The Dolores star., 1902-02-28


The Senate has passed senator War
ren's bill making appropriation Ia
build monument 10 mark site OF Fort
Phil kearney Indian massacre in
Wyoming.
The Senate committee on foreign re.
lations ordered favorable report on
the treaty to acquire the Danish West
Indies. No amendment was made to
the treaty in committee.
Secretary Root has called the atten.
ton of Congress to the need of pro
viding for the fifty companies of Phil.
ippine scouts, comprising about 5000
men. A deficiency appropriation is re
quired of S515.OOO.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations authorized favorable report on
the bill reforming the consular service.
The bill requires civil service exam
ination of applicants for consular
places.
The Senate in executive session Feb
ruary 18th ratified treaty between
the United States and Great Britain.
extending for twelve months from
July ~. 1901. the time within which
British colonies or foreign possessions
may give their adhesion to the cOnven-
ton signed March ., 1899. for the ten
ure and disposition of real and per-
sonal property.
Senator Bacon has given notice of
his intention to offer an amendment to
the Philippine tariff bill declaring 1t to
be the intention of the United States,
when order shall he restored in the
Philippine islands. to allow the forma-
ton of n government for and by the
Philippine people and to guarantee
to them the same degree OF liberty
and independence that this country has
pledged to the Cubans.
The Senate has passed the bill estab-
fishing permanent census office. The
discussion related principally to the
collection and publication by the direc-
tor of the census of statistics respect
ing the production of cotton. Mr.. ALI
son vigorously opposed the provision,
maintaining that the cotton statistics
gathered by the Department of Agri-
culture We're complete and accurate,
and that no necessity existed for their
duplication. Despite his opposition the
provision was inserted in the bill.
The House committee report on Rep
resentative Corliss' bill to provide for
the government construction of Pac
ific cable. strongly urges the need of
communications in the Pacific, the
one dark spot upon the face of the
earth" 1t calls attention to the ex-
amples set by Great Britain, France
and Germany in the construction of
cable lines. and declares that the own
ership of the Pacific cable by the
United States is necessary for the
maintenance of peace and the advance
ment of prosperity of the islands.
Mr.. Nelson (NIinnD followed with n
legal argument dealing with various
phases of the Philippines question. In
beginning he took Mr.. Patterson sharp
ly 10 task for injecting sectarianism
into the discussion. holding that it was
unwarranted and inexcusabIe. 1t had
remained for Mr.. Patterson. too. lie
said. to declare that the sending OF
American teachers TO the Philippines
to teach the Filipino youth the English
language was an act of tyranny and
despotism. The foreign born people of
the Northwest. he said. might as well
insist that it was tyranny and despOt-
ism to be afforded the opportunity OF
sending their children to the public
school.
Discussing the Philippine tariff bin
in the senate, Mr.. Money of Mississippi
argued that our position is liable to
bring on war with other nations at
any time. when the $1.5O0.0OOO per
week expenditure of the present time
would be vastly increased. We should
get rid of the islands. in our own inter-
est. Mr.. Money went on, and espe-
cially for the purpose of erndicating
from try tln rrn.tisa an hn
part of the congress of comforting au-
tocratic powers on the executive. We
will find before we terminate this ex-
pertinent. he said. that the saddest day
of our history is the day that we
signed the Spanish treaty. Mr.. Money
denounced the Taft commission as
.'uselessIy pernicious.'
Another lively discussion of the
philippe of Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky
took place few C1ys ago in the house.
Mr.. BrOmwell, an Ohio Republican:
Mr.. Kern. an Illinois Democrat, and
Mr.. Fleming. Georgia Democrat,
added their views to the literature on
the subject. but it was Mr.. Boutell. an
Illinois Republican, who entertained
the house most. He was well fortified
18th material, and with exceeding good
'SAAPSA' hhi ttChehAht vi
wit, he traced the history of what Mr..
Wheeler had called "truculent syco-
phany," as he said, from the day when
the first Democratic president pur-
chased bogus coat of arms to the en-
tertainment of Queen Liliuokalani, by
the last Democratic president. He
finally dismissed the whole subject by
saying it should be accepted abroad as
one Of the erratic and sporadic phases
of American humor.
Senator Warren has reported from
the Senate committee on claims an
omnibus claims bill carry an appro-
priation of approximately $3,O0OOOO to
pay n large number of claims against
the government some of them dating
back to the war of 1912. The Western
claims included were as follows: GIL
man Sawtelle. Priest river. Idaho, $2,-
O7O for subsfsting troops on his
ranch In 1877; Nathan Turner,
Sedgwick county. Colorado, stores
and supplies furnished troops dur
Ing Civil War. $12O; state of
Wyoming. $1,000 for care of
Yellowstone Park prior to appropria-