Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-07

washington, Feb. 7.-An unusually
large number of senators We're on the
moor when the vice presidents gavel
ieli. The chaplain in his Invocation
prayed for our troops in the Philippines.
feeling prayer was also made for the
president. vice president and congress.
Resolutions We're presented by Mr..
Fa 'rbanks, Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Hans
brough, adopted respectively by the leg
islatures of Indiana, Nebraska and
North Dakota, urging the senators Of
those states to vote for the peace treaty.
Mr.. Allen tNeb) then addressed the
senate upon several resolutions relating
10 expansion. He devoted the first part
OF his address to a personal explana-
ton, brought out by statements made
ny newspaper concerning him and his
action with respect to the treaty
Among the statements made by the
newspaper in question was that Mr.
Allen would enlighten the senate as t.
the political significance of Senator
Gorman's position with referenc. to the
treaty.
Tribute to German.
Il have at no time" said Mr.. Allen
promised to enlighten the country con-
cern'ng what Senator German is doing
or proposes to do. do not know, MOI
am concerned in knowing, what Mr..
Golmans Intentions may be-"
he then paid personal tribute tC
Mr.. Gorman's ability and patriotism as
statesman. Referring, then. to the
statements which have been made as 20
the action Of some Of the Democrats in |
the senate in opposing the treaty be-
cause of their opposition to Hon WI
liam Jennings Bryan and the further |
statement that MIR. Alien proposed to |
take these Democrats to task, Mr.. Allen
said:
II am not the keeper Of the conscience
OF Mr. Bryan. ! do not pretend to rep
resent him here or elsewhere, and any
utterances to the contrary are entirely
unfounded. am the personal friend of
Mr.. Bryan. and ! am also his political
friend. ] may say os him that regard
him as the superior in knowledge and
of any living American states
man. History will rfnk him with Web
ster and CE.y Ss -UTsa of tne greatest
statesmen our country has produced.
regard him as brilliant comet in the
political sky. as were Webster and Clay
in their time. know him to be not
)nly able and patriotic but absolutely
sincere"
Defines His Position.
Mr.. Allen then read from some fur
her newspaper comment rejecting up
N him as to his action regarding and,
~ intn,ation. iinputins the purity Of
lis motives.
~ have never occupied a doubtful
said he upon this treaty.
From the time it was completed in
Paris | have intended to give 1t my
'ote" He said that had he been on the
,eace commission he would have in
listed on certain changes in the treaty,
nut nevertheless he would give it his
'ote.
Mr.. Allen then made a constitutional
rgument against expansion, but MAIN
aimed congress would have all power
nd authority after the treaty's ratifi-
alton to deal with the questions that
hight arise concerning the Philippines.
In conclusion Mr.. Allen said that
trong foreign policy of this government
1ust BE- incidental to powerful domes-
c policy. THE news has come to u.s."
e said, 'of a conflict between the Fill
mos and the American army and navy.
o my own state has come much of the
,ss Ten out of the 2S dead We're MEM
ers Of the First Nebraska infantry"