The sun., 1900-06-05
THEWORK OFCONGRESS
Morgan Wants ClaytOn-Bulwer Treaty
Declared Abrogated.
TELLER ON THE PHILIPPINES
Senate Judiciary Committee Reports
FavornbIy ON the Nomination
OF John II. Hazel For
Judgeship.

Washington, June Am the senate
Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) reported from the
committee on interoceanic canal reso-
luton declaring the ClaytonBuwer
treaty abrogated. He gave notice that
he would call up the resolution. AS re-
ported the resolution reads:
THAT the treaty known as the Clayton
Bulwer treaty between Great Britain and
the United States, which was concluded
on the 10TH day of April, 1850, is abro-
gated"
In presenting the resolution Mr.. Nor
gan made a written report, travcrsing
the grounds for the abrogation of the
treaty in considerable detail.
Mr. Allen asked that an hour he set
aside for the consideration of pension
Bills.
Mr.. Pettigrew objected. He said there
Ncre many bills on the calendar which
were more meritorous than the pension
bills. The pension laws. he thought, We're
defective and unjust and special IA
vors We're being granted for political Of
feet. Further, he declared that more
pension bills had been passed ut this ses-
sion than Mt any session for years.
Mr.. Gallingcr, chairman of the com
nittce on pensions, challenged Mr. Petit
crews statement as to the number Of
pension bills passed.
Mr. Aldrich OR. ~ reported from the
committee on finance a bill to provide
better facilities for the safe keeping Of
public money in the Philippines and in
II ~ L
for the deposit of money by the govern
ment in such banks on the islands as will
| deposit with the government as security
United States bonds to the full amount
of the deposits. The bill was passed.
Several private measures were passed
| including one to refund to Matthias Pc
| dersen $500 which he had paid for a sub
stitute in the army during the civil war
Petersen being an alien and not liable
to military duty.
| .. Senator TelIer's Speech.
After many efforts had been made by
senators to obtain consideration for vari
GUS bills, all of which were blocked by
objection, Mr.. Teller (Colo.) addressed
the senate on the Philippine question.
He referred to the speeches on the
same subject delivered by Mr.. Bevcridgt
| QndD, Mr.. Lodge (Mass.) and Mr.. Spoon
er (Wis.), declaring they contained 9
strong political bias and an evident de
Sire to advance the policy of the admin
istration rather than to arrive at just
and righteous solution of the problem
| presented.
He declared that the speeches of the
senators he had referred to each had con
tanned euogistic references to the presi
dent of the United States, reference,
which, he said, We're sycophantic in char
actcr. Some Of the speeches of the Re
| puhlicanS hud been marred, in his opn
ion. by attacks" upon the late Demo
cratic candidate for the presidency, Mr.
Bryan. Itwuuld be his effort not to max,
Il political speech, although, he added
my remarks may be tinged with my op
position to the Republican party"
He was one of those who believed tina
American sovereignty attached to til,
Philippines, to the island of Luzon a
least
"By the laws Of war," said he. 1--WE oc
| cupicd those Islands. When we brcamt
masters of the island of Llzon. we be
came practically masters of all the is
lands"
Senator Mason introduced the follow
ing resolution:
THAT the senate of the United State
hereby express the hope that the war il
South Africa may cease at an early da,
upon terms satisfactory to those engaged
therein, including independence for tn,
South African states"
MIR. Hazel Wins.
The judiciary committee of the senat,
has favorably reported the nomination OF
John Il. Hazel of New York to be judg,
of the western district of New York
Only one vote was cast against him.
The Hazel case was indirectly brought
up in the house when Mr. Alexander IN
~ rose 10 question of privilege. HI
sent to the clerks desk and had read al
extract from speech made by ex-Repre
sentative K. b. Mahany of New York re
citing an alleged interview with Mr.. Ha
| zel in which the latter was made to say
that he had received $1,000 as ''rakt
off, for the sale of the yacht ENQUIRER tC
the government during the Spanish war.
In refutation of that statement Mr.
Alexander sent up and had read an afii
davit of Mr.. Hazel recOunting the cir
| cumstances of the sale and his part there
in. Mr.. Hazel dcposed that he had acted
| as the attorney for the owner of the
yacht and had received $1,000 therefor
He swore that Ike knew nothing of the
$4,000 which Mr.. Mahany declared he
had said went elsewhere.
Mr.. Alexander also had read the afiida
Wit of Mr.. Connor. the owner of the
yacht substantiating Mr.. Hazcl's state
ment 1t also denied that $4,000 of tn,
purchase price had gone to influence the
appraiscmcnt of the yacht at the price
received, SS0,000.
Mr.. Alexander then proceeded to ex.
plain his part Of the transaction. He
had received request from Mr.. Haze
asking him to see the assistant secretary
of the navy regarding board of survey
| Tic had complied with that request. He
knew absolutely nothing more about tn,
transaction. Il intict this explanation
upon the house." said he in conclusion
"because senator at the other end of
the capitol has seen fit to insert the state,
ment of Mr.. Mahnny in The Record.
But think l owe the house an apology
Tor so doing"
Ancient Artillery Celebrates,