The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-01

was in direct contradiction of Mr.. Tel
ler's amendment to the war resolutions
that the war was not TO be waged for
the acquisition of territory.
Mr.. Teller replied that he had not been
inconsistent, as. If the people of Cuba
were capable of governing themselves, re
wanted them to do so.
Then why offer an impossible condi-
tion!" demanded Mr.. Tilluan- mo COM
bination Of Spaniards and half-negroes
capable Of self-government exists on the
face of the earth"
Mr.. Teller, IN response said that the
people Of Cuba were. he believed, capa-
bic Of self government, but if 1t should
be demonstrated that they were not, II
would be the duty Of this country 70
maintain proper government on the
island
Mr.. Teller said that while 1t was, Of
course. necessary yet TO have demon
stration of the ability of the Cubans 10
govern themselves, 1t was not and never
would be the policy Of this government
TO abandon the people Of Cuba, Of Porto
Rico or OF the Philippines. TO the tender
merc1es Of Spain.
Mr.. Ttllman maintained that in view OF
the declaratio nof congress IN the war
resolution this government IN selling
upon Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines, with the purpose of holding them,
was acting in bad faith with the world.
The American people were becoming
land grabbers under the guise OF humani-
tarianism. This bad faith had. he said,
already excited the distrust of European
nations, and Germany with her war
ships and perhaps other foreign nations,
would demand their share OF the booty.
"F am in favor" he declared vehe-
mentlx, "of giving Germany and all the
rest of the European nations to under
stand that this government will tolerate
no interference with its policy or ac-
ton"
II agree with the senator" INTERCEPT
ed Mr.. Teller. "If European nations are
given to understand that we will brook
no interference there will be no interfer-
ence."
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Tillman's
speech Mr.. Allison reported q disagree
ment between the conferees of the two
branches Of congress on the sundry civil
bill. Mr.. Allison said that five items still
remained under disagreement. One of
these was purely constitutional in char
acter, relating to fees of district attor-
neys. This one the senate conferees
were willing TO yield as it had been COW
cred by a bill. The other four items in
disagreement, all of which the house in
sisted to go out Of the bill, were proyis-
ions for public building at Annapolis;
public building at Butte, Montana; an APP
preparation to improve Yaquina bay,
Oregon, and one for the construction of a
soldiers home at Hot Springs, 8. D.
AS this was the last day of the fiscal
year, Mr.. Allison said that dt had become
necessary for the senate to recede from
the amendments in order that the bill
might become a law before midnight.
Mr.. German CMd) entered a strong
protest to what he regarded as unfair
and unwarranted demands of the house.
Mr.. Mantle (Mont) spoke IN similar
vein, regretting that the vast seemed to
be singled out by the house and refased
even meagre appropriations.
Afr a discussion which lasted nearly
two hours, during which the action of
the house was sharply criticised, the sem
ate voted without division to recede from
the senate amendments. This vote pass
ed the bill.
At the request OF Mr.. Allison the con-
ference report on the Indian appropria-
ton bill was submitted to the senate.
Mr.. Pettigrew Is. d. vigorously criti-
cised the COMMITTEES for yielding the free
homes provision. which he took consider
able time to point out, had been endorsed
by the Republican national platform of
1896. He declared that the Republican
party had been corrupted by the money
power and should be consigned to ever
lasting oblivion.
long discussion ensued on the free
homes question at the end of which the
conference report was adopted. At 6:34
p. m. the senate went into executive ses-
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