Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-04-20
PROCEEDINGS N CONGRESS
DEBATE ON THE PHILIPPINES
senator HOar speaks On the Subject
Mexican War Pensions-Co<rr
IAteUe InYesttgation-Othe Notes
Of Congress.

| sAAo se"@'e SATURDAY senator Morgan
/. offered and secured the adoption Of rvs.
olution requiring the attorney general to
transmit to the senate all the papers filed
, IN the Union Pacific case and to inform
the senate why the Union Pacific received
IN settlement Of the case $4,000 and
the United States only about ssO0,OO0
;. Senator Berry directed attention to the
!, fact that the house had passed q resolution
IN favor OF election of senators by the
people and appealed to the committee on
, privileges and elections to present q report
, either IN favor OF or against the resolution.
Senator Chandler said that personally hs
was opposed to the election Of senators by
the people, but would he glad to have
the question considered.
: The Quay case was laid before the sen.
ate, but at the instance Of Senator Chsad.
Ter was laid aside until later.
The senator from South Dakota resumed
his speech on his story Of the Boer war.
advocating the adoption Of the Mason
resolution expressive Of sympathy to the
Beers.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration Of the Alaskan civil bill. The
pending question was tina, relating TO the
location OF mining claims by aliens, Of
fered by Senator Hansbrough, but owing
to the absence Of the author ii went over
until Monday.
After the transaction Of the routine bus.
iness, Senator Hoar addressed the senate
Tuesday morning on the Philippine ques-
ton. Intense interest was manifested in
the address by the senator's.
Senator Hoar took for his text the reso-
luton of Mr.. Beveridge Of Indiana de-
claring that the Philippine islands ara
territory belonging to the United States
and the United States government must
govern the archipelago. Senator Hoar
spoke with deliberation, but scarcely with
his usual force and fullness. He request
ed his colleagues not to interrupt him in
the course Of his speech, indicating that
, the state Of his health rendered it unde-
srable that he should enter into q run.
ming debate.
He told Of the glory Of the conflict with
Spain and a victory in the interest Of
liberty. He praised McKinley's course
at that time, saying that in his judgment
he was the best beloved president who
ever sat in the chair at Washington.
A bill was passed in the senate grant
ing to soldiers of the Mexican war pen
sions of $l2 a month in certain cases.
Without preliminary business the
house Tuesday resumed the consideration
Of the naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. Dayton Of West Virginia, a mem
Der of the naval committee who ws
the first speaker, contended that the
naval program outlined in the bill was
not an extravagant one. He said it was
not as liberal as it should have been and
predicted that larger appropriations
would be required in the future.
The president has nominated Hiram H.
Folsom of Alaska to be commissioner in
and for the district Of Alaska, TO reside at
Juneau.
Hale reported from the committee IN
naval affairs "Wednesday on the joint res
olution drawn originally by Mr.. Mason
authorizing the secretary Of the navy to
have struck bronze medals for distribution
among certain officials and men Of the
north Atlantic squadron commemoratin2
the naval engagement between the forces
Of Spain and the United States in the wa
tiers of the West Indies and the Cuban
coast. The measure, which appropriaies
$25, 900. was adopted.
The senate committee on foreign rela-
40 lln on
convention between the United states and
spain, extending for six months the time
in which the Spanish residents OF the
Philippines can elect whether they Will
remain citizens Of Spain or become ciu-
zens Of the Philippines.
A resolution was offered by Senator
Hoar directing the secretary of the navy
to inform the senate how many inmates
Of national soldiers homes we're colored
or Indians. In explanation Senator Hoar
.aid i, was his desire TO ascertain whetn-
er there are a sufficient number OF colored
inmates OF such homes to warrant -ep-
arate institution.
| Senator Pettus asked that similar data
concerning national insane asyiums De
asked for by the resolution. This was
agreed to. and the resolution was passed.
The concurrent resolution offerei by
Senator Foster directing the secretary 81
war to have a survey made OF the mouth
nj the Nooksaek river was passed.
The bill providing that the state OF WIS
consin be permitted TO relinquish to the
United States certain lands heretofore se'
l.c;ed. and to select other lands Of the
publie domain. was passed.
Senator Carter presented reports OF the
senate committee on military affairs made
in response TO a resolution Of the senate
adopted las, December directing the com
mittee to report upon the part taken BY
the army in the exploration OF Alaska
The report is an exhaustive presentation
in narrative form of the various military
explorations which have been made OF
Alaska since the acquisition Of that terri
tory.
The United States charge d'afaires at
Constantinople win Be directed &c inform