The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-01-28
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
PEACE TREATY CONSIDERED
IN THE SENATE,
Hot Speeches in the House Ea :
gan Court rlartial Trial in
Progress,
Washington, Jan. %, 1890.

halt on the statement that he
and the senators who are acting
with him in trying to procure a
declaration that the policy of the
government does not contemplate
permanent ownership of the Phil
lipines, are trying to delay or
prevent a vote on the treaty OF
peace. Privately, Senator Cor
man proposed to Senator Davis,
who il in charge Of the treaty,
that day be set to vote upon il,
and Mr.. Davis was afraid to ac-
cept, because he was not certain
that the treaty could control a
sufficient number OF votes TO be
ratified, and the opposition were
protesting to have thirty six votes
pledged against the treaty, and
as it was amended to meet their
views. or course, Senator Cor
man would not speak publicly
about this private conference with
Senator Davis, but in discussing
the matter, he said the following
significant words, after having
said that the administration could
get vote on the treaty whenever
it wanted to. ''Of course, if the
friends of the treaty deem il wise
TO postpone action until an extra
session of congress, they are in n
position TO carry out their pUr-
pose. There is little doubt chat
the sentiment against our perma-
nent retention Of the Philippines
is growing in the senate, and
while it may not be strong enough
to secure the adoption of an
amendment to the treaty. it be-
gins to look as though it will be
strong enough to compel the
adoption OF a resolution by the
senate, unless the administration
desires 10 allow the treaty 10 60
over to an extra session.
The speech Of Representative
James Hamilto Lewis, Of Wash
ington, in which he pilloried Rep
.resentative Grosvenor, of Ohio,
unmsrcifully, just after Represen
tatiyes Bailey, of Texas, Car
mack. OF Tennessee, and Simp-
son, of Kansas, had peppered him
with short retorts, was as fine an
example Of the proper use OF sar-
casm in a speech as had been
given on the floor Of the house for
years. No extract can give q
correct idea Of Mr.. Lewis speech,
but the following, which came
after his charging Grosvenor with
posing as the exclusive custodian
Of the patriotism Of the country,
and with ringing the changes on
one speech, always ending by
pointing dramatically 10 the stars
and stripes behind the speakers
desk, will give some idea Of his
style: "When all these arrows
were shot from the quiver OF my
friend { ON Ohio, it occurred TO
me that there was something on
his mind besides an humble rep
resentative from Washington and
q distinguished gentleman from
Kansas. There was q United
States senate, which had not re-
ceived from the gentleman the
bastiDading that it deserved. And
then it was that VIC Witnessed the
Fidus Archates Of the adminis-
tration, this sole deputized exec
utor of its castigating powers
this eminent and worthy repre-
sentative, let me add--rising to.
warn that honorable branch Of
the executive power, the senate
Of tho United States, that If did
not proceed to do that as to which
there seems TO be some doubt in
my friends mind whether they
vii, 90 IL or not, they will hear
from him again. -
The River and Harbor bill car
ries direct appropriations for S12,-
5u5, ,l58, besides continuing con-
tracts aggregating SIG, 791 548,
as reported to the House, and it
is the inyariable rule of the Sem
ate 70 increase it by a few mil
lions.
Senator White says he will not
obey the instructions of the Cali
fornia legislature, to vote for the
ratification of the treaty OF peace,
because he IS unalterably opposed
to its ratification, and does not
regard the instructions as bind
ing upon him, against his con-
science and convictions. Sena-
tor. Perkins says thatin Difference
to the legislature he will swallow