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NO PERMANENT SOVEREIGNTY.
but SPOONER THINKS THE TREATY
SHOULD BE RATIFIED.

liShed in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Gets in Few InterruptiOns-A
ColIOauiaI Debate-TiIlman's HesO-
luton ON Municipal Franchises
WAS Passed.
Washington. Feb. "A notable speech
was made in the Senate to-day by Mr.
Spoouer of Wisconsin. He took for his
text the anti-cxpansion resolution offered
by Mr. Vest but did not conine himself
closely to that proposed declaration oe
policy
Mr. Spooner spoke for three hours, and
through his brilliant oratory fine ability
as a close and astute reasoner, splendid
qualities as an advocate and adroltness
and cleverness at repartee. held the care-
ful attention of an unusually large num-
her Of senator's and large audience lu
the galleries.
At the opening OF the session Mr.. Chfi-
ton of Texas, presented the credentials OF
Charles A. Culberson, elected a senator
from Texas for the term Of six years from
March a. 1899. They were filed.
Mr.. Tinman Of South Carolina, offered
the following resolution, which was adopt
ed:
THAT the President be requested, II NOT
incompatible with the public interest, 20
inform the Senate whether any franchises
or concessions of any character are being
or have been granted by any municipality
| in Cuba and Porto Rico since the military
occupation there by the United States; le
so, what they are, for what length OF
been granted"
spOOner Has No Objections.
At the conclusion OF the morning busi-
ness Mr.. Spooner addressed the Senate.
| In beginning, after brief statement of
his reasons for speaking at all, he said:
Il hnd no objections, constitutional in
nature, to the ratification of the pending
treaty. II held the view that the United
| States could not within It's constitutional
| limitations acquire territory otherwise
| than TO be erected into states I could not
| give my consent to the acquisition of the
| Philippine Islands. This Philippine propo-
| sition Is one of the fruits OF the war-to
me one of the bitter fruits can conceive
! OF no circumstances under which l could
| give my consent TO the admission of that
| archipelago as a state or as more than
| one state, OF the American union"
| Mr. Spooner then presented an argument
! In contraventop Of Chief Justice Taneys
decision In the Dred Scott case which, he
said was the foundation OF all the oppo-
stion 10 the acquisition OF territory by
| this government
THAT decision" he said ceased years
ago to be referred to as correct interpre-
tation OF the law upon this question"
Mr. spooner maintained that the United
States undoubtedly had the power, as had
| abo In -
| acquire territory beyond our own domain.
| and with that power was coupled, OF
course the collateral authority to govern
that territory
Bacon Quotes Quincy.
| Mr. Bacon of Georgia called Mr. Spoon
| er's attention to the fact that the doctrine
| that the United States had no power 10 ac-
| quire foreign territory except with the In
| tention OF comforting upon II statehood.
| did not rest alone upon Justice Taney's
| decision. More than forty years before
| the decision was promulgated, Representa-
| tive Quincy In the House had laid down
| the same principle.
| To this Mr.. Spooner maintained that ille
| doctrine laid down by Mr.. Quincy did not
affect his argument, and he pointed out
| how impossible IL was that these dicta
should be taken as a permanent construc-
! ton OF the constitution. He knew, hs
| said, OF no reason why a territory and the
| people of a territory should not be gov
| erned by Congress.
inhabitants Could Come.
Mr.. Tilman interruptng Mr.. spooner,
| inquired:
'If we accept the Philippines, would the
| inhabitants of that territory have the
right TO come without hlndrance to this
country"
Mr.. spooner: Eyes, for the purpose of
| my argument, I am disposed to admit
it."
Mr.. Tnman inquired whether the inhab-
itants OF a territory could be prevented
| from entering the states.
Mr. spooner said the senator from Con-
necticut (PIatD was inclined to believe
| they could be, but he himself, doubted It.
Mr.. Tillman further along pressed his
| question to the right Of the Filipinos
to come here, and declared that by admit
ing the islands by treaty, ten million peo-
pie of that territory could take the first
ship for this country, and upon arrival
here could enter into competition with
American labor. That was the reason why
he would vote against the treaty.
CoIIOquy With CaHery.
Mr. Spooner said he had no doubt about
the constitutionality of the cesson of the
Philippines, or of our right to accept them.
or OF the Presidents authority to gov
ern those Islands until Congress should
provide proper government for them. Yet
he could zee nothing inconsistent In that
to the carrying TO the inhabitants of the
islands all the rights guaranteed by the
constitution. He then adverted to the six
uatlon on the islands before the war with
Spain, and defended Spain's right TO exer-
else sovereignty there.
Mr.. Canery of Louisiana: Then, the
longer tyranny is exercised in a colony ~
a government, the more firmly fixed be-
comes hs Sovereignty"
Mr. Spooner: THE senator knows do
not mean that. and he knows. too. that
that Is not true. lie knows, too thar
an unsuccessful resistance of tyranny does
not dlsplace the sovereignty of che con-
trolling power"
TlIIman Interrupts Again.
Shortly afterward Mr. Tnlman inter-
dupted Mr.. Spooner with the statement
that II Mr.. Spooner had been present al
Yesterdays session he would not hava
made certain statements. He then ,ro