The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-21

age committees among them 70 estaD-
lIah the best governments they were ca
pable Of. He would not go to war with
the people OF the Philippines In order
TO force our institutions upon them. He
would consult them as to the form OK
government and he believed that by
pursuing this course we should avoid
the necessity Of war with the natives.
Their government might not be as per-
feet as ours, but all accounts agreed
that the natives were tractable ana in-
teiiIgent and capable of progress,
Mr.. Proctor here interrupted Mr.. Tel
Ter to read an extract from q letter
from Admiral Dewey concerning the
character OF the Filipinos rs follows:
These people can be governed without
the slightest difficulty. They readily
give in to reason and have not had
the slightest difficulty in dealing With
them"
Mr. Proctor also read an extract from
the letter OF an army oiticer speaking In
terms Of praise OF the Filipin0s and in-
dtcating that there need be no difficulty
with them.
Continuing, Mr.. Teller expressed the
opinion that the natives could not be
governed from Washington. They
were susceptible TO just and liberal
treatment and there was no reason why
IL they were capable Of appreciaung
them, our benHceut institutions
should not be extended to them.
He would give them all the Nherallty
in that respect that they were capable
Of enjoying, and II in time they mani
tested capacity to perform the duties OF
statehood, he would not be among those
who would deny them that boon.
Mr., ElIkins' Bill.
Several private pension bills were dis
posed OF, after which Mr.. Elkins called
up the bill relating to the registry OF
foreign built vessels wrecked in this
country, Mr. EllSins asserted that we
pay million dollars a day to foreign
built ships. The balance Of trade ap-
pears to have been $8OO,0OO,00O In our Ia
Vor for last year, but rs a matter OF
fact il was only about half that. as 30
large a portion OF 1t went TO foreign
ships.
Mr.. Tillnan asked; "If we annex the
Philippines where viii our coast trade
ead?" to which Mr.. ElkIn replied that
he hoped 1t would end in the Philip
pines, but that was IN eXtraneous ques-
tion and he did not want to raise 1t.
At2 o'clock the Nicaragua canal bill,
the unfinished business, was taken up
To the displacement Of the registry
measure. Mr. CafTery spoke in oppost-
ton to the canal bill. He said the props
osItIon to connect the two oceans by
means Of a canal was so attractive to
the Imagination as to cause many peo"
pie to accept it as wise enterprise re-
gardless OF appeal to reason on Its mer-
its. He deprecated the personal attacks
upon the members of the maritime
canal company, but indicated his belief
that the bill was an attack upon the
treasury Of the United States. He de-
clared the enterprise under the bill was
In violation OF the Clayton BuIwer
treaty in contravention OF the conces-
sion from the Isthmlan countries and In
opposition to our own constitution.
These propositions he undertook to
maintain by an analysis Of the bill by
sections.
message was received from the house
OF representatives announcing that an
amendment Of the senate-the final
question in controversy to the war and
navy deficiency bIll--had been agreed
TO. This passes the measure and as
soon as stgned-it will 30 the-Frest~
dent.
Without having concluded his re-
marks, Mr.. Caffery at 4:10 p. m. YIELDED
to Mr.. Gallinger, and on his motion the
senate went into executive session.
AT $50 the senate adjourned.