The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-03-08

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~ fNATDR rENROSE, at til" re-
quest Of your correspondent, re
~ Gently made hri,r statement Of
Republican policy in the Philip
pines. The United States will atay in
the Philippine Islands. said the senator,
land will convert them To Il prosperous
portion of the country. They will, l pre-
sumc be given territorial rights in time,
and resident Commissioner rs Porto
Rice now has The resources of the is
lands are incalculablc, and when they
are developed by American capital and
American enterprise, il Is my opinion
that they will not only be adequate to
meet tie current expenses Of the terri
torr, Int will afford il and its residents
the Il ny advantages of higher civilian
ton Eow enjoyed by the citizens Of the
United States. Under the guidance of
the Philippine Commission. tn" islands
now enjoy infinitely better educational
advantages. better courts of Justice and.
in Il word. better facilities for the at
tainmcut of civilization than they ever
had or ever would have enjoyed under
Spanish rule. With the exception of Il
few professional fighters, the people are
happy and contcntcd, and the time is not
far distant when they will be more 50.
With the instruction ended the | nitcd
States will be III Il position To still further
carry int" effect the henrfccnt intent
which she has in view and Il satisfied and
prosperous propl" will bless this country
for their dclivrlancc from Spanish do
miniOn."
The Consular and Diplomatic .tppro-
pration Bill was passed by the House
during the past week and Il committee
was appointed to confer with the Senate
Committee on the Philippine Bill On
Friday the House devoted itself to the
calendar and exceeded all previous re
cords by passing 100 bills in three hours.
1t then adjourned until Monday morning.
The question of reciprocal relations with
Cuba is still unsettled and the best
thought in the lower chamber is being
devoted to the solution of he problem. 1t
will be considered in caucus this week.
Congress went into joint session in the
House of Representatives and with its
guests the President and his Cabinet,
Prince Henry of Prussia and his suite,
the diplomatic corps, the Justices of the
Supreme Court and a number of invited
guests participated in the beautiful me-
mortal services at which Secretary Hay
delivered an eloquent eulogy of William
Mckinley. Adiectives will not do justice
to the glowing tribute which the Secrc-
tary of State paid to his dead chief.
Your correspondent was present at the
memorial exercises in the House of Rep
resentativcs and noted particularly the
bearing and presence Of the distinguished
personages and especially the foreign
visitors. Prince Henry of Prussia was
ushcrcd into the hall twelve or fifteen
minutes before the President arrived.
He bowed slightly to the Speaker and TO
the audience and then bringing himself
to the military attitude of 'attcntion"
stood for fully ten minutes as stiff and
immovable as pillar, looking neither TO
the right nor to the left until the arrival
of the President. He then bowed to the
President and took his seat The address
of Secretary Hay was delivered in a