Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-04
55th CONGRESS.
Anti-Expansion and Anti-Treaty
in the Senate.
House Judiciary Committee Decides
Members Who Went to War
Must Forfeit Seats This Affects Wheeler.
Campbell. Coison ard Robbins.

five hours, today, the Senate listened
to arguments in opposition to eXpan-
sion and in opposition of the ratifica-
ton of the treaty of peace. The speak
ers were Mr.. Money, Miss. and Mr..
Daniel, Va. The former address was
comparatively brief as it did not enter
upon the constitutional phase of the
question. He vigorously antagonized
the ratification of the treaty. holding
that by such action the Filipinos would
be admitted to the Union as citizens
and that If they We're not capable of
self government we did not want them.
Mr.. Daniel made an exhaustive argu-
nlent, in which he covered all the points
in controversy. His speech was a bril-
liant oratorial effort. his picture of the
situation in the Philippines ard his
peroration, in which he appealed to
his colleagues not to depart from the
history and traditions of the American
nation, We're beautiful specimens of
eloquent English. Throughout his
speech received the careful attention OF
senators and many auditors in the gal
leries and at it's conclusion he was
warmly applauded.
Wolcott, Col, gave notice at the
opening of the Senate session that he
would address the Senate, tomorrow, on
the subject of expansion.
Hale, Me-. presented the conference
report on the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. Gallinger. N. H.,
inquired of Hale what success the
Senate committee had had in retaining
N ha he M pfsfa
ence to the increase of salaries of the
United States consuls at Laguayra,
Venezula. and Pernambuco, Brazil
Hale replied that the amendment with
reference to the consul at Pernam-
buco had ibeen left in the bill, but the
other had not. The conference report
was agreed to.
The President pro TEN. presented a
memorial from the Chamber of Com
meree 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 soldiers ana marines
who lost their lives by the explosion of
the l.. $. steamship Maine in the har-
Dor of Havana on the IL day of Fcbru-
AIRY, 1898, and whose remains are buried
in that cemetery. and to suitably in
scribe and inclose such monument: and
the sum of $4,000 is appropriated for
this purpose"
Harris. Kan, offered the following
resolution, which he asked might lie on
the table:
THAT the United States hereby dis
claim any disposition or intention to
exercise permanent sovereignty. juriS-
diction or control over the Philippine
islands and assert their determination,
when stable and Independent govern
ment shall have been erected therein
entitled to recognition as such. to
transfer to said government upon
terms which shall be reasonable and
just all right secured under the cession
by Spain, and to thereupon leave the
government and control of the islands
to their people,
Money began IA discussion of the ex-
right of this country to acquire by con-
quest or by purchase or by any other
method exercised by any sovereign ma
ton. territory anywhere but in a case
like that now presented the treaty
making power could act only within
the limits of the constitution. Discuss
ing the condition of the Filipinos.
Money declared that if they We're not
fitted for self government they We're
not fitted to be citizens of the United
States and we would better leave them
to their own devices. that they might
work out their own destiny. He de-
MED that the battle of Manila was IN
anyway necessary. He paid a high tri-
butte to AguinaldO. defending him
against the charges that had been made
against him.
He had understood. he said that the
President and his cabinet We're wait
ing only the adjournment of Congress
to arrange government for the Philip
pines. He suggested that if the treaty
was defeated an arrangement could be
made with Spain by which she would
evacuate the Philippines and turn them
over to their inhabitants. Who will
object? Spain would not. the FilipinOs
would not and Europe would not. On
the contrary, he declared if the treaty
be ratified. we already shall have en-
parked upon another war in the course
OF which thousands of our young men
would leave their bones lying in the
jungles of the island of LuZon.
Daniel. Va. then addressed the Sem
ate on the Vest resolution.
To-day he said, I'VE are the United
States of America Tomorraw, if ccr-
tain treaty now pending before this body
be ratified. we will be the United States
of America and Asia. 1t is seriously pro-
posed that we take to this cOuntrN a
large and varied assortment of Asiatics
Mongolians IMalays and negroes who in
habit them For his part. he said he
deemed it inexpedient, unwise and unjust
that we should do this thing. I'VE are
asked" said he. Ito go 1000 miles from
our shores to grasp and hold as subject,
5000 900 people by force of arms and 10
hold the land until the American people
shall decide what disposition is to be
made of them.
II do not believe the body of the Amer
lean people understand the significance
of this treaty. / do not believe that some
senators who are crying to US to ratify
the treaty understand it. The treaty
fixes the policy of the government. What
may be done afterwards is merely clerical
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