The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-20
Resolution for BouteIIe's Retirement
Met No Opposition.
THE MONTANA SENAT0RSHIP.
Senator Hoar Objected to Taking Up
Treaty With Spain in Regard TO
Ccssion of Islands of Sibutu
and Ca.ayan House
Passed Pennsylvania
Railroad Bill.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Congress has
asked the President to appoint Represen-
tative Charles a. BOutelle, Of Maine, to De
. cantain of the United States navy, on
the retired list. To-day, without d "or"
of opposition, or even Of comment, tle
Senate passed the House resolulioii du-
tforizng MIR. BoUtelle's retirement. II -
expected that the President Will approve
tho resolution. and, in accordance with
the authorization, nominate him as d cap
tajn on the retired list of the navy Nr-
Bs,,,telle is a member Of the present House
OF Representatives and q memoer-eiect o.
the next House. 1t is assumed that NC
Will Immediately resign als mempership
in the House.
The passage of seventy-one private pen
sion bills was the only feature " o'Ni
in the open session.
Mr. chandler made another effort to get
the resolution authorizing the Commute
or, Privileges and Elections to senu ioi
persons and papers in the Montana Sehd-
torial investigation, but failed
CUBAN FUNDS.
M,. Bacon. of Georgia, introduced ana
obtained the passage of a resolution cai-
ing upon the Secretary OF war 10 'is''1s
NIT to the Senate the report or Aoidih Ia
L. Lawshe giving in detail the fesol. "
his investigation, made under tlie ail
of the War Department, INTO ti'e re- t.,
and expenditures of the CUBAN it'il,lo
resolution was passed directing 'he
rororfttea on Foreign Relations TO exam
inc the claim of Henry Mccoy and report
whether the Secretary OF state Shouia DC
directed to pay the sum OF money cls',iiie.s
nv him out OF the award IN the hai!us VI
the State Department in the matter oi
De.agoa Bay Railroad. pension ptlis
PASSED included pensions OF 800 q 1ho!i.h
to the widows of General John A. Ncoltr-
,,,,,t1 and General John NJ. Palmer. The
urgent deficiency bill was reported ".tn
.u-o minor amendments and passed Will
ONT debate. The Senate then went INTO
exac,Etive session TO consider uiie may
Pauncefote treaty.
T7be session demonstrated that the Sen
ATE is ready for the vote tomorrow aS
no senator evinced a desire TO speak on
the treaty.
OBJECTION RAISED.
Mr.. Lodge asked the Senate TO take up
the treaty with Spain providing Ior lhe
cession to the United States OF the fhitip-
nine Islands and of Sfbutu and Cagayan
SuIu, and their dependencies, IN cohsideE-
alton of the payment to Spain OF $looVOo-
objection TO this request was made by
several senator's including MeSsrs. Hoar,
Wellington and Bacon Senator Lodge eX-
nlained that the islands are comprised IN
the Philippine group. and said that Ihey
were supposed to have been ceded py SPAN
in the Paris treaty Indeed, the United
States had taken possession OF the ISLANDS
under the supposition. 1t was soon found
however, that the definite line of our ac-
ouisition, fixed by the treaty. cut both Of
them out 1t is a rule OF the law. he eX-
plained, that a definite boundary descrip-
ton always supersedes an indefinite deS-
cription Hence, the treaty for the ces-
sion of these islands had been negotiated
and he believed that the United States
would be saved much trouble in the fu-
ture by consummating the bargain He
characterized the proceedings as III the
nature of a title quoting process.
Mr. Lodge also called attention to the
fact that one of the islands is directly on
the line OF communication with Borneo
and the Straits, and drew the conclusion
that it might, some day, be important as
G. cable station.
Senator Hoar said he should like to
have more time to consider the conditions.
And Senator Bacon said, notwithstanding
that he is a member Uf the Committee on
Foreign Relations, he had not been pres
ent when the report upon the treaty was
authorized, and he would, therefore, ap-
preciate further opportunity to go over the
document.
Senator Wellington made unqualified
objection.
Accordingly the treaty was for the time
laid aside. and at 2:i0 o'clock the Senate
adjourned.
In the House.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The House
to-day at the end OF a spirited contest ex-
tending over two days, passed a bill TO
compel the Pennsylvania and the BaIti-
more and Ohio Railroad to abolish grade
crossing. to alter their routes into the
city and to change their terminal facil-
ties. An amendment was placed upon
the Pennsylvania bill to require the road
TO hui.d neW.statton to cost not less than
1880 o0O. The bills We're vigorously an
tagon;zed by a nortion of the minority
under the leadership of Mr.. Cowherd. of
Missouri. on the ground that they were
too liberal to the roads. The Baltimore
and Ohio bill appropriated s1.5eOo0o out
right for the road n consideration of the
changes it would be compelled to make.