, 1899-02-07

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sion.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Allen OF
Nebraska made a speech in the senate
denying a published statement that he
would attack Senator German for US
ing the peace treaty as a mea to de-
feat Bryan. He said he did not keep
Mr.. Bryan's conscience and paid a
warm tribute to that leader. He (Al-
LEM was opposed to expansion, but our
duty now was to ratify the treaty.
There was weeping in Nebraska today
and he condemned the Filipinos as
b~lood-thirsty sayages, who had precip-
itated an attack on the United States.
Mr.. German spoke this afternoon.
He replied particularly to Mr.. Wolcott's
speech, saying that it was such an at
tack as he did not expect. He said that
three elections he had obtained was the
height of his ambition. He re~pudiated
the idea that he had taken a position
of personal advantage. If such had
been the case he could have secured
more from his party when thrift would
follow fawning."
He said that he believed that the
battle in Manila was but the beginning
and If the treaty was ratified war would
follow for years, costing lives and mil
lions upon millions in money.
Mr.. German referred to what had
been done with China regarding the
immigration to those islands, and said
now, eight years later, we take the ISL
ands, which will be but a stepping stone
for the Chinese to the United States.
He predicted that within four years
the people would resent the action. He
said that in connection with the Phil
ippines is was proposed to increase the
army to 100, 900. He protested against
1t.
What a spectacle it has been," said
Mr.. German, ito see the president of
the United States, kindly, gentle and
partisan as he is, in his swing through
the south giving expression to senti-
ments to the confederate dead which
were so grand, and then ask for 100, 900
men to keep their descendants in sub
lection"
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Germans
speech Mr.. Davis moved an executive
session. Mr.. wolcott wanted five min
utes to reply to Mr.. German, but Davis
would not yield, and at 2:15 p. IN. the
senate went into executive session for
the consideration of the peace treaty.
In the open senate Mr.. McEnery OF
Louisiana offered a resolution declar-
ing that by the ratification Of the treaty
1t is not intended to make citizens Of
the inhabitants OF the Philippines, nor
to annex the Islands permanently. but
to hold them until the islands were pre-
pared for self government.
At 1905 p. m. the bells rang for a vote
on an amendment to the treaty.
The amendment was to make the
Philippine article OF the treaty read
like that relating to Cuba.
The amendment was defeated and
the vote was then taken on the treaty,
which was ratified. The vote In detail
was as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allen, Allison. Baker,
Burrows, Butler, Carter, Chandler,
Clark. Clay, Cullom,, Davis, Deboe. FL
kius. Fairbanks, Faulkner, Foraker,
FRYE, Gallinger, Gear, Gray, Hanna,
H~ansbrough, Harris, Hawley. Jones OF
Nevada, Kenney, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcbride, McEnery, M'Laurin. McMil-
lin. Mantle, Mason, Morgan, Nelson.
Peprose, Perkins, Pettus, Plat OF New
York. Platt of Connecticut, P%ritchard,
Quay. Ross, Sewell, Shoup, Simon,
spoouer, Stewart, Sullivan, Tellor.
Thurston, Warren, Wellington, VOL
cott-57.
Nays-Bacon. Bate. Caffery, Chiffon,
Cockrell, Daniel, German, Hale, Heit-
field. Hoar, Jones Of Arkansas, Mallory,
Martin. Mills, Mitchell, Money, Muir
ply, Pasco, P%ettigrew. Rawlins'
Roach, Smith, Tillman, Turley, Tur-
ner, Vest-H.
Absent or paired-Messers. Cannon
and Wilson for, with Mr.. White against
and Messrs. Proctor and Wetmore for,
with Mr.. Turpie against.
After the treaty was ratified the SEN
ate door was opened, and on motion
OF Mr.. AIdrich the senate took up the
resolution introduced by MI. MoEnery
today.
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