Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-25
Fifty-ninth Congress.
Washington, Jan. Is.
SENATE.

The Chinese Commissioners, on a
special mission to study United States
governmental methods, saw the opening
of the Senate today.
A public building bill, carrying an
appropriation of $4,000, for Auburn,
Maine, was passed, also one appropriate
ing SIS, 900 for a public building at
Fayetteville, N. G.
Mr.. Tillman presented resolution
directing the Senate committee on i'm
migration to investigate the questions
of t.the Chinese boycott and espe
cally the charge that il was instituted
because "of outrages and indignities put
upon Chinese travellers and students
under United States immigration laws"
and suggest any remedies deemed adyis-
able TO restore such relations az should
I've followed by one great nation in deal
ing will. another. He asked for imme-
date consideration, but upon objection
Of Mr.. Aldrich the resolution went over.
The members of the Chinese commits
sim, who o cupied the diplomatic gal
lery, left Immediately after, going over
to the House, where they listened to the
debate on the statehood question.
Turing discussion Of the administra-
tons foreign policy. Mr.. Money criti-
cised the President for having sent dele
gates to the Algeciras conference, Of
having "put our hands in the kettle Of
the European combination, as he ex-
pressed it. He declared that crisis
had been reached in the conference and
from the fact that the United States
delegates had not been ordered home, he
argued that they were selected for just
such a contamination "as potent fac
tor" He expressed fears of an Euro.
pean war, 10 which the United States
might be involved.
Mr.. Money referred to the Senate as
tie bulwark TO protect the people of the
country from eruptive executive power.
He said he did not wish to impeach the
present chief executive who was known
as a calm, dspassiOnaie, president.
"Brt, we may have an i'm ,ulsive hot
headed, emotional president some day."
he continued.
HOUSE.
When the House met today at !
O'Clock, an hour earlier than the usual
time, there were only II members in
their seats. Mr.. Lloyd, the democratic
whip, made a statement explanatory of
the absence OF Is democratic members
Yesterday when the statehood bill was
voted upon. He denied that any of them
had been "pulIed off," or had been sub
ject 10 any corrupt influence. In each
case he showed that the absence was
Tor coed cause. His references were par
ticularly directed to Sulzer, tf New
York, and Patterson, of Tennessee. who
he declared were paired for satisfactory |
reasons.
The House then went into committee |
Of the whole and resumed consideration
Of the statehood bill, preparatory to the
vote thereon at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Kahn, enc of the insurgents, took
The floor for a fifteen minute speech in
opposition to the admission of New
Mexico and Arizona as one State.
Mr.. Kahn said that the people of his
State would hever agree TO combining
Of Arizona aud New Mexico.
Mr.. Mondell opposing, said, that the
wrong done could not be undone in all
the years of the future.
Others spoke in support, and others
10 opposition to the bill.
Gen. Moon and Mr.. Lloyd democratic
OF the Territories committee,
closed the debate for the minority. They
aid that the democrats stood for sepa-
ate Statehood and would vote for it if
,iveD the opportunity.
The Statehood bill passed the House
" a vote of 1914 to $50.