Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-01-21
The Politician.


have been secured, but the Republi-
cans gave the opposition all the time
they asked for. Judging from the use
they have made of the time since the
bill has been before the Senate, they
have needlessly prolonged the time
during which the bill will be open to
debate, but the rules of the Senate
made it necessary to meet their wishes
and the certainty that the bill will
pass by a large majority when voted
upon lessons Republican impatience.
Speaker Henderson received a COM
pliment from the House when the first
appeal of decision of his was tabled
by vote of ia to 1873. The decision
in question was that the Census bill,
reported by Representative Hopkins,
of Illinois, was privileged. The appeal
Was taken by Bailey, of Texas.
The report against Roberts is unan-
imous as to the desirability of keeping
him out of the House, but there is a
division of the committee as to how.
The majority recommends that his
seat be declared vacant, while two
members, Littlefield, Republican, and
DeArmond, Democrat, unite in recon-
mending that he be seated and then
expelled, His going is absolutely GER
tain.
The expansion sentiment of the Sen
ate is so overwhelming that the treaty
by which the United States becomes
absolute owner of the island of Tutuila
one of the Samoan group, was ratified
without the formality of a recorded
vote, e,although several Democrats made
bitter speeches about cur taking the
island without the consent of the in
habitants and that sort of rot. This
island has one of the finest harbors on
the Pacifc-Pago-Pag coal
ing station of the United States has
been contemplated for a long time.
The complete report of the Philadel-
phla Commission is now in the hands
OF the Public Printer and will be laid
before Congress in a few days. Prof
]. G. Schurman, president of the Com
mission, said of the report, which, by
the way is unanimous: "The motive
has been, taking account of the politi-
cal experiences, as we'll as the political
aspirations of the Fillipinos, to devise
fern of government adapted to them
so as to secure on the one hand good
government and on the other to satisfy
their aspirations for self-government.'
The form of government recommended
may be briefed about as follows: An
American governor, appointed by the
President; an advisory council, com
posed of Americans and natives; pro-
vincial governors, to be appointed;
legislative assembly, partly appointive
and partly elective; the subdivision of
the islands into small sections, over
which Americans or educated natives
shall preside,
Representative Hopkins, of Illinois,
replied to speech made by Represen-
tative Richardson, the Democrdtic
fiCor-leader of the House, in which it
was sought to make it appear that Sec
retaTy Cages reply to the resolution
of inquiry concerning the dealings of
the Treasury Department was not full
and satisfactory, and he did not leave
a shred of Richardson's argument
Secretary of the Treasury exonerated
him from every insinuatlon. The Nat
ional City Bank was a government de-
positCry long before Secretary Gage
came into Office. 1t was selected by a
Democratic Secretary of the Treasury
because of its well known financial
stability. But instead of following the
course of his Democratic predecessor
in making a few favorite banks de-
positories, Secretary Gage selected de-
pcsitOries all over the United States"
Mr.. Hopkins closed his speech in these
words, which were loudly applauded:
II say that the Secretary of the Treas
ury is entitled to the appreciation of
every honest man. Secretary Gage has
made record that any American
ought to praise instead cf denounce." -"
Secretary Long was before the Sem
ate committee on Naval Affairs this
week to advocate speedy legislation
for the laying of Pacific cable, and
Rear Admiral Bradford accompanied
him and made a statement about the
survey which has been partially made,
showing the proposed work to be en-
tirely practicable. Incidentally, Ad-
miral Bradford said the Navy Depart
ment had paid $4,000 for cable tolls
to and from Manila, and that the War
Department was paying about 81 900 a
day right along
The Senate, by two-thirds vote, Al
to 20, DEBATED the Pettigrew amend
meRt to the Hoar resolution of inquiry
calling on the President to furnish the
Senate with a copy of his instructions
TO the American Commissioners who
negotiated the treaty of peace with
Spain The reason for this decisive
ote was the statement by Senator Da-
Wis, chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, who was one of the
Commissioners, that the instructions
dealt with matters which ought not to
be published at this time. That was
enough for the Senate, which at once
relieved the President of all response
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