Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-04
Peace Treaty Takes Up Five Hours
Time In the Senate.
MONEY OPPOSES TREATY.
senator Woicoa of Colorado Give.
Notice that re WIN To-day speak
ON Expansion.

Washington. Fob. 3.-For more than
Eve hours today the Senate listened
IN arguments IN opp.si,ia, "a .xpan-
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h'n ." "'p'''hp" !" inc Ia'iheNu"h
OF the treaty or peace. The speakers
we're Mr.. Money OF Mlssinalppl and Mr..
paulel Of vir,,t,t, a.. ,,.,,o,., a..
ny .''"e
ui'As was comparatively DrieL MI
Daniel made an exhaustive argument.
In which he covered nll the poluts
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hiH HP''en va" w"
haht orntofical effort.
Sir. Woicott OF Colorado gave no.
lice at the openlnr of tho reasion that
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ne would address the Senate tomorrow
on the subject OF expansion.
Air. ual, ,Mnine1 n,.aent.J the con-
ference ron,r, -, ~. ,,,,,a,.,,,,., 40,
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consular appropriation bill and II was
agreed 10.
The President pro temporc presented
memorial from the chamber OF COM
mcrcc OF New YORK. urrlnR tho ratl-
ncation OF the peace treaty.
Mr.. Hale. chairman OF the naval
Affairs committee. fnvorably reported
the following resolution. and ID was
adopted.
That the secretary OF the navy N
hereby authorized 10 have erected IN
the Colon cemetery al Havana, cuba.
"a suitable grant. monument 20 the
memory OF the sailors and marines who
loot their lives by the explosion OF tho
United States atcam.r Maine In the
harDor OF Havana ON the 18th day OF
February 1898 and whose rcnnina were
buried In that cemetery. and To nulta.
bly, inscribe and incloac such monu-
mcnt. and the sum OF 10000 In apprO-
printed Tor this purpose"
MIR Ilufrla llxaua.sa .fr.s.A tl.s 81.
lowing resolution. which he asked
might lie on the table;
"'rhat the United States hereby dis
claims any Intention or purpose 10 OK.
erclse permanent sovereignty. Jurlrdlc-
and assert their determination when q
stable and independent government
shall have been created therein. en-
Titled to recognition as such. 20 trans
fer TO such government. upon terms
which shall be reasonable aud Just. al
rights secured under tho ccarion by
spain. and 10 thercupon leave the
Government and control OF the Islands
10 their people"
Sir. Money. In accordance with pres
voua notice began n discussion Of the
expansion problem. He desired. he
said. to make certain conccssionn In
the beginning. lie conceded the right
Of this country TO acquire BY con
quest or by purchase. or by any other
ffNfhol ewfrfiaaI he my anVareirn nm
ton. territory anywhere. hut In eases
like that now presented, tho treaty.
making power could Oct only within
the limits of the Constitution.
Discussing the condition of the Pill
nlnns. Mr.. Money declared that N they
were not fitted for rhif-govcfnment
they were not lifted TO be- citizens OF the
United States. and we would be better
On 10 leave them TO their own devices.
that they might work out their own
destiny Mr. Money entered upon
discussion ~ the situation In the Phil.
ippines, lie told how AFuinaldo han
offered HIS services 10 the United states
officials, and paid high tribute TO the
Filipino leader
Mr. Daniel OF Virginia addressed tho
scnaie on the Vest resolution. ITO,
fhy." said he. eve are the United
states Of America. Tomorrow II u
certain treaty now pending before this
body he ratified. we win he the United
States 81 America ana Asia" II N -er-
lously proposed. he said. that We take
10 this country large and mlrcellane.
Gus assortment OF AHintic Islands and
70 make citizens, with all the rights OF
nhahiiantH Of territories OF the United
states or large and varied aarort'
ment OF Arinticr. Mongollanr, MnlnyH
and negroes who inhabl' them. For his
part ne deemed II inexpedlent. unwlse
~ unjust that we should do THIS
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miles from our shores To grasp and hold
~ subjects sooo.ooo people by fore of
.rrH and 10 hold the land until tho
american peopie shall decide what dis
InWunn II To he made OF them.
90 not believe that the body OF
w american people understand the
shlhehnce OF this treaty. do not be-
ing out 10 us 10 nifty tho treaty I'M