Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-15
RESOLUTION PASSES,
McEney Proposition Adopted BY
a Vote Of rs 10 e
BACONAMENOMENT REJECTED
Tie Vote Thereon Made a Negative One
by the Yict-Presidsnl.
ruT NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
Great Fight Upon IL Now Innugu-
rnted in the Housc-OppOsitton to
Twcnty-MiIIion-Doi Payment t'
Spain-Pro-Phiiippi Speeches.


the Senate last Saturday to vote inns
afternoon on the resolution oil MI NC
emory. of Louisiana, declaring the policy
of this government in the Philippines
WAS NOT vacated. In connection with that
agreement the vote was taken on the reso-
,ution AZ 2.so to-day, and it was adopted
os 70 %. II was noticeable that several
Democrats who were present ana not
pairea RETAINED from voting.
An amendment by Mr.. Bacon OF Eeor-
eia was defeated. The vote on this was
. tie-29 TO 2s-aud Vice-President Hobart
cast the deciding vote against the amend
mcnt.
The vote was preceded by two hours ana
q half debate. the Senate having convened
ANA. N. in order to admit Of discussion
ON the resolution Speeches were deliver
Cd bv Mr.. Stewart PopulisD, OF NeVau''
Mr.. Bacon DemocraO, Of Georgia. Mr'
Ytoar Republican). Of Massachusetts, MI"
Vale Of Maine. and Mr.. Mason oil l'li"0'7'
RESOLUTION VICIOUS.
r,.,, declared that the resolution
- ,.icious and unfortunate declaration"
II. maintained that IL meant hO'h'Hs
1o,.orshle to the Fnipinos. Ii did not look
ia the future freedom ana selt-goVerhile"'
cf the Fnipinos. lie regarded II as Simply
o. declaration that while the Filpinos were
subiects of this country they could never
,scome citizens of the United States
Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts, was OPP
pesed TO the McEnery resoluuoh' De-
Cause he maintained. it gave no nope oI
.reedom or liberty or self-government TO
IL Inhabitants of the Philippines. and
hecsuse il provided that they should
never have a part in their own govern
ment or become a part OF the Un'ted
ctates IL was he held, an infamous
Gsclaration--a declaration simply thaI
The Louisiana suedr-planteIs snouIu
never be afraid of the competition oi .no
1sbuinnine Islands 10 the FiipihoS the
StIli,,. - resolution would be message
OF tyranny. of hate. OF oppreSsloH' anu
of slaughter
UOAR PRAISES AGUINALDO.
NJ 1Soar advcrted to Che references IN
.oeocbes 10 ACuinaldo as an 'unprlhcl-
80 adventurer" and then entered upon
dceauce Of the Filipipp leader He spoke
of Aeuinaldos appeal To the people OF
the United states as 50 remarkable as
c.nabla of being dictated by mot ten
nm an This planet" 81 do not see.
eaid MIR Hoar. with feeling, "how any
American heart not of stone, could IAN
A. recognize the force of that appeal.
Mr. Hoar said he was perfectly satisfied
with his entire course on the whole queS-
tion OF the Philippines, believing con-
scientiously that he was right. am
satis6ed." said he. "to stand with lhe
fathers who founded our hDerS anu
framed our Constitution
Nr Hale. OF Maine. said he had not
much hope that the Senate would take
any course that would stop the desoiatiis
nrogramme now being carried out IN 'lt
pbiiinnincs. Hardly had the treaty been
ratifed. however. before foreign wal
was precipitated.
THE WAR WILL GO ON.
'I am not disappointed, SAID ne
oro not inclined TO say told you So
uut I told senators when the treaty was
,atided il would be impossible TO take any
- IN alleviate the condition OF the
,,.t,.,,,os Congress will adjourn ana th'
war will 90 on, and there is not ni"i %
,-bo win not realize In three months Il"
a. b.. "a war of conquest and subJusaloh'
"a. satd that Admiral Dewey ah'
General Merritt had said that IN three
months not 5000 troops would De nVeus. ~,
in the Philippines, yet we now hdu 49, 49,
mon there and 1000 more and the Da'u0
ship Oregon on the way. go,
"And vet" declared Mr.. Hale, We ar
.o,d mat we are traitors. and held uI
and backlistcd I'm the newspapers De
c,3,eo we want to- give those people
chancc. at least, To show that they ai'
friendlv. and can set up government
Of their own
SLAUGHTER OF F1LIPINOS
Instead we Kill them, not by scores,
NOT IN hundreds. but 10y thousands. More
Fuinfnos have been killed 10y the guns of
or~ army and navy tran were patriots
,fusd In any six battles OF the keVolu-
r,er, war. II has become gigantic
syert The slaughter OF people IN no way
eD,,si - MS. meeting us with bows AN,
orrov,s and crawling into the JunBies Dy
I,.~sr,as there TO die has stupehed th'
-, mind. No one has said tina
o,,r niqsion of commerce ana oil the Dos
rei vac 10 be preceded by the Siaus"'e
Of thousands of persons ,,or,or,
81 am not in favor OF the MCi~nei Iiiei.
resoluton II contains niue th"V - e0'
ana a great Geal that IS bad ~ -.
N. r.aardcd the Bacon resolution d
,,pft, t,a better But" he SAID, IN con
clgsiUn "the car of Juggernaut VII, WI" q
an f,,e er.n6ine will continue. unili III
peoule finally make themselves mean
uIon it'
TffE PEOPLE FOR LIBERTY.
Mr. Mason attacked the policy pursue
in the Philippines. lie said. hoWeVSi
that he was an Optimist, and DeheVeu III
reopie of the United States would ue
clare for human liberty, as wen III III
Phinprinef az In this country.
A. Me Mason was concluding the hou
sor the vote having arrived, Mr.. HaWle'
fnouired II A. was Mr.. MasOn's purpos
10 insist upou his unanimous consent
Nfr NasOn replied that as IL was, n
ia done only that which was entire!.
Iooarabie and fair in the matter.
NIr Bacon's amendment TO the resoh
t,on was then laid before the Senate. /
TIE BACON AMENDMENT.
.,,hat the United states hereby dis
"a" ~ dispositiOn or intention TO cxeI
ciei ,crrnsnent sovereignty jurisdiction
d,t,oI over said islands and usser
- 49,. determination. when stable an
frae.erFenf government shall have bee
ersciM therein. entitled, in The judgmen
of tbe United states, TO recognition a
,,cb ,o transfer 10 said government
mar terms which shall be reasonable an
tTst eli riohfs secured under the cessiO
H., G,@t, I'D 10 thcreupOn leave the gOl
erorior. and control OF the Islands I
thtir people
yea and nay vote was demande
and resulted % 20 %. In announcing n
vote th. Vice President said THE vo
s. a tie The Chair votes In the negauv
The amendment IL lost
The detailed vote follows'