
Hale reported from the committee on
naval affairs Wednesday on the joint res
olution drawn originally by Mr.. Mason
authorizing the secretary of the navy to
have struck bronze medals for distribution
among certain officials and men of the
north Atlantic squadron concentrating
the naval engagement between the forces
of Spain and the United States in the wa
tiers of the West Indies and the Cuban
coast The measure, which appropriates
$4,000, was adopted.
The senate committee on foreign rela-
tons agreed to favorable report on a
convention between the United States and
Spain, extending for six months the time
in which the Spanish residents of the
Philippines can elect whether they will
remain citizens of Spain or become citi-
zens of the Philippines.
4 Nv for
Hoar directing the secretary of the navy
to inform the senate how many inmates
of national soldiers homes were cOlored
or Indians. In explanation Senator Hoar
said it was his desire to ascertain wheth-
er there are a sufficient number of cOlored
inmates of such homes to warrant a sep
arate institution.
Senator Pettus asked that similar data
concerning national insane asylums be
asked for by the resolution This was
agreed to, and the resolution was passed.
The concurrent resolution offered by
Senator Foster directing the secretary Of
war to have a survey made of the mouth
of the Nooksack river was passed.
The bill providing that the state of Wis
consin be permitted to relinquish to the
United States certain lands heretofore Sc
lected, and to select other lands of the
public domain, was passed.
Senator Carter presented reports of the
senate committee on military affairs made
in response to resolution of the senate
adopted last December directing the COM
mittee to report upon the part taken by
the army in the exploration of Alaska.
The report is an exhaustive presentation