The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14
One Provides for Reimbursine Con-
federate Soldiers Whose Horses
and Arms Were Taken.
FAMILIAR OLD RESOLUTION
1T PROPOSES THE ELECTION OF SEN
ATORs BY POPULAR VOTE.
Mr.. COrliss Opposes Private Construc-
ton OF Pacific CabIe-PhiIippfne
Debate i'm the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The House to-
day unanimously adopted a resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States for the election of SEN
ators by direct popular vote There was
no demand for time TO debate the resolu-
ton. This is the fourth time the House
had adopted a similar resolution. Two bills
OF general Importance We're passed by the
House to-day, the remainder Of the time
being devoted to minor business. One was
q Senate Dill TO provide for the payment
Of the claims Of Confederate officers and
soldiers whose horses, side arms and bag
gage were taken from them by Union sol
diers contrary to the terms OF the surren-
der Of Lee and Johnson's armies. The
amount 10 be paid under the Dill was lin
tied to $4,000. The other bill was to con-
fer on the Spanish claims commission au-
thOrity 10 send for persons and papers
and TO punish for contempt
Mr.. Corliss, who is the author of the bill
for government cable from San Francisco
10 Manila. delivered a speech in opposI-
ton TO the laying of such a cable by
private corporation. He was opposed ne
said. to Congress yielding concessions to
private cable mOnOpolies notably the Com
mercial Cable Company, controlled by the
Acknowledgement forces, and dweIt en-
phaucally on the Importance OF the United
states operating its own cable lines The
right to construct cable lines" he said,
lis an inherent right of the Nation. No one
has a right to lay cable without per-
mission Of Congress. There is no law in
existence under which cable lines may be
laid
Mr.. Corliss referred TO a cable dispatch
which John w. Mackay had sent to the
secretary of state in August 1901. proposing
10 lay and operate submarine cable
cables from California 10 the Philippine
islands ny way of the Hawaiian islands
in comparing the conditions laid down by
Grant and Blaine and those offered by the
Commercial Cable Company Mr.. Corliss
said the company evaded the express stipu-
latiOn that the company should not receive
from any foreign government such privi-
leges as would prevent the esta Adjustment
and operation of the cable OF American
company in an alien jurisdiction, and by
the insertion of q carefully wOrded clause
sought 20 disregard the provision expressly
fOrbidding consolidation with any other
company for the purpose Of regulating
rates. Mr.. Coriss said such surreptitoUs
action was employed by the Commercial
Gable Company solely in behalf of its Eng
liSh ally, in whose interests they made ap
plicatiOn To lay cable He said that Mr..
Mackay called on the President and urged
approval OF this petition. But the Presi-
dent, following the presidents of his
predecessors. refused 10 grant permission,
embOdying the subject in his message to
Congress. And yet. in defiance OF the
law" continued Mr.. COrliss. this Ameri-
an English mOnOpolist and proposes to lay.
land and operate the Pacific cable without
authority from the government of the
United States"