The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-21
EXPANSION and THE CANAL.
so SUBJECTS OF DEBATE IN THE
SENATE YESTERDAY.
Heissa Makes an Elaborate speech
Sn the Cosssftusioaai Right -
Acquire Observation-Disclosures Hill

WASHINGTON. jar. as.--Tn the senate
ca~evy offered a concurrent resolution
ealing o. tie president for copies Of any
<snmruscx ton received By the slate de-
nsyfsent from the representatives or
sxsass Of tie so-cali%d Philippine republic,
.na Cor certain other information relative
ID the islara6s. The resolution wsnt over
caSey objection.
Allison sndeagorczs 80 secssre unanimous
ssosent for q vote On TIE Nicaragua canal
Hi nj ! o'clock today. bat t,sffrey objected
The house joint resolution r@appointsng
lanes Bangeii. 81 Michigan. regent Of the
saastbsonlan Institution. was passed.
ysssen then spoke upon the Vest anti
sxransson resolution His address was q
constitutional argument fayoring the right
al the United Sfates 10 acquire ard govern
foreign territory. He sat9 that IL was no
sag>r az unsettled question tia, this coarl-
Try had The power not oniy To acquire ter
Yfsosy by discovery. conquest or treaty, Du,
also 10 govern territory 80 acquired. That
question he said. had been settled by the
decision OF the supreme court and was
ecaresly longer open 10 debate. He re-
ferrrd 10 the territory that had been ae-
cnire9 IN the past By the United States
goYsrnnseM and declared that In no single
case had the people OF the territory ac-
CURED been consulted or their consent Sc
cured. In the two cases of Texas and Ha-
val, we had more nearly approached the
point OF consulting the inhabitants than
In any other. but even In these cases there
was bit shadow Of consultation In that
eg Hawaii less than 500 inila bitan.s had
been askea. for their consent 70 annexation
Precedents for Annexation
Ir the course OF bis debate he said the
eSstsution Was being made that the peopIe
OF the territory proposed 70 be acquired
were not 81 for citizenship In Our republic
Admitting that that contention was correct
Il Vas cutie as true that the people OF much
Tertiary hitherto acquired by this country
we're unfit for citizenship at the time the
sesv!iors was taken into the Union. Had
We spilled the reasoning that was now be-
ine advanced against the acquisition Of ter
rssafs the people OF Florida and the Louis.
iana territory when they were admitted
.sta the United Ststes could scarcely have
rsssed muster. as II Is well known tina,
they we're not fitted for citizenship.
Nelson then entered upon an elaborate
Constitutional argument, citing numerous
authorities IN support az his position He
mAatxined that the arguments that taxa
ton Without repre- sentation WAS tyranny
and nat governments derived their
tsr powers from the consent OF the gov-
sfasd Acre true only In a limited extent
~ RdSbfstA vi our sttEBtts ne SAID.
without direct representation. Women. nil
nors and imbecIles were without renreser-
safson in our government and had 10 bear
Their share Of taxation. They had In other
words 70 undergo the burdens 81 our gov
ssnmens without any voice n 10 control
10 response to question by Mason OF
In'nos. Nelson said that no man could
raihfuliy say thai fhs rights of English
msn had been deArroyea or even IN any
sense impaired by Great Bri.ains great
shsme Of colonization Further. replying
Mason. he declared that the tinted
ktates, eur own magnificent government
sas the product Of the colonization plans
" England and demanded to know whether
Jason would desire to bios ont that great
scrk az England What the people Of En-
rand have done. said ne, certainly the peo-
kef the United States could accomplish.
hieniss have not destroyed England
Hss Will they destroy U.s.
Eglman of South Carolina INTERRUPTED
xslson and referred 10 the contest between
sweden and Norway and the practical sew
france of their relations He Inquired why
he Sorwcgians AT home wanted liberty.
Willie those OF the United States isi not
desire 10 give liberty 10 the FiIipEnes
This reference 10 Nelson's Norwegian
birth aroused him
4 ans citizen az tn. United Statea.
Mr.. President ne replied 'T am not
representing either the people or the gov
eminent % Norway whose rights and lib
critics | am satisfied arc greater than
those Of the people OF South Carolina"
uaughfer)
tn his discussion OF the situation IN the
shii!prines. when Admiral Dewey ar
rived al Manila on the Enenorabf lat Of
May. Nelson pointed out that the island
sFs were In state 81 practical slavery
under The dominion OF Spain. Agninaiao
BAD abandoned them he said on the nay
a'eRt 10 him BY Spain 81 pAltry thirty
Pieces If silver which I'm this case was
70 De sso.eo. half OF which amount tho
hsi;rgent leader has already received
our duty Is IN protect the Ffllpinos
from the anarchy and desnot.sm that
'hr~assns them.
We are 10 give them a Just, free and
5000 government. and TO keep them out
y tae Clutches OF the great powers Of
tie earth
white Explains His Instructions
White or California arsse 20 question
g personal privilege relating ~ the az
ton OF the legislature % California In.
sFasilng the senators from that state tn
'ese for the ratification OF the peace
treaty lie read the legislative r.soIsl-
uoas and also the letter 20 his Republican
ss'sess'ie Perkins,, asking fer an expires
son - opinion. calling attention "a the
tact that the legislature was Republican
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