Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-20
SENATORS ARE READY
70 VOTE ON THE TREATY.
WHEN 1T WAS CALLED UP IN EX-
ECUTIyE SESSION NO ONE WAS
DESTROYS OF
OFFERING FURTHER REMARKS
THE PRESIDENT AUTHORIZED TO
APPOINT MIR. BOUTELLE TO
NAVAL CAPTAINCY.

WASHINGTON, December Icon
gress has authorized the President to
appoint Representative Charles A. Bou
telle, of Maine, to be 4 captain Of the
United States on the retired list. To-
day without a word of opposition or
even of comment, the Senate passed the
House resolution authorizing Mr.. Bou-
telle's retirement. 1t is expected that
the President will approve the resolu-
ton and in accordance with 1t nomi-
nate him as captain en- the retired list
of the navy. Mr.. Boutelle is member
of the present House of Representa-
tives and a member-elect Of the next
House. 1t is assumed that he will re-
sign his membership in the House and
thus open the way for his retirement in
accordance with the provisions of the
resolution.
Aside from the transaction Of some
routine business and the passage of
Eeventy-one private pension bills the
open session to-day.
The House to-day at the end of
spirited contest extending over two
days passed bills to compel the Penn
sylvania and B. & o. roads to abolish
grade crossings, to alter their routes
into the city and to change their term
inal facilities. An amendment was
placed upon the Pennsylvania bill to re-
quire the road to build new station
to cost not less than $1,500,000. The
bills were vigorously antagonized by
portion of the minority under the lead
ership of Mr.. Cowherd, of Missouri, on
the ground that they were too liberal
to the roads.
To-days executive session CT the Sem
ate demonstrated that the discussion Of
the Hay Pauncefote treaty by that body
is practically exhausted and that the
Senate is ready for the vote, which has
been fixed for Tomorrow When, upon
Senator Lodges motion the doors were
closed to-day and he called up the treaty
no Senator evinced desire to speak
upon it.
Without making any special re-
quest for speakers, MIR Lodge asked
the Senate to take up the treaty with
Spain providing for the cession to
the United States of the Philippine
Islands, of Sibutu and Cagayan Zulu,
and their dependencies in considera-
ton of the payment to Spain of $780,
600. Objection to this request was
made by several Senators, including
Messrs. Hoar, Wellington and Bacon
and Senator Lodge, with the hope of
removing the objections made, went
into brief explanation of the terms
of the negotiation. He explained that
the islands are comprised in the Phil
ippine group, and said they were sup
posed to have been coded by Spain in
the Paris treaty, and the United States
had taken possession of the islands
uuu6I lulS ouppOSlJlOu II was SUM
found, however, that the definite line
of our acquisition fixed by the treaty
cut them both out. 1t is a rule of
law, he explained, that a definite
boundary description always super
cedes an indefinite description. Hence
in order to leave no doubt of our own
ership, the treaty for the cession of
these islands had been negotiated, and
he believed that the United States
would be saved much trouble in the
future by concentrating the bargain.
He characterized the proceeding as in
the nature of title quieting 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 he drew
The conclusion that some day it might
De important as a cable station.
Senators Hoar and Bacon said they
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