Arizona republican., 1899-02-03
Status of the FiIipinOS is Dis
 CuSSed.
WILL THEY BE CITIZENS? ?
Teller, PIaft and Nelson Point Out inc Fact of Residents of Ter riforieS Being but Wards of inc Nalionaf GOVernment-NOt Cifi- zenS Till Made so by Congress SionaI Enactment.

Washington, Feb. "A notable speech was made in the senate today by MT. Spooner of Wisconsin He took for his text the anti-expansion resolu- tion offered by MT. Vest. but discussed the question of expansion in all its phases and urged the ratification of the peace treaty as the means of bringing the burning question to the people themselves. who. he said. could well be trusted in their sober second thought to do that which would be fair. just and generous towards the inhabitants of the Philippine archapelago.
 MT. P1att of New York laid before the senate the resolution adopted- by the legislature of New York, urging the immediate ratification of the peace treaty Tn this connection MT. Chand- fer of New Hampshire called the at tention of senators to similar reso- lutions adopted in the legislature of New Hampshire.
 Messrs. Hale, Perkins and Faulkner were named as a committee on confer ence for the senate on the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill.
 MT. Aldrich of Rhode Island pre- sented a number of memorials from the business mems associations of Boston. New York and Chicago urging that all territory, except Cuba. ac- quired by the United States during the late war, be retained until such time as congress may determine it's final disposition.
 The executive session was only a continuation of the legal argument which started with Senator SDooners speech in the open senate. It grew out of the question of Senator Till man concerning the status of the Fili pinos with reference to citizenship in case the cession of the Philippine is lands should be accepted.
 Senator Hoar made a set argument, quoting literally from authors in sup port of the contention that they would become citizens and be entitled to all the rights and privileges as such un der the constitution.
 This view was antagonized by Sen ators Teller, Nelson and Platt of Gen. necticut. MT. Nelson referred to the acquisition of territory from France and Spain during the history of the country, and from many legal opinions to show that the Indians in such ter ritory were not citizens
 MT. Platt made the point that citi- zens of the territories were not full fledged citizens and Mir. Teller con tended that they were not until they were made such by congressional enactment
 Senator Davis, in charge of the treaty, expressed the opinion after the adjournment of the senate tonight that vote would be secured tomorrow on the resolutions pending in the senate, declarat0ry of the country'S future at titude toward the Filipinos in case of the ratification of the treaty. The first vote will be On the Vest resolution, which will probably be voted down. A vote will then be taken upon a reso- lution more acceptable to the major ity, probably that offered by Mir Sul- livan of Mississippi, which, it is ex- pccted, will be adopted
 Senator Daniel will speak on the Vest resolution tomorrow. and Senator Morgan will speak in the executive session.
 Senator Wellington said tonight that he believed the peace treaty would be ratified practically without amend ment. This is a significant statement, as the senator has been counted in op- position to the treaty to Ele end.