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Show AGAINST EXPANSION. SENATOR VEST DECLARES WU - CAN HOLD NO COLONIES. Joint Jleaolutlon Introduced Dnclarlo That the Constitution VrohlhlU the Aeqalilllon of Territory to be Held at Colonic. Washington, Dec. 7. Tho first not of tho antl-expanslonlsts was sounded In tho senate by Senator Vest of Missouri, Mis-souri, who introduced tho following Joint rcsoutloni "That under tho constitution of tho United States no power is given to the federal government to acquiro territory to bo held and governed permanently as colonics. "That the colonial system of European Euro-pean nations cannot ba established under our present coustitutlon, but all territory acquired by tho government, except such small amount as may bo necessary for coaling stations, correction correc-tion of boundaries and similar governmental govern-mental purposes, must be acquired and governed with the purposo of ultimately ulti-mately organizing such territory into states suitable for admission Into tho tho Union." A brief discussion of tho navigation laws was precipitated by tho consideration consider-ation of a bill amending those laws by the addition of a provision that foreign-built foreign-built vessels wrecked in the United States, purchased by citizens of this country and repaired to tho extent of three-fourths of their value, shall be subject to forfeiture If they cngago subsequently In the coastwlso trado of tho United States. Mr. Vest, a member of the committee on commerce, expressed his opposition to tho bill, as did Mr. Caffery of Louisiana, after which, at 1:30 p. m. the senate adjourned. llrlef llouie Heslon. Washington, Dee. 7. Tho liouso was In session less than half an hour when the deaths of KeprcscntntlvesNorth way of Ohio and Lova of Mississippi wero announced, and an adjournment was taken out of respect to their memory. The customary resolution for tho distribution of the president's messago to the several commlttocs having jurisdiction, juris-diction, was adopted, and tho deficiency defi-ciency bill, carrying tho appropriations I for the extraordinary expenses of tho I army and navy, from January 1 to .jLKiy..J48Q9, was reported. Tbojreport of the Hawaiian commission, transmitted trans-mitted by the president, was laid before the houso and rcforred to tho committee, on territories, together with a bill offered by Mr. Hltt to carry out the recommendations of tho committee. |