Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-05
TO PROHIBIT LIQUOR.
Resolution to Prevent Sale to
Uncivilized Passed Senate.
HARRISON WROTE IN IT'S Fayea.
Among Other Business. the Army sn
Was Discussed-Hoar Proposed a Conn
mission to Investigate the Entire Phil
ippIne Question.

Washington, jar During the
course Of session of the senatc sfr
Lodge fayorably reported from the
committee Oh foreign relations the
following resolution and asked fer it's
immediats consideration:
That III the opinion ef this body
the time has come when the Uriifcf-
pie twice affirmed In international
treaties for Central Africa. that ma
tive races should be protected against
the destructive traffic ia iltoxieants,
should lie extended to all uncivilized
peoples by the enactment Of such
laws and the making of such freaties
as will effeetually prohibit the sale
by the signatory powers to aboriginal
tribes and uneiyilized races of opium
and Intoxicating beverages
Mr.. SeweH expressed a desire to
have more light thrown upon tile
resolution, but as 1t was about to be
sent to the calendar the New jersey
senator said he had no wish to delay
the resolution and it was adopted
The senate committee Which re-
ported this resolution had before il
petitions signed by numerous individ-
uals and associations from % states,
which were presented by the reform
bureau. That bureau has received
a letter from ex-Presdent Harrison
saying: 1T does seem to me as if
the Christian nations of the world
ought to be able to make their con-
tact with the weaker peoples of the
earth beneticent and not destructive,
and | give to your efforts to secure
helpful legislation my warmest sym
pathy.''
The resolution was offered Thurs
day by Mr.. Pettigrew for information
with reference to the Philippines was
referred to the Philippine committee.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, offered
resolution directing the committee on
military affairs to inquire on what
the charges made by Major Hawkes.
against Colonel Heistand are based,
and report whether there should be
an investigation by the senate The
charges were that Colonel Heistand,
who is from Ohio. and is now with
Chaffee. told Hawkes. that Adjutant
General Corbin, Governor Allen. of
Porto Rico, and other high depart
ment officers were interested in an
effort to control the hemp industry in
the Philippines. The resolution was
sent to the military committee
Later the army reorganization bill
was taken up. The debate took a
wide range at times. but was
confined principally to the question
of the necessity for the increase in
the regular army provided for in the
pending measure.
The Philippine question was
threshed over at great length, but
few really new points were advanced.
It was urged by the supporters of
the army bill that the situation in the
Philippines demanded the increase of
the army proposed. This was contro-
verified by the opposition senators,
who. while they We're willing, in
general way, to provide for such tenn
porary force as might be needful.
were vigorously opposed to the crea-
ton of a permanent standing army of
100000 men,
Speeches were made by Mr.. Carter.
of Montana: Mr. Teller of Colorado;
Mr.. Hoar. of Massachusetts: Mr..
Stewart. of Nevada, and Mr.. Caffery.
of Louisiana. One Of the sharpest
colloGuies of the session was between
Mr.. Carter and Mr.. Wellington of
Maryland. and in the course of it
the Alaskan boundary dispute was
brought forward prominently, the
Maryland senator charging that the
president had relinquished sover-
eighty over territory the title of
which, he maintained. was vested
clearly in the United States
Mr.. Hoar advanced a proposition
to create It commission, to be com
posed of all shades of political opin-
ion, to investigate the entire Philip
pine question and report it's findings
to congress. in order that basis
might be formed for intelligent ac-
ton.
Some slight progress was made to-
ward the completion of the pending