The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-20

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Washington, April 19.-Ill accordance
with the recommendation of the presi-
dent in his message sent to congress
yesterday, the senate today passed a
joint resolution providing for the ad-
ministration of civil affairs in Porto
Rico, pending the appointment Of Of
fcers under the Porto Rican govern
ment law, recently enacted.
The Alaskan civil code bill was again
under consideration. the debate con-
tinuing on the Hansbrough alien
miners amendment. Mr.. Carter pre-
sented formally his substitute for the
HanSbrough amendment and delivered
speech in support of it.
MIR. SPooner antagoniZed both the
original and substitute amendments
holding that the courts ought to settle
the conflicting claims without inter
ference by congress.
In the course of his remarks on the
Porto Rican resolution, Mr.. Tillman
Is. c., made a characteristic speech
and drew picture Of the Inaugural
ton Of Governor Allen of Porto Rico
on Nav L
I'VE are" said he, "to have a grand
pageant on May !, when the new gov
ernor is TO be inaugurated. This in
auguratiOn is to take place with the
greatest ceremony ever seen in any
part of the United States. l imagine
that the purpose of this display is to
impress the islanders with the
grandeur and greatness of the United
States as well as to impress the peo-
pie of the United States with the new
policy Of imperialism which an Ameri-
can consul is to take possession of the
island.
Like Sultan of Morocco.
after a while of course we will
have another governor sent to the
Philippines and he will be of so much
greater importance than the governor
of the little island of Porto Rico that
l suppose he must have the navy escort
him across the Pacific and must have
umbrellas held over him like the hey
or Alglers and the sultan of Morocco.
We will have him attended by our sub
Ject princes in the Zulu archipelago,
with MahOmetan body guards and all
that sort of thing. If that is the pur-
pose of keeping these army officers in
Porto Rico, will interpose 10 obstacle
to the passage of the resolution"
Mr.. Bacon (Ga.), inquired whether
United States army officers were in
receipt Of salaries as civil officials in
addition to their pay as army officers.
Mr. Foraker replied that the army
officers were prohibited by law from
accepting such additional pay
Mr.. Bacon said while he had no
definite information of the subject, he
had understood some army officers
were receiving large salaries in addi-
ton to their regular pay.
Mr.. Chandler thought Mr.. Bacon's
statement was very important. If it
were true congress ought TO know it.
He therefore suggested that Mr.. Bacon
offer a resolution Of inquiry as to the
subject
Talk of Adjournment.
Mr.. Bacon, in the course of some re-
marks. said he had understood it TO be
the purpose Of the leaders of the
dominant party in congress to adjourn
early in June and drew the fire of Mr..
Platt Comm, who after expressing his
obligation TO Mr.. Bacon for informing
the senate when congress would ad-
jurn, was about TO proceed when Mr..
Bacon interrupted that his information
came from the newspapers, which
stated that the leaders of the domi-
nant party had been informed by the
president Of his desire for an early
adjournment.
Mr.. Platt replied with some heat that
he was not aware that the president
expressed his desires through the news
papers.
Il think I ought to say" said Mr..
Plat. that whatever the president
may think about the wisdom of an
early adjournment, with due regard to
the business Of the country, 80 far as
] know the views of senator's, they are
ali in favor Of an early adjournment,
and I think. so far 80 I know. the SEN
timent of the country that the people
will be glad to have US adjourn, even
before June"
Il think the senator is entirely cor
rect" said Mr.. Bacon. Nothing can
be done at this session of congress ex-
cept by the dominant party, and the
less work il does the better. And the
sooner we adjourn without doing more
Of that work, the greater the gratifica-
ton Of the country will be-" Q4augh-
teri
81 think, on the contrary" said Mr..
Hawley Comm, that the country ex-
poets us TO remain here to do whatever
is necessary and important"
Alaskan Code Bill.
The Alaskan code bill was then taken
up. the pending question being the
1dnSDAuuSu dllEH MlluEIS
Mr.. Carter in charge Of the measure,
replied to the speech Of Mr.. Teller. de-
livered yesterday, in which the Colo
RADIO senator denounced the men who
had jumped the claims originally 10
Gated by some Laps. Swedes, Norwe-
gians and Firms. Mr.. Carter main
tanned that mere denunciation Of the
men was not sufficient to destroy their
rights The injured parties ought to
h. cd IN M fIo m
contest legally for their claims.
Mr.. Carter had read a petition from
the Law and Order league" of the
Cape Nome district in which serious
charges were made against the United
States army officer in command of the
district-charges which indicated that
he was personally interested in the
claims located by the so-called aliens.
Mr. Rawlins CUtah) asked if ii were
not fact that this United States army
officer had dispersed at the point Of the
bayonet a regularly organized miners
meeting in the Cape Nome district.
Tyranny of American Troops.
Mr.. Carter replied that he had been
informed that soldiers of the United
States had dispersed a meeting of
American citizens called together to
make rules and regulations for the
government Of mining in the district,
and subsequently said some of these
men had been taken to st. Michaels
and lodged in jail.
THAT this action Of the United States
army win be subject to a rigid inves-
tigation there can be no doubt" said
Mr. Carter, land the investigation
must be searching and thorough. The
facts will out in time, and if guilt ex
lists the guilty man may we'll begin TO
tremble now
Mr.. Carter offered a substitute for