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THE MORXING OEEGONIAK, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1900. THE DEBATE CLOSED House Wl Vote on Puerto Rico BHi Today. " LWMMAENTSFOR AND AGAINST Sfteei of the Bar "Was Made by Dol. tter, tifee lownOrator, la Sap pert of the XeaiBre, WASHINGTON. Feb. . The general debate on tb Puerto Itieaa tariff, bill ciOMd. today l bt ttory. The gal leries wero banked to the doors, and every seat on the floor was occupied Tsrhen the rival rhamrf'"" of the respective sides, DoUlver of Iowa and Bailer of Teia made the closing arrtimente. Each spoke for an hour and a half. The speech of Bailey, devoted, mm It was, almost exclu sively to the legal phases of the contro versy, while It was profound and impres sive did not arouse, the unbounded en thusiasm which swept galleries and floors while Dolliver was speaking. The Iowaa was at his beet, and his wjt, eloauence and sarcasm in turn drew salvos of ap plause from hie Republican aetfcdlaies.' Be fore the closing- speeches were made, Cannon of Illinois, chairman of the ap propriations committee, and one of the veterans on the BeoubUoan side, made an exceptionally effective speech In sup port of the Mil. Oarxnack of Tennessee, Clayton of Alabama, Kleberg of Texas, Pierce and De Annond of Missouri also made- speeches In opposition to the bill. The Republican managers are now con fident that with the modifications screed upon at the conference last night, the- Wtl wll command a natww majority la the final vote tomorrow. The ReHtinfc Report. The last day of the general debate opened with a XMninule speech by Car mack (Dem. Tenn.) In opposMon f the bilL The alternative presented by the bill, he said, was the abandonment of our priceless principles or of our new possessions. He read from the Republi can platform of I860 to show that It set up the very contention maintained by the Democrats now that the Constitution was supreme in the Territories and extended over every foot of ground over which the United States had jurisdiction. "That was the doctrine of the Republi cans and Abraham Lincoln," said he, "and we stand here to defend the theory that slavery and political despotism can not be imposed within the Jurisdiction ol our country, that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness aretfthe inalienable rights of all within our risdlction." Clayton (Dem. Ala.), who followed Car mack, created much amusement and en thusiasm by reading a letter written by Chairman Payne to W. H. Curtis, ol Palmyra, N. Y.. January , Dm, In which he advocated free trade with Puerto Rica on the ground that It would give relief to the stricken, island. The letter aleo con tained the following reference to the Philippines: "Under the treat', the Philippines are to have free trade with Spain for M years. "We could not extend these tariff laws to the Philippine Islands even if we would." Clayton asked thuf. this letter and an extract from Payne s speech in support of the bill be printed In parallel columns In the Record. Payne expressed the hope that there would be no objection. Kleberg (Dem. Tex.) and Pierce (Dem. Tenn.) also opposed the bill. De Annond (Dem. Mo.) said this bill proposed to set aside the Constitution, not for the purpose of doing; something philanthropic, but In the Interest of the partial or complete enslavement of a help less people This change of front had been brought about by the Influence of the agents of mighty corporations. The Puerto Ricans were to be crudflted in or der that the cross might be raised in the Philippines. "We could withdraw from the archipelago and leave 10008,009 tropical people to work out their own salvation. "In my opinion," said he, "that is what we ought to do. (Democnatlc applause). But If they are held they must be held under the Constitution. The Inhabitants must be Ameri" " clttaens, black, brown and yellow, and u innately be represented upon this floor with more Representatives than all of New England." Cannon's Spceck. Cannon (Hep. 111.) followed De Armond. He spoke with much earnestness. He was old enough, he said, to judge time by events, and he had grown to distrust those who came when great public crises arose, talking of the constitutionality of measures to meet them. He remembered when a President with a whole -party be hind him asserted that there was no power under the Constitution to coerce a sovereign state, when those States were already In arms prepared to shoot the life out of what was left of the Union. The Constitution, he said, was the buckler ol those who attempted to embarrass the Government during the war. It was the shield of Vallandigham and Voorhees. He said he, for one. beieved the Constitution was mad for the people and the oountrj and not the people and the oountrj' for the Constitution. (Applause). 'Neer. thank God," said he, "has there been a day or hour during the Adminis tration of Jefferson, Jackson, Polk, Lin coln or McKlnley when In a crisis a Way has not been found to meet It." When he heard the gentleman from Mis souri announce the doctrine that he should forsake the Filipinos in their helpless con dition he had wondered why that gentle man had not voted against the $80,000,600 appropriation to pay Spain for these is lands. "He did vote against it," Interposed Wheeler (Dem. Ky.). "Then be Is one of the U cowstotenls," replied Cannon. "What about the rest of you? If I held the views you do, I'd QUit." Continuing. Cannon said he believed we could do what Jefferson did when he signed the act which was an exact copy of the Spooner bill, now before the Sen ate. to vest the legislative, executive and judicial power over the Louisiana terri tory In him until the Insurrection was put down "What is the Administration's policy V asked Norton (Dem. O.). 'Til toll you," responded Cannon. "As to Puerto Rico, do the only thing that can bring relief to the Island pass the bill As to the Philippines, continue to do as we are dolng-put down the insur rection and restore law and order." (Ap plause.) "Is for keeping the Philippines," he continued, "under the treat and under the Constitution, subject to the legislation of the country that owns them, and work out good results for them and good re sults for us. I'll risk the possible verdict on that Issue." Proceeding. Cannon took as an Illustra tion the possibility that we might have to buy a strip of territory through which to bulkt die Nicaragua Canal. Imme diately the cry would be raised that we could not do It-because these revolution ists would Immediately become full-fledged oitwens. It was ridiculous. "No " said Cannon, "the fathers of our country In building the Constitution did not build a trap " (Applause.) Turning directly to die but. Cannon scouted the cry that had been raised that the trusts had dictated It He charred that both the tobacco and sugar stored In Puerto Rico was already owned by the sugar and tobacco trusts. They had put forward som natives as "stool pig eons" to beg for free trade, so that while the Democrats cried out against the trusts they wen 4 b voting for them. Their voice "would be the votes of Jacob, but their ban wouM b the haim of Bsau" Continue r Carbon dedareu that the Demectr c nvmN'-c wpcc really not at heart apposed to this bill, but that they bad, he said, set up a bogle for cam- j -pelgn. purposes that they were bound to make the most of. Then, In his Inimitable sing-son? man ner, the Illinois member drawled out the opposition's arguments against the Ad ministration's policy . in bringing the 38 ' iriues 01 oaroanans, me csuitan or sum I and his wives, the negroes and the Ma-J lays, tae alleged violations of the Con stitution, the $20,000,000 paid for the Phll inoines. and other arguments which Can- , - i . I 7. W ,ftylL-, ?L "P i ? ZSrJZ TrZ u.uuu uB xiu lnon t0 j, m3 supporters for the t and set the members In an uproar of ap- ificatJon oC the tnaSy ,n onJer tnat ha r-rinir, ro.,., .. 'might subsequently turn it to political Continuing, Cannon again referred to the . -,. T ., i A ,,,. , .., Hh.M..i o- ?.,; iw7 v, i account. In the heat and dust of the w7omwii04 cuguiUCUl CLliU uccn.wu, wiafc i the Republicans meant to show the world i that the United 'States could be practical under its Constitution. In conclusion, he said all the Democrats, mugwumps and Populists are saying, "My God, don't frac ture the Constitution. Stand by the Pres ident." "Well, I am going to stand by the President. I voted for him before, ana he Is going to be our leader, and our great leader. In the coming campaign, as he j was In the last campaign. And In my judgment he Is going to be elected, and I am going to battle for him. while every man on that side of the House Is cussing and damning him ln his heart, if he is not on the stump." (Applause and laugh ter.) Cannon was given -a. great ovation as he sat down.: Bailey Agratnst the Bill. It was thorf arranged that the remain- THE OBJECTIVE , ' i i li i m m i i wi i i i i i ii i ii ii i If " v ,-.."- BLOEMFONTEIX, ORANGE FREE STATE. VIEW IS THE ing hours of the general debate should be 1 divided equally between Bailey (Demi ! Tex.) and Dolliver (Rep. Ia.), who were to close for their respective sides. Bailey Tagal leader. Dolliver then defended the declared that there was involved in the President's course ln tho Philippines, read bill a question of law and a question of General Lawton's letter charging that the morals. He made an exhaustive argu- t Insurrection ln the Philippines was kept ment against the constitutionality of the alive by the agitation in this country, and bill, arousing the lawyers on the other urged his countrymen North and South, side, so that for a tlmo he was almost without regard to their political party, to continuously engaged ln crossing swords i put a stop to the unscrupulous agitation with one or the other of his adversaries, j that for nearly two years has filled the "Do you desire to present the anomaly j hearts of our own boye with despair, and of a Government restrained by the Con- the hearts of their enemies with confi stltution ln one quarter of the globe and ence and good cheer, possessed of despotic power ln the rest of ..oh( my COUntrymen," Dolliver conclud the world?" Bailey asked. "How long Is ed .e ln tho mldst of such dlffl, the Constitution to shield us and our 1 cult responsibilities that I sometime feel children If its protection is withheld from i that our resomtion and our purpose are the humblest inhabitant? Let me bor- almost overwhelmed. . . . There are row the words of Lincoln: 'This Republic t ,d , th Natk)nal duty ,n thla cannot endure one-half free and one-half emergency 0ne ,s that the Natlon should mmyiJl?Tt take care of itself and let the world alone, time we will all be subjects. I did not rriu. , .. ... ,, -ntojoi ......... in -,,. u,, c.,1 i That is a narrow view of our Isatlonal want to assimilate these alien and ln- ..... m. .i u-i -vrii n f-i.. .. a t voir ns in,,,. 0 duty. Tho other Ideal of National life, ferior races, ana I pray God to deliver us , - , . , .. . . , .. ., u .!, t5 tr , m !,. an ideal born in tho heart of the work- them they must share our destiny wlth ' US." The-Democrats greeted Bailey's con- j optn.'wi immoriniic inni9iu onit imif a hundred of them crowded up the aisle to congratulate him. Dolliver Closed the Debate. Dolliver (Rep. Ia.) closed the debate for the majority. Every seat on the floor was occupied, and the galleries were crowded to suffocation. "This bill," said he, "Is merely a tem porary measure to provide revenue for Puerto Rico. Yet It has been magnified In this debate until it has been made to in clude the whole problem of the govern ment of all the territory acquired by us by the treaty of Paris. "It was declared that this bill was ln behalf of the sugar trust, when the fact is," declared Dolliver, "that the sugar trust wants free trade. The same was true of the tobacco trust. The syndi cates had piled up the wharves in San Juan, awaiting their rich harvest when free trade came, and their representatives hung around the. -halls of Congress seek ing to advance a free trade bill." He said there was little to be feared from "the scribes and Pharisees of the Con stitution" ln their deliberations before "the supreme court of imagination." Dol liver said that he was not frightened by the Democratic predictions of disaster or of the effect of an appeal to the popular fear of free trade, however small, even when presented by the managers of Demo cratic politics in the United States. Free trade with Puerto Rico could Introduce no element of alarm Into American mar ket politics. But this cry had done the Republican party, at least, a great serv ice for it had put a stop to the un scrupulous agitation that was filling tho united States with the fear that, ln tak it urfT, r ,-.t rnni! n r, territorles. the United States was found helpless to deal with them except on terms of such political Intimacy and commer cial equality as the Constitution prescribes for the people of the United States. "If." said he, "the Constitution of the United States establishes free trade be tween Manila and San Francisco, as It undoubtedly does between Maryland and Virginia, then the fact that we have got Into a new competition Is only the least trouble that has been, before us. We are in that case disarmed at onco in the mo mentous demand which this Nation has made for equal rights ln the commerce of Asia. J violate no secret of this Govern ment when I say that today there is pend ing In the State Department the most elaborate commercial negotiation ever at tempted In the history of our diplomacy, based on a pledge made by our Commis sioners at Paris, that whatever we did ln the Pacific Ocean we would maintain an open door for the commerce of the workL And I want to ask Republicans and those Democrats from the great cot ton belt of the South, who are looking forward to the opportunities that are 'wrapped up ln our commerce ln the Paci fic Ocean m times to come, with what countenance we can stand before the cab inets of Europe, protesting against the oc cupation of the ports of China, when we ourselves, from our headquarters on the border, being carried away by our own Constitution, have deliberately drawn a commercial dead-lino about the Philip pine Islands for the permament exclusion of everybody else. The open door of Asia through which the enlightened commun ity of American business, North and South, looks forward to opportunities not even yet explored, the opportunities that shall broaden with the centuries that is the real question that is on trial here. We are in the Philippine Islands, under otrcumstanoes known and read of all men. "I am pot going to stand here a minute to defend the Treaty of Paris. I don't Intend to go Into detail about how it happened to be agreed upon. I will say to both sides of this House that when the world knows, as it will soon know, every line in the history of that transac tion by the publication of the whole arch ives of the whole negotiation, every Am erican will perceive that the President of the TJnked States ended our war with Spain en the same high level that the American people began it, and will be able to invoke upon every part of his perfora- the-gracious favor of Almighty God and the considerate judgment of mankind. (Applause on the Republican side.) "No man," he went on, "should have voted for the appropriation to carry that treaty into force who had not taken the manful resolution to shoulder the infinite resronslbIlitv whicb It laid unon his coun- try." He denounced in scathing terms a man who would seize a. miserable opportunity to harass the Government for political ipurpuwss. xet, sucu u. iniui, leaving nu 1 uniform In Florida, had hastened to Wash- coming campaign, he said tha moral char- SrfftT?r lrC rf ciirV mriTi Tiit1 -nrf aaskfirm the attention of the American people, ' Bryan had advised not that wo should "eia tne policy or tne Aovministration, ana abandon the archipelago, In which there ln conclusion pictured so brilliantly -corn-was some sense, but that we should rather merce and civilization moving hand in with our army recognize the military lead- ershlp of a chief of one of the GO tribes i and assume responsibility without author- ity. In the history of the world, he said, no eucn blatant stupidity had masquerad- ed for wisdom, even In the annals of a I forlorn political party. If this Govern' ment withdrew it would at least take itBlU!" madi- ,An agreement was reached baggago with it. If it stayed It would stay of its own right. Proceeding, iie said tho Democracy had sought to turn everything (gooa or bad to political account, that it had gone In "partnership with tho diseases ln the . camp" and had tried to "pick up votes at I every soldier's funeral," that it had.mag- POINT OF GENERAL ROBERT'S nlfled the quarrels of officers, had mag- , nined our scandals before the world, ana had formed a treaty of peace with the nmn of Nath is that no Nation llveth tn itftolf nlrv-no Vint that cvorv rftrii Nn- I to iteelf alone, but that every real Na- I Uoval life pours itself : out of mankind. I don t be in the service American Republic with a motive like that, and a purpose like that will be. al lowed by Providence to fall amid the dif ficulties of this hour. I belicvo in ' tlij United States ol America. I back the old Republic of our fathers against tho world. Nor do I think that since the good days of Abraham Lincoln there has been upon the helm of our affairs a steadier, wiser, kinder, braver hand than the hand of "William McKlnley, President of the United States." (Applause.) At 5 o'clock, the House took a recess until 8 o'clock. At the night session, Talbert (Dem. S. C), Bellamy (Dem. N. C), Denny (Dem. Md.), Burke (Dem. Tex.), Quarles (Dem. Va.), Dougherty (Dem. Mo., Rlxey (Dem. Va.), Stokes (Dem. S. C), and Stevens (Dem. Tex.), spoko against the bill. At 9 o'clock the House adjourned. IN DARKEST AFRICA, Travels TIii-ohr-Ii n. Region of Vol cnuoes and Cannibals. XiONDON, Feb. 27. Some of the morning papers the Dally Mall, the Dally Chron icle, tho Dally News and the Morning Post publish a remarkable interview with E. S. Grogan, who has just returned to England after a two years' journey in Africa. Mr. Grogan traveled over G500 miles and represents himself to be the first European who has traveled through the continent from the Cape to Cairo, and says that after leaving Lake Tanganyika, with eight porters, he entered a region of active ! volcanoes, where he encountered "enor- U!L ! a aff.m!' i ? IfJ? . , ! ""f JlZt whole region he found devastated, forests and herds of elephants being burled in liquid fire. The neighboring country, he says, is oc cupied by some 5000 Balekas, ferocious cannibals from the Congo, who live by man-hunting. His guides told him that the country covering 3500 square miles has been until recently densely populated, but that the people had virtually been killed and eaten by the Balekas. Everywhere he found evidences of cannibalistic prac tices. The very paths in the jungle were marked by lines of human skeletons. The streams were full of decomposing rem nants of humanity, half-eaten and horribly mutH&ted. These cannibals, according to Mr. Gro gan's narrative, lived in grass cabins. He entered some of these habitations and wit nessed horrible sights. He saw "cauldrons full of liquid, with floating human skulls and bodies of infants." On one occasion the savages attacked Mr. Grogan's party, but he opened upon them with rifle Are. This staggered the cannibals, as they had never before seen a gun or a white man.; Mr. Grogan shot two and the rest retreat ed. He says the Balekas are by no means repulsive to look upon. Although small, they are well-built, and have good fea tures. Men and woman go about stark naked, and their long hair gives them a peculiarly wild appearance. Proceeding along the Tvest coast of Al bert Lake, Mr. Grogan found the natives -terrorized by raids of the Belgians. He declares that he thoroughly Investigated this matter and found that the Belgian troops were in the habit of crossing the frontier, had shot large numbers of the inhabitants and had carried off the young woman and cattle, tying up and burning the old women, while white Belgian offi cers were present. He adds: "From the north of Lake Albert to Bake Mweru the whole country is ln a state of chaos. It is administered by incompetent Belgians. Often the noncommissioned of ficers and troops are of the lowest type of the natives and they are almost in variably cannibals." The Daily News and the Daily Chronicle comment editorially ln a serious strain upon the interview. o t Telegraph. Idne to Source of A'lle. MOMBASSE. Feb. 27. The Uganda Rail way Telegraph line reached the Kile at Rlpon Falls on February IS. and was car - ried across the river next day, thus estab lishing telegraphic communication be tween London and the source of the Nlje. DEPEW ON PHILIPPINES NEW YORK SENATOR UPHELD THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY. Turlcy Concluded His Speech on the Q,uay Case Vote on Hawaiian Bill Today. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Depew ad dressed the Senate today on the Philip pine question. His oration was beautiful in thought and diction. He strongly up- hand for tne nappmess ana upuiang oi t"11 people of the Philippines, as well as those of this country, that the galleries were swept by a storm of applause. After Turiey had concluded h's speech on the Qda caf' fh,e Hawaiian government bill was again taken up, but little progress that a final vote, should be taken on the measure tomorrow. The Day in Detail. Tho previous announcement that De pew (Rep. N. Y.) would address the Sen- ate drew a large attendance of Senators and a notable assemblage of spectators In the galleries. Turiey (Dem. Tenn.) was en- CAMPAIGN. MARKET SQUARE. titled to the floor at the conclusion of rouwio uu&uie&s, uun. ub jiuuea io .uopew. saying that if t.me allowed he would fln.sh. h.s speech after the New York Senator had concluded; if not, he would go on tomorrow. Depow addressed himself to the resolu tions offered on the Philippine question, particularly to that proposed by Bever ldge (Rep. Ind.), declaratory of the policy of the Linked Mates towards the Philip pines. He declared that most of the questlonu regarding the American occu- pancy of the Philippines which are now being d.scussed are purely academic. Said he: "ve are in the Philippines; we are there to stay by conquest and by treaty rights. All which precedes the ratifica tion of the treaty by the Senate Of the United States is an academic question." No one denied, he said, that the. natives of the Philippine Islands- had been used to help conquer the Spanish, but he de nied that any treaty had been made with them. Said he: "Only the President of the United States could 'bind the country, and he only with tlie aubspquent assent of the Senate. Only when war Is progresisng can the Com- mander-In-Chlef of the Army or the Ad miral of the Navy make a committal which the President would be bound ln any form to consider or respect? Adm.fral Dewoy alone had that power, anU he moat emphatically denies any committal whatever to Agulnaldo for the independ ence of his so-called government. Presi dent Schurman also emphatically denies any committal on the subject on the part of thd Philippine Commission. The vari ous Generals of the Army made no com mittals on their part. All tho Consuls positlyely denied having made any such suggestions." Senator Depew reviewed at some length the various eras of expansion by which -the United States has grown from the original 13 Colonies to the present vast Empire, saying: "Whether our territories have come by conquest and treaty, by purchase, annex ation or discovery, the people, Congress and the country are unanimous ln the affirmation of our title. The time will be .brief until by unanimity Puerto Rico and Hawaii, Guam and the Philipp.nee are held to be equally and sacredly territory of the United States." Regarding the plea "that the consent of the governed" is necessary, he said: "The government which we organized for the territory of Louisiana had every ele ment which has been denounced as despot Ism in the Philippines. The act of October 31, 1603, passed toy Congress and signed by Jefferson, vested: 'All military, civil and J judicial powers in such person or persons ana to, be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States should direct.' "There was no consultation with the in habitants, no participation in their gov ernment accorded them, and no rights as sured to them except 'the free enjoyments of their liberty, property and religion.' It is no answer to this precedent to say that because there were only 30,000 white people, ln the terrltorrj' It was unnecessary to gain their consent. The constitutional rights of 30,000 are as precious and as sacred as the rights of 30,000,000. "It has been repeatedly said here that government toy the United States In thesa I islands will be a despoitsm. Such a belief shows a singular ignorance or mlsappre- henslon of the Constitutional limitations upon our powers and the spirit of our institutions. While the Constitution does not extend over the territories of Its own .force and without legislation, its propo siions are "binding on Congress. , On these prohibitions, which are also privileges en joyed by the people wherever our jurisdic tion extends, Is a complete' charter of rights, which Congress can neither limit nor impair. "All personal privileges and Immunities such as religious freedom, property rights, freedom of speech and the press, and equality before tho laws, prevail wherever our flag floats. But outside of the Consti tution and laws Is an unwritten law, cre ated by the genius of the institution, of paramount power and controlling its acts and officials in all colonial governments." Fallowing Depew, Turiey resumed his speeoh begun yesterday on the case relat ing to the seating of Quay. He was maintaining that the framera of the con stitution Intended that the Legislature, and not the Governor, should name the Sena tors, except in certain circumstances pre sented clearly by the constituton, when Penrose (Rep. Pa.) Inquired if it were not the Intention of the framers of the Con- , tiuiuuun uiai irn; aenaie snouta at an I times be full, so that in view of such important matters as the force bill, an im peachment trial or some similar case which might hinge upon one vote, the States might have equal representation. Turiey replied that that was the inten tion of the framers of the Constitution, but it would not necessarily follow that the Senate at all times could be kept full. Spooner (Rep. Wis.) inquired what would be done should an Insurrection break out In a State, disperse the Legislature, and thus prevent it from electing a Senator. "Well," responded rurley, "it is my idea that if the Insurrection attained such magnitude as to d'sperse the Legislature, it would be pretty likely to have the 1 Governor running, too." To this Spooner replied that the Governor could not verv Trell be "dispersed." Turiey discussed precedents and maln- talned that from 1825 to the present time not one cade could be found in support of the contention of Quay's supporters, i "It is impossible to find in all the records a precedent for this case," declared Tur iey. "This being the only body which can consrue this particular" clause of the Con- 1 atltutlon, were we to say in 1895, when. Mr. Corbett was knocking at the doors of the Senate, one thing, and ln 1S00, when QIr. Quay Is knocking at the doors, an other thing?" After Teller (SIR Rep. Colo.) had made an explanation of his vote ln the Mantle -case and had declared his purpose to stand by the Senate's action in the Corbett case, the Quay case was laid aside. Penrose gave notice that he would call It up tomorrow, and every legislative day thereafter, his intention being to give way only to the consideration of the conference report on the financial bill, -which is priv ileged. Consideration of the Hawaiian govern ment bill was then resumed. Butler (Pop. N. C) withdrew his postal savings bank amendment. Morgan (Dem. Ala) offered an amendment providing for the payment hy the United States of all sums now on deposit In the Hawaiian postal savings bank. It was adopted. The contract labor question was precipi tated again by Pettigrew (Sll. Rep. N. D.), who offered an amendment providing that all contracts for labor entered into sdnco August 12, 1S98, should be declared null and Void. In a speech supporting the amendment, Pettigrew asserted that since the annexation of Hawaii, 30,000 contract laborers had been imported to Hawaii, their contract extending over all periods of from three to ten years. In response to questions as to whether Asiatic con tract laborers displaced local laborers, Pettigrew replied that to some extent they did. He went on to say that the coffee lands, of which we have heard so much, practically had been changed into sugar plantations, the lands, as such, being Im mensely productive. These sugar planta tions, he said, were' controlled byt vast sugar Intersts, which during the past year had been paid by this Government In re mitted duties 12,000,000. These great in terests would control the "Legislature ol Hawaii, and, consequently, he wanted such an amendment to the bill as would moet every contingency. The amendment -was adopted without discussion. At 5:25 P. M. the Senate went into executive session, and at 5:45 adjourned. THE PHILIPPINE CORRESPONDENCE President's Answer to the Hoar Resolution.' . ' NEW YORK. Feb. 27. A special to the Herald from Washington says: President McKlnley will send to he Senate his answer to the Hoar resolu tion asking for -practically all the infor mation in the possession of the Govern ment relative to the Philippine Islands not already before that body. Some reports from General Otis and cor respondence he has had with Agulnaldo will be new, though the officials say they throw 1'ttle light on the affairs of the archipelago. This, It is stated, is par ticularly true with reference to the aid and comfort the Insurgents have received frota persons in the United States. In one of the reports made by General Otis he I asserts that after the destruction of the Spanish fleet, "and undoubtedly with the aid and consent of the agents of the United States Government," a small band of men, natives of Luzon, returned to the vicinity of Manila. They were doubtless encouraged by cit' zens of the United ,Stttes and others act ing without authority. General Otis de cjares "to attempt the organization of what they were pleased to denominate an independent government for the Philip pine people,, they themselves became. Its controlling element. Agulnaldo and his assistants landed fronr American vesels in Cavite, supplied by United States agents with arms and ammunition in small quantities for the purpose of raising a native force to assist the American troops to keep back frbm the" shore of Manila Bay the scattered Spanish troops giving annoyance in that vicinity." Genoral Otis' reports will also repeat the cataae -of the beginning' of the revolution. He will declare the insurgents did every thing ln their power to bring on the con flict. On the night of February 4 "a demonstration was made on one of our small outposts, which occupied a retired position at least 150 yards within the line which had been mutually agreed upon. An insurgent approached the picket and refused to halt or answer when chal lenged. The result was that our picket discharged his piece, when the insurgent troops near Santa Mora opened a spirited fire on our troops stationed there." One of the reports, dated Just before tho outbreak, contains this statement: "I am of the opinion that some of our worst foes are those of our own house hold. I include an article cut from the Singapore Free Press, which the insur gents declare was written by United States Consul Pratt. The better class of insurgents have complained of this arti cle as it has had quite an exciting ef fect upon their people. The active Inter meddling of other Consuls has also given us considerable trouble." The article which Consul Pratt is al leged to have written speaks of the vacil lation of the President over the Philip pines, and of the stupidity of the Tefusal of the United States to recognize the Fili pino Government. TRANSCONTINENTAL LINE. win Shorten the Distance Eight Hundred Miles. NEW YORK, Feb. 27. The Times says: Plans have been partially completed by a new great transcontinental railway line, with a connecting line of steamships to Liverpool, by which the distance between that city and the Western grain states is to be shortened 00 miles. The new Milwaukee Southwestern Is to be a port of this system, and when completed will ex tend to tho Pacific Coast. Jame3 McNaught, who returned yester day from Milwaukee, ln speaking of thla scheme, said: "The final proposition of the Milwaukee Southwestern Railway Company, which is to be built from Milwaukee to Rock Island, will be submitted to the County Board of Supervisors at Milwaukee to morrow. The proposition will unquestion ably be. accepted by a large majority. It will involve a subsidy from Milwaukee County of $800,000 in county bonds to aid in the construction of the road, for which the county is to recpive noncumulatlve preferred stock of the company. "The road will have 70-pound rails, and a standard gauge, and the manner ln which each part of the road is to be built is clearly defined ln the contract with the county. This road will be oper ated in connection with the Canada At lantic and the .Great Northern Railway of Canada. The line of the Canada At lantic and its: connections will be used as far as Ottawa. From there to Quebec the connection will be furnished by the Great Northern of Canada, which Is now under construction, and will be completed by June. The line will be in full oper ation to Quebec by the middle of August" The Canada Atlantic has on outlet on Georgian Bay, so that grain could be shipped, from Milwaukee to this point by steamer. Negotiations for the acquisi tion of steamers for the new Quebec Liverpool ocean line, which is to be part of the system, are now pending. It has not yet been definitely settled by which route the Pacific is to be reached, but it is understood that one of the existing lines will operate In harmony with the new route to the Atlantic. Japanese Servants in Favor. Indianapolis Press. Japanese servants are more and more in demand every year ln New York. They are looked upon as more capable than any other kind of domestic help. There Is ono serious objection to thorn. They lavish their politeness and courtesy on the masculine members of tho household ln which they are. employed, and cannot be , induced o trea.t the women with- respect. I Stme Interesting Figures. Capfc! Stack of tie tor Great Basks of the WrM, kesakr , HM. BANK OF ENGLAND $86,047,935 BANK OF FRANCE 36,050,000 IMPERIAL BANK OF GERMANX . . . 28,560,000 BANK OF RUSSIA . " 25,714,920 Total . . r . . . $1 76,372,855 Funds Held by the Mutual Life Insurance Company for the Payment of Its Policies, December 31, 1899 ...... Or $125,471,682 more than the combined capital of these famous banks. The new form of policy of Th& Mutual Life insurance Com pany of New York, Richard A. McCurdyJ President, provides: First The SECURITY of $301,844,537 of assets. Second-PROFITABLE INVESTMENT. Third LIBERAL LOANS TO THE INSURED. Extended term insurance.in case of lapse. Automatic paid-up insurance wittfout excharife'qtf poHcy, Liberal surrender values. One month's grace in payment of premiums. ' For further information apply to SHERWOOD G1LLESPY, General Agent WILLIAM S. POIND, . State Manager G. ROSENBLATT and THOMAS H. STROWBRIDGE Special Agents CUniin AM D I Sfl CX A I I C RH tne momteg. The Mmwuchuestta geatle- JllUUr Ull UllflLlALlJlTIi EXPECTS EUROPE SOON TO ASK FOR A CONFERENCE. Voted for Financial BUI in Belief . Tnat It Would Aid Accomplish ment of Bimetalism. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. The position of Senator Shoup on the financial bill was shown in a brief speech he made while that bill was under consideration. What he said becomes interesting because he has heretofore voted for silver on near ly every occasion, but was one of the Re publicans who refused to bolt the party ln 1896, and who supported the Republican nominee. Senator Shoup said: "Mr. President, I believe it due to my colleagues and to myself that I should make a few observations on the pending bill. "Mr. President, the position that I have heretofore taken on kindred measures is well known to every Senator in this chamber. When I addressed the Senate id 1S93 on the bill to repeal the purchasing clause of the Sherman Act, I conscien tiously believed that the United States alone could establish and maintain the parity between sold and silver by open ing the mints to the free and unlimited 1 t coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to I. With -the changed conditions which soon. thereafter followed, I became apprehens ive that this was too great an undertaking for a single Nation. I have, however, steadily adhered to bimetalism. "Admitting that we have heretofore been unsuccessful in making an agreement with other countries, I am ln favor of again negotiating- wltj fbrelgtt"l!jr.pte wfch view of -agreefne-upon a. p&ntjr betwee ?kh a eeutl gold and silver, and In my judgment tha day Is not far distant when the princi pal Nations of the Old World will invite, the United States to join them in a con ference for tho purpose of establishing an International ratio of bimetalism! The bill reported by the committee on finance, and upon which we will today record our votes, provides for such a conference for the purpose of establishing a. ratio. "Tha platform of the National Repub lican party, adopted in convention at St. Louis In 1SSG, contained a similar provis ion. Tho delegates in that convention not In harmony with that provision vacat ed their seats and retired from the con volution. Believing then, as I do now, that the St. Louis platform provided 'all that this Nation could hope to accomplish for stiver and bimetalism ln the absence of an international agreement, I remained with the convention. Supplementary to thig view, I wish to add that in my judg ment there are other principles advocated and Incorporated in Republican platforms which are of as great moment and import ance." He then quoted at considerable length from, the address he issued to the Repub licans of Idaho shortly after the St. Louis convention, in which he reviewed the work of the Republican party and expressed the conviction that the best Interests of the State would be to support the Repub licans, and he then continued: "Mr. President, the people of the State of Idaho In 1886, saw fit to cast the elec toral vote of the State for the Democratic candidate. They were told that the. elec tion of Mr. McKlnley would result in pro longing hard times, low prices, and. want of confidence. "On the contrary, the dominance of the Republican party has brought to our State. In common with the rest of the United States, a period of unexampled prosperity and satisfaction with existing conditions. "The DIngley tariff law has been a source of great benefit, to our people. Un der it the mest important industries of our State have been encouraged- and developed. Business is better than it has ever been before, and values are higher, mortgages have been greatly diminished, and out people are happy and contented under ex isting conditions. "The Northwest, which so short optima ago was faltering in Us support of the Republican party. Is today standing with the President of the United States in hte policy, both foreign and domestic. "Believing this measure does not ln any way endanger the cause of bimetalism, but rather aids its ultimate accomplish ment, and that when the recognition of silver comes it will be through the efforts of the Republican party, I shall vote for the committee amendment and the bHl." Am to "Woman Suffrage. During the recent convention of the woman suffragists in this city the two representatives from Colorado were con stantly coming to the front, and wert among the earnest advocates of universal suffrage. Not only did they address tha convention at different times, but ap peared for the committees in. Congress ln behalf of the women of the country. On one occasion it "was announced that some gentleman from Massachusetts was to ap pear before the Senate committee and make a statement against universal suf frage. This came to the ears of Repre sentative Shafroth, of Colorado, who im mediately announced that when this gen tleman, appeared he wanted to be on hand and defend woman suffrage. He was-ac-cordliucly notified, and was around early in CAST For Infants and CMHien. The Kind You ta Always Bought Bears the Signature of iS JM4537 hm iBft but a hrjrf attack upon the ad vance or ine wan. na satr tnat tne women of hia Stata uM not war; suffrage, arid stated that a canvaea was mad among those property-holding women who wera privileged to vote a school election, to as certain theft- opinion. Mr. Shafroth aaked how many such woman thara ware en roUad. Ha rapHad that there ware 43,000. "Aad how- many of ihem gawe aa expres skm of opinion?" saM Mr. ShaXroth. "Twenty-two thousand," waa the reply. "Weil," said Mr. Sharoth, "how many oX the, 22,109 favored, woman, suffrage?" "Twenty-one thopaand.of them," said the gentleman from Massachusetts. "And yet." said the Colorado Congressman, "that man had the nerve to stand, up and tell that eeraraittee that the women of big Stata were opposed to universal suffrage." Brj-aa and Genaaa. The Bryan men seeaa afraid to trust Gorman's profession of friendship, while a number of sound-money men, especially some of the leaders of the Democratic party ln Gorman s own State, declare that they do not believe Gorman has come out for Bryan. As a matter of fact, about all Gorman, has said la to the effect that Bryan's nomination is Inevitable, and as that is the will of the Democratic party, he will support the party. He also adds that he would do nothing to prevent Bryan's nomination. Gorman is the kind of a Democrat that will not stop at any thing the party declares. There waa only one time when he kicked over the traces to oppose the Democratic leader. He made a very earnest speech against Cleve land one time, and that speech was the greatest politicAl mistake be ever made. It turned enough Cleveland Democrats la Maryland against him to defeat him for the Senate. Gorman does not Intend to repeat the mistake again, but will support one Democratic leader until an other is named to replace him. While his I foresight, in -polities is usually considered very good, nis aind&igbt in rwarenca ta his Cleveland experience has taught him that it, he wants to .remain a prominent factor in the party he must neither abuse the President it elects or the man It se lects for the nomination for President. Revival of Tom jehnaea. Considerable Interest develops owmg to the fact that Tom 'Johnson baa decided to reappear In Ohio politics and take a prominent part with the Democratic par ty. Johnson la a very ' man many ways, and is one of tho big men who re mains in the Democratic party and tries to support its policies, although- he quit when the party adopted free sllveir. John son now declares that his pet theory of free trade and a single tax can be added to the platform of the democratic party, in which event he will be most heartily la accord with it. Accused of Mmrdcr. TULSA, I. T., Feb. 27. Frank Bakey, of Fry, 20 miles south of here, has been, arrested on a charge of murder. Hakey was married to a Creek Indian woman. whose husband had died and left her with a 6-year-oM boy. After the marriage Hakey, it Is said, made Inquiries to learn if the child's allotments of Indian lands would revert to him ln case the child died. About two months ago tho child waa found in a field, sufficing from terrible burns on Its body. It cKed soon after ward. The child's mother, It is alleged, told a neighbor that if they would arrest Hakey so he eouJd not kill her, she would tell what she knew. This was done, and tho mother says that the chllftiwas burned In her presence fot-Hhe purpose of getting rid of It, and that she was threatened with the same fate If she did not keep the secret. Hakey has served one term in the penitentiary The people hera are much excited, and Hakey has been taken to the Muskogee jail. 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