The Portland daily press., 1900-05-23
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CLARR'S CREDENTIALS
Presented in the Senate
Yesterday.
They Will Lie on the Table for the
Present.
A Notable Speech by
Senator Spooner.
Defends Administrations Policy
In Philippines.

Washington, May 22.-In the Senate
today Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin spoke on
his bill providing that upon the suppress
sion of the instruction i'm the Philippines
the government of the islands shall de
volve upon the President until such time
as Congress might direct otherwise.
Notwithstanding the fact that he was al
most too i'll to stand, Mr.. Spooner's effort
was one of the notable speeches of the
present session He defended with char
acteristic vigor and eloquence the policy
of the administration in the Philippines,
maintaining that no other policy in the
circumstances was possible and that none
other could have been adopted without
dishonor TO the country. Late in the af-
ternoon Senator Carter of Montana pre-
sented the credentials of Senator Clark of
Montana. They will lie ON the table for
| the present.
Rev. Oliver johnson of Leslie, S. c.,
pronounced the invocation mt the open
| ing Of today's session Of the Senate.
Mr.. Wellington of Maryland, presented
the resolution adopted by the meeting
held in this city on Sunday evening last,
to welcome the ENJOYS from the South
African republics. He gave notice that
on Monday he would submit some re-
marks upon the subject.
Mr.. Platt Of New York, chairman of
the committee ON printing, presented a
report ON its investigation of the private
~ taMa1eaerAe avH nf
the Presidents" and 1t was read in full.
Mr. Gallinger inquired of Mr.. Platt
| il his committee had taken any action
upon resolution he had introduced
providing for the publication of $4,000
sets of the work, for which he said there
is great demand. Mr.. Platt replied that
no action had been taken as the adop-
expenditure on the part of the govern
ment of more than 500, 900.
Mr.. Gallinger directed attention to the
fact that the cost of the work TO the gov
eminent was about 81 a set, while the
private concern which was printing it
sold it to the public at s34 a set. He
thought the committee might well report
ulth a ItSoluNlOn W BuDAEh ANIvOS Vi
Il, coo sets. If the government was not
able to print the work for the scholars
and libraries of the country, he thought
an arrangement ought to be made to
print the work and sell it at cost.
The report of the committee was ordered
to be printed.
The Senate agreed to further confer
ence on the army appropriation bill and
Senators Hawley, Carter and Cockrell
were appointed as conferees.
A bill was passed giving to Post 80, G..
\. r., of Lawrence, Mass, four three
inch guns now in possession of Massa-
chusetts battery.
Mr.. Allen offered a resolution request
ing the President to transmit to the
Senate TRANSACTIONS of the constitutions
of the South African Republic and
Orange Free State. The resolution was
adopted. The resolution introduced
yesterday by Mr.. Kenney of Delaware,
calling upon the secretary of war for
certain information regarding the stu
alton of our affairs in the Philippines
and the military operations in those isl
ands was laid before the Senate. Mr..
Kenney argued in favor of its adoption,
calling attention to dispatches from
Manila, published today announcing that
much of the territory occupied by Unit
ed States troops had been re-taken by the
Filipinos.
Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts, did not OBJ
iect to the resolution but he objected to
the preamble and believed the resolution
might better go to the committee on
military affairs. After some colloquy
similar resolution introduced by Mr..
Allen and reported favorably from the
committee on military affairs was sub
stituted for Mr.. Kenney's resolution and
after being slightly amended was passed.
Mr.. Kenny read as a part Of his remarks
the Associated Press despatch from Ma
Mia published today.
The resolution Of Mr.. Jones Of Arkan-
sas directing the secretary Of war to make
a thorough investigation of the opera
lions Of the North American Trust COM
pany in Havana, its organization and
its relations to this government, was
laid before the Senate and adopted.
In accordance with previous notice,