The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-29
The NATIONAL SENATE
Senator CulIom Speaks on
Foreign Relations

Mr.. burrows, chairman of the com
mittee on privileges and elections,
presented a resolution authorizing that
committee to set during the recess of
congress for the purpose of prosecut-
Ing Its Investigations into the charges
against Mr.. Smoot as senator from
Utah.
The resolution was referred to the
committee on contingent expenses.
Mr.. Allison presented the report Of
the confe. ees on the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill.
Mr.. Platt of Connecticut commented
upon the feature Of the report dealing
with the proposed extension of the
capitol, expressing the opinion that
the act definitely committed congress
to the extension. and that in the flu
ture nothing would be said against it.
Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Allison expressed
disagreement with the view, saying
that congress was In no wise commit
ted
In response to a request from Mr..
Aid ich, Mr.. Allison made a state
ment bearing upon the senate amend
ment covering the purchase of silver
bullion for subsidiary coin. He said
the amendment had been disagreed to
because the provision which 1t had
been proposed to insert is already
law. and that there is now no limita-
ton on the power of the secretry of the
treasury TO purchase silver bullion 70.
subs diary coinage.
Mr.. Aldrlch agreed with Mr.. ALI
son, saying that the finance commit
tee had given attention to the subject
and had concluded that under the pro-
the secretry's authority for the pur-
chase of silver for subsidiary coinage
is complete. He referred to the agl-
tation Of the question in connection with
the amendment as Historical" say
ing that there is no more danger that
the secretary viii corner the silver
market than that he will corner the
copper market, or the market in any
other material.
The conference report on the sundrJ
civil bill was agreed TO.
A number of minor bills, including
the following. were passed:
Authorizing the secretary of the in
tesior to take steps for the preserva-
ton Of the cliff dwellings and Other
prehistoric ruins in Colorado and 9th
G states.
Mr. Cullom then addressed the senate
on the subject of the country's for
eign relations.
The speech of Senator Cullom. who
Is chairman of the committee on for
eign relations, was careful review
of the diplomatic or international ques-
tions which had been disposed of un-
der the Mckinley Roosevelt admins
trstlons since 1897. He said that un-
der these administrations more impor-
tant diplomatic questions had been
brought to successful conclusion
than under any previous adinistra-
ton in the history of the United States.
He then discussed in their order the
acquisition of the Hawaiian islands;
the war with Spain and its results
the Philippines. Cuba. the Alaskan
boundary, international arbitration.
the Panama canal, our relations i'm the
orient, the Russo Japanese war, reci-
procity and the consular service. con-
Guiding with a glowing tribute to Pres
ident Roosevelt and Secretary Hay.
The acquisition of the Hawaiian ISL
ands. he said. was the first important
achievement in the conduct of our
foreign relations after Mckinley be-
came president. They gave to the
United States a foothold in the Pacific,
and were the beginning of our great
expansion under the Mckinley admin
istration
He discussed the Philippines mainly
from a business standpoint. and said
under American rule their exports
had increased nearly S12,0O0,000 in
islands We're boundless, he said, and
II was not unsafe to say the total
value of the trade would eventually
amount to several hundred millions
annually.
Discussing International arbitration
the senator declared that no previous
administration and no country has
done more toward the settlement by
peaceful methods rather than by war
of the differences which arise among
nations, than have the administrations
Of Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Rega ding the disposition of the
diplomatic complications which had
stood In the way of an inter-oceaniC
canal, he said:
During the three years of the
Roosevelt administration more prog.
ress has been made toward the con
struction of an inter-oceanic cana
than in the three quarters of cen
tury of our previous history"
Bearing on our relations with th
orient, the senator said the United
States had stood for the open door il
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