The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-16
SENATE.

TO- ga ANor III "a ~SAg SSSN
Pie,I the fooc in a discussion of the
Philippine question. He went deeply
into tie constitutional phases Of the
question. and his argument was large
Iy legal and technical. He is opposed
10 holding the Philippines.
Under special order the senate con-
vened at 10 o'clock a m. today, the
two hours before regular hour being
consumed IN the reading o. the Alas
ka civil cJde bill.
Senator Allan. OF Nebraska. offered
the following resolution. which was
passed:
That president be requested, if no
incompatible with public interest, to
inform the senate whe her or not any
communication has been received by
this government from it's consular rep
resentative at Pretoria e~mbodying the
request OF the president of the South
African republics for mediation or in
PREVENTION. with d view To ending the
war now in progress between these
republics and Great Britain, as report
ed in the public press. md if not in
compatible with the public interest, he
furnish the senate with copies of such
or communications
Senator Rawlins hen spoke. Those
peOpie-the FilipinOs-never n
edged their allegiance to this govern
ment," said he. Hence they are not in
insurrection against the United States.
A war Of aggression is being waged
against them"
After saying he presumed that the
speeches of Senators Beverage and
Lodge voiced the sentiments and pre-
sented the programme of the admins
tration. senator Rawlins said: Il am
nHncn 70 n n 800 -
programme. Nc vote of min will
aid in the carrying into effect the poll
icy outlined by those senator's. L OPP
pose the programme because it is in
violation of the fundamental principles
upon which our free Institutions are
erected; because it is in opposition to
the constitution: because it proposes
to rule by a despotic power and not by
rights secured under the constitution;
because il is not expansion, but retro
erosion of all that we have held high
est. and because it is unjust, immoral
and a breach of the plighted faith of
this nation"
He maintained that the constitution
must necessarily extend owe the out
lying territory and the Americans,
Germans. Frenchmen and others, on
these islands could be governed by con
gress only under the limitations of the
constitution.
Senator Rawlins declared the Fill
pines had been deceived by our proc
laEatiOns and have been induced to
believe that the great white republic
spoke TO them with a deceptive and
forked tongue.
80 that fact" he charged, may be
scribed the death of many brave
American soldiers and the waste IND
the bIoodshed that Ia occurred"
He charged that the "ouen door in
China was purely an English triumph.
AT achievement of the secretary of
state an a par with his other, known
as 5he fIay-PauncefOte treaty"
Ait ~ pension bills on the private
Observation-Disclosures in n~umber-were
then passed.
After q brief executive session con-
sideration Of the Alaskan o d bill
was reSumed and at $50 p. m. the sem
ate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Aa important bill. to extend the
placer mining laws i'm the United
states with certain notifications to
shore rights, beach workings. etc. in
Alaska. was passed. This bill is de-
sigued to meet the conditions obtain
ing at Cape Nome
An amendment was adopted pro-
hibiting corporations from locating
claims
me Wisa-Young case vas then call-
ed up under the agreement to vote at
2:8 o'clock p. m. today. Mr.. briggs,
democrat, of New York. addressed the
house in support of the claims of the
sitting member. Mr.. Young. Mr..
briggs expressed the opinion that con-
tested election cases should be ad-
Indicated by the courts and not by par
tisan majorities in the house.
Mr.. Hay. Of Virginia, closed for Mr..
Young. IF he was unseated," he
said. lit would be by an arbitrary eX-
ercise of power, unwarranted by facts,
law or evidence"
During the progress OF the remarks
eff Ar. Weeks. of Michigan, who closed
the debate for the contestant, some
excitement was caused by Mr.. Clay
ton. democrat, of Alabama, who arose
abruptly and protested that the con-
tastant's brother, John S. Wise, who
is an ex-member of the house, was
abusing the privileges OF the floor to
which he was entitled as an ex-mem-
bar by interfering with the debate.
NJ. Wise was sitting alongside of
Mr.. Weeks at the time. He was writ
ing. AS soon as the point was made
AR. Wise hurriedly arose. handed Mr..
Weeks the note and withdrew back of
the railing. Mr.. Richardson, the mi
nOrity leader, backed up Mr.. ClaytOn's
point of order. He declared that Mr..
Wise was the attorney of record in his
brothers case; that he was abusing
the privilege accorded him by prompt
ing gentlemen in debate and interfer-
1uS StleTdlE. L NON ~ LIN ON
that a remark interjected by Mr.. Wise
in the course of a debate last Satur-
day called forth a protest from Mr.
Burke, of Texas. who was on the floor
at the time.
ar. Richardson said 1t was bad
enough to turn members out of the
house without allowing attorneys tC
come on h floor and prosecute them
1t was indecent. he declared, and M
appealed to the fair minded on tn
other side to protect the house from
such abuse.
Mr. Weeks replied that a good dea
of noise and confusion were being en-
gendered about nothing. He said ina
the note written to him by Mr.. WIS
related in no manner to the b
Does the gentleman concede ina
Nr. Wise is the attorney Of record!
inquired the speaker.
h was the attorney before tn
c0fnHlittee,' replied Mr.. Weeks.
The peake called attention to tn