Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-27
Delivers His First Speech in the
Senate This Session.
HE ADvOJATEs EXPANSION.
A. the Conclusion uessrs. Money 81
Missouri aud clinton OF Texas
esve soti.e Of speeches.

philadelphians protesting against any
aggressive action on the part " the
rd,nrnmcnt In the Philippine.
Mr.. spoonor CwiHD gave notice That
he would ON Wednesday ncNt addfcFf
the senate On the various resolutions
opposing annexation. and Mt. Rawlins
gave n like notice for Thursday ncNt
Mr. Mason dilsJ asked unanimouH
consent for a vote on his resolution de-
olaring u to be- the policy NJ the United
States not 20 attempt TO govern tho
people Of any other nation. next Fn-
day at O'Clock. and Mr.. Honr flr -
vote ON his resolution declaring that
the Filipinos ought 60 be free nnd ln'
dependent. but air. Carter 'MontJ OBJ
jccted TO both.
Mr.. Carter understood. hc said. that
the resolutions pending IN ~" senate
On the expansion question had J''n
presented AS texts upon which senators
would tase remarks. lie thought "
proper that the several resolutions lie
On the table until late In the session w
order That all who ~ desired might
submit remarks upon them.
showing evidence Of annoyance, w,
lIoar said:
Il desire 10 give notice that u We arr
not 10 have vote on the question pr'i-
scented by this resolution, a question
which IN Immediate aud practical. NH
keep my resolution or that Of the S"nh-
tor frum Illinois Mason besorc the
Nenate during every morning hour un-
III We obtain vote upon them"
mir. uallingcr OF New Hampshire In
tlmated that AIR. Iioar would encounter
some dlfiiculty In carfying out his plan
60 kccp ~. resolution before the hcnatc,
Mr.. Carter said he viewed With re-
rfct the irritation" Of Mt. iIoar. lie
thought II would be conceded that the
pending resolutions presented no great
VI Important questions Go the Amcti-
go iaunls OF congress. aa they We're
at best expressions only ~ the Senate.
lie pointed out the more important
business before the Senate ana urE"d
that the time OF the senate be- not
taken up with such pending mntterf.
The following resolution was OF.
fcfcd byMr. sullivan tMisH1 who asked
that II lie on the table
THAT the ratification ~ the pending
treaty with Spain shall In no wise de-
tcrmine the policy To- be pursued by
the United States In regard 10 the
Philippines nor shall II commit this
government TO u colonial policy. NOT II
II Intended 10 embarGSn tn. establish
ment Of "a stable independent govern
inent by the people of those islands,
Whenever conditions made such pro-
cecdlnan hopeful Of rucccrH and de-
rIfabi. results. After some parllA.
mentary rparrinR Mr.. Mason obtained
the floor and spoke briefly In advocacy
Of vote on his expansion resolution
lie said therr were people IN the Sen-
ate friendly TO the pending treaty who
desircd 10 give the friends Of his reno-
luton an oppertunity 10 express their
views BY their votes.
= taffta... s.fa. 49,. fei.uIie a.. s,ag f.aa.
luton" said Mr.. Mason, have not
been delaying III. treaty. " the
friends 81 the treaty think by refusing
10 aford w "a chance TO express our
selves and our opinions VIII gain
time and strength they must consider
the matter carefully. II ! cannot get
vote ON my resolution I shall con-
slider myself most unfairly treated.
We have never delayed the treaty
twenty -four hourr. I am ready To
vote ON Il now. hut / am anxious To
secure a vote first on my resolution"
Ancr waiting for nearly an hour for
an opportunity 60 speak Mr.. Plat ~.
", was recognized Tor his announced
speech bearing upon tho several rNpnn-
sion resolutions which had been Intro
duced. He spoke from notes and Ia a
clear resonant voice. lie was accorded
the closet ATTENTION by his colleagues
ON both sides Of the chamber ana BY
large audience Ia the galleries lie
raid
There has never been absent from
the floor OF the senate that clarH Of In
tcllect which has found In the cunatitu-
tlon It's warrant for opposing new
things. Nor N u new things only which
nre 80 r"Aolut-ly opposed In the name
Of the fathers, u II the old things with
new faces aH we'll. Here We have been
n whole century annoNing territory,
nnneSinE With "A club ot with n careHs
Just az the necessities demanded. and
yet senators are discovering Ia one nn-
other the most acute DISTRESS over what
they boldly describe ~ departure
from the honorcd traditions
mir. President. u was not the main
purpose OF the makers N the Conati.
tuition 10 noint out q way In accord
unre with which the problems OF GOV.
crnment wen" 10 be- solved. That pur-
pose. no doubt. was In their minds 10
some extent but To an extent which
must have had 10 boundaries defined IN
their own experience. Their main our
pose was 10 devise "a plan ~ govern
Incnt and not a. ordain policies and
where they SEEMED "a be- oriaininE poi.
lrica. WHORE they departed from the
main work ~ establishing the bodies
which together should form the gov
rrnineni ana ~ distributing 20 zach ~
particular functions they were doing
assembly. before their time ana conse-
lucntlytherotn has had 10 dn-they were
satisfying popular pteiudices ANA look
ms forward To the day when their
work would b. passed upon by minds
less trained than tltrlr nen In the con.
flderation NJ great principles and moro
subject than theirs To temporary ana
local prejudice I do not nltAnsto sug-
yeHt Mr.. President, thst such legisli-
tion A. does occur IN the Constitution
II any less binding upon MS because e.
was put there uH concession tn tho
sentiment ~ the hour but / du affirm
without hesitation, that the Inference
which we draw now frum such logif.
latlnn limiting The power uf tho rennr1l
government ana tondlng 10 render our
government less competent than other
governments, need 90 Doe drawn caro-
fully and need a. be- considered In the
light ~ the whole scheme Of Federal
authority. n " true that We are gov
frnment ~ limited powers but the
purpose Of The limitation was simply
10 reserve 20 tho people of the atutes
such ample power na would enable
them 10 determine their own AFFAIRS IN
their own way, such nnnifs, ! mean,
40 were not also tho nffnirH ~ the peo-
pie OF other states. ana II was not the
purpose Of such Limitation To hinder
the Federal government IN providing
AZ might seem host and wisest for the
general welfare Of the whole country,
1T " surprising, Mt President, how
often u has been necessary To make
his argument and 10 call attention u
these distinctions, ana yet suppose
the temptation N q natural one a.
make the phrase, a government Of