Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-14
An Additional $4,000 for the
West Indies Sufferers.
Foss Sounds Word Of Warning About
Our Navy's Strength.
Clarence Hale Nominated to Succeed
Judge Nathan Webb.

cordance with the recommendation Of
the President that $500, 900 be appropri-
ated.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was passed and then Stewart. New. in
supporting the Philippine bill warned
the minority that the principal gain
would accrue to them for their attack
on the army.
The American people, he said, always
had supported the army and always
would. He declared that for Us now
to take down the American flag from
the Philippines would be a national dis
grace.
While discussing the proposed coinage
Of the silver dollar for the Philippines.
Stewart declared that the silver oues-
ton in this country was dead, at least
for the present on account of the large
output of gold.
The bill providing for the construc-
ton Of union railway station in
Washington was under discussion.
Soon after the Senate convened. Gull
lom, from the committee on foreign re-
lations. reported a joint resolution APP
coo already appropriated to be expended
under direction of the resident in such
manner as will most promptly and effi-
GENTLY relieve the stricken people of
the French West Indies and ST. Vim
cent. The resolution was adopted with
out comment.
The Senate passed the agricultural
appropriation bill. Stewart, New, then
addressed the Senate in support Of the
Philippine government bill.
AT the request of Burrows, chairman
of the committee on privileges and cleo
tons, that committee was granted per-
mission to sit during sessions of the
Senate. All of the amendments We're
agreed to and the bill was passed with
out discussion.
Consideration then was resumed Of
the Philippine government bill and
Stewart, New, addressed the Senate in
support Of the measure.
Cuba" said he, Ought to have been
ours as a result OF the war. It will be
ours in time. without doubt. l warn
my friends on the other side" he con-
tinued. that there is no principal gain
to be had from their attack upon the
army"
Tillman inquired of Stewart why it
was intended to give the Philippines
the silver dollar proposed in the bill to
be coined.
Stewart said from time immemoral
the Mexican dollar had been used as
q. standard in the Philippines. The
pending bill simply provided the Fill
pinos with q stable currency of kind
they had been accustomed to.
Tillman twitted Stewart with u change
of his views on the silver question.
The Nevada senator warmly denied
the imputation, intmating that Till
man could not understand the argu-
ment he had made. For the present,
at least, the silver question was dead
because the enormous output of gold
had made good times.
Lodge explained that the Philippine
committee in inserting the free coinage
provision in the bill had made no
change in the monetary standard of the
islands. That standard was silver-the
Mexican dollar being the unit.
The islands were in great need of
subsidiary coinage. All that was at
tempted by the pending bill was to sub
stitute a dollar coined by this govern
ment for the Mexican dollars now in
use. The committee believed the pro-
posed dollar would perform the same
good Office for our own commerce as the
Bombay dollar performed for English
commerce.
Consideration of the measure provid-
ing for union railway station in
Washington was resumed and it will
be voted on. tomorrow.
The action of the House on the con-
ference report on the omnibus claims
bill was discussed briefly, but finally
went over without action.
Cullom presented the conference re-
port on the Cuban diplomatic and con-
sular bill. He explained that the House
conferees had agreed to the amendment
making the salary of the minister to the
republic Of Cuba $4,000 year, but that
they would not agree to the amend
ment providing $4,000 a year for the
minister's house rent or for that maxi
ing provision for an additional consul
The Senate conferees, therefore, had
yielded as to those two amendments.
The report was agreed to.
Hoar. Mass, inquired what title was
given to the Cuban government in the
bill
THE republic of Cuba" replied Gull
lom.
And is the American flag to be taken
down from the island?" inquired Hoar.
II suppose so. Of course replied Gull
lom.
II thought we had been told" face
tiously remarked the Massachusetts
senator. that when the American flag
once had been raised over territory, it
always would stay put.
The Senate then. at o'clock, went
into executive session and few min
utes later adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.