The Portland daily press., 1899-01-19

II is thought the Fiiipinos who wore
| fightif for their freedom before we de-
clared war against Spain will surrender
their country TO the United States with.
out struggle.
Mr.. Baro.. -siI that the Filipinos were
enormously spoken OF IN dispatches az
rebels and insurgents and declared the@e
were not ut terms, rs they were not rebels
against spain and could not be called
rebels against the Uuited States.
Mr. Bacon then entered upon an argu :
ment against the annexation Of distant
territory. He said; lit Is impossibl
that our people should ever consent that
these Asiatic communities should be ad
mitted as states into the Union clothef
with the power to assist In making laws
for Americans.
acq utred and held as ooloniesf" The logic
of the situation Will be TO acquire more
Asiatio territory and after that to reach
out for still more.
There is no reason for the acquisition of
the Philippines which will not apply to
the acquisition of other parts of Asia.
Mr.. Bacon argued that the cost OF keep.
Ing up a colonial government in the
Philippines must necessarily add largely
to the taxes, and that the war tax would
have to be continued Indefinitely. as 1t
would be impossib BILE to raise the Increased
amount through tariff duties
When MIR. Bacon referred to the urgency
of the English press that the United
States should retain the Philippines and
said that the English motive was selfish,
Mr. Hawley of Connecticut, inquired:
"Is it not possible that the English
motive Is that II the United States should
withdraw from the philippines there
might be- such rush for their acquisition
by other nations rs would bring about a
general war;"
'suppose that 1t should so result " re-
piled AR. Bacon, ARE we responsible for
the peace of kuropef"
but England may be, T" suggested Mr..
Hawiey.
MIR. Hoar inter jected the remark that q
much more potent and grave authority
than any English newspaper or all OF the
English newspapers, viz: the Marquis OF
Salisbury, the English premier. had de-
clared concerning this crisis now facing
the United States that while England
would welcome the advent Of America as
"a world power. IL was "a question OF doubt
with him whether such advent would be
in the interest of pence.
The object of England" resumed Mr..
Bacon, els that IL war should come In
the east the United states may be drawn
into It, that she may have this country AS
AZ ally. IL that war comes IL will NOS be
confined to the Orient. 1t will involve
every nation of the world.
Mr.. White of California, gave notice
that on Monday next he would address
the Senate on the Vest anti expansion
resolution.
The Nicaragua canal bill was laid be
lore the Senate and the substitute for the
rending measure, offered yesterday by
MIR. Gallery OF louisiana, was read Mir.
CafferS addressed the SENATE briefly in
support of the substitute.
NJ - fAtE NJ fAh hA
passage OF the pending bill although he
favored the elimination of the maritime
canal company from the project. He pre-
sented many arguments in support OF the
general canal project, pointing out many
of the advantages that would accrue to
the people Of California and of the Pacific
coast from the construction of the canal.
lie thought that when the Senate sent
the Morgan bill to the House. n decisive
and most advantageous step would have
been taken In the canal project.
Mr. Clay of Georgia aud MIR. Berry of
Arkansas advocated the passage of the
Morgan bill.
Mr. Gallery entered u motion to indefi-
nitely postpone the Morgan bill and spoke
upon that motion.
Mr. Thurston OF Nebraska announced
that he would vote for the substitute Of
fered by Mir. Caffery because he believed
the United states ought to construct the.
canal without reference to anybody else,
but in the event of the failure of the sub
stitute he would support the Morgan bill.
He thought the canal ought TO be built
and characterized II asJ the one grent
national necessity Of our times.
Ii would, he said, vastly Increase our
commercial power and double thu power
of the American navy.
In advocating the Morgan bill, Mr..
HawleY of Connecticut said the canal
10 t,4l hat hot .tfa
necessity 10 our present civilization.
MIR. Hoar said the canal ought to be built
and built forthwith by this government.
He desired to put the question in the
hands of the President. He attached little
importance to the nature of the bill
passed by the Senate, as 1t would be re
viewed in any event by the House. Mr..
Chiffon opposed the Gallery substitute.
air. Rawiins of Utah opposed the Nor.
gan bin because. he SAID, the canal would
he of no military or naval advantage to
the United states under the provisions Of
the bill
MIR. Teller said he would vote for the
substitute offered by Mr.. Gallery rs he
believed there was better prospect for
the constru elton of the canal under the
provisions of the substitute than under
those OF t.e Morgan bill. de urged. how
ever, that Congress wait until the vast
engineering difficulties presented by the
canal were solved before anything definite
was done,
MIR Catfery then Withdrew his motion
for the indefinite postponement of the
Morgan Till.
MIR. Morgan moved to lay the Gallery
substitute on the table. The motion was
carried 80 to 20 as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison Bacon, Berry,
Chiffon, Clay. Davis, Deboe, Foraker,
ciallinger. German, Gray Harris. Haw-
ley, Heitfeld, Jones of Arkansas, kenney,
Kyle Mcbride, Morgan, Nelson, Perkins,
lettus. Platt OF Connecticut Platt of
New York. Pritchard, Ross, Shoup.
Simon, sullivan, Turner. White-32
Nays bate, burrows, Gallery, Daniel,
Elkins. Fairbanks, Gear, Hanna, Hans
nrough, hoa-, Lindsay, Lodge. McEnery.
Mcmillan. Mason, MoLey, Rawlins,
Roach. Teller, Ihurston, Iillman, Vest
-.
Mr. Bacon then offered the following
amendment TO the pending Morgan bin:
The provision of this act shall not be
operative nor any money paid out there.
under and tine work Of constructing said
canal shall not be proceeded with under
the same until the governments OF the re-