The state herald., 1902-01-31

number of interested senators. In the
executive session Wednesday Senator
Teller asked that the confirmation be
reconsidered and the nomination re-
ferred back to the judiciary commit
tee for rehearing. Daniels will be
called upon to explain his previous oc-
cupations and certain incidents In. his
career in Colorado and elsewhere. 1t
is charged that he was formerly q
gambler.
Having failed after two years strife
In subduing the insurrectiOn In Batan-
gas province, which lies just south Of
Manila, and having satisfied himself
that lenient treatment of the insur-
gents is productive of no good results,
General j. franklin Bell, the military
commander of that province, has de-
termined on the enforcement of the
war In the most vigorous and deter
mined fashion, involving reconcentra-
tion in modified form, the uppllca-
ton of martial law In all directions
and the unsparing pursuit and punish
ment of the natives who act as spies
and traitors to the United States. All
this appears from long report to the
war department just published.
Senator's Clark of Montana and
Clapp of Minnesota, as u sub-commit-
tee of the regular committee on Indian
affairs are drafting bill to entirely
| abolish the tribal relations of Indians.
1t Is proposed to have all moneys in
the United States treasury credited to
the tribes divided per capita and In
dividual accounts kept with each In
| dian. Allotments are to be treated
the same way. The property of de-
ceased Indians is to go to heirs, In
stead of revert to the tribe. The whole
idea of the bill Is to treat the Indian
as an Individual, instead of an unrec-
| ognized part of tribe, in all govern
mcnt transactions. The plan is sup
ported by the Indian commissioner and
favored in the Senate and House.
The general board Of army officers,
which has been examining army posts
in the United States with view to
future action concerning them by the
War Department, has made n report
which has not been made public. 1t
is known that the report recommends
that Forts Russell. Wyoming; Logan,
Colorado, and Douglas, Utah, be made
permanent military establishments and
that each of these posts will be en-
larged considerably. Forts Russell and
Dough-, will be enlarged to accommo-
date n full regiment Of infantry and
company of artillery, which is an in
! crease over their present size of about
fifty per cent. Fort Logan will also
be increased in about the same proper
tlon. A number of smaller posts in the
West have been designated us tempo
rary" and some of these are recon-
mended for abandonment, though not
Immediately.
The treaty of cession of the Danish
West Indian islands from Denmark to
the United States has been signed at
the State Department by Secretary
Hay and Constantin Brun. Danish
minister. The treaty viii be submitted
10 the Senate for ratification imme-
diately. Following the invariable rule
In such cases, the State Department
officials decline OF make public any
of the details of the treaty, SO that 1t
Is not possible TO state positively the
price TO be paid. though this is believed
| TO be In the nelghborhood of S5,OOO,0O0
II Is known also that Denmark has
abandoned the position she was In
cllned TO occupy toward the conserya-
tion of the political rights of the in
habitants OF the island, aud leaves TO
the United States a free hand 10 deal
with them, without pledge OF Ameri-
can citizenship or OF free trade priv
ileges. So II is assumed that the status
of the Danish West Indian Islands,
politically and commercially. should
the treaty be ratified. VIII be similar to
that OF Porto Rico.
Former Secretary OF State John W.
Foster appeared before the Senate
committee on immigration ON the I'D
and spoke In opposition TO the Chinese
exclusion bills which have been intro
duced In Congress. His remarks were
directed more particularly To the Mitch
ell or Pacific coast bill. which, he said.
was plain violation OF our treaty with
| China. Mr.. Foster said our govern
ment had four times asked China TO
modify existing treaties In the interest
| OF American citizens, aud that In every
/ instance China had acccded TO our re-
quest. lie then submitted for the con
| slderatlon OF the committee three prop
ositions: The first was that any law
passed by the present Congress which
continues the exclusion OF Chinese la
borers beyond 1901 would be not only
without international authority, but
would be IN violation OF treaty stlpula-
tIons. He said that during the nego-
tiatlons resulting In the treaty OF 1884
tho United States sought 10 have the
exclusion OF Chinese lnborers extended
10 twenty years and That the Chinese
government refused to make II for
mere than ten years. lie also Insisted
| that when the treaty OF 1894 came 10
nn end, the Bnrllngamc treaty OF 1858
would be received and come Into force,
whclh treaty stipulated for tho free
and unrestricted immigration OF Chi.
nesc OF all classes Into the United
States. The treaty. he said. had only
been suspended ms TO immigration.
not abrognted. His second proposition
was that the exclusion laws should not
be made applicable TO nil our lnsulnr
possessions md said tho Hawaiian
islands presented the exact state OF nj.
fairs which was contemplated by the
American ncgotlntors for the exclusion
treaty. IN which they gave the assur-
nncc that To such condition OF nf.
fairs the exclusion law would not apply
when nll the Interests OF the islands
asked for Chinese immigration and the
local authorities agreed That II would
not IN amy wny affect white labor.
Mr.. Fosters third proposition was that
the existing exclusion laws md the leg.
islatlon proposed nfc In clear disregard
OF the treaty siIpnlntons. He cited
the provision OF the treaty Of 1891,
which guaranteed TO NIL Chinese in tho