The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-21
THE LOUD BILL DISCUSSED,
After Tabling SuIxer Resolution the
House Takes Up Measure Limit
Ing Second Class Mail,

Marcn h.-Ine house
TO-DAY entered upon the consideration of
the Loud bill to restrict the character Of
publications entitled to pound rates as sec
ono class mail matter. The bill has oeen
before congress for several years. Loud
deiended the bill in a long speech. Con-
siderable opposition to the measure was
Before the bill was taken up Sulzer de-
Hvsred a ~denunclation OF the administra-
tion In connection with his resolution Of
inquiry calling upon the war department
are being erected on the Canadian border.
The committee on military affairs sub
mitted a reply OF Adjt. Gen. ,Corbin saying
Britain was erecting nc works which
threatened the United States. The com
mittee recommended that the resolution lie
Recommendation by a vote OF 10 to q.
sulxer es n speech.
BY unanimous consent. sulzer took the
moor Tor i've minutes to debate the reso-
luton. Mr., Speaker" said he, this reso-
with n popular demand and for legitimate
Information which the war department
should furnish the house. IN order that It
business. There o. D1thing Ia the resolu-
ton which calls o. any aecre: inflrma-
ton from TIE -sf department II is very
strange, II seems O. ne. that the commit
tee on military affairs are 30 sensitive in
regard TO this resolution. The report from
the adlutani general - preposterous and
nv NMNE NAAl InAE AnlOlD1itlQn
Is secret. This resolution calls for no sa-
cret Information. He says that Grea. Bri-
tain Is not trespassing upon our territory.
No one contends that Great Britain is
trespassing on our territory. How ridicu-
lous It is for the adjutant genera, To say
that IN this report. What we do declare
ana what every thinking and intelligent
citizen OF this country knows is that,
while Great Britain Is pretending 10 be
our friend, she Is sedulcusly and studious-
ly and consistently erecting great FORTH
cations on our northern frontier. which
menace the integrity of the republic and
which, on notice of twenty-four hours,
could destroy our cities. our towns and lay
waste the property of our people. II seems
60 me that today the administration is be-
Ing h~umbugged by the administration OF
Great Britain.
administration Has surrendered.
The gentleman from Illinois. the other
day. reported TO this house the fertilization
bill, carrying an appropriation OF threa
or Tour millions more than the last appro-
priation bill, We want this information
In order to intelligently know what FORTH
~fications Great Britain Is erecting. | think
this resolution should pass. There Is a
feeling all over the country that the adj
ministation has absolutely and abiectIv
surrendered American rights TO British in
%terests. II has done 80 in Alaska, It has
done so in regard 70 the Nicaragua canal:
y Is doing so now In tho Orient. IN the
Philippines In China II has done 50
q. Great Britain IN this war IN south
Africa. applause on the Democratic side.5
II 81 had not been for what the admin
istration did the other day. after con
sultation with Lord Pauncefote. after
being tod what 10 do by Salisbury, there
would have been q concert ~ European
powers which would have demanded the
cessation OF war In South Africa, The al
uhntstration here - more English than
the Administration In London ana IL is
time tor some one % stand uu mere ard
talk Tor American rights against British
Interests loud applause from tho Dem
A The conclusion - sulzcr's remarks
ne resolution was lad on the table. 10
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