The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-04-21
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS-
DEBATE ON THE PHILIPPINES
Senator HOar Speaks ON the Subject
Mexican War Pensions-Coeur
dAlene InvestigatiOn-Other Notes
of Congress.


In the Senate.
In the senate Saturday Senator Morgan
offered and secured the adoption of res
olution requiring the attorney general to
transmit to the senate all the papers filed
in the Union Pacific case and to inform
the senate why the, Union Pacific received
in settlement Of the case $4,6OO,O0O and
the United States only about 100000.
Senator Berry directed attention to the
fact that the house had passed resolution
in favor of election of senators by the
people and appealed to the committee ON
privileges and elections to present a report
either in favor of or against the resolution.
Senator Chandler said that personally he
was opposed to the election of senators by
the people, but would be glad to have
the question considered.
| The Quay case was laid before the sen.
ate, but at the instance of Senator Chand.
Ter was laid aside until later.
| The senator from South Dakota resumed
his speech on his story of the Boer war,
advocating the adoption Of the Mason
resolution expressive Of sympathy for the
Beers.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Alaskan civil bill. The
pending question was that relating to the
location of mining claims by aliens, Of
fered by Senator Hansbrough, but owing
to the absence of the author it went over
until Monday.
After the transaction of the routine bus
mess, Senator Hoar addressed the senate
Tuesday morning on the Philippine ques-
ton. Intense interest was manifested in
the address by the senator's
Senator Hoar took for his text the reso-
luton of Mr.. Beveridge of Indiana de-
claring that the Philippine islands are
territory belonging to the United States
and the United States government mus,
govern the archipelago. Senator Hoar
spoke with deliberation, but scarcely with
his usual force and fullness. He request.
ed his colleagues not to interrupt him in
the course of his speech, indicating that
the state Of his health rendered it unde
sirabls that he should enter into a run
ming debate.
He told of the glory of the conflict with
Spain and victory in the interest o.
liberty. He praised McKinley's cours'
at that time, saying that in his judgment
he was the best beloved president who
ever sat in the chair at Washington.
A bill was passed in the senate grant
: ing to soldiers of the Mexican war pen
J sions Of SIP month in certain cases.
Without preliminary business tht
{ house Tuesday resumed the consideration
[ of the naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. Dayton of West Virginia, mem
ber of the naval committee who wa
{ the first speaker, contended that th'
/ naval program outlined in the bill wal
not an extravagant one. He said it wa
not as liberal as it should have been ant
!, predicted that larger appropriation
would be required in the future.
The president has nominated Hiram n
Folsom of Alaska to be commissioner il
, and for the district of Alaska, to reside a
Juneau.
) Hale reported from the committee o.
naval affairs Wednesday on the joint res
! !, olution drawn originally by MIR. Maso
: have struck bronze medals for distibutio
u among certain officials and mon Of tn
g north Atlantic squadron commonwealth
the naval engagement between the force
of Spain and the United States in the WI
ters of the West Indies and the Cuba
l. coast. The measure, which appropriate
e. $25, 900, was adopted.
e. The senate committee on foreign rels
e, tions agreed to favorable report on
s, convention between the United States an
re Spain, extending for six months the tim
d in which the Spanish residents of tn
,e Philippines can elect whether they wi
re remain citizens of Spain or become cit
re- zens of the Philippines.
A resolution was offered by Senate
Hoar directing the secretary OF the nav
to inform the senate how many inmate
"a of national soldiers homes were colore
"a or Indians. In explanation Senator Hos
.. said it was his desire to ascertain whetl
y er there are sufficient number Of colore
: inmates of such homes to warrant SCI
:. arate institution.
"A Senator Pettus asked that similar dat
IL concerning national insane asylums
y asked for by the resolution. This WI
a aQTeeU W, duu tuc IcSOlutlOH Was PdSSC
The concurrent resolution offered
Senator Foster directing the secretary
war to have a survey made of the mou
j, of the Nooksack river was passed.
a. The bill providing that the state of wi
> consin be permitted to relinquish to Il
United States certain lands heretofore {
. lected, and to select other lands of Il
- public domain, was passed.
- Senator Carter presented reports of t
n senate committee on military affairs ma
l' in response to a resolution of the sena
adopted last December directing the col
mittee to report upon the part taken
the army in the exploration of Alask
IS, The report is an exhaustive presentati'
r. in narrative form of the various militia
We explorations which have been made
rs Alaska since the acquisition of that ter
oy tory.
in The United States charge d'affaires
Constantinopls will be directed to infol