Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-20
FIFTY.SIXTH CONGRESS-.
Washington, March 20.
5ENATE.

SENATE.
After routine morning business in
the Senate today Mr.. PettiRrew asked
consent to print ss a public document
certain EXPRESSIONS of eminent meD.
He read several paragraphs. which ex-
cited the curiosity Of Mr.. Hale, causing
him to inquire "Whose wise sayings are
those ?" Mr.. Petligrew would not graft
fy his curiosity for some moments, but
fnally be said the utterances were
chiefly those of Abra ham Liocoln, with
some from Washington and Jefferson.
Mr.. Sewell objected because the manu-
script looked bulky and he did not
know wha. else it contained. Mr.. Pet
tigrew withdrew the request, adding
that the republicans did not care to
hear anything from Lincoln az they
had long since departed from his poll
tics.
Mr.. Hale, from the naval affairs
committee, reported fayorably q bill
providing for q subm iriue cable fro III
San Francisco to Honolulu. The work f,
according to the bill, is TO be done ui-
der the supervision of the navy depart
ment, end the cables, wires and other
instruments, material and applian Gee
necessary 10 the work of laying the
cable shall be of American manufac.
ture. The estimated cost of the libe
will not exceed 50, 10000
The committee on appropriations re-
ported the urgent deficiency bill 10 the
Senate. The committee recommends
an increase of S79,l44 40 over tue
amount of the House bill.
Mr.. MorRaO, when the Puerto Rican
bill was called up, discussed in ger.
eral the questions relating to the iDsu-
lar possessions of the United States.
He held thai the United States could
not abandon the Philippines or Puerto
Rico, and that until Congress legslsted
specifically we could not even abandon
Cuba. Treaty rights must b, secured
to all these islands.
HOUSE.
The House committee on military
affairs held an animated executive SET
sion this morning, The most important
matter under consideration being the
Sulzer resolution directing the Secr,-
tary of War to inform the House what
Notifications Great Britain is erecting
along the northern frontier of the
United States. A report from the Wor
Department was read to the effect that
information on such subjects is of pri-
vate, confidential character and that no
good could result from making it put
lie. American interests are not mel
aced, A1jutant General Corbin said. A
heated debate ensued, the republican,
sustaining the War Department, the
democrats supporting Mr.. Suffers
view. By strict party vote 1t was d.
cided to report the resolutions, accom-.
panied by the War Department report
to the House with the recommendation
that they be tabled.
Chairman Hull submitted the report
to the House shortly after noon.
Mr.. Sulzsr insisted that the resolu-
ton had been offered 10 gooo faith. 1t
did not call for secret Information, be
said. "The report OF the adjutant gen.
eral. saying the information IS secret, is
preposterous and untensble. While Eng
land pretends to be our friend she
building on our northern frontier for.
tifications that threaten our republic
and from which in "a hours she could
destroy our great citiee. But the In
formation is denied US. 1t seems
We are allowed 10 do nothing that
could displease Downing street
The administration here is more Eng
lish than the administration 10 Lon.
don. II this administration had not
few days ago followed the instructions
it received from Lord Psuncefots there
would have been a concert Of action by
the powers In behalf OF the Beers"
On a rising vote the motion TO lay
Mr.. Su]zer's resolution on the table was
carried, "a to SO.
The ayes and noes were demanded
by the democrats.
The resolutions were tabled by
party vote, yeas ITO, nays 81.
The House began this afternoon con.
sideratiou of the Loud bill TO prevent
the abuse of thu privilege Of second
class mail matter, 1t was arranged that
he vote on the bill should bs taken at
4 p. %. Thursday.
Mr.. Loud recalled the fact that he
bad said In 1898, when the bill was
beaten, that he would never present 1t
again. He had reconstructed this de-
termination, however, because fully
200 members of the House had asked
him to bring the bill forward again.
He declared that not one person in fifty
who protested against the bill had the
slightest conception of its provisions,
From first to last, he declared, the op.
position was based on ignorance and
Misrepresentation.