Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-20

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| AT the conclusion of routine bust
ness, Foraker, chairman of the COM
| mlttee on Puerto Rico, called up the
| joint resolution introduced, yesterday,
| providing for the administration OF
clVll affairs in Puerto REQ pending the
appointment of permanent officials I'M
| der the recently passed Puerto Rico
law, no temporary appointment to ex-
| tend in tenure beyond Aug. l. 1900.
The resolution provoked considerable
friendly discussion.
After Foraker had answered a ftw
| questions as to the operation Of the
measure, Chandler expressed the hope
, that senators would introduce rcsolu-
lions of inquiry if they desired infor
nation and permit the pending rcso-
luton to pass. In response to this
statement, Tillman, S. G., made 4
TO what he said was Chandler's ef-
fort at all times to rush measures
through the Senate, he drew a pic
ture Of the inauguration of Governor
Allen of Puerto Rico, May /.
We are" he said, TO have a grand
pageant, May /. when the new gov
ernor is To be inaugurated. This in
augura t&Jn is to take place with the
greatest ceremony ever seen in any
part of the United States. | imagine
that the purpose of this delay is TO i'm
press the islands with the grandeur
ana greatness Of the United States, as
well as to the impress the people of the
United States with the now policy Of
Imperialism by which an American
pro consul is t. take possession Of the
island. After a while. of course, we
will have another governor sent To the
Philippines ana he Will be Of 81 much
greater Importance than the governor
Of the little island If Puerto Rico that
| suppose he must have the navy
escort him across the Pacific. ana must
have umbrellas held over him Xix" the
Hey Of Algirrs and the Sultan Of Mo-
rocco. We will have him ATTENDED by
our subject princes in the Sulu lrch-
pclaEo with Mahomctan b,dyguards
ana ali that sort Of thing. II that l.
the purpose Of Keeping these army of-
hcvrS in Puerto Rico | will intyrpusn
no obstacle to the passage ,f tho r,so-
luton"
Bacon. Ga. inquired whether United
States army officers were in receipt NJ
salaries as civil officials in addition To
their pay as army officers. Foraker
replied that the army officers were
prohibited by law from accepting such
additional pay. Chandlcr thought Bl-
cons statement WAS very important.
If it We're true. Congress ought tD
know it. He therefore suggested that
Bacon offer resolution Of inquiry as
TO the subject. Bacon said he had I'M
dcrstood il to be the purpose Of the
leaders of the dominant party in con
ercSs to adjourn early in June. In
view Of this fact Ia thought ii mad
visabc that the limit of the tenure Of
office NJ temporary officials should ~
SO far removed as Aug. l. as these Of
ticcrs all would have To bc confirmed
ny the Senate. Foraker expressed thr
opinion that most IF the appoint
ments ut least. would be made before
dllbulIllU'-ilI tI l bNSItSS-
platt, Conn. after expressing his Oh
legation to Bacon for informing the
Senate when Congress was to adjourn,
was about TO proceed when H. was in
terruptcd by Bacon. who explained
that his information came from TIN
newspapers which stated that the lead
crs If the dominant party hai been
Informed by the President of his d.
sire for an early adjournment. Plat
replied with some heat that IL WAS
not aware that the President eX-
pressed his desires through the news
papers.
Il think I ought to say" said Platt
that whatever the President may
think about the wisdom Of an early
adjournment ana | think. 50 far as |
know the sentiment Of the country. |
that the people will be glad to have
us adjourn before June"
II think the senator is entirely cor
rect" said Bacon. Nothing can be
done and the less work ii does the bet
ter. And the sooner We adjourn with |
out doing any more Of that work the |
greater the qualification of the country |
will be" Uaughter).
II think on the contrary" said Haw- |
ley, Conn, that the country expects |
us to remain here to DO whatever is |
necessary and important.
After one or two unsuccessful efforts |
had been made to amend the measure, |
it was passed without division.
a bill authorizing the commissioner |
of internal revenue to redeem or make |
allowance for internal revenue stamps |
was passed.
The Senate then proceeded to consider |
the Alaskan code hill, the pending qucs- |
ton being the llansbrough alien miners |
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