Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-01-27
Mr.. Johnson Of Indiana Attacks the
Administration for lis Position
on This Question.
Mr.. D0LLIVER DEFENDS
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY.
No Such Discussion Has Occurred In
That Body for Some Time, and Al
Took Great Interest In the
Two Opponents.

Washington Jan. 96.-Not since the
stirring days before the declaration u
war last spring has the house witnessed
such AN exhibition Of excitement and
such scenes Of unbOunded enthusiasm as
occurred yesterday when two Republi-
cans, Mr.. johnson, the Indiana member.
and Mr.. Dolliyei Of Iowa locked horns
on the question Of expansion. ThGarmy
bill which was under debate. was swal.
lowed mp In the broader question Of our
future national policy, and the debate
was lifted from the dead level Of mr,ioc-
rity into absolute hrilliancy. Mr.. John.
son secured from the Democratic side
evidence 20 attack the position Of the
administration. IL was not the first
time he had broken away from his party
on public questions. On past occasions
he has won reputation "a a master Of
inyeciives and the knowledge that he
was 10 speak attracted an enormous
crowd 10 the galleries and he added 10
his reputation With satire. irony aud
wit the keen thrusts Of his logic werc
driven home His words flowed from
him in perfect torrent
He denounced the proposition 10 an
mex the Philippines as subyersive Of
every tradition dear 10 the American
heart In the past and the inauguration
Of a policy that would end in the down
fall Of the republic. lie said the ratid
cation Of the treaty would sound the
death knell Of all the efforts Of those
who were trying 10 prevent the country
from rushing on 81 suicide and declared
II he were O senator be- would rot In his
seat before it should d. ratified He de-
nounced the president % the -lavish fol.
lower Of public opinion. but warned him
that the tide would recedc and the voice
Of the people would In time rebuke him.
Members stood in the aislcs ten deep
while be was speaking, but he tried to
stop the applause which continually
broke out from the Democratic side. For
almost two hours his words poured
forth
Mr. Deliver came 10 the defense Of
the president One Of the idllest and
perhaps the most eloquent debates Of
the house In his reply set the Republi.
cans wild with cnthuism. Hodescribed
how the president had bccn fairly driven
into the war by those who now sought
10 embarrass him before peace was de-.
tiniiely obtained and his culogy Of the
president patiently meeting all the per
picking problems which bcset him ~ the
great events of the last year moved ON.
aroused his side and the gallcric. a.
cheers These rang ont again and again
when be- paid an eloquent tribute 10 Al.
miral Dewey. and broke into renewed
volume when he declared that the course
Of some members 40 both ends Of the
capital was almost treason.
The highest pitch Of excitement was
reached when Mr. johnson aud Mr Dol
liver got 20 close quarters toward the
end Of the latter speech Mr. johnson
pressed the defender Of the administra
ton 10 disclose the presidents ultimate
purpose regarding the Philippines, but
Mr. Deliver for some time adruitly
eyaded % direct response At last ho
contcnled himself by declaring this was
not the point at issue that the first
thing was 90 end the war by utifying
the treaty The future of the Philip
pine. WIS q question for the future. 70
was Ia every respect remarkable de-.
bate