Show AGAINST AGAIN Sr EXPANSION SENATOR VEST DECLARES WO WE CAN HOLD NO jo nt lit resolution introduced I 1 hut bat tile prohibits prohibit tile the ae ac lul aillon of at territory to be b held as colonies Colon loH washington dee dec 7 1 I 1 he first note nota of tho the antl anti expansionists was sounded bounded la in the senate by 84 senator vest of mis alls souil who introduced iho following willil joint reso resolution ution i that under the constitution of the united stalls no power is gh ghen on to the federal government to acquire territory to tote ie held and governed permanently ns as LO that the colonial system of european nations cannot be established under our constitution but all territory acquired by the gow government wilment except such emall amount as may bo be neLL ShIlly for coaling stations correction of boundaries and bifilar govern mental purposes be acquired and goveL governed ned with tile the purpose of ultimately oi gan izing such buch territory into states suitable for admission into the tile the union 11 A bilet discussion of the navigation laws was its precipitated by the consideration of a bill amending those laws by ilia alio addition of a pi that foi eign built wrecked tit in the united states purchased by citizens of this country and ed to the extent of three abrel fourths of their value shall bo be subject to foist ithie it if they engage subsequently in the coast coastwise vise trade of the united states mr air vest a of the committee on commee le elpi ased his opposition to the bill as did mr air caffery of louici ina after ali which ich at 1 30 p m the adjoin aed |