The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-20
CONSTITUTION
In INSULAR
POSSESSIONS
Developed a Large Amount Of ElO-
quence in United States Sen.
ate yesterday.
A RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY
Precipitated Debate on the constitu-
ton and It's Application to
Our Possessions.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-A simple
resolution Of inquiry introduced In the
senate to-day by Mr.. Hale (AiaIne) pre-
cIpItated an hours constitutional de-
bate by some Of the able constitutional
lawyers In the body on the authority OF
Congress at its pleasure to extend or
withdraw the constitution to territory
acquired by the United States.
The bill providing a government for
the territory Of Hawaii was under con-
sIderatlon most OF the afternoon, Mr..
cullom, in charge Of the measure, ex-
planning in detail Its provisions.
on convening the senate passed bill
for the relief Of claimants having cases
pending against the United States in
the central and district courts affected
by an act OF 1898
Mr.. Hale offered resolution which,
after long debate. was adopted, call
ing upon the commissioners Of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia for information as to
why the law of Congress relating to
telephone charges had not been en-
forced and practically was imperative.
Messrs. Gallinger. Foraker and Platt
Comm. called attention to the fact that
the telephone charges fixed by Congress
had been decided by a judge of the SUI
preme court Of the District Of colum-
bla TO amount to a practical conhsca-
tlon Of telephone property, and in vio-
latlon, OF the constitutional provision
against talking property without duep pro-
cess of law. Each rather deprecated
Congress questioning court decisions
whether satisfactory to senators or not
Mr.. Hale insisted that the rights Of the
telephone monopoly in the premises
should be passed on by the United
States supreme court.
Mr. Tillman at this point, having in
point the extension Of the constitution
over the insular possessions of the
United States. precipltnted a legal de-
bate by inquiring how the constitution
extended lRsr.the District OF e0iHmbia,
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