Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-17
MORE SCHLEY
RESOLUTIONS
Representatives Mudd .and1Wheeler
Endeavor to Drag the Con-
troversy Into Congress.
THE PHILIPPINE REVENUES
TheiHouse Today Took Up the Question of
Providing Temporary Revenues for the
Philippine Islands and Will Vote
on the Question Tomorrow.
SENATE.
SEN AL Il.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senate
went into executive session
HOUSE.

SENATE.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE senat
went into executive session,
HOUSE.
Washington, Dec 1.-THE first de
bate of the session in the house bega
today on the bill to provide temporar
revenues for the Philippine Islands
Under the agreement made last Frida.
the debate is to continue today and to
morrow at O'Clock, when vote viii
be taken. Payne, floor leader of tn
majority opened for his side; and
owing to the indisposition of Richard
son, floor leader for the minority, wht
is suffering from the la grippe, the
task for opening for the Democratic
side devolved upon Mr.. Swanson. Vir-
ginia.
Representative Wheeler, Kentucky
introduced resolution to investigate
the conduct of Rear Admiral Schley
from the time he took command of the
flying squadron up to and including the
destruction of the Spanish fleet on July
g. 1898. 1t recites the action of the
court of inquiry and declares that the
American people desire an investiga-
tion by citizens not connected with the
navy department.
Representative Mudd, Maryland, al
so introduced a resolution relative to
Schley, as follows:
"Resolved, That the thanks of con-
gress and the American people are
hereby rendered to Rear Admiral Win
field Scott Schley and the officers and
men under his command for their vic
tory over the Spanish forces and the
destruction of the Spanish fleet in the
naval battle off Santiago de Cuba on
July g. 1895"
Mudd says the resolution is not the
result of any concerted action by the
Maryland delegation, and represents
his individual views.
Payne reviewed at some length the
events leading up to the formulation of
tariff. He contrasted the Spanish
rates with those fixed by the commits
sion On flour, for instance, he said,
the rate has been reduced from $1.SS to
so cents, on rice from so to 40 cents,
and on hams and smoked meats from
1912 to s3 Proportionate reductions
have been made on other articles.
During Payne's speech there was a
colloquy between Gaines, Tennessee,
who visited the islands last summer,
and Payne. The latter asserted the
Republicans were trying to lift the
Filipinos to American citizenship.
Gaines declared the constitution and
flag should be carried to the Philip
pines
Payne said he was surprised Mr..
Gaines had not carried the flag and
the constitution to the islands. He said
he supposed Gaines learned more in
his brief visit than all the officials of
the United States had in two years
and half Of investigation.
Payne also had a brief controversy
with Wheeler, Kentucky, in which the
latter asserted that aggregate capital
has assurance that the attorney gen.
that was what they expected.
Payne declared Wheeler did not be-
lieve his own assertion any more than |
he (Payne) believed it.
Payne closed his speech at 1:2O and |
was followed by Swanson, Virginia, |
who declared that none of the benefits |
for the Filipino people spoken of could |
accrue through the agency Of the
pending bill.
Swanson said the president and sec
retary of war favored making gener-
Gus concessions to sugar and tobacco,
but this bill failed to make any con-
cessions to the Philippines.
The reciprocity treaties pending in
the senate allow concessions to foreign
countries, but none to the Philippines.
Holding the Philippines by force
weakened this country. The money
now wasted in the Philippines would
build up the largest navy in the world.
The solution of the Philippine problem
was declaration to give them inde-
pendence as soon as a stable govern
ment could be formed.
Thayer, Massachusetts, opposed the
bill. He said we overpowered the Fill
lpinos, but have not conquered them.
The same spirit of liberty which led
them to rebel against Spain still ami
mates them.
Representative Norton, Ohio, today
introduced resolution proposing the
of schley to the active list.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Republic
can senator's met in caucus today and
adopted the report Of the committee
which made assignments of Republic
cans on the committees of the senate.
THE NICARAGUAN CANAL.
Washington, Dec. 17.-While the sem
ate was in executive session today,
Senator Morgan made an effort to
have the senate make his bill author
lzing the acquisition Of a right of way
for the proposed isthmian canal
across Costa Rica and Nicaragua
special order for o'clock tomorrow,
but the senate declined to make the
order. 1t was suggested that Morgan
might move to take up his bill tomor-
row.
At 1:50 the senate adjourned.
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