Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-06-02
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, May ga speech was
delivered in the senate on the Philip
pine bill by Senator Dubois of Idaho.
He confined himself almost entirely to-
a discussion of the commercial and
industrial aspects of the question, his
purpose being to show it would be to
the disadvantage to the people Of this
country to retain the islands. What
ever of profit there might be in them,
he said, would accrue to few capital
lists who by their development of the
resources of the archipelago through
cheap labor, would come into competi-
ton with the agriculturalists and man
ufacturers of the United States in the
markets of the world. This gov
ernment's activity in the Philippines
also would serve to arouse China from
her lethargy and, once aroused, the
dragon would devour the trade of the
world An earnest and forcible re-
ply was made by Senator Beveridge
of Indiana who contended that the
development of China's resources
would be of advantage in trade and
commerce to the United States, as the
industrial development of other ma
lions had been.
Representative Stephens of Texas
introduced a resolution directly aimed
at the tender of the monument of
Frederick the great to the United
States. It sets forth that the United
States should not accept from any
foreign nation or erect in any public
place any statue of any kind of en-
peror, prince or potenta.e who has
ruled or is now ruling any nation by
the supposed divine right Of kings.
The resolution further sets forth that
the acceptance of such statue by this
government would be repE liation o.
it's basic principles as enunciated in
the bill of rights and constitution, an
insult to the memories of the revolu-
tionary fathers-the admission that
one man may govern nation without
the consent of the governed-and
after his death have a staCue erected
in our republic and the blessings Of
the divine right of kings to rule there
by approved. Mr.. Loud OF California
criticised the special pension legisla-
ton as a disgrace and drew emphatic
responses from Messrs. SuFloway of
New Hampshire, Su1zer Of New York
and Miers of Indiana The house ad-
journed until Monday in order to par
ticipate in the Rochambeau ceremon-
les.
Warrington, May Ex-senator Pat
terson of Colorado, one of the minor
ity members of the Philippine com
mittee, occupied the floor most of the
day in the discussion of the Philippine
question. Senator Morgan of the
committee of isthmian canals SUBJ
mitted the adverse report of the COM
mittee on Senator Hoar's bill placing
the selection of route for the canal
in the hands of the president. The
committee opposes the bill on the
ground that it makes no provision for
further exploration of routes ana
leaves the president to make the So
lection on the state Of facts already
ascertained. The report dicusses at
length the protocols with Colombia
and Nicaragua and Costa RIGA. The
latter are pronounced definite ana
complete. Colombia is charged with
planning for delay.
The house devoted the day to bust
ness of the District of Columbia
Representative Richardson of Ten
Eessee made statement correcting
the impression which has gained
circulation that he had declared that
imperialism, in his opinion, would bel
the only issue in the congressional
campaign.
Washington, May PA fruitless
effort WAS made inst before the adj