The times., 1899-02-12
SENATOR MASON
GROWS RESTIVE
He Says lie Is a Victim of
Senatorial Courtesy.
Action Wanted on the Resolution
of Senator McEnery.
Unanimous Consent Given That
Vote SHALL Re Taken Tues
dag at = o'clock.

Vote SHALL Re Taken Tues
du. at A: o'clock.
After nearly two hours vainly spent in
the Senate yesterday to secure an agree
ment as 10 time in which 10 vote on tAe
pending resolutions Of dee araticns in ref
crence TO TIE Philippines, in which many
Senators took part, Mr. Mason Of / linois
took the Ioor and delivered most seusa-
tional speech in favor Of Immediate action,
at the conclusion Of which he secured the
desired unanimous consent. setting tne
time at 2:30 next Tuesday when tie Me
Emery resolution will be taken up, and dis
posed of by q vote.
air Nason's speech was not begun until
the morning hour had been exhausted in
fruitless debate on this question, the b.
ginning Of which was by S>nato. Allen in
bringing Up his resolution reafiirmiBg the
Declaration OF independence, AID on waica
he ashe' an immediate vote. There
seemed to be general desire for \ vote
on this resolution, and many Senators eN-
pressed their willingness TO vote on al OF
the pending resolutions II they could b.
taken up al! together aEd disposed Of The
objection of Mr. Carter ana NT. Hawley,
however, blocked all eLorts in this dlroc-
tlon.
After the matter had gone over and the
legislative appropriation bill, in charge OF
Mr. Cullom. was laid before the Senate,
Mr.. Mason insisted on making his speech.
He took up 4 position in the centre ais c
Of the chamber and spoke for an hour in
the most sensational manner. He paced
The aisle and gcsticulatCd in the rlost vo-
lent manner, causing the persgiE1t'cn TO
stand out in great beads on his forehead.
lie declared he hai been imposed uPo1, asd
denounced senatorial courtesy as an e.u-
siye quantity. and means by wEica SEN
atars were deprived OF uaei- rights.
Al the outset Mir. Mason made a yigor-
Gus attack on Senator Hawley. vino had
made objections TO several resolutions pre-
yiously introduced by Mr. Mason. and who
had intcrposed an objection 20 e vote in the
present discussion. AIR. Mason carried the
Senate by storm, and al tle conclusion Of
mis- remarks the unanimous consent vas
given without muTmur.
Hr. Mnson's speech.
Mr Mason spoke in part as follows:
4 presume. at least ! hope, that no one
OF my colleagues is more susceptible TO
kind treatment than am, and l also sup
pose that ! interfere with the transaction
OF routine business with as great hesitancy
as any Senator here.
More than month ago | offered a sim
PIE resolution declaring that the just pow
ers OF government We're derived from the
consent of the governed, and that We did
not intend 10 govern an alien people by
force perpetually. / gave notice that /
should ask for vote upon that resolution.
and If / had pursued the tactics which are
common, and disregarded that thing which
you call senatorial courtesy, ! might have
had vote ere this.
Il have tried TO pursue the course that
one Senator owes some consideration to
his colleagues. have asked day after day
for 4 vote, doubling the propriety of the
Treaty, and anxious to do my duty for my
State and my country: still, when You
asked for a time to vote on the Treaty /
consented. / supposed it had been agreed
that some resolution declaring the policy
of this Government would be passed before
the vote on the Treaty.
Every suggestion have made has been
net by filings. When | asked for informa-
ton as 20 the health OF our troops in the
Philippines, and as TO the expenditure of
the money that went into this investment
the Senator from Connecticut CHawley) in
Withdrawing the objection which he had at
first made 10 the enquiry, sneeringly said
he had no respect for il, and today he an
nounces that he has no respect, and OBJ
1ects 10 the whole performance. as though
/, sir, were not his equal on this floor and
had little less consideration due me be-
cause have not sat here for years at the
head of great committee.
The Peer of Senator HawIey.
Il claim to be his peer. ! represent as
good State. and / claim the personal
privilege that / have go long waited for.
here and now.
Gentlemen say. and ! have had no op-
portunity 10 reply, that these people who
are seeking for independence in the Phil
ippines are 10 blame for this war l ques-
lion the motives OF no man and | shall
allow no man TO question mine"
Al this juncture Mr. Hawley came into
the chamber and said he had been called
out, but understood the Senator had men
TONED him in his remarks and asked to
have Mr.. Mason repeat what he had said
in thai connection.
Mr.. Mason reiterated his previous re-
marks, whereupon Mr.. Hawley disclaimed
having any disrespect for Mir. Mason per-
sOnally.
Mr. Mason-This is all satisfactory 10 me
u u IS TO the Senator. / was guilty of no
such performance. / am endcayoring to
discharge solemn obligation, and il
have TO take the floor and stay here until
The snow flies next winter ! am willing to
do it.
We are in war. We have shifted the
scenes OI action IN the war against Spain
10 war against insurgents who never did
Us any harm, and who six months ago were
our allies.
When the Money .yincIed.
The moment the money consideration
came into the Peace Treaty. that moment
the trouble began. The moment the Jingle
of silver and god was heard in Paris in
connection with the Treaty, that moment
the American people began to wonder aud
revolt.
We bought the right Of king in the
Philippines, and are proceeding to rule as
monarch. In Cuba, where we have pur-
sued the way Of the fathers there is peace
in the other islands where We have pursued
the way Of hell, there is war
/ say as a lawyer that we have no right
10 proceed there as We are doing but
Will discuss that point on Monday Tus sday
or Wednesday. They were our allies. bur
when they presented their petition here We
kicked them out They went TO Paris and
were turned out there and Yesterday.
when the rebel chief. as you call him
asked for the poor privilege of a confer
ence. without knowing what he had to ten
der. you refused even to hear his voice and
continued to burn his villages And vet
in this chamber you condemn the action of
Weyler along the same lines
The very gentlemen who have tried Ia
belittle the Filipinos. calling them chill
dren-half devil and half child.-boast
now the iOudest OF our victory over them
In discussing these resolutions am moi