| Show HOAR DEMANDS WAR AAR SECRETS n Peculiar Conduct of Adminis Administration Administration Administration Criticised 4 WANTS INFORMATION TION ABOUT PHILIPPINES Denounces Attempts to Suppress all Such Requests p quess I Declares He WIll Win Bring 01 On Pacts Facts Regarding Outbreak of Hostilities at Manila Mann Dvm Bran at Expense of the Financial BUI Debate On the Cur Currency Currency Currency rency Measure Meur to Deem Begin B ht today Senate Showing ShoW g Disposition Dipo to Get Down to t tc Work Washington ton Jan TaD 8 The senate ente evinced a disposition today to take up the work of the session sion e in earnest earnt and while the sitting was wu of cf Z only a little liKie littlemore more than an hours duration d a large number of important bIlls were intro introduced Introduced Introduced and a definite foundation laid for proceeding with the financial bill bUl bUlby by fixing fixin the hour for beginning debate ate ateon det on this measure for 2 tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row Mr Aldrich chairman of the finance nence committee gave gaye notice of his intention to call up the financial bill tomorrow immediately after the th disposal of the routine moraine business provided there WAS no objection The noice brought Mr lr Hoar to his feet with an objection which was based upon the fact that thit several senators had bad object objected ed to the consideration of Mr Petti grews Philippine resolution If said Mr Hoar there is to bean bean be bean an ab absolute lute suppression of all requests for information concerning the WI with the Philippines I shall object to the taking up of other matters during durins the morning hour hoer when such resolutions resolutions are pending He called attention to the fact tact that four senators had risen upon the pre pro presentation of ot the Pettigrew resolution toS to S object to t its consideration This wa was waa done in the face fare of the fact act that it wa V the uniform Ul form custom of the senate to allow allow al allow low resolutions of inquiry to go through without obstruction He wanted to know if this policy was to be con continued continued continued Buter Enter a a Disclaimer The stat statement ent brought braught Aid Ald Aidrich Aidrich rich Chandler and Hawley Hawtey to their thir feet Mr Aldrich disclaimed I ir any y Int intention n tion of suppressing information con COIl concerning affairs and withdrew the notice t to take up the financial l bil after the consideration of routine morning business fixing the time deft definitely at 2 Hawley and Chandler both explained that the suggestions con concerning cernig the resolution had only covered the point of postponement until tomorrow w which ich t they tiey ey asserted was not out of the ordinary With TUh afew afew a afew few further words on the part of Mr Hoar the incident closed Mr Sewall gave gae notice that he wold wo ld ask the senate to consider resolutions In honor of the late Vice Pre President ident Hobart Hobart Ho Hobart bart on the t in Senator Foraker introduced a bill providing viding a form of government forthe forthe for forthe the island of Puerto Rico The bill provides for the continuance of thela the la laws ws and municipal ordinances now in force in the island until the legisla legislature ture turf provided for shall snail supplant them The president is empowered to appoint a governor and supreme court and also seven sewn hE heads ads of d departments to have bave charge of the various interests of dv the government and also five nativeS native S citizens who together with the gO gov gow governor and anci heads of the departments are to constitute the upper branch o othe of othe the insular legislature Make Hake Puerto Rican lUcan Citizens A lower house of members ii to be ele elected ted by citizens of f the islands is also provided for and all inhabitants inhabit tants of the island are made citizens citizen of the United States The citi citizens ens are alsoto aiso also to elect a i delegate delegat to congress who isto Isto is isto to have a seat cat but no vote The island nd is to be divided into five districts for judicial and legislative purposes and each district is to have hae a local court to consist of such a number of judges as the legislature m may provide forThe forThe for forThe The constitution and laws of the States are extended to the iso isoland is island island land so 80 far tar as sa the latter ire are locally i applicable The export duties are prohibited pro prohibited and free trade is 1 t provided for between the island and the United States proper Articles imported into i Puerto Rico Hico from other countries than the United States State are to pay the same duties as those imposed in the port porte of or orthe the country coutry I The money ney thus collected ted tedis I is to tu tt go into the island treasury but money realized from the internal revenue revenue rev revenue collections is to be converted into the natio national treasury of the United States f p pA fA 1 A committee of five members two of whom a art rc to be bo natives net ives is provided for to re rt vise the system tem sy of laws and o of I Judicial procedure in rhe the island Forthe For Forthe I Ithe the present pre Pent no 00 franchises hi e are to be provided except upon the approval bothof bothof both bothof of the governor vernor of or the island and the president of the United States Wil Not Be Territory ry In of if the tM bill benator Foraker Foraker For aker sail sai l it did not create reate a territory out of tb th the island nor undertake to give the island a territorial form of govern government ment in the ordinary ordinal understanding tand of o that phrase phrae adding th it merely pro provided vided a simple form of o government which it was believed would answer the ine purposes until a mo mone matured form fonn C cud be devi Tile The senator also said the bill bilt wa wab intended only for fora a basis for the committee on l Rico to art act on 00 Senat Senator r offered offen the follow following w 1 ing resolution which wept over under objection i Re Resolved That the thc th se ary of f wabe wa be and he is s hereby directed to inform I Ith th the thc senate whether 1 n l T Torr rr on ne neof of the ulcers officers of tte Philippine army rome came me to t General Otis with a flap tb of truce on Feb 9 1899 18 th day y 8 after r r the me fighting commenced between n our forces and those of Aguinaldo id staled tp t General Otis that Aguinaldo declared dectar that fighting had bt b n begun accidentally accidentally accident accidentally ally and ami was not Dt authorized aut by Aguin Aguinaldo aMo aldo and that wished to have it stopped and an 1 that hat to bring about 8 conclusion i on of h 11 iI ill i ties he proposed ed edthe the establishment f c t t neutral zone acne be between 1 tweeD teen the two armi armies of f a width that would be bc agreeable to General Otis OW so c cR R that during the p peace ace negotiations there night might gh t be he no fu further da danger gei of conflict bet between the two armies and aDd I whether Gen General Jl Otis replied that fight I ing having havi once begun must mu go on to tol the grim Was Waa General GeDer 1 Otto OUS directed by the I cc war to make mk such uch an answer Did General Otis telegraph raph the secretary cr of O war oat on 0 Fee Feb 9 L as I foI Aguinaldo A now DOW applies for fOt a j cessation of or b and eon t I have declined to answer and Otto Otis afterwards reply that he i iwas was directed by the secretary of at war and what answer if It any did he br r the tiffi secretary of If war make to the Use application tin tion to cease cede fighting fth n Following are the more important bills introduced into the senate By Mr Kr Ross Rosa regulating appointments to civil offices in the outlying dependeD dependencies i eie cies iea It s s for appointments tp to such sech places regardless e 8 of politico af at affiliations a and aDd without sectional favorit favoritism rit ism and for removal only upon writ written written written ten charges i t No examination is re required re required for appointment Mr or to amend the Chinese exclusion iO laws awe so 80 ae an to commit their administration to tG the bureau cratton of the treasury trea IY depart t Mr Lodge authorizing antion an tion of the economic relations of the me United States with China and the th dri titi ent generally 7 by a commission to be appointed by the president who is to fix its number and also the compensation o oI tion of its members I New Cabinet Office Mr McComas establishment of a 8 a de do department de I of commerce and industries Mr Allen for tor a 8 pension of GO 60 O per month to the widow of Colonel of the Nebraska regiment who ho howa was wa killed in the Mr Perkins providing a fund for the pensioning per of members of the life Jire ear sav saving v vI I lag ing i and revenue teV nue cutter service and oteo Jiso use providing for compensation to 10 persona I injured while employed in the govern government i ment mont civil service ervice i i Mr Butler constitutional amendment I authorizing an income tax taxI I The e senate rate then went w into executive session and at a p m adjourned I 1 I GH DILL BILL DILLi i Amendments That Havre Hv Hav Sean Bern B Au Authorized Authorized I By the Committee Washington Jan 3 IThe The Republican I members of the senate finance commit committee tee authorized a General Aldrich to pre present present I sent amendments to the financial bill which he offered in the senate today The moat noet important relates to the and is is as follows After the word authority on OB line fi ii page 1 16 strike out And the gold coin received from the sale ale of or said bonds shall s l first be covered into the general fund of the treasury tr ry and then ex cx exchanged exchanged changed in tn the manner hereinbefore OIe provided for an equal amount of or the notes redeemed and held for exchange and the United EI ted States notes exchange 1 in accordance with the provisions of f t this section shall shaU when covered red red into the treasury bleury be reissued as aM now now pro provided provided provided vided by law and the old coin in the reserve fund together with th the re is redeemed re redeem deemed deem notes notee held for use as JI provided l e in tn this section cdon shall at no time ti ne exceed the maximum sum of OO I New Section S tion Proposed All of section A 6 i SIs is eliminated and nd the following new section substituted Section 6 6 That the secretary tary of the Oie treasury is hereby authorial d tO re xe receive re at the treasury any an of It the ob b obtaining b taming bonds of the United States bearing interest at 6 i per ceni cea per an annum n num payable Feb Peb F 1 1904 and any B of the United beat bea b aig DI in ia test t at the rate rRt Of Jf fler cent ce t J per fer r annum payable pay le July 1 any ny y bonds of the United States hearing bearing in th interest Interest terest at 3 per cent ernt per annum l payable I Aug 1 1908 and to issue i ue in exchange an equal amount of coupon or 01 I registered bonds of the United States Stat StatIn in such form as he may prescribe in I denominations of 50 50 or O any multiple thereof bearing interest at the rat rate of of I 2 per cent per annum payable Iuar quarterly terly tedy such bonds to be payable at the pleasure of or the United States after thirty years from the date of their issue and said bonds to be payable principal and interest in gold coin of the present standard value and to be bt exempt from the payment of all taxes or duties of 0 the United States as well as from taxation in any form form by or I under state municipal or local authority author authority ity it provided that such outstanding bonds may be received in exchange at ata ata I a valuation not greater than their then pres present present present ent worth to yield an income of 2 24 per pt percent percent cent per annum and In consideration c vf t f the reduction of or the Interest ef eft t the secretary of the if i iau authorized au to pay to the holders holden of out outstanding ou outstanding standing bonds surrendered for ex cx exchange change chance out of any money in the treas treasury treasury treasury ury not otherwise oth appropriated a sum not n greater than the difference between their present worth computed as afore aforesaid aforesaid said aid and their par value and t te e pay payments I ments menis to be made hereunder stall shall be beheld beheld beheld held to be payments on account of the sinking fund created creat by section X 1 of the revised statutes and provided presided further that the 2 per cent 1 o to tobe tobe tobe be issued i under the provisions provision of this action shall be issued at not oot less lees than par and they shall be numbered red con consecutively in the order of their issue and when payment is made the laet numbers numbe issued shall be first paid and this order shall hali be followed until all the bond bonds are paid and whenever when et any of f the outstanding bonds are called Hed for payment interest thereon th eon shall hall e three months after such call callAS callAs callS AS to fold S Another amendment is to the second e cond ond section of f the bill where it provides for maintaining the gold reserve The bill as reported made it the duty of the secretary of the treasury tre to maintain the gold reserve at SIM by he sale of bonds bo da The amendment provides provide that when the Ute re reserve reserve reserve serve falls below that amount it shall be he his hM duty to restore it to the maxi maximum maximum mum of It is ia stated by members of ot the com coni committee that the amendments are for tor the purpose e of making more clear the in intention of the bill and to leave no question as to the construction ef hi the law when enacted Senator Chandler of New Hampshire offered an amendment to the financial bill biU adding two new sections as fol follows follows lows joWl Section 9 S That in accordance with the act cl ct of Nov 1 1895 1815 which repeals Je s a part of the act of July Tuly 14 14 1830 ls M it is jg hereby reaffirmed rea and declared dectar to tl be bethe bethe the existing policy polley of the United States to continue the use tuIe of both gold r ril silver as WI standard money and to coin In both gold nf n 1 silver into of or equal Intrinsic nic and arid exchangeable e vaine such equality to be secured through in ternat Inal nal agreement or by such suh safe safo safeguard guard Luart of f legislation as will insure the maintenance of the rarity in the tile value of th tb coins olra of f the t two metals m talf and the th equal po Iki pov ei f e of every dollar at al 41 all times in the markets and d in the we payments of debts and it is further declared that the th effort efforts of the tb government be e steadily directed to the establishment of Df some safe ste system of bimetallism as ag aswill will vill maintain at all times the qua power of every et ry dollar coined or Issued Isue by b the tte United States State in the th markets and d the payment t of debts debt Section St 10 That the provisions of the act of March M h 3 3 1 1897 authorizing the president to appoint commissioners to any international conference called caned by Ly the roUp States or any other i country countr with a view to securing by in agreement ement 9 s fixity or rel rei relative auve value between gold and sliver silver as M money by means of a common ratio be between between between tween these th se metals with free f e mintage Continued on oa age 2 oJ 7 r HOAR S Continued from pego 1 I at oe and the same is here hereby hereby by reenacted and continued In force force NAMED Several Promotions In Army Sent to toS the Senate S Washington Jan 3 The president today sent the following nominations to the senate S 5 To Be United States Consult Thomas T Prentiss of Massachusetts at Rouena France George L I |
