Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-04
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FIFTY-SlXTH CONGRESS.
Washington, January 4.
SENATE.

SENATE.
When the Senate convened at noon
today only few Senators were on the
floor. The galleries were we'll filed.
Mr.. Hanna did not make his appear
snce as had been expected.
Mr.. Lodge presented q huge roll OF
petitions from twenty-three states and
the District of Columbia, asking that
the sale OF opium and liquor be prevent
ed in the interior of Africa. He also
presented q letter 10 similar view
from ex-President Harrison. Mr.. Lodge
then favorably reported resolutions
from the foreign relations committee
that the Senate endorse the Internstion-
al treaty prohibiting the sale of these
articles in the interior of Africa. On
motion of Mr.. Sewell. the resolution
went over.
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on
appropriation presented the legislative,
judicial and executive appropriation bill.
The report was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Jones (Arkansas) offered reso-
luton which he desired to have i'm
mediately adopted, directing the COM
mittee on military affairs to irquire on
what the charges made by Msjor Eras.
tus l.. Hawkes. against Colonel Heis.
tsnd are based and report whether there
should be an investigation by the Senate.
fnese charges were that Col. Heistand,
who is from Ohio and Is now adjutant
on General Chsffee's staff in Pekin, told
Hawkes. that Adjutant General Corbip,
Governor Allen, Of Porto Rico, and other
nigh department officials were interest
ed 10 an effort to control the hemp in
dustry 10 the Philippines and that
Hawkes. thereupon endeavored 10 in
terest business men 10 the project,
spending time and money on it.
Senator Hosr protested against the
adoption OF the resolution, saying that
it put the Senate 10 an extraordinary
position to thus dignity the charges OF
Tom, Dick and Harry. Senator Jones
replied that Hawkes. had neen removed
from the army because of his connection
with the affair. Rumors were that Heis.
stand was equally guilty, and II this
was true he also should be removed.
He considered the charges of sufficient
gravity to require investigation. On
motion of Mr.. Spooner the resolution
wss sent to the military committee for
consideration.
The resolution OF Mr.. Pettigrew di.
rectiDg that the President forward to
the Senate all reports from Philippine
officers received up to this time, setting
forth the actual condition OF affairs
there, was called up.
Mr.. Lodge moved that it be referred
to the committee on Philippines.
Mr.. Pettigrew's resolution OF yester-
day asking the President to inform the
Senate bis reasons for desiring an in
crease in the army, and setting forth
the condition of affairs 10 the Philip
pines, was taken up and referred to the
committee on military affairs, Mr.. Pet
tIgrew Directing.
AT 1910 consideration of the army
re-organiz alton bill was resumed.
Upon motion o! Mr.. Pettigrew the
report of the committee on military af.
fairs was read.
During the reading Mr.. Hawley ask
ed unanimous consent to omit reading
OF the departmental reports embodied
therein; also the reading OF table Of
statistics.
Mr.. Gallinger objected. He thought
that inasmuch as Mr.. Pe.iigrew. who
wished the report read, ives absent
from the chamber, it would be improper
to omit the reading.
The clerk continued, and Mr.. Petit.
CREWS plan OF delaying action upon the
bill progressed nicely.
Upon the conclusion OF the reading
Mr.. Carter asked unanimous consent to
have the unobjected portion OF the bill
acted upon first.
Mr.. Pettigrew objected. He said he
bad done everything possible to sscer-
tain why the army should beincressed.
He could not secure the facts
Mr.. Carter said that there was no in-
teDtion to create a large and permanent
standing army.
Mr.. Wellington thought the question
was "What was the intention of the ad-
mioistration ?" The recent republican
position was that after the election the
Filipinos would lay down their arms
upon Mr.. McKiDley's reelection. Now
conditions we're worse than they ever
were 10 the islands.
Mr.. Teller said: "If we are going to
retain the Philippines we will want
200, 900 men instead of half that num-
Der, and we will want them for 100
years and longer. The Information
from advocates OF the bill is pretense.
The intent ia to have big standing
army in time Of peace. II We need
100 600 men 10 the Philippines this Con-
press will vote them within 48 hours.
We have an imperial government in the
Philippines now. Thought the Ameri-
can people would never permit 1t. l
was mistaken. Five men have auto.
cratic control OF those islands, five men
who are foreign 10 every respect to tae
native interests" Mr.. Teller went into
90 exhaustive presentation of the duties
OF this country toward Cuba aud the
Philippines.
HOUSE.
The House was called to order today
by Clerk Mcdowell, who announced
that the Speaker, who Ia sick, bad dee
ignated Representative Dalzell to act
as Speaker for the day.
Mr.. Olmstesd was on bis feet during
The reading Of the journal to secure
for his suffrage resolution
Of yesterday. Before he could proceed,
however, Mr.. Underwood made tho
point oil order that there was no quo