The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-04
And-Expsnsionists Take Up the
Time Of the Senate.
Over Five Hours Debate in Opposition TO
Ratification Of Peace Treaty.
Most Of the Three-Hour Session OF
the House Consumed in Success
full Filibustering Against Relief
Bills ON the Private Calendar.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-For more
than five hours to-day the Senate lis
tened to arguments in opposition to ex-
pansion and in opposition to the rati-
fication of the treaty of peace. The
speakers were Money of Mississippi and
Daniel of Virginia The formers adj
dress was comparatively brief. Daniel
made an exhaustive argument, in
which he covered all the points in the
controversy. His speech was bril-
liant oratorical effort.
Wolcott of Colorado gave notice at
the opening of the Senate's session to-
day that he would address the Senate
tomorrow on the subject of expan-
sion.
Hale (R) of Maine presented the con-
ference report of the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill, and it was
agreed to.
The President pro tenn. presented a
memorial from the Chamber of Com
merce of New York urging the ratifi-
cation of the peace treaty.
Hale. Chairman of the Naval Affairs
Committee, favorably reported the fol-
lowing joint resolution, and it was
adopted:
That the Secretary of the Navy is
hereby authorized to have erected in
the Colon Cemetery at Havana, Cuba,
a suitable granite monument to the
memory of the sailors and marines who
lost their lives by the explosion of the
United States steamship Maine in the
harbor of Havana on the 18th day of
February, 1898, and whose remains are
buried in that cemetery, and to suita-
bly, inscribe and inclose such monu-
ment; and the sum of $4,000 is ap-
propriated for this purpose"
Harris of Kansas offered the follow
ing resolution, which he asked might
lie on the table:
THAT the United States hereby dis
claims any intention or purpose to ex-
ercise permanent sovereignty, jurisdic-
ton or control over the Philippine ISL
ands, and assert their determination,
when stable and Independent govern
ment shall have been erected therein
entitled to recognition as such, to trans
fer to such government, upon the terms
which shall be reasonable and just, all
rights secured under the cession by
Spain, and to thereupon leave the gov
eminent and control of the islands to
their people,
Daniel. after reviewing the kind of
people to be found in the Philippines,
said
There are not alone the Filipinos,
but the Negritos, Malays and all the
concentration of hues and colors. There
are people black, and white, blue,
brown and gray. There are even spot
ted people. and kind that l never
before heard of-striped. At the close
of righteous and glorious war we are
to take them in and ordain them with
the oil of American citizenship. Not
in q thousand years could we raise the
Filipino to the level of this country
citizenship. At the moment the treaty
was ratified the historian would chroni-
Gle the beginning of the decline of the
greatest of America.
This country stands to-day the
foremost nation of the world. Let her
tread with sure and steady steps along
her own highways, respecting master
and man. Let her to the tempter of
expansion to-day say, as he who stood
on the mount and said, when the
glories of the earth were stretched be-
fore him: Get thee behind me, Satan I"
At the conclusion of Daniels speech,
which had occupied three hours and a
half. the Senate, at $40 p. m, on mo-
ton of Davis, went into executive ses-
sion, and soon afterward adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-Most of the
time OF the House during the three
hours session to-day was consumed in
fiiibustering against relief bills on the
private calendar. The filibuster was
finally successful, and the House adj
journed without taking up the bill. The
conference report on the diplomatic ap-
preparation bill was adopted.
At the opening of the session Burton
of Ohio, Chairman of the River and
Harbor Committee. rose to a question
of personal privilege in connection with
some remarks of Hawley (R.) of Texas,
printed in the Record this morning.
but which Burton claimed had not been
delivered on the floor. The remarks,
Burton said, contained insinuations of
too much interest on the part of the
committee and himself in a provision
appropriating $4,000 in the river and
harbor bill for a channel between the
Galveston jetties and Texas City. He
repudiated every such insinuation. The
committee had thought this appropria-
ton would be more useful than the %,
900. 1000 expended at Galveston Harbor
for the benefit of a single corporation.
He doubted now the expediency OF the
House in striking out the appropria-
ton. The river and harbor bill was, he
said, like Caesars wife-above re-
proach. He moved that the remarks be
stricken from the record.
Hawley said his printed remarks had
been in effect delivered upon the floor,
but offered to remove the objectionable
portion. If the motion were withdrawn.
Burton pressed his motion to strike
out. and it was adopted-105 to IL,
ninety five present and not voting.
Dockery CD of Missouri, in order to
prevent consideration of certain relief
bills which would follow in the regular
course inaugurated fifibuster which
consumed much time. -
Hit presented to the House the con-
ference report upon The diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. One of the
Senate amendments to which the report
agreed provided for an additional Sec
:retary of Legation al London, Berlin
and Paris, and aroused the .afftagonIsm
Of bailey CD of Texas, who could not
see t1le excuse for granting additional
Secretaries. He knew, he said, little
about the work delegations abroad. but