North Park union., 1902-04-04
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


on the Philippines are con-
sidering the advisability Of presenting
to, the full committee proposition for
a visit to the Philippine Islands during
the next vacation for the purpose OF
conditions there and OF
taking the testimony Of leading Fill
pin0s.
President Roosevelt declared the 9th
er day that so long ns he Is In once
no deserter from the army or navy
would find favor with him. The state
ment was made TO Captains FRANK
Brtmer and Fred McDonough OF Lytie
Post, G. A. H.. of Cincinnati, who
handed In set OF resolutions from the
ex-Union soldiers of Cincinnati con-
demning the restoration of deserters 10
the rolls. and approving his course IN
vetoing certain bills recently passed by
Congress. They also arranged to pre-
sent to the President at the next an
nual encampment of the Il. A. IL. the
resolutions passed by the Lytle Post
thanking him for the stand he hnd tax
en- In giving preference to Ciyii war
veterans In the matter Of appoint
ments.
The House irrigation committee gave
a hearing OH Representative Martins
bill providing that the same herd or
cattle shall only be watered once IN
twenty-four hours Mt n reservoir, ana
shall not be allowed to Craze for over
three hours on territory within radius
of four miles of such reservoir, built
under the reservoir act of 1897. Repre-
sentative Mondell opposed the bill,
holding that it would give parties who
built reservoirs control of all lands for
n radius of four miles around them and
that the original act did not contem'
plate that persons building reservoirs
should control any territory except the
reservoir site. He said the reservoir
act was i'll advised and one of Its re-
suits had been to withdraw from set
tlement large tracts of land by parties
who. operating under the loosely drawn
provisions of the bill. had located alleg-
ed reservoir sites to such an extent
that entire ranges were being occupied
to the exclusion of bona tide home
steaders.
The attorneys representing the state
oc Colorado in the Kansas Colorado dis
Cute over the waters of the Arkansas
river have filed with the clerk of the
Supreme Court n copy of the oral argu-
ment made by them on the 24th and
25th of February. The report gives in
full the arguments of Judge Goddard.
Judge Rogers and Governor Thomas on
that occasion and also gives the inter-
ruptions and questionings of various
members of the court. There has been
no case before the Supreme Court In
years thnt has evoked so much inter
est as this important water case and
several of the justices gave evidence
by their earnest Investigations of
strong desire to get at the facts of the
case In the report just filed, there
fore. the justices will have opportunity
to review not only the arguments Of
fered by the counsel for Colorado. but
also their own questions and remarks.
1t required special permission from the
court to allow the Colorado lawyers to
present this matter In pamphlet form.
ns the court usually satisfies itself
with the oral arguments and the briefs
that are submitted
The Republican members of the
House committee on insular affairs are
rapidly pcrfecting the bill providing
for civil form of government for the
Philippines In the main the measure
as perfected follows that introduced by
Chairman Cooper and favored by
Judge Taft. but Il subcommittee has
made number of changes in matters
of detail. In its present form the bill
provides for the institution of civil
government in the Philippines when
the governor shall certify to the Presi-
dent that Il state of permanent peace
has been secured. Thereafter census
is to he held and the islands divided
into districts. A legislative assembly
is created. consisting of two houses.
The upper house is to some extent n
continuance oc the Philippine Com
mission. The lower house, or Philip
pine Assembly. is to be elected by the
people. The discussion has indicated
strong preference for applying the
gold standard 10 the Philippine coin
age. allowing the native coins to lie
made of silver. but in all eases having
their value measured by the gold
standard. Ii is intended also to have
the new coins made of silver bullion
now in the United States treasury,
this being purchased by the insular All
thorities. This gold standard plan is
along the lines recommended by the
War Department. as the silver coin
age plan proposed before the Senate
Philippine committee found no sup
porters in the House committee.
The senators who sincerely advocate
the passage of the House resolution de.
manding election of senator's by popu-
lar vote will permit no unnecessary
obstruction of the measure, says the
News correspondent. The committee
on privileges and elections. to which
the resolution was referred, will not
be permitted to pass it over from meet
ing to meeting without taking action.
This committee meets again Tuesday,
and the House resolution is the only
important matter pending. If the mat
ter is not brought up within reason,
able time some senator favorable to
the resolution will rise In the Senate
and move that the committee be dis
charged from further consideration.
This procedure is resorted to, however,
only in extreme cases, such as when
senatorial courtesy" might prevent
the transaction of the public business.
Senator Teller of Colorado. one Of the
original advocates of election of SEMI
tors by popular vote. was quite pro-
nounced to-day in his views on this
subject He said: ''If we could get n
vote on the question of elections of
senators by direct suffrage believe the
proposition would pass the Senate w.,
Il whoop. For more than twenty-five
years have advocated the election of
senators 10y popular vote. Indeed, be-
fore | came to the Senate | stood for