Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-17
57th CONGRESS-.
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formation regarding what improve
ments are necessary in the water front
in the navy yard, Brooklyn, N. Y, for
the proper berthing of battleships and
fleets.
Quay offered a resolution which went
over under the rule declaring it to be
the sense of the Senate that date
and an hour prior to. March 2 should
be fixed for a final vote upon the state
hood bill.
resolution was agreed TO calling
upon the President for information
regarding the present status of the
Isle of Pines and what government is
exercising authority and control in
said island; what instructions, if any,
regarding said island were given at the
time when the military occupation o.
Cuba by the United States was ter
minated; and what action, if any, has
been taken for the protection of the
interests of citizens of the United
States who have purchased property
and settled in the Isle of Pines.
Lodge then called up the Philippine
currency bill. The amendment Of
fered by Patterson, Colo, providing for
conference between gold and silver
standard countries to fix a commercial
exchange was agreed to without di-
vision.
Dubois. Idaho, offered a substitute
for the entire bill and briefly explained
its features The substitute was re-
jected and the bill then was passed.
1t is the measure recommended by the
House committee on insular affairs.
but rejected by the House. The Senate
committee on Philippines substituted
for the House bill, the bill of both COM
mittees and which latter has been re-
commended by Sec. Root and Governor
Taft.
Consideration of the Indian appro-
priation bill then was resumed.
The committee amendments were
agreed to, as We're a number of others
Of an unimportant nature. An amend
ment by Jones (Ark) was agreed to
authorizing United States courts in
the Indian Territory to appoint as
guardian or curator of minors or in
| competents, trust companies or other
companies of a financial character
which may be approved by the secre-
| tary of the interior. The bill was
| about to be passed when Vest called
Jones' (Ark) attention to a point OF
order which had been made. last Sat
| urday, against provision having for
! its purpose the Withholding of rations
| from Indian children who do not at
| tend school, because it was genera
| legislation on an appropriation bill. lie
| said it seemed that the Senate did
| whatever it wanted to where thert
was a majority and disregarded its
| rule. He referred to the placing of the
| Philippine measure on the army appro-
priation bill and said it was the most
| extraordinary provision on the statutes
| of the United States since the begin
ming of the government and in contra
vention of the constitution. The Sen
| ate ought to be consistent. The com
! missioner of Indian affairs, he declared
| had undertaken to starve the Indians
in violation of solemn treaties and the
attorney general had sustained him
| President Roosevelt in his Life OF
| Benton had said that the Indians hat
| been treated with great justice. Il df
not agree with the President" said he
Il think they have been shamefuliy
robbed" The bill then was passed.
| The statehood bill then was taker
I'D. Morgan, as a question of privilege
| had read a recent communication adj
| dressed to him by Rafael Reyes, Co
lombian minister to Mexico, and which
! appeared in the public print, denying
| the accuracy of a certain statement al
1 legged to have been made by Morgan il
| the Senate. Feb. II, that the Presiden
of Colombia had sold out or abdicatet
| for 81. 600 900. He declared that If any
thing was said by him it was in secre
session of the Senate. Reyes, ht
| said. "seems determined on the sue
| cess of the Panama scheme.
| The coincidence of the double as
| sault on me-" he said. lis quite cute
| enough to have been enacted in th'
| Panama canal school and is brazer
enough to have been perpetrated in the
office of a New York railroad wreck
err"
AS the statements of his Morgan $
| did not appear in the public records O.
| the Senate the statement. he SAID, l:
| false or was surreptitiously obtained
| He then spoke of leak in the Senate
| For years, he said, he had witnessed
the abuse of sena tors by eavesdropplne
or betrayal by persons who have mac
| the right or privilege of being presen
at executive sessions of the Senate ant
he had long since ceased to expect any
| thing else.
Il did not say said Morgan, at an!