The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-20
EXHAUST TREATY TALK
Senators Ready for a Vote on
the Question.
sULU CESSION IS UP
DISCUSSION GOES oVER-BILL
FOR BOUTELLE PASSES.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Today's exec
utiye session Of the senate demonsJra-
ted that the discussion on the Hay
PauncefoJe treaty by that body is pTac
tica1Iy exhausted and that the senate
is ready for the vote which has been
fixed for tomorrow When. on Senator
Lodges motion, the doors were closed
today and he called up the treaty, no
senator eVinced a desire to speak on II.
Without making any special request
for speakers, Mr. Lodge asked the SEN
ate to take up the treaty with Spain,
providing for the cession to the United
States of the Philippine islands, Of ST.
butu and Cagayan, Sulu, and their de-
tendencies in consideration of the pay
ment to Spain of $1,000 Objection 10
this request was made by several SEN
atOrs, including MesSTS. HOar, yelling
ton and Bacon, and Senator Lodge,
with the hope Of removing the objection
made. went into a brief explanation Of
the terms of the negotiation.
Tells Treaty's History.
He explained that the islands are
comprised in the Philippine group and
said that they were supposed to have
been ceded by Spain in the Paris treaty
and the United States had taken pos
session of the islands under this sup
position. It was soon found, however,
that the definite line of American &C
QUESTION fixed by the treaty cut both
of them out. 1t is a rule of law, he eX-
planned that a definite boundary de-
scriptiOn always SUpersedes an indefi-
mite description. Hence in order to
leave no doubt of American ownership,
the treaty for the ceSSiOn Of these ISL
ands had been negotiated and he be-
| lieved that the United States would be
saved much trouble in the future by
/ concentrating the bargain. He char
/ acteriZed the proceedings as in the ma
ture Of a quoting title process. Mr..
/ Lodge also called attention to the fact
that one of the islands is directly on
/ the line of communication with BOrneO
! and he q 'ew conclusion that some day
| it might be important as cable sta
/ ton.
! Senators Hoar and Bacon said they
] would like to have more time to con-
/ slider the question and Senator yelling
/ ton made unqualified objection.
| Accordingly the treaty was laid aside
| for the time being
Boutelle Bill is Passed.
/ Congress has authorized the presi-
! dent 70 appoint Representative Charles
4 A Boutelle, of Maine, TO be a captain
! of the United States navy on the retired
/ list. Today, without a word of OppOsi-
/ ton or even of comment the senate
passed the resolution authorizing Mr..
I BOutelle's retirement. It is expected
! that the president will approve the
! resolution and in accordance with the
authorization, name him as captain on
| the retired list of the navy. Mr.. BOu-
! telle is a member of the present house
I of representatives and a membeT-elect
! of the next house. 1t is assumed he
/ will resign his membership in the house
and thus open the way for his retire
ment, in accordance with the provisions
/ of the resolution.
] Aside from the transaction Of some
/ routine business and the passing OF
/ seventy-one pension bills, the senate
| did nothing of Importance in open ses-
{ sion today
Among the bills passed were two
| granting pensions of $50 a month to the
/ widows of General John A McClernand
and General John NJ. Palmer.