The times., 1898-06-26

would like to see 1t. He then charged
Mr. Allen with setting up regular fill
buster
Mr. Allen resented this. Mr.. Morgan
said he had not characterized the senator
as a filibuster. but that what he was
doing was ilibustering.
Now, SIR. continued Mr. Morgan.
personal convenience is spoken of here.
Il is the afternoon of Saturday and hot
Do you suppose that Gen. Shafter who is
expected to fight tomorrow, is saying TO
his commanding officers, It is personally
incOnvenient to move tomorrow. or move
this evening. I prefer 10 consult my age,
and do not want 10 go into a fight? We
are here representing men who are she'd
ding their blood for US in the field Of
battle today. and we are talking about
convenience. If this Senate had to shOuI-
der arms and march out in defense Of
this Capitol tonight. il would do Us all
good 10 stand for our country and not
sleep at our posts and talk about personal
Inconvenience.
This resolution should be voted upon
There ought not to be any imposition Of
the tactics exhibited here this evening
for the purpose of throwing an enormous
burden upon the President. If the coal
and supplies that are necessary for our
| ships in coming back from Manila are
not obtained. these same men who ars
opposing these resolutions will be found
| here moving 10 impeach the President.
| am glad l can anticipate that miserable
scheme and lay it bare to the bone You
| will not be heard in accusing the Presi-
| dent of the United States of violating his
| powers. His friends and countrymen will
| turn 10 you and say, You have forced
| him into that situation which made it
| absolutely Indispensable. in the name of
| humanity and Christianity, that he
| should do these things
I The American Spirit.
when you return TO your constituents.
/ gentlemen. and meet the fathers of the
| sons who have gone to Manila and told
| them that you have obstructed by filibus-
tering tactics the annexation of their
stopping place on their return. they will
repudiate you.
There is such thing. thank God. as
an American spirit lowering over this
Senate now 70 keep senator's in their
! seats who have strong reasons to be 40
| sent. and the names of the absentees
ought TO be put on record and let the
| world see who II is that will not stay
here while others are fighting for their
country and they are not willing to per-
| form this easy but vaIuaoie duty
| There is such thing as an American
| spirit, and rejoice in it, and I will not
! be found doing anything at all that in
| the slightest degree obstructs the free
| flow of that glorious magnificent spirit
| which shall reign for us as long as time
| shall last"
Mr.. Morgan said the very example
| which we had set before the world in the
last two months would warn the world
| that while We are peace-loving people
and disposed to do all that could be done
! to keep on good terms with humanity
| yet we would stand for our principles
! against the most powerful monarch. In
the face of this. Mr.. Morgan said he could
| not reconcile himself to believe that this
great august body of which he had been
a member for the past twenty-five years,
should set itself in the attitude of an
tagonizing the Administration which is
conducting this war and doing il so well
and with such high principles. That we
should be here today for the purpose OF
controlling elections in the Fall. and IL
that is not the motive, then let us come
TO vote when the debate is closed"
MIR. Whites Bitter Attack.
Mr.. White was aroused considerably by
this rebuke of Mr.. Morgan and he took
the floor Immediately at the conclusion of
his remarks. He declared that nothing
but the best and highest motives had
actuated the opponents OF annexation.
1.-THE dictator of the Senate" said he.
'be he old or young, ought to be odious
to the Senate. There are senators here
who think this is an important question
and who have been debating it in good
faith. and the assertion that they are de-
batting it otherwise proceeds from cor
ruption or imbeclity."
Mr.. White then declared that Mr.. Nor
gan had been present very little during
the debate land yet he dares come here
and charge that we are filibustering.
said he.
Mr.. Morgan--I wish to say to the SEN
ator that this is not a question of per-
sonality. If he thinks he has got any
quarrel with me. there is a better place
to settle it than this.
Mr.. White continued for some time ir
very bitter strain against the charge
of filibustering. He was followed by Mr.
Teller, who made quite a speech in favor
of annexation. and then Mr.. Allen took
the floor. He said he was not fully deter
mined on which side of this question hi
stood. He declared he cared nothing
about being called filibuster. 81 would
just as leave be called a flibuster as
switchback,' said he.
1t was after o'clock when Mr. Aller
concluded and Mr.. Davis Immediately
moved to adjourn.