Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-23
TUESDAY, JANUARY %. 1900.
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondence

WASHINGTON, January 10, 19OO.-
President Mckinley has taken occa-
sion to express his pleasure at the
agreement of the senators to vote on
the financial bill February Is. An
earlier date might have been secured
but the Republicans gave the opposi-
ton all the time they asked for.
Judging from the use they have made
of the time during which the bill has
been before the senate, they have
neediessiy prolonged the time during
which the bill will be open to debate,
but the rules of the senate made it
necessary to meet their wishes, and
the certainty that the bill will pass
hv large majority when voted upon
lessons Republican i'm patience.
Speaker Henderson, received COM
pliment from the house when the first
appeal from a decision of his was
tabled by a vote of TIA to 1873. The
decision In question was that the
census bill, reported by Representa-
tive Hopkins, of Illinois, was priv
lleged. The appeal was saken by
Bailey, of Texas.
The report against Roberts is
unanimous AS to the deslrability Of
keeping him out of the house, but
there is a division of the committee
as to how. The majority recon-
anends that his seat be declared va
cant, while two members. Lift letield,
Republican. and De Almond, Demo-
crat, unite in recommending that he
be seated and then expelled. His go
ing is absolutely certain.
The expansion sentiment of the
senate is so overwhelming that the
treaty by which the United States be
comes absolute owner of the island OF
rfutiia, one of the Samoan group, was
ratified without he formaiity of a
recorded vote, although sever al Dem
ocrats made bitter speeches about
our taking the islands without the
consent Of the inha itants and that
sort of rot. This island has one of
the finest harbors in the Pacific
Page Page where u coaling station
OF the United States has been con-
templated for long time.
The complete report OF the Philip
pine commission is now IN tie hands
of the public printer and will be laid
before congress in few days. Prot
j G. Schurman, president Of the COM
mission, said of the report, which, 10y
the way, IL unanimous: 1.-THE motive
has been, taking account of the polit
Ical experiences, as we'll as the pollti
cal aspirations of the Filipinos, to
devise II form of government adapted
to them so as to secure on the one
hand good vernment and on the
other to satisfy their as pirations for
self-government." The form Of gov
eminent recommended may ne briefed
about as follows: An American gov
eraor, appointed by the president; an
advisory council, composed OF Amer
scans and ma ives; provincial govern
ors, TO he appointed; a Legislative
assembly, partly appointive and
partly elective; the subdivision of the
islands into small sections, over
which Americans or educated natives
shall preside.
Representative Hopkins, of Illinois,
replied to a speech made by Repre-
sentative Richardson, the Democratic
fioorleader of the house, in which it
was sought TO make it appear that
Secretary Cages reply to the resolu
ton of inquiry conc rring the deal
lngs of the treasury deDar tment was
not full and satisfactory, and he did
not leave a shred of Richardson's
argument. Mr.. Hopkins said: "The
reply Of the secretary Of the treasury
exonerated him from every insinua-
ton. The National City bank WAS a
government depository long before
Secretary Gage came into Office. 1t
was selected by Democratic secre-
tary of the treasury because of it's
well.knovn financial stability. But
instead of following the course OF hi.
Democratic predecessor in making a
few favorite banks repositories, Sec
rotary Gage selected repositories all
over the United States" Mr.. Hop
ilins closed his speech with these
words, which were loudly appiauded:
81 say that the secretary of the
treasury is entitled to the approba-
ton OF Z cry honest man. Secretary
Gage has made record that any
American ought to praise instead OF
denouncs."
Secretary Long was before the sen
ate committee on naval affairs this
week, to advocate speedy legislation
for the laying of a Pacific cable, and
Rear Admiral Bradford accompanied
hia aud made statement about the
survey which had been partially
made, showing the proposed work to
be entirely practicable. Incidentally
Admiral Bradford said the navy de.
partmeut had paid $4,000 for cable
tolls to and from Manila, and that
the war department was paying
about 81 ,OOC a day right along.
The senate, by g. two-thirds vote,
4l to 20, defeated the Pettigrew
amendment to the Hoar resolution
OF inquiry, calling on the president
TO furnish the senate with q copy oi
his instructions to the American com.
missioners who negotiated the treaty
OF peace with Spain. The reason for
this decisive vote was the statement
ty Senator DAVIS, chairman Of the
committee on foreign relations, who
was one of the commissioners, that
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