The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-18
the NATIONAL LAW MAKERS.
What Congress Is Doing From Day q

Seventeenth Day-Senator Hoar. oi
Massachusetts,. introduced n reSoluilos
asking the President 20 furnish The
Senate with al communications rece.v-
ed from Aguinaldo or any one repre-
senting the Fsliplnos or any alleged an-
thority OF the people there and our
replies thereto. the proclamation sect
10 the Philippine people aaa the same
as actually proclaimed by General Otis
IL In any way altered. together with In
formation whether such change Was
approved, and the PreSldeat - alsc
asked 10 forward without delay all Ia
formation he has o, the forms OF gov
ernment. proclamaiicns or convenlOns
OF those islands. Mr.. Hear Sough; I'M
mediate consideration. but on obyec-
tion went over.
Senator Rawllng. OF Utah. has intro
duced q resolution directing the Pail
ippine committee OF the House 10 re-
port on what form OF government other
than the Spanish. existed In the Philip
pines prior 10 Deccal5eT 10. less. ard -
what extent Spain had actual ooairol
o. the islands. Also whether sovereign
power car be Justly and In acc7rdAnce
with international Law claimed IN the
absence OF power q, control
Mr.. Allen. OF Nebraska. onere1 reso-
luton calling upon the Secretary Of
War for complete Information a. 10
the transport service. IL was adopted.
The Senate. al Z O'Clock adjourned.
Eighteenth Day.-The day Was sp-n;
in hearing eulogies on the life and
character of Iice-PreslSent Hobart.
Many Senators paid eloquent tributes
TO his memory. after wnich the Senate
adjourned.
Nineteenth Day.-A spirited and NJ
times sensational debate WIS prerip-
tated in the Senate on the Philippine
question over resolutions OF inqu ~.
Mr. Pettigrew. OF South Dakota. at
tackled the administratlon's policy n
the Philippines and also made some
startling charges against those who
were supporting the admin stration.
He declared that a systematic effort
was being made 20 prevent accurate In
formation from reaching the pest''@ %
the United States and that IL Was n
political scheme n further the candi-
dacy Of Mr. Mckinley for re-nom.na-
tion and reelection. Before adjourn
ment. the Senate. afler prolonged de-
bate. passed the bill c0nferring powers
upon the director Of the census.
Twentieth Day.-The Senate held a
brief session. devoted principally TO a
discussion Of the reply of England on
the seizure OF American -four. After
short executive session the Senate
adjourned.
twenty First Dav.-The SenEte com
mittee on Privileges and Elections
continued the Investigation OF charges
against Senator Clark of Montana. u.
J.. Hewett. a miner VINO was la Helena
during the session Of the Legislature
in 1899. said that Charley Clark had
| asked him 10 see Senator Myers and
offer him $4,000 for HIS vote for Mr.
Clark for Senator. He had according
ly taxed with with Mr.. Myers and tes-
tified that that gentleman had told
him after first decliniag the PROPOSE
ton 10 say TO Clark that IL be was dis
posed TO do 70 he could put the 10000
in the hands Of Mr. White s.de 20 bC
paid 10 him (MyersD In case be should
vote for Mr.. Clark. HeWeit said that
the Senator's son stated that this ar
rangement was satisfactory and had
afteTward told him that the money for
Myers had been given - WAiteside and
that his vote was assured.
The witness said that be had seen
) the Senator at his home al the Helena
Hotel 4 short time after The Whiteside
. exposure and had asked him what he
proposed to do. whoa the Senator re-
piled:
There n only one thing 60 DO snd
that is 90 make the people beiiev tina;
the Daily gang have furni he'd the mon
ey and have put up n conspiracy
against us"
Concluding his testimony Mr.. Hew.
EFT said he had received no pay Cor MS
services from Mr.. Clark and DO prom
| ise OF any. He had been interested
with the Senator In a mining compan,
: and preferred him TO his opponents.