The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-03
DEBATE IS EXTENDED
PHILIPPINE QUESTION COMES
UP AGAIN FOR DISCUSSION.
Stewart Supports Imperialistic Policy
Of the Administration
Railroad Settlement Comes Up
Morgan Finally Gets a Date Next
Session for Consideration.

of persons who have committed certain
crimes in Cuba from the United States
to the island.
As amended the bill provides that the
alleged criminal shall be punished UNI
der the laws of Cuba as administered
by Cuban courts.
The last of the appropriation bills
the general defciency-was passed, as
also was the emergency river and har-
Dor bill, providing for numerous SER
veys and for certain other public
| works
Mr.. Clay (Dem. Ga), and Mr.. Stew
art New, addressed the senate at
length on the questions involved in the
government of our insular possessions.
Books Ordered Printed.
Soon after the senate convened today
a concurrent resolution was adopted
providing for the printing of $1,000 sets
OF messages and papers of the presi-
dents, 10000 sets to be sold at the ac-
/ tual cost of publication and 5000 sets
/ to be placed at the disposal of the sem
ate and house. These have recently
/ been sold at big profit privately.
Date to Consider Canal.
Mr.. Morgan, chairman of the commit
! tee on interOceanic- canals made a re-
| quest that the socalled Hepburn Mica
raguan canal bill should be made the
! special order for consideration at . D,
m on Monday, Dec. 10, the second Mon
! day of the next session.
Mr.. Morgan said he realized the i'm
/ possibility of obtaining consideration of
/ the bill at this session.
His request was agreed to.
When the morning business was con-
I cluded the senate concluded considera-
/ ton of the deficiency bill
| An amendment was offered by Mr.
/ Morgan and agreed to appropriating
! $19, SOS to reimburse the Maritime Canal
! company Of Nicaragua, for expendi-
| lures in aid of the commission used by
/ act OF congress, known as the Ludlow
commission, for inspection and survey
/ OF the Nicaragua canal An amend@
/ ment was offered and after some dis
cussion agreed to paying an extra
month salary to the employees of the
senate and house of representatives.
After several minor amendments had
/ been made to the bill it was reported to
the senate, the amendments agreed to
and the bill passed.
Pacific Railroad Settlement.
Mr.. Allison called up a bill authoriz-
ing the secretary of the treasury. the
! NANNeNAy VI tit 1uAGItOE ana the al
/ torney general of the United States to
make settlement and adjustment with
the Sioux City & Pacific Railroad COM
pany of its Indebtedness to the United
States.
Mr.. Harris CKas) offered an amend
ment providing that the commission
created by the Dill should not accept
less than the full claim of the United
States principal and interest.
In of
Harris cOntended that there was an eff
fort BEING made to settle a debt of
S4,ZOO,OO0 due by the railroad to the
United States government for about
IS to 81
Mr.. Harris then offered another
amendment providing that the commits
sion created by the bill should report
TO congress in order that its work might
be reviewed.
This amendment, too. was rejected. /
Is to 81. The bill was passed as it came /
from the house.
A conference was ordered on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill and Messrs. I
Allison. Hale and Cockrell were named
as cOnferees.
Extradition Bill Next.
The substitute proposed by the senate |
judiciary committee for the house bin +
providing for the eXtradition of alleged
criminals from the United States to
Cuba was called up by Mr.. Fairbanks I
0nd)
Mr.. Stewart New proposed to strike {
out the provision of the proposed law /
that the judge shall ge satisfied that !
proper provision exists for securing for !
the accused a speedy and fair trial for /
such offense where he viii be informed /
or the nature and cause of the accusa-
ton and be confronted with the wit /
nesses against him, and have compuI- T
sorry process for obtaining witnesses in /
his favor and have the assistance of /
counsel for his defense"
Mr. HOar chairman of the committee /
on judiciary, antagonized the amend |
ment, holding that every American had
the rights assured to him in this coun-
try as it was proposed by the provision !
quoted to give him in Cuba.
In somewhat caustic speech in ia
vor of striking out the provision. Mr..
Teller maintained that the alleged
criminal ought to be satisfied to be
tried by the courts now in existence
in Cuba under the authority of the
United States.
Mr. Tillman said it seemed to him
that when an American accepted an
appointment in Cuba and broke the law
and brought disgrace upon his country
at the same time, he ought to take the
consequences as they might be melted
out to him by the laws of the country
where he had committed his crime.
Refers to Carter Case.
Mr.. Bacon referred to the alleged con-
spiracy of Captain Carter with Gaynor
and Green at Savannah, Ga, whereby
he said the government was swindled
out of about 81 600, 600. He said Gavuor
and Green were the men who had com
mitted Offenses while Captain Carter
was in prison. A federal Judge in New
York had refused recently to extradite
Gaynor and Green to Georgia for trial.
and they were free now. He cited this
instance he said, to indicate a fear
that a majority of criminals at which
the pending bill was aimed might es-
cCGe-
Mr.. Fairbanks said he was willing
to accent the amendment. There had
been a divergence of opinion in the iu-
dietary committee as to the provision,
but he had favored its elimination from
the bill from the beginning.
Rawlins Takes a Hand.
Mr. Rawlins doubted the desira bility
of eliminating the provision from the
bill. Mr.. Chandler said ne was satisfied
that it ought not TO be in the meas
ure.
Mr. Hale opposed the amendment.
declaring he thought we ought not to
extradite anv American citizen to a
country which had a system of laws
different from our own.
Mr. HOar said the plain issue was as
to whether an Americana citizen. ire
sumably innocent, should bes-taken to
Cuba and tried as Dreyfus had been
tried. Yet, as the session was nearing
an end, he was not disposed to prevent
the passage Of the bill with or without