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THE MORNING UKJflUONlAK, WEDNESDAY, JANDAKY 22, 1902.
TARIFF DEBATE OPENED
lodge: explained the features
op the philippine bill.
Rnvrllns Spoke In Favor of the Dem
ocratic Substitute Bacon
Criticised Root.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. For nearly
three hours today the Senate had under
consideration the Philippine tariff bill.
The measure was made the unfinished
business and probably -will hold that po
sition of preference until it shall have
oeen voted on Anally.
The debate was opened by Lodge,
chairman of the committee on the Philip
pines. He sketched. In a free-hand way,
the reasons which had actuated the ma
jority In presenting the measure and
urged strongly its enactment Into law
at an early date. He explained, with
some minuteness, the necessity for the
legislation embodied in the bill and con
cluded with an appeal to the Senate and
to Congress to deal with questions re
lating to the Philippines as they might
arise, and to keep clear of vague words
and vaguer promises, which were likely
to be misinterpreted and to raise false
hopes in the minds of the Filipinos. In
an Impassioned peroration he besought
Congress not to give mortgages on an
unknown future.
Rawlins delivered a vigorous speech in
support of the minority substitute, in
which independence "was -promised to tho
Filipinos as soon as a stable government
could bo established in the Philippines.
His discussion of the general Philippine
question covered much of the ground that
has been gone over during the past two
years. Throughout he was accorded
careful attention.
As a conclusion of the debate for tho
day Bacon sharply criticised tho Secre
tary of "War for alleged violation of the
law in issuing an order permitting ves
sels flying a foreign flag to participate
In the commerce between the United
States and the Philippines.
The- Proceeding.
The Senate passed a number of private
pension bills and bills granting permis
sion to construct bridges and at 2 o'clock
Lodge took tho floor to speak on the
tariff bill. He said the United States
rights in the Philippine Islands arc set
tled. There Is also, he said, doubt
whether the tariff adopted for the Islands
themselves would stand without further
action of Congress. There is, howover,
under the Supreme Court decisions, no
doubt of the right of Congress to act.
Lodge called attention to the necessity
of coastwise legislation for the islands
under decisions of the Supreme Court.
He said that the tariff, as fixed by the
Philippine Commission, has been estab
lished only after the most careful inves
tigations covering several months and it
is obvious to the committees of the two
houses that they can not hope to im
prove upon that act
Lodge said that to discriminate in
favor of the United States on products
going to the Philippines would diminish
the revenues and would break down the
policy of the "open door." The United
States has, by its firmness and Its excel
lent diplomacy, accomplished the estab
lishment of that policy in China and
China will be for years the moBt Import
ant market for the products of the Unit
ed States. He explained the Senate
committee's reduction of the Dingley
rotes to the extent of 25 per cent, say
ing the committee has not felt it wise
to make a further reduction. The ex
action of the remaining duty cannot be
considered onerous in view of the fact
that all the moneys thus collected will
be returned to the Philippines.
Lodge said that the removal of the ex
port duties does not affect the open door
policy; if it does ho would oppose it
Nor can the policy give offense to Spain
under the treaty between that country
and this. He defended the policy of
the free Importation of hemp as in the
interest of the agricultural clement.
In reply to Bacon, Lodge said that tho
War Department had to meet an exi
gency in Issuing Its order temporarily
authorizing all vessels to engage in the
coastwise trade of the Philippines. To
have failed to do this would have
wrecked the commerce of the islands and
although the order might not have been
authorized by law. It was justified by
the circumstances and by the certainty
of speedy action by Congress.
Lodge spoke for about an hour and was
followed by Rawlins. After reviewing
the bill proposed by a majority of the
committee, Rawlins said It must bo plain
that the majority measure will not tend
to promote peace and order in the Philip
pine Archipelago. He does not think
It difficult to foresee the results of the
policy proposed by the majority. "War,
Insurrection, brigandage, robbery and as
sassination will continue. Industry and
trade will be paralyzed. "Waste of blood
and treasure will continue. The horror
of the situation, now indescribable, will
grow more aggravated. The Philippine
Commission, he asserted, desires to have
large sums of money for expenditures.
There is no limit to the commission's
power to multiply offices, employments
and salaries. It owes no responsibility,
he declared, to the Filipino people. One
of the necessary results, he Insisted, of
the Administration's "imperial pro
gramme" is that the officers In tho Is
lands will replenish their fortunes and
then return to this country to live In
affluence.
"Look," he said, "at the conduct of
our agents In Cuba, stealing the trust
funds committed to their care. Examine
the proceedings of even our Judges, Mar
shals and other officials in far distant
Alaska. Conspiracies to commit a lar
ceny of wealth seem to become predom
inant. The policy outlined by the ma
jority proposes a permanent Institution
of the practice of tyranny."
He declared that tho object of the
measure proposed by the majority, is to
obstruct and destroy trade with the Is
lands by placing embargoes upon it
These methods, he Insisted, will incite
tho islanders to further hostility and In
surrection. The great Army now main
tained in the islands is insufficient to
protect life and property. He ridiculed
the plan of campaign adopted by the
Army in the Philippines and denounced
the "finesse" by which Aguinaldo was
made a prisoner. It is Idle, he said, to
suppose that the people of the Islands
ever will forgive us or look upon us as
friends.
After reviewing briefly the origin of
the insurrection, Rawlins said it is not
too late yet "to fulfill our pledge to ac
cord them their Independence. It is not
yet too late for us to stay the hand of
the carpet-bagger and remove the Islands
from future exploitation," The exploita
tion, he declared, will result in the con
trol of everything In the islands by the
trusts. "When the Philippines become
vhus "trust Infested," the result can
t forecasted readily.
"The Democratic proposition," he said,
"is that tariff should be imposed for reve
nue, the duties to be adjusted so as to
operate equally throughout the country
and not to discriminate between class or
section. The proposition which the
minority submits, if adopted, promises a
simple remedy for the troubles which
afflict us. It proposes to relinquish the
islands. It proposes that so long as we
continue in possession of the islands,
there shall be freedom of trade between
them, and the United States. When the
United States withdraws from the islands
and they assume, In all respects, the at
titude of a foreign country, they will be
subject to the provisions of our general
laws relating to tariff taxation.
"Let the Ishmaellte go. Otherwise the
burden of our difficulties will grow.
Taxes, like the old man of the sea, will
hang upon our backs in the end and
the gory head of the republic may be
raised upon a pike as a terrible warning
to any who would struggle to be free."
At the conclusion of Rawlins speech.
Bacon referred to -a colloquy between
himself and Lodge, concerning an order
of the Secretary of War to permit ships
under foreign flags to enter the trade
between the United States and the Philip
pines, after the decision of the Supreme
Court that the Islands are domestic ter
ritory. No exigency of trade. In his
opinion, is sufficient for such violations
of the law. Bacon said that if he had
been the Secretary of War ho would not
have Issued such an order, because he
could conceive of no emergency which
would warrant him In violating the law.
He protested against what he considers
the "hot haste" increasing the pending
measure and against what he asserted
is an effort to withhold from the Senate
information relating to the Philippines.
Stewart took issue with Bacon's argu
ment that an executive officer could not
set aside a law for the public good as
being In contravention of the history
and jurisprudence of England and Amer
ica. He asserted that the rule had ex
isted for centuries that statutory law
must yield to great emergencies.
In Introducing a bill In the Senate to
day for the reclamation of arid lands,
Hansbrough said that It was a measure
unanimously agreed upon by Senators
and Representatives in Congress of 13
states and three territories. He had
been directed by the conference, he said,
to Introduce the bill.
A resolution offered by Mitchell calling
upon the Secretary of War for complete
information regarding the transport serv
ice of the United States was adopted.
At 4:35 the Senate went into executive
session and at 5:30 adjourned.
SAFETY OF PRINCE HENRY
Dispatch Considered an Invention to
Frighten Him Ont of His Trip.
BERLIN, Jan. 2L A news agency here
has received a dispatch from Chicago rep
resenting the Chief of Police of that city
as saying that he could not be responsi
ble for the safety of Prince Henry of
Prussia while in Chicago, without an In
crease of the detective force sufficient to
ftop any anarchist movements. This ca
blegram is regarded by some officials as
an Invention Intended to frighten Prince
Henry into abandoning his trip or to In
ject a .sinister clement Into his visit.
During Prince Henry's call yesterday on
Andrew D. White, United States Ambas
sador here, the visitor spent most of his
time in examining railroad folders and
maps of the United States through which
he is to travel, and in asking questions
concerning Its topography, its cities and
their industries. Prince Henry is reading
James Bryce's "The American Common
wealth" and "The Land of Contrasts."
Mr. White will give a dinner In honor
of Prince Henry next Friday night, at
which tho Princess and members of the
Prince's suite, with their wives, will be
present, and to which Count von Bulow,
the Imperial Chancellor, and Baron von
RIchthofen, the Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, and other Ministers have accepted
invitations.
THE LAUNCHING PROGRAMME.
Details as Arranged by Shipbuilder
Dormey.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Wallace Downey,
the shipbuilder, has returned from Wash
ington, where he has been arranging tho
details for the launching of Emperor Wil
liam's new yacht
"I called on President Roosevelt' said
Mr. Downey, "and found him enthusiast
ically interested in the preparations to
received tho Kaiser's representative. The
President was at first in favor of Febru
ary 17 for the launching, but when I ex
plained to him that the tide conditions on
the 25th would be more favorable to the
purpose, he decided that he could ar
range his engagements to suit that date.
At his suggestion I went over to the
State Department where I consulted with
Assistant Secretary Hill, who has the
programme in charge. While we were
talking Rear-Admirals Evans and
CrowninBhield came In. I explained to
them my reasons for desiring the launch
ing of the yacht on February 25, and
after consulting with the German Ambas
sador, that date was fixed upon. The
State Department Is now considering the
programme.
"Our company will issue about 2000 in
vitations for tho launching, and will prob
ably run a boat from the Battery to the
island to carry its invited guests. We
will ask the city to give us the necessary
police protection to insure against any
objectionable characters interfering iith
the official visitors, and we will so ar
range everything that all our guests will
have an unobstructed view of the cere
monies. We are overwhelmed with offers
from bands and singing societies to fur
nish music for the occasion, but I think
the military bands and those of the war
ships will bo all that can be accommo
dated." Princess Wants to Come.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21. If the Princess
Henry does not accompany her husband,
the Admiral, to the United States, it will
not be because she wishes to remain at
home, says the Berlin correspondent of
the Journal and American. Tho Princess
is making every effort social and politi
cal, to be allowed to form one of the
launching party that has now become of
International Interest Should the Prin
cess succeed in obtaining the Kaiser's
royal permission to make the trip, she
will be accompanied by an entourage of
court ladies.
The New York Staats Zeltung states
that Prince Henry has accepted an invi
tation to a banquet In his honor by the
American press during hl visit to this
country. The acceptance was received by
cable. The dinner, which Is probably the
one referred to in 'the programme pre
sented at Berlin, will, it Is believed, be
held at the Waldorf-Astoria. The editors
and publishers of all the largo dally news
papers in the United States will be In
vited to attend, and It Is anticipated that
between COO and 700 persons will be
present
The proceedings will be entirely in the
English language, and some of the fore
most representatives of the American
pross will be asked to deliver addresses.
Lovr Will Give a. Dinner.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2L Mayor Low to.
night announced that the day of the
launching of Emperor William's yacht he
will give a dinner to President Roosevelt
and Prince Henry at the Metropolitan
Club. This will be followed by a gala
operatic performance.
"SCHLEY AND SANTIAGO."
Special Messenger Will Carrr Copies
of the Book to Enropc.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2L The first copy of
"Schley and Santiago" left the press of
the W. B. Conkey Company today. The
book contains many striking historical
documents, Including facsimiles of auto
graph letters. The publishers will send to
President Roosevelt a copy of the edition
de luxe, and within a few days will start
a special messenger to Europe, where he
will first deliver to the American Ambas
sador In London two copies of the book
one of them to be presented to King Ed
ward "VII The messenger will also de
liver copies to the representatives of the
United States in other foreign countries
and to the commanders-in-chief of their
navies.
GREATLY ALARMED.
Bnt a Persistent Cough, bnt Perma
nently Cared by Chamberlain's
CongU Remedy.
Mr. H. P. Burbage, a student at law. In
Greenville, S. C, had been troubled for
four or five years with a continuous cough"
which, he says, "greatly alarmed me!
causing me to fear that I was In the first
stage of consumption." Mr. Burbage
having seen Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy advertised, concluded to try it. Now
read v. hat he says of it: "I soon felt a re
markable change, and after using two bot
tles of the 25-cent size, was permanently
cured." A persistent cough is one of the
first symptoms of consumption, and his
fear of that disease was well founded He
exercibed good Judgment in selecting a
remedy, as this preparation is one of
great merit and Is famous for its cures.
All druggists sell It
WIDE LATi rUDE ALLOWED
HOUSE DISCUSSES ARID LAND AND
PHILIPPINE QUESTIONS.
In the Debate on the Urgent De-
Hclcncy BUI Tilt Between
Gaines and Kahn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2L In the absence
of other pressing business, the House
managers are allowing the widest lati
tude in the debate on the urgent deficiency
bill now before the House. The irriga
tion of arid lands in the West and the
advisability of retaining control of the
Philippines were the main topics- under
discussion today. The speakers were Sib
ley (Rep. Pa.), Dlnsmore (Dem. Ark.),
Newlands (SIL Nev.), Mondcll (Rep.
Wyo.), Robinson (Dem. Ind.), Kern (Dem.
111.). Gaines (Dem. Tenn.), Vandlver (Dem.
Mo.) and Green (Dem. Pa.).
The Proceedings.
The House, without preliminary busl-
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Com mlssloner of Indian Affairs Jones has lwued a
circular letter to Indian Agents to correct a somewhat general mluunderatand
lng of a letter he recently issued to agents, directing the modification or discontin
uance of savage Indian customs. He eays tho Government mainly directs that
agents cut oft all privileges from returned students, who, after coming back from
Carlisle Indian School and elmnar Institutions, paint their faces, indulge in
barbarlo dances and feats, and wear longhair, like the old IndlansNHe says tact.
Judgment and perseverance should be used, and that agents should begin gradu
ally and work steadily until tho end In view la accomplished. It Is not expected
nor Intended that agents shall be so precipitate as to give the Indians any Just
cause for revolt. This announcement, it Is cald, is merely an authoritative in
terpretation of the meaning of Instructions given to the agents on the subject,
and In no sense a revocation. ,
ness, went Into committee of the whole
and resumed the general debate upon the
bill. Sibley (Rep. Pa.) opposed the Govl
eminent entering upon a scheme for the
irrigation of tho arid lands in the West.
He believed the whole question 1b for an
other generation. Members representing
an agricultural constituency should op
pose a measure which Involves the expen
diture of untold millions, to be taken by
taxation from all. Ho spoke of the de
cline in value of farm lands in the East
ern, Middle and Southern States, yet this
is a proposition to open up hundreds of
millions of acres more to bo In open com
petition with these farms.
"Let us wait," said Sibley, "until our
increased population shall so expand that
these lands shall be needed to meet the
demand for a greater food supply. To
my mind, if wo undertake the, present
accomplishment of irrigation, we shall be
pressing a poisoned chalice to the lips of
the farming classes In this Nation, which,
if it docs not kill them, will at least leave
them for another generation in torpor or
misery."
Newlands- (SI1. Nev.), an earnest advo
cate of the Irrigation of arid lands, re
plied to Sibley. Ho explained the pro
visions of the bill which it is proposed to
present to the House, to show that it
would not create a charge on the public
treasury, but would employ only the funds
raised from the sale of arid lands for tho
work of reclamation. He argued that the
irrigation of Western arid lands would not
constitute a threat against the farmers of
the older states. While there are 600,000,
000 acres of arid land in the West, he said,
there is not water enough to reclaim more
than 70,000,000 acres, an area twice as
large as Iowa, and generations would be
required to bring all these lands under
Irrigation.
Mondell (Rep. Wyo.) also defended the
recently formulated Irrigation bill.
Gaines (Dem. Tenn.) opposed the item
In the bill providing for the establish
ment of a military post at Manila, and
denounced the Administration's policy In
the Philippines. Gaines declared that
while In the Philippines he learned abso
lutely that the Americans promised Inde
pendence to the Filipinos.
Kahn (Rep. Cal.) challenged him to pro
duce the name of a slnglo Filipino who
gave him such information.
Gaines said that the information hat!
been given him in confidence, and that if
he were to divulge the names of those
who had given It to him they would loso
their heads. This reply elicited Jeers from
the Republican side.
Dlnsmore (Dem. Ark.) also spoke In op
position to the Administration's Philip
pine policy. Ho insisted that we should
not turn our backs upon the glorious
traditions of the past and enter upon a
colonial policy.
Without concluding the general debate,
the committee rose.
The report of tho committee on military
affairs, reconmiendlng that the resolution
calling for papers In tho case of Hamil
ton H. Blount. Captain of the Forty
eighth United States Volunteer Infantry,
He upon the table, was adopted.
At 5:10 P. M. the House ndjourned until
tomorrow.
TOBACCO 3IEN HEARD.
They Protest Against Reciprocity
"With Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2L The ways and
means committee today resumed Its hear
ings on Cuban reciprocity, with special
reference to the proposed reduction on
Cuban tobacco. The tobacco interests of
the United States were largly represented.
John R. Young, president of the National
Leaf Tobacco Association, made an earn
est plea against any tobacco concessions
to Cuba. He said there was a great senti
ment in favor of granting relief to Cuba,
but he contended that we should be as
just to the people of our own country as
to the people of foreign countries. Tne
purpose of the movement for reciprocity,
he said, was to have the whole expense
of Cuba's relief fall on two American in
dustriestobacco and sugar. There was a
tobacco acreage in Ohio of 33,000 acres;
Wisconsin. 23.000; Pennsylvania, 22.000:
New York. 72,000; Connecticut, 11,000, and
several thousand acres in other states,
which would be seriously crippled. As to
cigars, Mr. Young; declared that the pro-
posed concessions would "wipe out the
American-made 10-cent cigar." and secure
for Cuba the entire American market for
all goods above 5 cents.
Representative Richardson, of Tennes
see, asked ir the price of cigars would be
reduced to the cigar smoker. Mr. Young
said the price would be reduced but he
did not believe the couumcr would ask
this reduction at the expense of the
American Industry.
J. Werthelm, of New York, head of a
cigar concern employing 6000 people, pre
sented the serious effect of concessions on
the American cigar Interests.
SPANISH WAR INTERVENTION
German Foreign Office Denies Cran
bourne's Statement..
BERLIN, Jan. 21. The Foreign Office
denies that Germany desired or associated
itself with any other government that
may have sought to bring about European
intervention in the Spanish-American
War. The correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press this afternoon communicated
to the German ITorelgn Office the state
ment emanating yesterday from the Brit
ish Foreign Office to the effect that Ger
many, France and Russia had supported
the Austrian Ambassador at London In
his attempt JLo, induce Great Britain to
sign a collfcjtlve faoto addressed to the
United States', proposing action by the
European states in view of the outbreak,
or expected outbreak, of the late war be
tween tho United States and Spain. Later
In the day tho following statement was
handed to the correspondent:
"The Foreign Office declares with all
positlveness that Germany, neither be
fore the outbreak of the Spanish-American
War nor during Its course, proposed In
tervention to the powers. Neither did Ger
many support siich a proposition made
by other powers. It is true that In sev
eral Instances, suggestions (anregungen)
were made to the German Government
from other sources, In the sense of In
tervention. But the German Government,
without exception, maintained a negative
attitude toward such suggestions, and made
known its negative standpoint whenever
occasion offered. It must further be re
marked that It was not from an Austrian
source (nlcht gerade von. Oesterrelchlscher
selte) that such suggestions reached the
German Government."
Some annoyance has been expressed in
official circles here that tho British Under
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Lord Cran
bourne, and the British Foreign Office
at this moment make statements tending
to discourage the growing good feeling
between Germany and tho United States,
and seemingly designed tor spoil the pleas
ant prospect of tho visit to the United
States of Admiral Prince Henry of Prus
sia. A telegraphic report of Lord Cran.
bourne's statement was distributed to the
German newspapers by tho news agencies
early in the day, yet none of the Berlin
evening-papers, with the exception of the
North German Gazette, prints it. The
North German Gazette does not comment
upon Lord Cranbourne's statement. The
suppression of what, at another time,
would be regarded as news, is taken to
mean that the German press is deter
mined not to revive unpleasant discus
sions at an Inopportune moment.
"Why Austria Meddled.
"VIENNA, Jan. 2L Inquiries made by
the Associated Press at the Austrian-Hungarian
Foreign Office confirms the essen
tial points of the statement made by Lord
Cranbourne. the British Foreign Under
Secretary, in the House of Commons yes
terday. The dynastic relations of Aus
tria with Spain led Austria, beforo the
declaration of war between Spain and
the United States, to begin a peace prop
aganda, which was carried on, not only
In England, but throughout Europe.
France was ready to second the efforts
of Austria. Germany and Russia main
tained a passive attitude. Great Britain
was at first disposed to sign the proposed
note, but after a confidential report from
Washington, declined either to sign it or
to take any further steps. Afterwnrd,
Austria and France made direct repre-,
sentatlons at Washington, but ceased their
efforts after tho declaration of war, from
that time forth relying on the efforts of
the pope, who was backed by the tacit
approval of all the powers.
State Department Not Concerned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The State De
partment will not be drawn intothe con
troversy which has sprung up between the
European powers respecting the efforts
made by them to prevent the United
States from going to war with Spain.
Lord Cranbourne's statement In Parlia
ment yesterday Is recognized as abso
lutely correct as far as it went, but there
are chapters in the story which he did
not touch upon, and It Is recognized here
as Inexpedient to develop all the facts,
even now, lest animosities spring up with
out sufficient reason. The frank state
ment of Lord Cranbourne touching Aus
tria's earnest efforts to prevent war cause
no resentment here, where it I3 realized
that there were dynastic and sympathetic
reasons that Justified, or at least exten
uated, the Austrian purpose.
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IN BEHALF OF SCHEEPERS
RESOLUTION ASKING THAT HE BE
NOT EXECUTED.
Introduced In the House by Con
gressman William Alden Smith, -of
Michigan.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Representa
tive William Alden Smith, of Michigan,
a member of the House commltteo on for
eign affairs, today introduced a resolu
tion instructing the State Department to
request the British Government to with
hold the sentence of death passed on
Commandant Scheepers, who is about to
be shot. The resolution follows:
"Whereas, It Is officially reported that
the British military authorities In South
Africa have passed and are about to
execute sentence of death upon Com
mandant Scheepers, of the army of the
Orange Free State, and
"Whereas, Said Commandant Scheep
ers, a subject of the Orange Free State,
was captured while sick and wounded in
hospital, and, therefore, should be con
sidered especially entitled to all privileges
and exemptions of a prisoner of war. and,
"Whereas, His execution may lead to
acts of retaliation and reprisal, and thus
make more difficult and distant the pros
pects of peace, and,
"Whereas, Tho whole civilized world
suffers from the effect of war waged be
tween any of the family of nations, and,
"Whereas, The people of the United
States are moved by feelings of human
ity In behalf of the sufferers from the
terrible warfare now being conducted In
South Africa, therefore,
"Resolved, By the House of Represen
tatives, the Senate concurring, that the
British Government be requested to set
aside the sentence of death passed upon
Commandant Scheepers and to accord
hlm the customary Immunities and priv
ileges of a prisoner of war, guaranteed
under the Geneva convention."
CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL.
Various Interests Heard by the Sen
ate Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The Senate
committee on immigration gave a hearing
today to representatives of various Inter
ests on the question of Chinese immigra
tion. Among those present were D. S.
Tompkins, of the Industrial Commission;
Silas B. Webb, president of the China &
Japan Trading Company, New York; Hon.
Charles S. Hamlin, Bostorf Clumber of
Commerce; Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Labor; S. C.
Meade, assistant secretary Merchants'
Association, New York; Hon. John W.
Foster, Thcophllus Parsons, of the Ark
wrlght Club, Boston; Edward J. Llver
nash, San Francisco; John Foord, of the
Asiatic Assoclitlon; H. R. Fuller, repre
senting the railroad employes of the
United States, and a number of repre
sentatives of Southern Industries.
Mr. Gompers, the first speaker, out
lined the efforts which the Federation of
Labor had made in connection with the
Pacific Coast delegation In Congress to
perfect a bill which would secure a con
tinuance of Chinese exclusion, and this
had been accomplished In what Is known
as the Mitchell bill.
Mr. Foord spoke in opposition to the
bill and presented statistics 6f trade be
tween China and the United States. He
urged a postponement of any action by
Congress looking to Chinese exclusion un
til the expiration of the present treaty In
1904.
"We are all interested In being on good
termB with China," ho said, "and should
treat her with some degree of considera
tion and some decent regard for inter
national faith."
He said that tho Chinese student, Chi
nese traveler and Chinese merchant hive
been- unfairly dealt with. He said that
the hopo of imbibing American Ideas lay
In the Chinese student, and the- law Is
hurtful particularly to this class of stu
dents of Chinese extraction.
Mr. Hamilton presented resolutions of
the Boston Chamber of Commerce advo
cating the Proctor bill continuing In force
the present Chinese exclusion law until
thecxplration of the existing treaty with
China in 1901, and urged that no bill be
adopted Inconsistent with the treaty be
cause, he said, "that treaty Involves the
honor and faith of the United States Gov
ernment." Speaklqg for the Porto Rico Mail
Steamship Company, Maxwell Evarts de
clared that the Mitchell bill would put a
tax on American commerce that no sub
sidy bill could replace. It would prohibit
the employment of Chinese seamen aboard
American ships, and this would result in
an enormous difference In the matter of
wages. He said that our Commissioners
now In Chiria negotiating a treaty should
not be hampered and embarrassed by the
passage of any law.
Other gentlemen made brief remarks
for or against the proposed measure. Ex
Secretary Foster will bo heard Thursday
on the International phases of the pro
posed Chinese exclusion. Chairman Pen
rose announced after today's hearing that
the whole subject would be gono into very
carefully by the committee.
THE IRRIGATION' BILL.
Provisions of the Measure 'Reported
to Both House!.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. At a meeting
of the Senators and Representatives from
the aid and semi-arid states held last
night to consider the Irrigation bill draft
ed by a subcommittee on Irrigation, it
was agreed unanimously to present the
bill to Congress for Its action, Newlands
being sponsor In the House and Hans
brough In the Senate. It provides that
all moneys received from the sale and dis
posal of public lands In Arizona, Califor
nia, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana,
Nebraska. Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota. Oklahoma, Oregon, South Da
kota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming,
including the surplus fees and commis
sions In excess of allowances to registers
and receivers and excepting the 5 per cent
of the proceeds of the sales of public
lands set asidefbr educational purposes,
shall be set aside and applied as a spe
cial arid land reclamation fund.
The Secretary of the Interior Is directed
to make the necessary examinations and
surveys, and to locate and consolidate
these Irrigation works, reporting to Con
gress at the beginning of each session
the results of examinations and surveys,
with estimates of the cost of all works.
The bill empowers the Secretary of the
Interior to withdraw from public entry
the lands required for any irrigation
works, and to restore them when in his
judgment they are not required for ir
rigation purposes. The bill authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to let contracts
for the work and to limit the area per
entry to that reasonably required for the
purpose of a family, and to fix the
charges therefor, as well as the charges
on lands In private ownership benefited
by the Government Irrigation plants.
A day's labor Is fixed at eight hour3.
Tho bill prohibits the employment of
Asiatic labor. No right to use the water'
for land in private ownership shall be
sold for a tract exceeding 160 acres to
any one person, and no right shall per
manently attach until all payments there
for are made. When the payments are
made for the major portion of the lands
Irrigated, the management and operation
of, but not the title to, such Irrigation
works, excepting reservoirs and works
necessary for their protection, shall pass
to the -owners of tho lands Irrigated
thereby, to be maintained at their ex
pense under rules and regulations to be
prescribed by the Secretary of the In
terior, who also is empowered to acquire
rights of property by purchase or con
demnation. The appropriation, use and distribution
of the waters rendered available by the
works provided for in the 'bill shall be
governed by state and territorial laws,
the right to use the water belns appurte
nant to the land irrigated, beneficial use
to be the basis, measure and the limit of
the right.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION'S.
Dr. Rlxey to Be Chief of the Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The President
today sent the following nominations to
the Senate: "
Surveyor-General of New Mexico Mor
gan O. Llewellyn.
Registers of Land Offices Howard Le
land, at Roswell. N. M.; Nicholas A.
Galles, at Las Cruces. N. M.; Manuel R.
Otero, at Santa Fe, N. M.
Receiver of Public Moneys Henry D.
Bowman, at Las Cruces, N. M.
W. W. Follett, Colorado, consulting en
gineer of the United States International
Boundary Commission, provided for by
the convention with Mexico.
Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery, with rank of Rear-Admiral
Medical Inspector Presley M. Rlxey.
To be Commander Captain Albert R.
Couden.
Lieutenant-Commander to be Command
erCarlos G. Calkins.
Second Lieutenant Marine Corps Cor
poral Alonzo C. Baker, Marine Corps.
First Lieutenants to be Captains Henry
B. Rixon, Eighth; George B. Prltchard,
Jr., Ninth; Alvord V. Anderson, Sixth;
Herman A. Slevert, Fourth.
The Senate in executive session made
the following confirmations:
Francis B. Baker, of Indiana, United
States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Ju
dicial Circuit.
Postmasters Nevada, Henry P. Kraus,
Reno; Washington, Oliver Hlnman, Ei
lensburg; Idaho, Ed F. Winn, Idaho
Falls; Alaska. Frank W. Swanton. Nome;
Oregon, David L. Moomnw, Baker City;
Thomas W. Riches, S'lvorton; Wyoming,
Dwight M. Thayer, Rock Springs; Will
iam Pugh, Evanston; Horace E. Christ
mas, Kemmerer; Percy L. Smith, Raw
lins. Metcalfe Testified In.Hls Own Behalf.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. The subcom
mittee of the Senate committee on pen
sions which was appointed last week to
investigate the charges of killing Fili
pino prisoner? at the battle of Caloocan
made against Coloriel W. S. Metcalfe, who
has been appointed Pension Agent at To
peka, Kan., today heard affidavits from
soldiers who were members of Metcalfe's
command. Colonel Metcalfe denied the
charge emphatically. He said that at the
time of the battle he was Major of the
Twentieth Kansas "Volunteers; that he re
membered the surrender of two Filipino
prisoners; that he was engaged In bring
ing up tho regiment, and that he turned
them oved to some men In his command,
with instructions to take them to the
rear; that he knew of his own knowledge
nothing more of the prisoners, but that
he had heard they were killed by the sol
diers who had them In charge. Two or
three affidavits of members of the Twen
tieth Regiment were filed in corroboration
of this statement. Records of the War
Department also were produced to show
that after two investigations of this
charge Metcalfe had been exonerated.
The subcommittee did not pass upon the
charges at the meeting today.
Indian Land Leases.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 In compliance
with a resolution of the Senate recently
adopted, tho Secretary of the Interior to
day sent to the Senate a statement giv
ing the status of leases of Indian lands.
He said that his department has in con
templation several leases, all of Which
would be made under the authority of the
act of Congress of 1891 bearing upon this
question. He further expressed the opin
ion that this act Is In conformity with
the uniform policy of the Government
and calculated to promote the best inter
ests of the Indians. He enumerated the
leases In contemplation as follows: A
mining lease Covering 640 acres of the
Uintah Reservation In Utah and the fol
lowing grazing leases: For 1.259.S20 acres
In the western portion of the Standing
Rock agency'; for 1.200,000 acres in the
Cheyenne River Reservation; for the Bur
plus grazing lands in the Kaw, Osage,
Otoe and Missouri Reservations, and for
4S0 acres of the reserved lands Irt the
Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Reserva
tions. Amendments to Subsidy Bill.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2L Senator Vesl
has Introduced in the Senate a substitute
for the ship subsidy bill, his bill of last
Congress repealing the law prohibiting
the purchase of forelgn-bullt ships. He
has also given notice of his Intention to
offer the following amendment to the ship
bill as reported by Senator Frye:
"That any vessel purchased or built In a
foreign country and the property of a
citizen of the United Stntes of of nny
corporation created under the laws of the
United Stales or any of the states thereof
shall be admitted to registry in the Unit
ed States, but no subsidy shall be paid
to the owner of such vessels under the
provisions of this act nor shall such ves
sel be admitted to the coastwise trade of
the United States."
Another amendment prohibiting commis
sions to secure advantages under the bill
has been introduced by Senator Vest
Direct Election of Senators.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. The House
committee on the election of President
and Vice-President today made a favor
able report on the bill for the election of
United Stntes Senators by. direct vote
of the people.
In the Senate committee of privileges
and elections there was an Informal dis
cussion today of the same proposition.
There are before the Senate committee
petitions from six different states calling
on Congress to convene a National con
vention to amend the Federal Constitu
tion so as to change the method of
choosing Senators. Thirty such petitions
are necessary to Insure a convention and
the discussion today -turned upon the
point- as to whether all the 30 necessary
pctltlons should be addressed to one Con
gress, or whether a petition, once made,
stands for all time. No decision was
reached.
Democratic Caucus Call.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Rcpresenativc
Hay, of Virginia, chairman of the Demo
cratic House caucus committee has issued
a call for a caucus next Friday at 8 P. M.,
for the purpose of receiving the report of
the special committee which has consid
ered resolutions declaratory of party pol
icy. The committee of 12 appointed to con
sider a number of resolutions outlining
the policy to be pursued by the minority
during the present Congress has agreeu.
by a vote of 11 to 1, to recommend to
the general Democratic caucus the adop
tion of a resolution declaring It to be the
sense of the Democrats of the House
that the caucus Is not for the purpose of
making platform declarations, and has
no' power to add to or subtract from the
National platforms already adopted.
Henry of Texas will offer as a substi
tute a resolution for the reaffirmation of
the Kansas City platform.
Culberson Wants Information.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Senator Cul
berson, of Texas, has Introduced a reso
lution directing the Secretary of War to
transmit to the Senate copies of all sug
gestions, criticisms and correspondence
between the War Department, any ofHcer
or any person or corporation, and between
the War Department and any official and
the Philippine Commission relating to the
customs tariff affecting the Philippine
Is'ands, culminating in the Philippine tar
iff measure pending in the Senate.
BUI for Protection of Miners.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The frequency
of explosions In coal mines has led to
favorable action by the House committee
on mines and mining on the bill of Rep
resentatlve Lacey. of Iowa, requiring 50C0
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ARHinst Otero's Nomination.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The nomina
tion of Governor Otero, of New Mexico,
was under discussion in the executive
session of the Senate again today, and
again went over without being acted
upon. . Senator Morgan was the only
speaker. He contended that Governor
Otero had Used his position for the pro
motion of his personal interests and had
exercised undue Influence over the Leg
islature of the territory.
Lonferstrect on Retired List.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Senator Mor
gan today introduced a bill placing Gen
eral James Longstreet on the retired list
of the Army, with the rank of Major, the
rank ho held when he entered the service
of the Confederacy at the beginning of
tho Civil War.
To Exclude the Public.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2L Tho House
committee on rules today decided to a
change of the rules so as to exclude the
general public from the floor when tho
House Is not in session, except on a card
of admission from a tnembei' of Con
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TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 21. The executive
committee of the Kansas G. A. R. this
evening ordered Martin Norton, the de
partment commander, to vacate his office
at once. The committee has been In
session all day investigating charges of
incompetency, drunkenness and looseness
in money matters that had been placed
against Norton, and sustained them in
every particular.
No Creamery Trust.
TOPEKA, Jan. 21. John A. Parks,
president of the Continental Creamery
Company, said today that the negotia
tions looking to the combination of the
creamery Interests of the country had
fallen through.
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