The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-20
TIE MONTANA CASE AGAIN
Seventy.One Private Pension Bills
Passed by the Senate.
NOT READY TO PAY FOR 2 NEW ISLANDS
Senators Ask Time to Consider the Question Of
Offering Spain 100000 For Them,
President Authorized to Appoint
BoutelIe Captain Of Navy.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated l'reSS.)
Washington, Dec. 1o.-Congress has
authorized the President to appoint
Representative Charles A. Boutelle, of
Maine. to be a captain Of the United
States Navy on the retired list To-
day, without a word of opposition or
even of comment, the Senate passed
the House resolution authorizing Mr..
Boutelle's retirement. 1T is expected
that the President will approve the
resolution and in accordance with the
authorization, nominate him as a cap
tain on the retired list Of the navy
Mr.. Bouteile is a member of the pres
ent House of Representatives and a
member-elect of the next House. 1t is
assumed that he will Immediately re-
sign his membership i'm the House.
The passage OF seventy-one private
pension bills was he only feature Of
business in the open session
Mr.. Chandler made another effort to
get the resolutions authorizing the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
10 send FOR persons and papers i'm
the Montana Senatorial investigation
case. but failed.
Mr.. Bacon, (Ga.). introduced and OBJ
tanned the passage Of a resolution
calling upon the Secretary of. War to
transmit to the Senate the report of
Abraham j.. Lawshe. giving in detail
the result Of his investigation made
under the direction of the War Depart
ment into the receipts and expendi-
lures of the Cuban funds.
a resolution was passed directing
the Committee on Foreign Relations
10 examine the claim Of Henry Mccoy
and report whether the Secretary Of
State should be directed to pay the
sum of money claimed by him ont Of
the award in the hands Of the State
Department i'm the matter Of the Del
agoa Bay Railroad. Pension bills pass
ed included pensions Of $50 month
each to the widows of Generals John
A. McCIernard and John NJ Palmer.
The Urgent Deficiency Bill was report
ed with two minor amendments and
rassed without debate The Senate
then went into executive session TO
consider the Hay-Paunceforte Treaty.
The session demonstrated that the
Senate is ready for the vote tomorrow
rs no Senator evinced desire TO speak
on the treaty.
Mr.. Lodge asked the Senate to fake
up the treaty with Spain providing
for the cession to the United States
of the Philippine Islands and Of Sibutu
and Cagayan Sulu and their dependen-
cies in consideration Of the payment
TO Spain of 100000. Objection TO this
request was made bv several Senator's.
including Messrs Hoar. Wellington
and Bacon. Senator Lodge explained
that the islands are comnrised in the
Philippine group and said they were
supposed to have been ceded by SDain
in the Paris treaty. Indeed the Unit
ed States had taken possession of the
islands under the supposition. IT was
soon found. however. that the definite
line of our acquisition fixed by the
treaty cut both of them out If Is
rule of law, he explained. that n def
mite boundary description ALWAYS su-
rersedes an indefinite description
Hence the treaty for the cession Of
these islands had been negotiated. and
he believed that the United States
would be saved much trouble in the
future by copsummating the bargain
He characterized the proceedings as
in the nature Of a title-duieting pro-
cess. Mr.. Lodge also called attention
TO the fact that one Of the islands
is directly on the line of communica-
ton with Borneo. and the straits and
drew the conclusion that it might some
dav be important os a cable station
Senator Hoar said he should like
to have more time 10 consider the qilcs-
tiGn, and Senator Tfacon said that not
withstanding he is 4 member Of the
COMMITTEES. on Foreign Relations, he
had not been present when a report
upon the treaty was authorized. lie
would therefore appreciate further
opportunity to 90 over the document
Senator Wellington made unqualified
objection.
Accordingly the treaty was for the
time laid aside and 2:40 p. m. the Sen
ate adjourned.