The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-19
BACON BELIEVES
WITH FORAKER
|PAINES CELERY COMPOUND SUIT FOR $4,000 RA
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less possession. In this one respect We are
the most blessed Of any nation OF the
earth. Situated as we are and powerful
as we are, we need never engage in war
unless We voluntarily seek il Nhen We
cease to confine ourselves 10 our Own
hemisphere, when We undertake 10 NEEDLE
with the affairs of all the world, espeei-
ally when in so doing we surrender the
Monroe doctrine and consent 10 the inter-
meddIing of Europe in the affairs OF the
American hemisphere, then, indeed, VIII
this priceless immunity be gone forever
War seldom fails to claim its victims,
and the vacant places and broken homes
will find poor compensation in the ght-
ter and spIendor of a government power
full in the possession of vast empire.
paid for in the lives Of its citizens and
held at the price Of ever recurring wars
TAXES AND TRANSPORT SHIPS.
Mr.. Bacon discussed the question OF the
cost, civil and military, of keeping up a
colonial government in the Philippines,
that the vast expense must necessarily add
largely to the taxes imposed on the peo-
Die. and that the war tax would have
70 be continued indefinitely. as il would
be impossible to raise the increased
amount through tariff duties.
The great difficulty and danger Of trans
porting large bodies Of troops across the
Pacific in the face of hostile fleets was
also commented on by him
THE WEAKEST SPOT FIRST.
He also urged the point that the Phil
ippine islands, so far from being an ele-
ment of strength. would from their dis
lance necessarily be the weakest point If
they became a part Of the Unittd States:
that in case of war our enemy would
strike us there ust as We struck Spain
there, because it was her weakest point.
He concluded by urging that the Ameri-
can people had enough TO do in develop
ing their own country which, exclusive of
Alaska, was ample for a population OF
three hundred million, and in developing
our own resources there was enough to
task the energies and inspire the hopes OF
our people for centuries TO come.
Mr.. Bacon spoke for an hour and half
Mr.. White of California gave notice thai
on Monday next he would address the
senate on the Vest anti-expansion resolu-
ton.
CAF7FERY'S CANAL SUBSTITUTE.
The Nicaragua canal bill was laid before
the senate and the substitute for the pend
ing measure offered yesterday by Mr.
Caffery of Louisiana, was read.
Mr.. Caffery addressed the senate in sup
port of the substitute.
Mr.. White advocated the passage Of the
pending bill, although he favored the elm
instion Of the Maritime Canal company
from the project He thought that wheu
the senate sent the Morgan bill to the
house a decisive and most advantageous
step would have been taken toward the
construction of the enterprise.
Mr.. Clay of Georgia and Mr. Berry Of
Arkansas advocated the passage OF the
Morgan bill.
Mr. Caffery offered another amendment
the floor again, but he was ruled out OF
order.
MOTION TO KILL MORGAN BILL.
He then entered motion to indefinitely
postpone the Morgan bill, and upon that
motion addressed the senate.
Mr.. Thurston of Nebraska announced
that he would vote for the substitute Of
fered by Mr.. Caffery because he believed
the United States ought to construct the
canal without reference TO anybody else.
but in the event of the failure of the sub
stitute he would support the Morgan bill.
He thought the canal ought to be built,
and characterized it as the one great ma
tional necessity of our times.
In advocating the Morgan bill, Mr.. Haw-
ley of Connecticut said the canal must be
built; that it was an absolute necessity to
our present civilization.
Mr.. Hoar said the canal ought 10 be
built. and butt forthwith by this govern
ment He desired to put the question in
the hands of the president. He attached
little Importance TO the nature OF the bill
passed by the senate, as it would be re-
viewed in any event by the house.
Mr.. Rawlins of Utah opposed the Morgan
bill because, IL constructed. the canal
would be of no military or naval advan-
tage to the gifted States under the pro-
visions of the bill.
Mr.. Teller said he would vote for the
substitute offered by Mr.. Cafery, as he
believed there was a better prospect for
the construction Of the canal under the
Morgan bill He urged. however. that
congress wait until The vast engineering
difficulties presented by the canal were
solved before anything definite was done.
Mr.. Caffery then withdrew bis motion
for the indefinite postponement OF the Nor
san bill
CAFFERY BILL TABLED.
Mr.. Morgan then moved 20 lay the CAT
ferry substitute on the table. The motion
was carried-32 20 z. as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Bacon. Berry.
Chiffon. Cay. Davis. Deboe. Foraker. Gal
linger. German. Gray. Harris. Hawley.
Heltfeld. Jones Of Arkansas. kenny. Kyle.
Morgan. Nelson. Perkins, Pe,tus.
Platt of Connecticut. Platt OF New York.
Pritchsrd. Ross. Shoup. Simon. Sullivan.
Turner. White
Nays-Bste. Burrows. Csnery. Daniel.
Elkins. Fairbanks. Gear. Hanna. Hans
5rough. Hosr Lindsay. Lodge. NcEnery.
MCMILLAN. Mason. Money. Rss.ins Roach.
Te-lsr. Thurston. Tiiman. Tes--z
Mr. BACON's AMENDMENT.
Nj Bacon than offered ths following
amendment 70 the pending Morgan biI-
This provision q this act saal 10; be
operative nor any money paid 0ut tneregn-
der and The work % constructing said
canal snail not ~ proceeded Nth under
TIE same untI TIE governments q the re-
pubiIcs Of Nicaragua an Gotta Rsca con
sent % eliminate and ezpEnzs from fhs
concession - The Nlcaragus Canal zss9csa-
ton and % its transfers. articles = And =
u The same. and untE said amended cor
cessions snail secure 70 -he Unlres State
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