Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-04
Both House and Senate Pass Res
olutIons to Investigate
Cages FavorltIsm.
FINANCIAL BILL UP IN SENATE
Resolutions on Government OF
Hawaii; Also, of Philippines
-Hoar Receives Anti
Quay Letters.

sHuidud, ~ ACoChtCu NhS AoAio"Ah6 A~SS
mtion:
"That the Philippine islands are a
territory, belonging to the United
States and it is the intention of the
United States to retain it as such.
snd establish and maintain such gov.
nrnmental control throughout the ar
chipelago as the situation may de-
mand."
Beveridge asked that the resolution
lie upon the table until next Tuesday,
when he will speak upon it,
Cullom, from the committee on reso-
lutions, reported bill providing for
.he government of the Hawaiian IS
lands, with amendments.
A message from the president was
read, transmitting the testimony taxi
en by the commission appointed 90 in.
vestigate the conduct of the war by
The war department
The resolution introduced by Allen
requesting information concerning the
Hanover and National City banks,
was modified and passed.
The Pettigrew resolution, calling on
the secretary of the navy for the re-.
port Of Admiral Dewey, for April 1898
in which the admiral said he cJdif
take Manila at any time, went over
under objection by Spooner.
Washington, Jan. 4-The senate
committee on relations today ordered
a favorable report on th&bill creating
territorial government for Hawaii
Hoar, of Massachusetts, Offered a
resolution which was adopted redrc-
ing mileage fees to be paid witnesses,
in cases before senate, to SO per day
while in attendance and actual trav--
cling expenses. This will reduce the
amount for witnesses in the Clark
case about one-half
The consideration of Pettigfew s res.
olution concerning advances reported
to have heen made by Aguinaldo,.
through General Torres, to General
Otis. after the beginning of hostilities
N the Philippines, was postponed
until Monday.
Ho9r said he received numerous let
ters urging him not to vote for the
seating of Quay upon the appoint
ment of the governor of Pennsylvania,
on the ground of charges against the
personal character of Quay. Such re
quests he considered in the nature Of
appeals to him to stuff the ballot boy
and make false returns simply be-
cause the petitioners think some one
else should be appointed. He hoped
his explanation would be a sufficient
reply to the writer's of the letters.
Pettigrew called up the bill provid-
ing for the settlement of the accounts
of the national treasury with public
land under a law granting per cen
of tho proceeds from the sales o.
public lands to the states and extend
ing this provision so as to make !
cover lands embraced in Indian anl
military reservations. Pettigrev
stated the passage of the bill woul(
require the payment of about $12.
600, 900 by the national government
Berry antagonized the measure, charg
ing that its passage would involve thu
wasting of public money, and be un-
fair and unjust to the states in which
ere were no reservations.
The financial bill was taken up. Th'
senate substitute was read. Senate
Aldrich made the opening speech re
viewing the various sections Of th'
bill and explaining their provisions
Washington, Jan. 4-Senate al
journed until Monday.
HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 4-Payne, chair
man Ct the ways and means commit
tee presented the Sulzer resolution
as modified by the committee, TO
immediate consideration. Sulzer sal
he would accept the amendments
richardson, minority leader, asked 70
five minutes which he desired t
yield to Mr.. Levy, democrat of NeV
York The request was compile
with and Levy offered an amendmen
to the resolution which included r.
quest for Secretary Cages reasons 70
delaying the deposits in the nations
banks until the panic occurred. Lev
said he warned the secretary Of tn
treasury. in September, that a pani
was imminent. Had the secretar
needed the warning, and deposite
government funds in the nations
banks in September and October, il
stead of buying bonds, the pani
would have been averted. Tn
amendment was promptly ruled out {
order. The resolution was the
adopted. The house at 1920 p. N
adjourned until Monday.