Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-04
FINANCIAL BILL UP
Substitute for House Measure Before
the Senate.
ALIENS BANK RESOLUTION PASSED
Mr.. Hoar States His Position on the
Quay Case.
HOUSES SHORT SESSION


Senate Mr.. Beveridge UndJ presented the
following resolution:
That the Philippine Islands are territory
belonging to the United States; that it is
the intention Of the United States to retain
them as such and to establish and MAIN
tain such governmental control throughout
the archipelago as the situation may de-
mand.'
Mr. Beveridge asked that the resolution
lie upon the table until next Tuesday, when
he will speak upon it.
Mr. CullOm, from the committee on for
c;gn relations, reported. with amendments,
the bill providing a government for the
Hawaiian Islands. A few notifications of
the original bill Were made. the most i'm
pCrtant being the validation of the sale of
lands since annexation and fixing the ten
Ure of the supreme court Judges at nine
years. The provision for delegate in Con-
gress remains in the bill.
a message from the President was read,
transmittinS the testimony taken by the
commission appointed to investigate the
conduct Of the war by the War Depart
ment.
y resolution was presented by Mr.. Petit
grew, calling upon the Secretary of the
Navy fOr the report Of Admiral Dewey of
april 13. 1s:'>. in which the admiral said
he could take Manila at any time. He ask
ed immediate cnnSilerat tfOn. but Mr.. Spoon
er objected. and the resolution went over
Mr.. HUar MaSs.l offered q resolution,
which was adopted reducing the mileage
fees to he paid witnesses in case; before
the Senate to 81 per day while in attend
anCe and actual travelling expenses. This
will reduce the amount for witnesses in
the Clark case about one-half.
Mr.. Aliens resolution calling for cOrre-
spondenCe between the Treasury Depart
ment and the National City Bank and the
Hanover National Bank OF New York was
5greed to with notifications.
The consideration of Mr.. Pettigrew'S res
Oiutlb0 concerning the advances %
IN have been made by Aguinaldo through
Gen Torres L. Gen otis after the begin
ming Of hosti!itieS III the Philippines was
postponed until Monday.
Mr. Hoar ON the Quay Case
y brief explanation Of his attitude upon
the contest of NJ. quay for Il seat in the.
Senate Was made by Mir. Hoar. He said
ne had received numerous letters urging
him not To vote for the seating Of Mr.
quay upon the appointment of the gov
"rnpr 81 Pennsylvania. on the ground of
charges HC@inSJ the personal character OF
Mr. Quay. MIR Hear referred to the fact
that he had frequently investigated the
subject # the right of \ governor to fill
yScancy and To the numerous speeches
and reports he had made in support of the
theory. II was not To be expected that
senators sitting here as judges could
cHaHSe their convictions on great public.
questions upon such appeals.
such requests he considered in the nature
o. appeals To him to Stuff ballot box and
make false r=JrrnS simply because the peti-
TONERS think some one else should be ap-
pointed He hoped his eXpiana tion would
be a sufficient reply To the writers of the
letters.
The Senate passed bin granting the
night To MAKE a second homstcad entry to
persons who failed to perfect d previous
entry.
Mr. Pettigrew called up the-biIl provid-
ing Tor settlement of the accounts of the
national treasury with the public land
states under the law granting . per cent
OF the proceeds of the sales Of pubic lands
10 the states and extending this provision
50 as TO make it cover the lands embraced
IN Indian and military reservations. Mr.
PetuSrew stated that the passage of tn.
hJH would require the payment of about
Sl2wO,oD by the national government
MT Berry aEtagOniZed the measure
charging that It's passage would involve the
Wasting OF public money, and would be un-
lair and UNJUST to the states in which there
were no reservations.
On motion Of Mr.. Berry the bill was
amended, ~ TO 4, not to apply to
reservation lands. 1t was then committed
10 the committee on public lands
The tinancIa: n,ii.
The Senate then, at 1:JJ pm, took ND
the financial bill, and Mr.. AIdrich addressed
the Senate His remarks will be found in
another column.