Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-02-19
CONDITIONS IN
INDIAN TERRITORY
Congressman Little Exaggsrafes More Than a
Little as to the Number Of White Men in
That Section Of the United States.
SENATOR BURROWS ON THE
VEXED PHILIPPINE QUESTION
SENATE.

offered by Tillman, was adopted di
recting the civil service commission t
transmit TO the senate statemen
showing the apportionment of employe
OF the various departments of the gov
ernment from the several states am
District of Columbia together with tn
percentages of employees in the depart
| ments.
| Burrows, Michigan, addressed TIN
| senate upon the Philippine tariff bill
| I'VE hold" said he "the Philippine Is
| lands by a title that cannot be chal
lenged by any court in Christendom
We have become responsible for Their
to the nations of the world. The pend.
ing bill simply provides revenues suffi-
cient to meet the needs for the gov
ernment of the Philippines"
Burrows said the Filipinos deserved
a good government, but did not deserve
independence because an independent
government is not practicable.
Mallory, Florida, followed Burrows,
addressing himself particularly to that
portion of the bill relating to navga-
ton laws.
HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 19-When consld-
GRAFTON of the Indian appropriation bill
was resumed in the house today, Little,
of Arkansas, ranking minority member
of the committee addressed himself to
the conditions in the indian Territory.
The anomalous situation there, where
$4,000 white men had no voice in the
government, he said, demanded action
by congress. He contended that ter
ritOrial form of government should be
set up there.
He reviewed the recent great devel-
opment in the various branches of in
dustry in the territory. With $50 towns
and cities and wealth amounting to
$50,O00,OOO, he said there were $4,000
white children of school age, but no
schools. Such a condition of affairs, he
declared, was an outrage. He believed
the territory ready for statshood, but
congress should grant at least some
ii'Ni di Ioi III VI
Vandiver of Missouri, who followed
remarked that it was
strange that the author of the first
speech on the floor in defense of trusts
should be so heartily congratulated by
his colleagues.
He was very sarcastic III reference to |
the Democratic party. When he con-
cluded he received an ovation.
Bromwel of Ohio, got the floor, to |
upon the recent speech of |
Wheeler, of Kentucky. Bromwell read |
A humorous poem, the burden of which |
was that Wheeler would regret his |
speech when the Germans of Kentuc-
Ky went to the polls.
Corliss of Michigan, delivered Sec
md installment of his speech in favor
If building a government cable to the
Philippines. He argued against any
of the Commercial Gable
offer to build a cable from
San Francisco to Manila, denouncing
he corporation as an ally of the east
rn Extension Gable Company, the
most extensive and powerful cable and
elgraphic monopoly of the world The
purpose of it's union with the CONNER
ial Pacific Gable Company, is to en-
ircle the globe and to extend the in
luence and advantage of it's present
in the Pacific ocean and the
ar east.
Hamilton of Michigan, in a general
peech discussed trusts. He argued
hat combinations We're inevitable: ex-
sted everywhere in Europe and that
My combinations here could meet
hem. Commerce had resolved itself
1to a race of giants.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Washington, Feb. 19.-The president
ent the following nominations to the
enate:
Navy-Captain Philip Cooper rear
dmiral; Captain George H. Wadleigh,
ear admiral; Lieutenant Commander
harles w. Bartlett, commander.