The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-19
Senator Bacon Speaks Against Holding
Possession Of the Philippines.
VOTING ON THE NICARAGUA CANAL Bill
CaHcry's and other Amendment. Ara
Voted Down-Opn osttion 10 Pn-
cific Cable Company.


OIL the orators of the senate and as he
save himself free rein. not combining him
SELF to notes, he spoke strongly and ef-
feetively. His peroration, in which he
pictured the horrors of some OF England :
methods of controlling her colonial sub
1ects, was beautiful and forcefu bit of
word painting.
Following Mir. Baron's speech the Mica.
| Tagua canal bill was taken up and re-
manned under consideration until O'clock.
amendmept after amendment was voted
aown and until almost Cne last minute
IL seemed likely that a vote on the meas
ure would be reached this evening but
Just as the final vote was about to b.
| called for MIR. Allison (Rcp.. Iowa) ex-
ploded bombshell under the bill by Of
fering an amendment providing that the
secretary OF the treasury should issue
bonds TO raise money With which to con-
| struct the canal
The friends of the measure then con-
scented to an adjournment.
AT the opening of tudays session of the
senate the chaplain, in his invocation, re-
| ferred eceingly to the death of John Rus
l sell Young, librarian of congress. Mr.
Young was referred to Us ''one esteemed
| by all who knew him and as one who "by
| toll had converted his endowmcats into
accomplishments
MIR. Davis, chairman of the committee
! on foreign relations, withdrew his no.
| tice given yesterday of au executive scs-
| sion today on account of the announced
speech OF Mr.. Bacon (Ga.l but gave no.
| tice that tomorrow at the conclusion of the
| speech of Mir. Turner tWash.) he would
| ask the senate to so into executive scs-
| sion.
| Mr.. Perkins tCal.) called up the resolu
| tions providing COR the admission 10 the
| naval academy as students OF Ricardo
| Yglesias of Costa Rica anG Alberto Vene-
| zueIa Montoya of Colombia
Mr.. Gear Iowa) moved to amend the
resolution with reference to young Ygle-
sias by adding the name of Oscar Deignan
of Iowa, one OF the Merrimac crew. but
later. at the request OF several senator's
Withdrew the amendment. Both resolu
tions were adopted.
A bill defining jurisdiction of the cir
cult district courts of the United States
in certain cases was passed.
Mr. Bacon (Ga) then called up his anti
expansion resolution. He spoke earnestly
in opposition to the retention of the Phil
ippines by the United States. When Mr..
Bacon referred TO the urgency of the
English press that the United States should
retain the Philippines and said that the
English motive was selfish, Mr.. Hawley
Conn inquired: rs 1t not possible that
the English motive is that II he United
States should Withdraw from the Philip
pines there might be a rush for their ac-
QUESTION by other nations as would bring
about a general war;
Suppose that it should so result" re-
piled Mr.. Bacon. Are we responsible for
the peace of Europe?'
'But England may be- suggested Mr..
Hawley
NJ uoor ,ntaripcted tho ranlrb fiat "A
much more patient and grave authority
than any English newspaper or oil OF Eng.
lish newspapers. VIZ. the iiarquis OF
Salisbury, the English premier, bad de-
clared concerning this crisis now AGED by
the United States that while England would
welcome the advent of America IS n world
power ii was a question OF 'oubt with him
whether such advent would be In the inter-
est of peace.
.'The object of England, resumed Mr..
Bacon, sis that II war shall come in the
cast. the United States may be drawn into
it, that she may have this county as an
ally. If that were true II would not be
confined TO the Orient. 1t will involve
every nation of the world
Mr.. Bacon spoke for an hour and IL
half and commanded the attention of the
senate and large audience in the gall
Ieries throughout.
The Nicaragua canal bill was laid before
ing of the measure offered yesterday by
Mr.. Caffery was read.
Mr. Gallery addressed the senate briefly
in support of the substitute.
Mr.. White advocated the passage Of the
pending bill, although he favored the elm
nation of the Maritime Canal company
from the project. He presented many ar
guments in support of the general canal
Iroiect. He thought shat whea the senate
sent the Morgan bill to the aulse decisive
and most advantageous ster would have
been taken toward the construction of the
enterprise
advocated the passage of the Morgan bill.
Mr.. Gallery. after addressing the senate
Tho second time under the fifteen- minute
rule. offered another amendment to his
substitute with view OF obtaining the
floor again. but was ruled on. Of order.
The senator then entered motion to
definitely postpone the Morgan bill and
upon that motion addressed the senate,
Mr.. Thurslon (Ncb,) am ounced that he
would vote for the substitute offered by
MIR. Cafferv because he believed the United
States ought to construct the canal with
out reference TO anybody else out in the
event OF the failure Of The substitute he
would support iiie Morgan hill. He
thought tho canal ough, 10 he built and
characterized il as the one great National
necessity OF our time He said II would
vastly increase our commercial power and
double the power of the American navy.
In advocating the Morgan bill Mr.. TIaw-
lev Comm said the canal must be built;
that 1t was an absolute necessity to our
present civilization
Mr.. Hoar said the canal ought 10 be built
and built forthwith by this government
He desired to put the question in the hands
~ the president. He attached little i'm
variance to the nature of the bill passed
by the senate as II would be reviewed In
any event by the house.
Mr.. Chiffon opposed the Gallery substi-
tute
h,il because II constructed the canal would
he Of no military or naval advantage TO
the United States under the provisions Of
the bill.
Mr.. Teller said he would vote for the
substitute offered by Mr.. Gallery. as he
believed there was a better prospect for
tbe construction OF the canal under tho
PROVISIONS OF the substitute than under
those OF the Morgan bill He urged. how
ever. that congress wait until the vast en-
pineering difficulties presented by the
canal we're solved before anything dehnite
was done.
Mr.. Caffery then Withdrew his motion for
the indefinite postponement Of the Morgan
bill