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THE MORNING OBEGOKIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1900.
THE INSULAR TARIFF
ConkKiQtkn of the Puerto Rico
Debate in the House.
THE-ATTITUDE OF THE PRESIDENT
W&ttklagrten'a pareTren AdarcM Read
1h the Senate QHay Case Comes
Da Today.
WA8HIMOTOK. Feb. 22. The debate on
the Puerto Mean tariff Mil brought' out
several netable ipwdMg la the House to
day. tocUtffns; one by Representative
QcraDc, of Ohio, who answered a num
ber oC Qneettone as to the attitude of
tbe PveeMent; another by Renresentatlve
McOmn, of Massachusetts, the Republican
member of the Ways and Means Commit
tee, -who dissented from the majority re
port, and by Representative Meody, an
other Massachusetts Republican, -who
aharair criticised the position of his ooi
leaaru. McCleUan or New York and
Brantley of Georgia also spoke against
the bill, and Parker of New Jersey in
support of it. The debate was continued
at the night session.
In accordance with, a tacit agreement
with the Senators who were unable, on
account of the meeting of the Dencratie
Natiomi Committee, to attend Today's
soooton, Penrose of Pennsylvania re
frained from calling up the Quay case
" ad yesterday announced he would
V y1 oonced, howevec, his
intention to call it up tomorrow, a brief
"""Momentary squabble ensued as to the
right by which the case would come be
fore the Senate. No conclusion was
the questions involved being
P1w ed tor consideration until tomor
row. THB BAV IX DETAIL."
Continuation ef the Puerto RIcnn
Debate 1b the Hohkc.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-The House be
gan holding early sessions today, meeting
f u M- owing to the pressure fee
In the Puerto Rlcan debate.
McClelland (Dem. N. Y.) opened the de
bate, speaking in opposition to the bill,
which he characterised as the most out
rage opportunism that has been sub
mitted to a governmental body, at least
f o that prophet of oppor
tunism, Oambetta. He argued at some
th, quoting a great many decisions
to prove that the position of the majority
"whs untenable and the inhabitants of Pu
erto Rico are eittaens of the United States
within the constitutional rights of citi
zens, and that the constitution extends
propria rigore" over the Island of Pu
erto Rico, the United States only holding
It In trust for the State eventually to be
created out of its territory. McCiellaa
! rfawently and generously applaud
ed by hie Democratic associates.
.rntiey Dem- G-) Poke against the
bill, and particularly on the future of the
Philippines. He pointed out that a year
had elapsed since the treaty of peace,
and yet Congress had failed thus far to
lay down a policy for the Philippines. It
2 this inaction by Congress, he said,
which spread uncertainty among the Fil
ipinos and nerved them to further oppo
sition, and he declared that the new Phil
ippine commission could accomplish noth
ing, and that if it went to the Philippines
at all It should go at the authority and
with the power which comes along in the
grant
Orosvenor (Rep. O.) followed in support
of the bill. He said any political party
or Individual who took part in ratifying
and supporting the treat)- with Spain was
estopped from opposing any of the legiti
mate effects of that treaty. 'When the
treaty hung in the balance, a certain Ne
braska Colonel left hte regiment and came
to Washington to aid in securing ratifica
tion, and he did influence votes at a
critical juncture. For this reason. Gi'os
venor said if there was one man in the
country who should shoulder responsi
bility for the treaty and Its succeeding
responsibilities, that man was William J.
Bryan, of Nebraska.
Grnavenor said there appeared to be
great sensitiveness lest the wishes of the
President should not be carried out and
this sensitiveness was most apparent on
the Democratic side among those not par
ticularly active in support of the Pres
ident. The President bad performed a
conttttutlonal duty in presenting his view
to Congress. Since then much official in
formation had been submitted, showing
conclusively that It was imperatively nec
essary to raise money for Puerto Rico in
some way in order to restore the de
pressed Industries and institutions of that
island. This information had been so con
clusive that views bad changed both in
the Senate and here, and, yielding to It,
the Ways and Means Committee brought
forward this bill, believing It to be the
best thing attainable for Puerto Rico and
for this country. There was only one al
ternative to this tariff measure, and that
was to go down in our pockets and ap
propriate from the treasury enough to
Bustata the Island.
Richardson (Dem. Tenn.) at this point,
asked: "I understand the gentleman holds
that the President did not understand the
situation at the time of his message.
Now. I ask htm If the President under
stands the situation at this time?' ,
Orosvenor responded that he was not
the mouthpiece of the President, and that
Richardson's question did not correctly
represent what had been said. He added:
"I think I know the President reasonably
weft, and, speaking as an Individual, and
knowing all the things involved in the
situation here now, I think that nothing
would give the President greater sorrow
than the defeat of this bill and the turn
ing over of this Government to the Dem
ocratic minority." Orosvenor said it was
hardly to be supposed that the President,
at the time be made his recommendation
lor the relief of Puerto Rico, appreciated
that such a simple question would be
made the text for a constitutional issue
mors grave than anything- since the Dred
Scott case.
Talcing up the broad right of Congress
to deal with the subject, Orosvenor said
DanM Webster had been the first
to maintain the power of Congress over
new territory. And yet It remained for a
Massachusetts member of the House, a
Representative from Cambridge (MoCall)
to call this right In question.
The reference to Cambridge 'brought
Moody (Rap. Mass.) to his feet-with the
statement that Harvard University was
on the side of the Ways and Means ma
jority. Grawnor's discussion of the fiscal and
conetttuttonal question was varied by
good-natured political raillery with the
members across the aisle. When Neville
tPop. Nab.) asked If Orosvenor expected
to embalm the Filipinos along with the
Declaration of Independence in the Phil
ippines, the Ohio member answered that
when the Democratic party got through
with the Filipinos it would need embalm
ing. At another point Grosvencc created
laughter by referring ironically to Agut
naldo as "the George Washington of the
Philippines,''
McCatl titan. Mass.) followed m oppo
sition to the btlt. His speech was fol
lowed with great Interest, as he was the
only member of the Ways and Means
majority to dissent from the majority
report. McCall said that he regret
tad greatly that he could not agree
With his cotleaguee as to the pending bill,
but he was compelled to dissent because
rt Involved nothing less than the propo
sition that Congress. In dealing wKh the
terrttorte of the United States, -had ab
solute power, unfettered by any limita
tions of the Oonstitutifan. John Marshall.
a great u. Jurist as ever sat upon the
bench, declared In Loughborough vs.
Blake that the rule of uniformity in the
imposition of duties extended to the terri
tories. A third of a century after the
Loughborough case, the Supreme Court
again, wen California became a terri
tory, aeolded that the rule of uniformity
would apply to it
'If Congress Is not bound by these limlta
tlns against taxing unequally, it is not
bound by any limitation upon its power in
the Constitution," said McCall. "But we
are asked to pass this bill because some
body has called In question our constitu
tional right to do so. But If you are going
to pass an unjust measure merely to enow
your strength, why not begin by shearing
your wolves. New Mexico, Arizona and
Alaska, instead of shearing this poor little
pet lamb of Puerto Rico.
"I think you are unduly alarmed
about the effect of extending the principle
of constitutional liberty wherever our flag
floats; but I say that if we must give up
either, constitutional liberty has been pre
served to us at a price In blood and treas
ure greater than the value of a thousand
archipelagos.
"We impose by this bill a certain per
cent of duties upon goods passing to and
frg between that Island and this country.
How Jong will It be before some powerful
interest will demand that they be recog
nized? Can there be any doubt that the
taxes win be levied more and more for
the benefit of the great Interests in this
country, and that the hapless people who
were told by our generate that they were
to receive the glorious blessing of Ameri
can liberty, who crowned our soldiers with
wreaths, will become the victims of our
extortion, rather than the sharers in our
I, freedom? I say far wiser will It be If, In
stead of entering upon a policy which
will make her happy, sunny-hearted chil
dren the mere chattels of this Government,
we fellow the humane recommendation oi
our President and lay the foundations of
our Empire deep In the hearts of those
people."
Moody (Rep. Mass.) spoke In favor of
the bill. The bill In taking off 75 per cent
of the regular duty on Puerto Rlcan goods
conferred a privilege and advantage on the
people of that Island ana their Industries
which would be a boon to any nation.
Moody declared that the majority pro
posed to abide by the spirit of the Consti
tution, rathor than Us letter, and he de
rided those who were guided only by a
"paper constitution." Tne chief reliance ot
the opposition had been In the dictum of
Chief Justice Marshall, in Loughborough
vs. Blake, but Moody said this case had
been submitted to the court on a Tuesday
and decided the following Friday, and he
was not ready to accept such a hastily
formed dictum as determining the very
destinies of the country. The attitude of
Webster and the various authorities were
reviewed by Moody, who declared that Mc
Call, in quoting Webster, had wrested a
portion of the statement from its context,
thus changing the meaning, and placing
Webster in a position which should make
him turn in his grave.
Parker (Rep. N. J.) made a legal argu
ment in support of the regularity of the
proposed tariff, and also urged that It
would prove of substantial advantage to
the island.
At 5 o'clock the House tooV a recess until
8 P. M.
At the night session speedess were made
by Wilson (Dem. S. C), LewTs (Dem. Ga.)
and Spight (Dem. Miss,), in opposition to
the bill. The session was entirely without
noteworthy incidents, and at 9 P. M. the
House adjourned.
In the Senate.
Several weeks ago Senator Foraker,
senior Senator from Ohio, was selected to
read Washington's farewell address today.
It was a jiotable compliment to him that
when the Senate convened today, all the
public and private galleries were crowded
and scores of people stood In the corridors
unable to gain admission. Forakar's read
ing was a fine bit of elocution, and he
was congratulated by many of his col
leagues. Penrose (Rep. Pa.) called attention to the
announcement he made yesterday concern
ing the calling up of the resolution Involv
ing the right of Quay to a seat in the Sen
ale as a member from Pennsylvania. He
said that, while he would prefer to have
the case considered immediately, he had
been informed that a number of the Sena
tors desired to be present when it was
called up, and, as their request was entire
ly reasonable, he would not oppose a mo
tion to adjourn at this time, but he gave
notice that he would call up the Quay case
tomorrow upon the conclusion of the morn
ing session, at 10:05 A. M.
Foraker called attention to the notice
of liis intention to move consideration of
the Puerto Rican bill after the Hawaiian
government measure had been disposed of,
but added that he in no manner would
opposo the suggestion of Penrose.
Chandler (Rep. N. H.) declared the
question of the right to a seat in the Sen
ate was privileged, and it was not neces
sary to toko up the question by vote. A
Senator had tho right to address the Sen
ate on the question at any time during
a session. The question, he said, could
not be superseded by any other business
not unfinished business. Hoar (Rep.
Mass.) made the same contention.
Aldrich (Rep. R. I.) held that these con
tentions were not In accordance with the
rules and praotlces of the Senate, and
that it had been voted down by the Sen
ate on every previous occasion in bis ex
perience. Hale (Rep. Me.) said that while he did
not agree with the arguments advanced
by Chandler and Hoar, all that could be
settled tomorrow If the question should
arise then. Meantime, in accordance with
the custom of the senate, after the reading
of Washington's farewell address, he
moved that the Senate adjourn.
At 1:05 P. M., without division, the mo
tion prevailed.
THE COETJR D'ALEXE RIOTS.
House Committee "Wrangled Over
Mode of Procedure.
WASHINGTON. Fob. 22. When th in.
vestigation of the Idaho labor trouble was
resumed today Delore the House Commit
tee on Military Affairs, Chairman Hull
stated that Governor Steunenberg, of Ida
ho. Who is a-ttendinc the JnvrttrmjMnn Vm1
protested against tho line of procedure
wnicn impugned the state officials. Hull
said the Governor hold that th twtimnnv
in effect placed the State officials on trial,
ana it mat were the case they wore en
titled to be present, and be represented
by counsel. The chairman called on Steu
nenberg to make his own statement. Rep
resentatives Lentz and Hay, of the com
mittee, energetically onncaed this nwo.
dure, and the Governor's statement was
aeierrea. considerable feeling developed
among the members as the inquiry pro
ceeded. LontZ SOUeht to Intrndnoo on on
davit seeking to show that Intimidation of
minors naa neen resorted to by the Gover
nor of Idaho, in order to gain personal
ends. The committee refused to admit
the affidavit. Lentz then gave notice he
would, at the proper time, move that the
affiant. A. S. Balch, be called as a wit
ness. The chairman stated it would be
necessary hereafter to hold sessions during
the afternoon while the Houa wo tn o
skm, and that he would request permis-
Bton to no so.
Henry C. Miner Dead.
NEW YORK. Feb. 22,-Henry Clay
Miner, the theatrical manager, dropped
dead this afternoon in his room on Riv
erside Drive of apoplexy, aged 5S. Mr.
Miner had been remarkably well all win
ter, and there was no warning of the end.
He was in his room preparing to go for
a drive with his wife, and was walking
across the room when he fell. Mr. Miner's
estate is estimated to be worth more than
.000,000. At the time of his death he
owned Miner's Bowery and Eighth-Avenue
Theaters, Miner's Harlem Theater
and theaters In Newark and Detroit, and
was Interested In others.
Indiana Populists.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. . Th t.
Uses of Indiana, in State Convention to-
oay, named A. G. Burkhart, of Tipton, for
Governor. A complete ticket was named.
SON OF THE SENATOR
CHARLES TV. CliAIUt BEFORE THE
IXVBSTIGATIXG COMMITTEE.
Methods Pursued in the Election of
His Father by the Montana
Legislature.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-C. W. Clark,
son of Senator Clark, of Montana, told the
Senate Committee on Elections today that
he had an Independent Income of $250,000 a
year, and that he was In business for him
self. Witfe the exception of a brief in
terval given to the testimony of Rev. A. B.
Martin, Mr. Clark occupied the entire day
before" the committee, the investigation
being conducted into the methods pur
sued in the election of the young man's
father to the United States Senate. He
denied In detail the assertions of such wit
nesses as Mr. Wihiteslde, Mr. Hewitt, State
Senator Myers and others. Mr. Clark
submitted what he said was a detailed
statement of his receipts and expenditures
for political purposes during the Mon
tana campaign. The aggregate footed up
5118,000. Dr. Martin testified concerning
his interview with Justice Brantley, pro
ducing the letter written him by Mr. Clark
In the Wellcome case.
John B. Wellcome was recalled at the
beginning of the session. At the Instance
of Senator Chandler, Mr. Wellcome related
that he had been preseitt when Senators
Chandler and Caffery had examined his
bank account, and that nccording to their
findings he had only two corrections to
make. They had found two checks, one
for $250 and the other for $100. which
should be added.
C. W. Clark was next called. Mr. Clark
sa'd he had taken an active part In the
Montana legislative campaign in 1S98 and
In the senatorial fight following. He waa
treasurer of the Clark campaign commit
tee. The first effort of the committee was
to take the state convention from the Daly
people, the next the election of the Demo
cratic state legislative ticket, maklrg
practically two Campaigns. The money
placed In his hands was for the purposo
of covering both these campaigns. Mr.
Clark thought there was an average of
170 persons In Helena In his father's be
half just before the election, and all told
there were fully 300 people there from first
to last. Most of them had come with the
view of helping Mr. Clark in the contest,
but the witness had no doubt that some
of them came wltii the hope of- earning a
llbtle expense money.
Mr. Clark said he had never authorized.
Mr. Whiteside to see members of the Leg
islature in his father's behalf; never had
tallied off the members of the Legislature
with him, and nwer had told him that any
State Senator or Legislative member was
to get any specified sum for his vote.
He denied all Incriminating testimony giv
en by Whiteside. Mr. Clark paid that
at the first meeting with Whiteside tho
latter had said he was tired of the Daly
people; that he was unpledged and that
ho wanted to support Senator Clark. He
had said he did not want any money for
his support, but that .he wanted an equal
chance with others In b'.ddlng upon build
ings contemplated by his father. This was
promised, and Whiteside then said ho
would vote for Clark.
The witness explained the circumstances
under which be had written to State Sen
ator Myers, enclosing him a check for
$600. He considered the sum In the nature
of a retainer for legal services at, Brldger.
He admitted that after the Whiteside
exposure he asked Mr. Myers not to give
the latter out, because he feared that at
that time, when public excitement was
so great, the letter might be connected
with bribery cases.
Rev. Albert B. Martin, principal of the
female seminary at Deer Lodge, testified
next. He produced the letter written him
by Senator Clark last October, which the
Dootor had taken to Chief Justice Brantley
In connection with the Wellcome disbar
ment case. The letter was as follows:
"Dear Dr. Martin. If you could see
our mutual friend, Judge B., and state to
him what John R. T. told you, outlining
the plan of campaign which practically
showed that everything was practically
prearranged, I am sure that he would have
a better understanding of-the Wellcomo
proceeding and would not allow that splen
did man to be disbarred. He has a
lovely wife and children and it Is a shame
that he should suffer disgrace through
such disreputable men as Whiteside nnd
my namesake, W. A. Clark, of Madison
County. (Signed) W. A. CLARK."
Dr. Martin said: "Our mutual friend
Judge B." was Judge Brantley, and that
"John R. T." was John R. Toole, who
four weeks previous to the meeting of tho
Legislature had told him that the reports
concerning Senator Clark's methods would
be Investigated by the committee. Ho
said he felt interested In Mr. Wellcome
because his father-in-law was an old Pres
byterian minister. He had hoped that he
could Influence the Supreme Court to send
the case back to the Silver Bow County
Court, but he saw no indelicacy in doing
that
"It was no more improper than It would
bo for me to approach a Senator here and
ask him to vote for Mr. Clark," said tho
witness. "The interview with Judge
Brantley was perfectly friendly."
Dr. Martin said that he had also re
ceived another letter from Mr. Clark on
the Whiteside exposure, in which Clark
bad referred to his own good character,
saying this was the best legacy he could
leave to his children.
C. W. 'Clark was recalled. He continued
his specific denials of the testimony of
witnesses for the prosecution, who had
made statements Indicating his connections
with efforts to Influence corruptly mem
bers of the Legislature. He thus reviewed
the testimony of Whiteside, Butler, and
Senator Myers.
At the afternoon session, C. W. Clark
said that E. E. Lyons had told him that
Mark Hewitt was professing to have in
formation of the purchase of votes for his
father's election. He said he had replied
hat this was not so and even if It were
so, Hewitt would not know about It. Ex
plaining the transaction In which $7000 was
6ent to Missoula to take up the mortgage
on Representative Wood's ranch, Mr. Clark
said Mr. BIckford had come to him and
asked him for $7000 with which to take up
a mortgage. He drew a check and gave
it to BIckford. He knew nothing more
about the matter until BIckford gave it
back to him in Helena.
Mr. Clark also explained the trip on a
special train from Butte to Helena August
5. He said that the preceding day, Mr.
Corbett had come to him saying he was
dissatisfied with the conduct of the Well
come disbarment case beforethe State
Supreme Court, Judge Carpenter, counsel
for Mr. Wellcome, having decided not to
put in an answer to defend the case. Mr.
Corbett had told him it was1 most ereen
tial that an answer should be filed, and
that as Senator Clark and Mt. Wellcome
were absent from the State, he (the wit
ness) must go over to Helena with him
(Corbett) and see that a change was de
cided upon. He had found It impossible
to get back on the regular trains In time
for a dinner party, and they had, there
fore, taken a special train. He said he
had remained In the Montana Club while
Mr. Corbett went out to see Judge Car
penter. It had not been necessary for
him to see Mr. Carpenter, as that gentle
man had acceded to Mr. Corbett's wishes
in the matter of filing an answer -in the
Wellcome case. He had not seen any of
the justices of the Supreme Court, nor
had he met Dr. Treacey. At that time
he did not know the doctor.
"Did you go to Helena on that occa
sion," asked Faulkner, "with the object,
purpose or Intention of having any one
see any member of the Supreme Court In
the Wellcome case?"
"I d'd not." the witness replied.
Mr. Clark then related In detail his con
nection as treasurer with the Clark com
mittee. He said he bad received, all told,
$US.00A from his father. Of this amount he
expended about $25,000 prior to the Stato
convention; about $5000 on the State cam
paign, and tke remainder during the slt-
I ting of the Legislature. In July last, his
lamer naa aiso given bim $11,000 for ex
penses In the Wellcome disbarment case.
Mr. Clark read from his memorandum
detailed statements giving the names of
all persons to whom this money had been
paid. The list Included many names of
"workers" to whom payments were made,
and some newspaper men who received
small sums. One of the entries showed a
payment of $7000 to J. P. (Swede) Murpby
during the legislative campaign, and $5000
to William Thompson. Murphy was chair
man of the Populist branch, and Thomp
son of the Republican branch, of the
Clark-Republican-Populist alliance in the
Legislative campaign of 1S9S. One pay
ment of $500 was made to D. G. Brown to
defend a libel suit hrought against a
friendly newspaper by a minister who had
attacked his father. The $7000 returned by
Mr. BIckford was used by him as cash.
The total sum footed up to $118,016.
"What is your Income?" asked Mr.
Faulkner.
"In the neighborhood of $250,000 a year."
This reply caused a general exclamation
in the committee-room, and Senator Ed
munds remarked that the income tax
should be revived:
Mr. Faulkner's last nupctinn in tha
aminatlon-in-chlef was: "Please tell the
committee whether you had ever offered
or given to any member of the Legisla
ture a monetary or valuable considera
tion with a -view to Influencing his vote
for your father for United States Sena
tor." "I have not not one cent."
In response to Senator Hoar, Mr. Clark
said he did not think a etno-io w.t y,a
been changed by' the expenditure of money.
ii was aeemea necessary, however, to em
ploy men to prevent their friends in the
Legislature from being intimidated by the
"usual Daly methods." A large amount
of money had been expended In entertain
ing friends.
Mr. Hoar pressed tho inquiry: "What
did you expect these men to do?" he
asked. "Were they to sleep with the mem
bers?" "No; they were with them a great deal,
however. We expected them to lpbby."
' If you had the camnnfen tn mnim nvr
again, and could not be present, and
waniea io get some intelligent agent like
Mr. Edmunds or Mr, Faulkner to conduct
it for you. what lnstnintlnnn bbuM vnn
give him?"
"I would not advise him at all," was the
reply, "because I would exptect either of
them to know what to do."
This reply broucht out n. inmrh t Mr
Hoar's expense.
Do VOU think thft mpn whn irntfwl tnw
your father would have done so If you
nau noi spent any money?" asked Senator
Caffery.
'.'I think so."
"Then, why did you spend It?"
"Well, the hotels In Helena put up their
charges when the LegIature is in session,
and living is high."
In reply to Mr. Campbell, Mr. Clark said
no part of the $30,000 rmf im hv "Mr "WViUo-
side was his money.
The Committee closed the day with a re
quest upon Mr. Clark and his father to al
low ItS SUDCOmmlttBA tn n-rnmnn tVifilr.
private bank accounts for the period cov
ered.
THE MACRTIM CHARGES.
Congressman Wlieelock Wants an In
vestigation. WASHINGTON, Feb. .-Representative
Wheelock, of Kentucky, today in
troduced a resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs to Investigate
the truth or falsity of the charges made
by Charles E. Macrum, late consul of the
United States at Pretoria, that his official
or personal mall was opened, read, sup
pressed or detained by the censor of the
British government at Durban, or that
a telegram sent by him to the Department
of State was delayed by a British censor
for several weeks. The committee, by
the provisions of the resolution, shall also
ascertain whether the British authorities
are acquainted with the secret cipher or
code used by the State Department, In
order that the committee -may properly
carry- out these instructions, it is author-)
ized to send for persons and papers, and
to administer oath to witnesses examined.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Rules.
Tbe Subsidr Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb.-22. The Senate
Committeft on Commprpo nflnv -io-mn,i n
all the amendments to be made to the
snipping Dili, but did not reach a formal
agreement to report the bill. There is,
however, no doubt that this will bo de
cided upon at the next meeting, and it is
possible a SDeclal metlne- win ha r.niiri
for the purposo of securing this action
in advance ot next week's regular meet
ing. The amendments accepted today"
were made as a result of conference with
members of the House. They are on the
same general lines as the provisions of
the bill Introduced In tho TTnitsa voofnr.
day by Mr. Minor.
Lien Lands for Wyoming.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The House
Committee on Public Lands today sub
mitted a favorable ronnrt nn tho hill nrn.
vldlng that the State of Wyoming be per
mitted to relinquish to the United States
certain lands of a desert character, but
susceptible of irrigation, and to accept
other lands in lieu thereof.
Chinese Trade Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The Senate
Committee on Commerce "today authorized
a favorable report on Senator Galllnger's
bill providing for the appointment of a
committee to make an Investigation of the
trade relations between the United States
and China, as recommended by the Pres
ident in his iast annual message.
Adjustment of Settlers Rjghts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The House
Committee on Indian Affairs today ordered
a favorable report, authorizing the adjust
ment of rights of settlers in the Navajo
Indian reservation, Arizona, and to ratify
an agreement with Indians of the Fort
Hall reservation, Idaho.
Boise Public Bnlldlng.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The Secretary
of the Treasury lias recommended to
Congress an Increase in the limit of cost
of the public building at Boise, Idaho,
from $200,000 to $300,000, and that the entire
appropriation be mode Immediately avail.
-able.
HIS LAST STAND.
(Continued from First Page.)
and two naval 12-pounders were po
sitioned. On the north bank and enfilad
ing the whole river, one howitzer, three
field batteries and three naval 4.7 guns
were placed.
Then followed the most wonderful scene
It fever was my lot to witness. Once be
fore In Thessaly I had seen 110 guns in
position, but never such a number of
powerful guns concentrating their fire
upon a spot about a mile square. The
exploding lyddite shells raised great
clouds of green smoke, oompletely filling
the bed of the river. The shrapnel burst
on the edge of each bank, except for a
short space, where the proximity of the
British infantry made it dangerous. Our
shells searched eyery bush and every ra
vine of the river bed. The enfilading
guns must have done terrible execution.
The roar was deafening, yet with a spirit
of desperate madness now and then tho
Boers would come to'snlpe the naval guns,
which -were firing at a, range of 1000 yards.
The long line of three batteries belched
forth death, while on each side lay two"
battalions of Infantry, whose Maxims
sounded petty beside the roaring big guna.
What loss the Boers suffered Is not
known yet. I am writing in the middle of
a sleeping camp. Not a sound disturbs
the heavy slumber of tired soldiers. Down
the river bed not a fire Is seen, not a cry
heard. There Is something tragic In th9
stern resistance which General Cronje i3
.hopelessly offering. It Is Impossible not
to admire his pluck, but all condemn tho
wickedness of uselessly sacrificing the
lives of his brave followers;
SCHURMAN ON EXPANSION
HIS SPEECH AT-TIIE CHICAGO AUDI
TORIUM. The Trne-Pollcy of! the United- States
Lies in Holding the Philip
pine Islands.
CHICAGO. Feb. 22. Dr. "Jacob G. Schur
man, president of Cornell University,
spoke under the auspices of the Union
League Club, at the Auditorium, this af
ternoon on "Expansion." The address
was delivered to one of the largest audi
ences ever seen in the great theater, and
the remarks of Dr. Schurman were re
ceived with every manifestation of en
thusiastic applause. He told of bis ex
periences while investigating the" situa
tion, in the Philippines, and declared that
tho true policy of the United States lay
in holding the Islands, and following out
the policy of expansion, which had been
opened before her.
The exercises opened with an organ re
cital by Harrison M. Wild, after which
,the audience joined in singing the "Star
Spangled Banner." President Eugene
Cary, of the Union League Club, then
introduced Dr. Schurman, after Rev. W.
J. McCoughan had delivered the invoca
tion. Dr. Schurman spoke substantially
as follows:
"Scientists tell us of the reversion of
organic beings, after the lapse of gener
ations, to the form or habits of an earlier
type. If this law of biology holds good
In politics, as I bellevo it does, then our
present Chief Magistrate in his policy of
expansion would seem to bejwssessed
by the spirit of Washington, who extended
'the National domain from the Atlantic
to tho Mississippi, or of Jefferson, who,
impelled by the same Imperious Instinct,
trampled under foot his dearest political
theories and secured for the Union that
vastterritorybeyond the Mississippi, where
the- flag now waves over the prosperous
and Intelligent citizens of a dozen popu
lous states states whose trade and wealth'
i converging on tho shores of this lake, have
made, possible the greatest miracle, on thd
American continent the rapid-rising, fast
grqwlng, Immense, rushing, roaring, pow
erful and magnificent City of Chicago.
Chicago is the Index of the modern world.
It is the most conspicuous example and
the most concentrated abstract of that
expansive movement which characterizes
the 19th century.
"The 19th century has been a century of
expanding knowledge, a century of
abounding invention, a .century of amaz
ing increase in the means of communica
tion and transportation. In addition to
the home market we how need the markets
of tho world. Science, invention and
manufacturing have all expanded to
gether. Our power of production having
outrun our capacity to consume, and be
ing all the time on the increase, and tho
old markets of the world being glutted by
tho products of all civilized nations, what
new outlets are there for our waxing
productivity? What new fields for the
reception of the surplus commodities we
multiply so rapidly and at a constantly
declining cost? The life of the nation
in no 6mall degree depends on the answer.
The only peoples who have not reached the
manufacturing stage; the only peoples
who do not compete with us in their own
markets, are the vast populations ot South
America, Africa and especially gf Asia.
Great Britain and Germany have got
ahead of us in the markets of South
America; but if our manufacturers will
follow foreign example In adapting their
products to local tastes and needs, I see
no obstacle in the way of our securing a
,falr undeveloped and neglected business.
"In Africa wo shall have only such
trading rights and privileges as the Eu
ropean overlords may be graciously
pleased to vouchsafe us. Happily Asia,
the largest, richest and mostjpopulaus
or the unoccupied ma'rkets of the world,
remained. Ail eyes "were on Chlnd, with
its splendid, Inexhaustible, and undevel
oped natural resources, and its 400.000,000
people, strangely stirring with a new and
mighty life. With France on the south,
Germany on tho east, and the Russian
bear's paw oyer all the north, the inde
pendence and territorial Integrity ot China
trembled in the balance; yet if her sov
elgnty collapsed, if those European
powers divided up and appropriated that
vast Empire, their several annexations
would have been closed to American trade
and commerce.
"That this disaster to our Industries
has been, averted, you owe to the pres
cience, wisdom and skill of the states
man who today worthily fills the cjralr of
Washington. Thanks to the brilliant and
truly memorable diplomacy of the present
Adiminlstrntlon, tho great nations of Eu
rope have agreed and agreed in writing
that whatever poHtical or territorial pol
icies they may pursue in China, the open
door to trade, the equal commercial rights
and privileges, we now enjoy with them
shall remain intact and inviolable.
"What was the secret of our success In
compelling' European nations to stand by
the policy of the' open- door in China?
Some powerful cause there certainly was,
for England had failed In a similar at
tempt only two or three years ago. We
should not have succeeded at that time
either; Indeed, we should not have essayed
the task; and had any political leader
suggested It, he would have been de
nounced as a renegade to the Monroe
doctrine. But In the space of two years
the political horizon of the American peo
ple has undergone an Immense expansion;
the astonished nations have seen us be
come an Asiatic power. American diplo
macy triumphed In China because the
American flag waved In the Philippines.
Tha. commercial expansion which the
marvelous growth of your capital
and Industries had rendered indisiensable
to the continued vitality of the nation was
heralded by the roar of Dewey's guns,
asserted by the brilliant feats of your
armies under Otis, MacArthur, and the
heroic Lawton, and finally established and
secured by an International agreement,
Which will render this Administration il
lustrious in all the annals of American
diplomacy. Into our reluctant lap the
hand of destiny dropped the Philippines.
We have accepted them, and with the aid
of Providence we propose to discharge
our responsibilities to them, though ter
ritorial expansion was never dreamed of
when the war began, and we did not de
sire It when the war closed.
"Territorial expansion has been the
law of our Nation's life. No American
who has stopped at Honolulu In crossing
the Pacific will regret the annexation of
that unique oceanic emporium. Thanks to
steam and electricity, which abolished dis
tance, the modern state admits of un
bound territorial organization without loss
of supreme control at the center or of
local self-goverrcnent in any of the mem
bars. The equipoise between central sov
ereignty and local Independence is the
balance wheel of the American system.
This Is our contribution to the' politics of
the world, and this Is the surest guaranty
of the permanence of our Republic.
"Now this organization of the United
States, under which unbounded territorial
extension may be reconciled, with a solid
Union and full local liberties, fur
nishes tho solution of our political prob
lem in the Philippine' Islands. The com
mission of which I had the honor to be
president Kas recommended that the Fili
pinos be given a form of territorial gov
ernment more liberal even that that which
Jefferson bestowed upon the people of the
territory of Louisiana
"Besides the mourners and pessimists,
however, I must say a word about the
jingoes. Now the jingoes are a sect who
hold that everything is ours that we can
lay hands on, and, that other people have
no rights which we need respect. Their
philosophy of the Philippine question Is
exceedingly simple. Eight million Fili
pinos, with no legal or moral rights, that
we need consider! Eight million immor
tal souls to be treated as mere chattels!
This Is the gospel of the jingoes. "Let
ua pass them by' as the wise guide dl-
rested .In regard t that peenkurtjr refKAls-'
ive class-In Dante's Inferno, fnrrnnrtnlj
their number is small, aad the Araectaan
people will in due time iwaish thesa, for
their infamy.
"The Instinct of expansion, ae, Matthew
Arnold has well said, is the baste e hu
man clvilizatioa. But this fcMMJact,
though Indispensable to any progress fet
civilization, would, if left to itself, yield
nothinsr htober than the 'siiDramarv of
brute strength and cunning. The other-
concuuone oi civilization, the enlBsaaes
which man must satisfy before be eaa
be humanized, are virtue and piety, Mfeerty
and justice, knowledge, art, and the power
of social life and manners. If we are a
civilized nation, our mission la the Philip
pines must be the promotion of dvttiaa
Uon. A stronger, and. I believe, a
higher will than ours set us In that distent
archipelago. Whs if the divine purpose
be the extension of our free institutions
and of all that is best in our civilization
throughout the Orient? As the object
of the divine government' of the world
seems to be, according to Lessings, the
education of tho human race, wbat if ws
are called to be the agents of that purpose
In the Philippine Islands? I know not.
These themes are too high for us. But
I know and you know that we cannot be
true to ourselves, or loyal to the new ob
ligations that have come upon us, unless
we recognize that the last expansion of
our Republic is a summons to work for
the material, intellectual and moral ele
vation of the Filipinos, to teaeh them to
practice in every growing measure the
unwonted lessons of self-government and
by so doing to make our flag, which is
already the symbol of irresistible power,
the star of promise and the emblem of
benediction to all the oppressed peoples
of the benighted Orient."
CASE OF PROFESSOR MTVART
Convert to Catholicism Contend Re
ligion Does Not Oppose Science.
New Terk Tribune.
The correspondence between Cardinal
Vaughan. of London, and Professor St.
George Mivart. shows that the Roman
Catholic church has not receded from its
traditional attitude of hostility to all con
clusions that contradict its dogmas, even
though such conclusions rest upon Indu
bitable facts. It is only another illustra
tion of the. age-long conflict between au
thority and truth, or reason. If the term
be preferred. As Cardinal Vaughan puts
it, a Roman Catholic must accept intel
lectually everything that the church
teaches, even when such teaching appears
to bo contrary to history and fact. It is
this question of intellectual aceepfaaee
that has brought about the rebellion of
Professor Mivart. He declares himself to
bo a loyal Catholic, unswerving in his de
votion to the fundamental principles of
tho church. But he says that his inves
tigations a9 a man of science have con
vinced him that certain dogmas of the
church are more or less erroneous. As he
expresses It: "When the question is a
purely intellectual one of the utmost sim
plicity, or lik a proposition in Euclid,
then I do not believe in the possibility of
emotional deception. The falsehood of the
historical narration about Babel is a cer
tainty practically as great as that of the
equality of the angles at the base of an
isosceles triangle." This Is plain language,
and It puts the whole controversy between
the church and science In a nutshell. The
church insists on Ihe acceptance of its
dogmas, even If they should be proved to
be historically untrue, or. more accu
rately, It denies the right of its members
to Investigate for themselves the question
of their truth or falsehood.
Professor Mivart, who is a convert to
Catholicism, has long been eminent in
the world of science, and Roman Catholics
have frequently pointed to him as a
proof that the church does not oppose sci
ence. Indeed, he himself made it a point
for many years to show how the conclu
sions of science might be reconciled with
the creed! of the church. But in 1S8 came
the encyclical of Pope Leo XIII, "Provi
dentiselmus reusr" VHk.a,,bolt from the
blue," as Dr. Mivart expresses it, de
claring that '"all the books which the
church receives as sacred and canonical
are written wholly and entirely, with all
their parts, at the dictation of the Holy
Ghost; and so far Is It from being possi
ble that any error can coexist with In
spiration, that inspiration not only is es
sentially Incompatible with error? but ex
cludes and rejects It as absolutely and
necessarily as It Is Impossible that God
himself, the supreme truth, can utter that
which Is not true."
For some time he hoped against hope
that the church might so interpret this
utterance as to make it possible for intelli
gent men to accept it. But at last he is
forced to admit that "a vast and- impass,
ablo abyss yawns between Catholic dog
ma and science, andi no man with ordinary
knowledge can henceforth join the com
munion of the Roman Catholic church if
he correctly understands what Its prin
ciples and its teaching really are, unless
they are radically changed." He is at one
with Cardinal Vaughan that truth and
revelation cannot he at variance, but he
parts with him In denying that revelation
is really revelation when It plainly con
tradicts truth. Or, rather, ne maintains
that all truth is divine, and that man owes
his first allegiance to it wherever it is
found. If, for instance, as he believes,
the Bible Is proved to contain erroneous
statements, the church's dogma, that it is
Inerrant becomes null and void. It might
as well put forth a dogma that the angles
at the base of an Isosceles triangle are
unequal, or that two and two make five.
Of course. Cardinal Vaughan refuses to
be drawn Into any discussion of the Issue
thus raised. He could not do It without
thereby surrendering the position of the
church that authority is greater than rea
son. What, he did was to require Dr. Mi
vart to sign a profession of With" in all
the dogmas of the church as divinely true
and Incapable of change, at the same
time demanding that he specifically con
demn and revoke all his recent utter
ances which called In question the Iner
rancy of the Bible. The penalty for refus
ing to sign this document was to be in
hibition from the sacraments of the
church. The prompt refusal of Dr. Mi
vart to sign what to him would have been
a He could not have surprised the car
dinal. Indeed, when an eminent scientist
reaches conclusions that seem to him as
self-evident as a problem In Euclid, the
wisdom, if not the morality, of ordering
him to say they are untrue is seriously
open to question. The right of the church
to Impose such dogmas as it pleases Is, of
course, unquestionable. But with right
must always go responsibility. The atti
tude of the ohurch, as explained by Car
dinal Vaughan, will force out of Its mem
bership all who believe that truth is
greater than authority. And it will have
to face the responsibility for this result
in the forum of conscience, if not also to
justify itself before the enlightened judg
ment of mankind.
Roberts Tribute to the Canadian.
OTTAWA. Feb. 22. Lord Minto,
the Governor-General, has received the
following from Lord Roberts:
"Paardeberg. Orange Free State, Feb.
22. The Canadian Regiment has done ad
mirable service since its arrival in South
Africa. I deeply regret the heavy loss It
suffered during the fight on the 18th Inst.,
and beg you will assure the people now
much we all here admire the conspicuous
gallantry displayed by our Canadian com
rades on that occasion. "
Jerv Flngrsliip for FarqBbar.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22. It is said at the
Brooklyn Navy-Yard that the Navy De
partment has decided to retire- the armored
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cruiser New York as the flagship of then
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New York has been the flagship of th
squadron slnee before the war with Spain,
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erutoer Is in need of an overhauling and a
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the squadron. The New York la now in
West Indian waters, and is expected at
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SAN FRAXCISCO, Feb. Edward
Probert, formerly manager of the Rich
mond Consolidated mine, at Sureka, N-v .
committed suicide today by snooting h m
self in the head. He has been sick for a.
long time, and two years ago suffered a
stroke of paralysis. Deceased was a natlva
of Wales, aged W years. He owned valu
able property in San Francisco. Colusa
and Tehama Counties. In this State.
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BERKELEY, Cal., Feb. 21 Prof esse r
Leusohner, director of the Students' Ob
servatory at the University of Calif r
nla left here today to join Preside" t
Wheeler in Chicago. They will represent
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ident white farmers, and will doubtless
be roughly bandied for an assault said
to have been committed by bim upon the
l-year-old daughter of Edward Bradford,
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