The Portland daily press., 1899-02-25
JOHNSON SENSATIONAL.
Indiana Man Attacks The Admins.
tratiOn.
NOT TEMPERATE IN CHOICE OF
LANGUAGE.

AIger and secretary Long Come In
for Call Down One Of Indiana
Mans Collie sgues says uis District
Has Repudisted Him.
Washington, February 24.-Immediate-
iy after the reading Of the journal in abe
House today an agreement was reached to
limit general debat5 on the army appro.
uriat,ou bill to five hours. The House
then went into COMMITTEES OF the whole
and entered upon the confederation OF
that measure. Mr.. Hopkins, Republican
Of Illinois, in the chair.
| Mr.. Hull, chairman OF the military
committee, made a general explanation
of the bill which provided for io), 700 men
for which the bill carried go $1,000.
In ndd,tl on Mr.. Hull said an amendment
appropria,ing $50 COO or ordnance would
le offered. The committee, he said, pro-
yided 500, ooo. TO feed. the Cubans during
the next year although Mr.. Hull gave IL
as his personal opinion that the supplies
for the Cubans should cease after June
30 next.
Mr.. Hull had read copy of u con pro-
mise army rs organization bill. Briefly
he explained that 1t proposed an army OF
6a. 900 native Americans for two years
and 30, 900 volunteers for the same period.
Practically the compromise creatsd the
| organic .tion upon which the pending
appropriation bill was framed, so that
1 there could be no criticism of IL on the
score that H. was excessive. so lar as ne
was concerned h. said he would not have
accepted the compromise at the dictatioh
of minority. This statement was greet
ed with scattering applause from the he
publican side. He believed the majority
had the right to rule.
MIR, Johnson, Republican VI Indiana,
who made vigorous opposition 10 tne
army reorganization bill, while 1t Was
| before the House. secured thirty minutes,
in which he delivered a most remarkable
and sensational speech, arraigning the
admi nistration in bitter terms for It's Al
legged imper ialistio programme. he ia.
| feri in opening to this recent banquet at
Boston attended, by the President anu
members of his cabinet. de paid : 10 re-
spects to Secretary Alger, who, he said,
had heen retained in the cabinet despite
his incompetenoy on account OF his con-
| tributions to the campaign fund IN los'.
| Secretary Long also came In for his snare
of irony. lie had the audacity, AIR. John-
son said, to repeat the onseiess charge
that those opposed to ratification OF the
| treaty were responsible Ior tne pioousuou
in the Philippines.
| As Mr. Johnson proceeded his remarF :
able utterances fairly amazed men oers OF
| the House gathered In the aisles 10 listen
Christianizing with the sword ana civiiiz-
ing with the cannon he declared. was
the adpinistration's policy. The Presi :
dents speech at the Boston banquet, ar.
Johnson declared, was the most disin-
uenious that ever fell from the lips Of u
chief exeecutive. Apart from its pIati
| tudss and professions OF virtue, II was,
he said, - carefully devised and studious
mistasement Of faots.
| The sensation MIR. johnson was creating
| incre a sed as he likened the President to
"Pecksnid.' IL the President really
felt that Congress should determine upon
| the future of the Philippines, he asked
why the President did not call Congress
in extra session and then keep his hands
off. He charged that the President coefced
the Senate into ratifying the treaty that
he would not permit vote on the bacon
resolution and only allowed the McEnery
| resolution, which meant nothing 20 pass
| in order to lull the opposition OF the
| country to sleep willis he went ahead
waging RELENTLESS war against helpless
l Doodle. sJTuHRnHk
How the two thirds vote to rstify the
| treaty was secured. MIR. johnson said,
only this President could tell. 3he people
did not endorse the action Of the Senate
| The true case OF the Presidents change of
attitude toward the Philippines, MIR. John
son declared. was to he found In the de-
uaands of selfish capitalists. They were
| the gentlemen, he said who had furnished
| the money for his nomination and alec
| ton. and he had no doubt they had al
ready pledged him Reconciliation and
reelection. he charged these men had 81
ready seized valuable con ocssions ! o
| China which the Aoq uisition OF the Phil
inpipes would benefit. he SAID vast con-
oessions had already been granted In
Porto Rico and Cuba.
The House had been keyed to high
pitch Of excitement during Mr. johnson
speech. but throughout its delivery there
had been no interruptions although
members on both sides listened attenti We
| ly as the terrific arraignmens OF the ad'
| Ininistration flowed from the lips OF the
As he took his seat Mr. Hamilton, Re-
publican Of Michigan, excitedly asked for
the reading Of the Presidents boston
speech. u,u,,, - s.,a Mr. Joh,.
son. ~ want IL read and printed In the
record.
spesch." shouted Mr. Hamilton
Yes and they will damn him for II,
retorted MIR. johnson.
| MIR. Settle, Democrat of Kentucky. fol-
lowed Mir. johnson with speech agai INST
imperialism, the eloquence OF which at
tractfd attention. SIX months ago he
said. no one could have made him be-
| lieve he could ever have been brought to
vote for SO. 00u, 900 indemnity to Spain.
| Yet the change iof conditions rendered
Ir Incumbent that the should vote for II
| lust as 1t was necessary that he should
vote for the pending bill. The govern