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-
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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.
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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.
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Third LIBERAL LOANS TO THE INSURED.
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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
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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
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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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