Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-04
Senator Daniel in Opposition
to Peace Treaty.
THE NAMES DEAD HEROES
After Brief speech by MT. Money. OF
ofHissisStppI, Virginfn's Senior
Senator Makes an Exhaustive Arr
gument Against Expansion. Cove
cring Every Point I'm the Consro"
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(By Telegraph to Virginia -Pilot)
Washington, Feb. 3.-For more than
five hours to-day the Senate listened to
arguments in opposition to expansion,
and in opposition to the ratification OF
the treaty Of peace. The speakers were
MIR Money (MississippD and Mr. Daniel
Nirgnia). The formers address was
comparatively brief. rs he did not en-
ter into the constitutional phases of
the question. Mr.. Daniel made an eS-
haustive argument, in which he cover
ed all tho points in the controversy.
His speech was Il brilliant oratorical
effort Throughout he received the
careful attention of Senators and many
auditors in the galleries. and at its
conclusion he was applauded warmly.
MONUMENT TO NAMES VICTIMS.
Mr.. Hale. chairman of the Naval Az
fairs Committee. favorably reported the
following joint resolution, and it was
adopted:
That the Secretary of the Navy is
IltltbN dHtllhllHtu 10 HIN tlcCSSu III
the Colon Cemetery at Havana, Cuba,
4 suitable granite monument to the
memory of the sailors and marines who
lost their lives by the explosion of the
United States steamship Maine. in the
harbor OF Havana. on the fifteenth day
Of February. 1895. and whose remains
are buried in that cemetery: and to
suitably inscribe and inclose such mon
ument: and the sum of ten thousand
dollars is appropriated for this pur-
pose"
ANTI-ENPANSIoN RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Harris (Nansas) offered the fol-,
lowing resolution. which he asked
might lie on the table:
THAT the United States hereby dis
claim any disposition or intention to
exercise permanent sovereignty. juris-
diction or control over the Philippine
islands, and assert their determination
when stable and independent gov
eminent shall have been erected there
in entitled TO recognition as such. to
transfer 10 said Government. upon
terms which shall be reasonable ana
just all rights secured under the ces-
sion by Spain; and to thcreupon leave
the Government and control OF the Is
lands to their people"
MIR. MONEY CONCESSION.
Mr. Money. in accordance with pre-
vious notice. began a discussion of the
expansion problem. He desired, he said,
To make certain concessions in Begin
ming. He conceded the right OF this
country to acquire by conquest or by
purchase or by any other method exer-
ciscd by any sovereign nation. terri
tory anywhere. but i'll "A case like that
now presented the treaty making pow
cr could act only within the limits OF
the constitution. Discussing the condl-
nf ma Nr Ia
clarcd that If they We're not fitted for
elf-covernmcnt they We're not fitted to
be citizens OF the United States. and
we would befTor leave them 10 their
own devices. that they might work out
their own destiny.
MANILA BATTLE UNNECESSARY.
Mr.. Money denied that the battle of
Manila was in any way necessary. He
told how AGunaldo had offered his SER
vices 10 the United States officials and
then paid a high tribute 10 the Filipino
leader, earnestly defending him against
the charges that had been made against
him. Mr.. Money claimed that AS soon
as the treaty should be ratified every
one of the inhabitants of the Philip
pines would become citizens of the
United States, not entitled TO vote, but
Still citizens under the constitution He
hid understood he said i+AAtthe Pres
ident and his cabinet were awaiting
only The Adjournment OF Congress TO
arrange a government for the Philip
pines. He suggested that II the treaty
were defeated an arrangement could
be made with Spain by which she
would evacuate the Philippines and
turn them over To their inhabitants.
VIRGINIA'S ELOQUENT SENATOR.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Moneys re-
marks. Mr. Daniel. Virginia. took the
floor to address the Senate on the Vest
resolution.
TO day" he said I'VE are the United
states Of America. To- mOrrow, if a GER
tain treaty now pending before this
body be ratified. we will be the United
States of America and Asia" 1t Is Sc
riously proposed. said he. that we take
to this country large and miscellan-
eous assortment Of Asiatlc islands and
TO make citizens with all the rights or
inhabitants OF territories of the United
States the large and varied assortment
Of Asiatics. Mongoians. Malays and
Negroes who inhabit them.