The Meeker herald., 1902-04-19
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

where the rapid growth of mining in
the years between the years 1866 and
| 1883 made ii necessary for the post
masters TO employ extra clerical help
| for which the department later refused
to rsay. When the resolution was in
troduced objection to its immediate
consideration was made by Senator Al
lison, who said the allowance of the
Colorado claims would open the way
for claims of other states and would
involve an outlay of several millions OF
dollars. The resolution was finally re-
ferred to the postotiice end postrOads
committee.
The report OF the testimony given be-
fore the Senate committee on military
affairs by General Schotield, formerly
the commanding general Of the army,
on the bill to create Il general staff,
has been made public. He. en-
dorsed the bill. saying that he
had long since come to the conclusion
that there Is no room under our cOnsti-
tuition for two commanders, and that
the President. whom the constitution
makes the supreme commander, must
act through the secretary OF war. He
added: THE very exalted Individual
office, so-called, of commanding general
of the army. must disappear. There Is
no room for 1t in this government, no
matter who occupies 1t; it Is not ques-
ton Of personality at all, or the charac-
ter of the individual, so far as this
great question il concerned. He must
be what other nations Of the earth
have, chief of staff, not a command
Ing general"
BY strict party vote the insular
committee of the House voted down a
substitute proposed by the Democratic
members. Ito establish stable and au-
tonomous government in the Philip
pines" and then by like party vote
ordered favorable report on the meas
ure prepared by the Republican mem
bers establishing complete form of
civil government for the islands. The
chief interest was in the substitute
proposed by the Democratic members
and prepared by Representative Jones
of Virginia. 1t proposed eventual in
dependence to the Philippines. the
islands to remain under the Philippine
commission until July 4. 1903, then
eight years of qualified independence,
then complete Independence: the insur-
rection meanwhile to cease. The I'm.
tied States to have three cOaling sta
tons and two naval stations. There
were twenty-six sections in the substi-
tute.
The Denver News correspondent says
that Speaker Henderson has finally
agreed that the bill granting statehood
to New Mexico, Arizona and OklahO-
ma shall be brought up In the House.
However, he has not yet set the date
The friends of statehood for these ter
ritories have decided that they will
wait two weeks for the speaker to fix
a date for the consideration Of the bill,
and at the end of that time to begin
seriously to consider their right of
privilege and have the measure dis
cussed without the sanction of the
speaker. The bill Ia Mt present on the
privileged calendar. and may be
brought up Mt any time Its advocates
demand. However. they do not wish
any more antagonism than Is necessary,
and will therefore rely upon the speak
er's promise for reasonable length OF
time. None of the advocates of the
bill doubts that the speaker will do as
he has promised. but they fear he will
put OF the measure until such late
day that 1t will be useless to call 1t
up and try to pass it.
The unwilling of statue of Ben5a-
min F. Stephenson. founder of the
Grand Army of the Republic. will prob
ably be one Of the features Of the en-
campment next October. The Senate
committee on the library has reported
a joint resolution granting permission
for the erection in Washington of a
monument to the late commander. The
resolutions have already passed the
House. James w. Webb of Brooklyn,
New York, prominent Grand Army
man. was In the city recently in con-
ference with the officials of the en-
campment in regard to the statue OF
General Stephenson, and 1t IL proposed
to begin work on the monument as
soon as possible, SO as to have 1t COM
pleted in time for the reunion. The
statue and pedestal will cost not less
than $4,000. and will he presented to
the people of the United States by the
Grand Army of the Republic. The
joint resolution provides that the stat
ue may be erected on any of the pub
lie reservations other than the grounds
of the capitol or the library Of Con-
gress.
In the debate on the Chinese exclu-
sion bill Senator McI.aurin of South
Carolina said 1t was uncomfortable that
any honorable nation, least Of all the
United States. should surrender Its in
tegrity by deliberately adopting poll
cies and enacting laws in violation of
Its own sworn compact and treaty with
any other power. and that too, during
period of profound peace, without
any provoking cause from the other
nation. The pending Senate bill. he de-
clared, was calculated by its restrict
i've action and inimical spirit to kill
our trade with China. This was a con-
sideration of vital Importance to South
Carolina. with its vast cotton produc-
ton and the growing shipments of cot
ton goods to China. SIS it fair to the
people of the South" asked Senator
MeLaurin, lust rs they are beginning
to prosper in manufacturing and COM
mercial enterprises after long years Of
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