Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-06
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, February 6.
SENATE.


a memorial was read from the legis.
lature OF Nebraska requesting Senators
Thurston and Allen to support the
treaty.
Also one from the North Dakota
legislature, asking immediate action.
Mr.. Cullom, reported with amend
ments the agricultural appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Aliens resolution demanding the
same treatment for the Philippines a:
has been accorded Cuba was then cslled
up.
MIR. Allen stated that he would vote
to ratify the treaty but territorial
expansion he considered an eatirely
different thing. He read an extract re-
garding himself from a Washington
newspaper. If there was anything he
positively disliked it vas to be coddled
BY newspaper. He said DE and Mr..
German were friends and their rela.
tons had always b5en pleasant. He
considered Mr.. German an honest, con-
scientious man, but he could not follow
his leadership on public questions. He
was not the keeper Of the conscience or
opinions OF Col. Bryan, and disclaimed
that he represented him in the position
taken on this question.
Mr.. Allen paid Bryan the most glow
ing compliments, saying that he was
one of the greatest statesmen this couu-
try ever produced, and that he was
now the idol of the American people.
Bryan was not g. demagogue IS the
groundlings and tumble-bugs OF politics
would have the country to believe
Bryan would not sink bis principles
not even if he were to become Presi-
dent by doing so.
Mr.. Allen denied that he had ever
been in the doubtful list. AS soon as
the treaty came before the Senate he
announced his intention to vote for its
ratification.
NGr. Allen declared against acquiring
the Philippines, Porto Rico or Cuba,
He wanted all those islands to have
their independence and governments
of their own.
Mr.. Clay stated his reasons for vot-
ing with the majority. He said he pre-
ierred that there should be declara-
ton in advance in favor of the iude.
pendence OF both Cuba and The Philip
pines. He would, however, take no
backward step. He thought vote
should have been taken on the resolu-
tons.
Mr.. German complained that no
matter how severe The comments
OF the newspapers upon Senator'S,
the attacks found their way in,o
the Congressional Record. He re-
erred to Mr.. Aliens contributions this
morning. He opposed thu pending
treaty because he thought the new
scheme was traught with danger to the
American people. He cared nothing
for the Filipinos. He belonged to the
conservative democracy and did not
agree with Mr.. Allen in his political
views.
Mr. German havicg paused to hunt
paragraph in the Record. there came
from the public gallery an interruption.
4 man called out half dozen times,
"What do you IN 9an?" There was
general connection, but the doorkeep
ers hurried the man out of the cham Der
and took him to the Office of the police
captain Of the Capitol.
Mr. German took occasion to deny
that he had ever sought or was seeking
any higher political honors. The
height Of his ambition had been reach
ed when his own people OF Maryland
had given him three full terms in the
Senate, and he would retire with
no pangs or bitterness on the
4th of March. He made an earn
est plea for the rejection OF
the treaty and predicted that if the
United States tried to exercise perma
nent sovereignty over the Philippines
it would cost millions OF dollars to
maintain order there and the sacrifice
Of thousands of the finest young men
of the land.
Mr.. German also predicted that if
his government annexed the Philip.
pines it would rot be many years be-
lore hordes of Chinese would come to
he United States by first settling on
he islands. 1t was impossible to iden-
:ify them. 1t was unfair to the labor
ng man of America, and it would re-
luire an army of 100000 alone to guard |
he Philippines.
Mr.. Wolcott asked for FIVE minutes
n which TO reDiv TO MIR. Gormen hut |