The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-20
B0UTELLE PROVIDED FOR.
Afflicted CoSRressman Placed ON
Navy Retired List with Rank
OF CAPTAIN


Washington. Dee 70 Congress has at-
thouSed the Prcsidcn, 90 appoint Repre-.
sentative charles A Bomelie o. Maine
TO Dee e captain OF she Emitted states NAVY
ou the retired llst To-day. without =
word Of opposition. or oven OF comment.
The Senate passed me House resolution.
authorizing Mr. Bouieile's retirement
J. b. expected that ne Presidcui will az.
prove the resolution and in accordance
with tho authorization. nominate him ls
a captain oo the retired dist OF the navy
Mr. Boutele - "a member Of tho prrsen,
House ~ Representatives. and a member
eject OF the next House. Il Is assumed
That he viii Immediately resisn his mem
nership IN the House Tho passage Of
seventy one private pension bills wac tho
only feature Of business in tho open ses-
sion. Me Chandler made another cfor,
10 get the resolution. ana having the com
mittee on Privileges ard Elections 10 send
ior persous and papers in the Montana
senatorial Investigation case but failed
Mr. Bacon % Georgia introduced and oh
tanned tho passage 81 resolution calling
upon the secretary Of war 60 transmit 10
mo senate the report Of Abraham T.
Lawshe "givine 10 detail the result OF his
investigation made under the direction OF
me war Department into the receipts ami
Expenditure 81 the cuban FUNDS
resolution was PASSED directing tho
committee on Foreign Relations 10 ex-
anime the daim o. Hsnry Mccoy and r.
port whether tho Secretary ~ state should
De- directed 20 pay the sum Of money
claimed by him out Of the award IN tho
hands Of the State Department IN tho
matter N the Delagoa Ray Railroad Pen
sion bills passed included pensions Of -
a month each 10 the widows OF Gems
John A. McClernand and John NJ Palmer
The urgent deficiency bill was reported
with two minor amendments and passed
without debate
The Senate then went into executive SEES
sion 10 consider the Hay-Pauncefoto
treaty.
The session demonstrated that the Sen
ate ~ ready for the vote Tomorrow. ss
no senator eyincci a desire to speak on
the treaty
Mr.. Lodge asked the Senate to take up
the treaty with Spain providing for the
cession 20 the United States Of the Phil
ippne Islands u Slbutu and CAEayan
Zulu and their dependencies IN conEidera-
ton Of the payment co Spain Of $4,000
Objection 20 this requestion wac made
By Teveral senators including Msssrs
Hoer. Wellington and BACON.
Senator Lodge explained that tho isi-
andF are comprised IN tho Philippine
group and said thsy were supposed to
have been ceded by Spain IN the Parts
Greatly. Indeed the United states had
taken possession Of the islands under the
suppostiOn II was soon found however
that che definite line % our acquisition
liked by the treaty cut both Of them out IL
Is a rude 81 law. he explained. that a def
mite boundary description Away. super
sedes an indefinite description. Hence. the
treaty for the cession Of these Islands hal
been negotiated and ne believed that the
United Stntes would be saved much
trouble In the future by censummatlng
che bargain
He characterised the proceedings as In
the nature Of a title quietinE process Mr.
Lodge also called attention 90 the fact
that one OF tho islands Is directly on tho
hne OF communication with Borneo. and
the straits and drew the conclusion that
II might some day be important ss a ca
bic station
Senator Hoard said he would like 10
have more time to consider the question.
ana senator Bacon said that notwith-
standing he is a member OF the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations he had not been
present when report upon the treaty
was authorized He would. therefore, ap-
prcciate further opportunity 90 20 over
tho document. Senator wellington made
unqualified obje5sion. Accordingly the
treaty was for tho time laid aside and
az 2:to .. m. the senate adjourned.