The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-11
In HOUSE.
Debate on sundry
Civil Bill Concluded.
GILLETT'S SPEECH.
He Thinks Philippines Could
Never Be Americanized.

Washington, Feb. 1O-General de-
bate on the sundry civil appropriation
bill was concluded today. The speak
ers during the day touched a variety
Of topics, but, as a rule the debate
lacked spirit and interest.
Mr. Dockery of Missouri, who is at
the head Of the minority of the appro-
priations committee, reinforced Mr..
Cannon's figures of yesterday as to the
deficiency in the revenues.
Mr.. De Almond of Missouri Mr.. Gil
lette of Massachusetts and others dis
cussed the policy of expansion, and
Mr., Lentz of Ohio severely criticised
the administration for exercising Glenn
ency in the case of Gen Eagan.
The house, without preliminary bust
ness, went into the committee Of the
whole, and resumed consideration of
the sundry civil bill On Mr.. Cannon s
with this legislative day
Mr.. Dockery (dem.) of Missouri con-
graduated the country upon the state
ment made by Mr.. Cannon yesterday.
Had 1t been made earlier, he said the
country might have been saved many
millions of dollars. Mr., Dockery pro-
duced hgures to show that there was
already in sight a deficiency of $67,-
100000 for the next fiscal year. But this
was exclusive of the additional expen-
diture of $780, 900 involved in the ma
val personnel bill, the new ships to be
authorized in the naval appropriation
Dill. the Cuban claims. the $l1 900 900
Tor public grounds and enormous ex-
penditures involved in the Hanna
Payne subsidy bill, and the bill for
construction of the Nicaragua canal,
should either of these latter bills be
passed.
Mr.. De Almond (dem9 of Missouri.
speaking of the causes of the war. de-
clared that great injustice had been
done the speaker Of the House 1t was
said every day here that the speaker
mad been opposed to the war Yet he
declared, no solitary man in the coun-
try, no dozen men, in fact, had done
so much to make war inevitable, as the
speaker. He had suppressed debate
in the House. had stifed the senti-
ments and the consciences of members.
President Mckinley, if he had been
here, had not dared to do so much.
Mr.. Gillett (rep) Of Massachusetts
declared that he had rather pay 800
100000 to be honorably rid of the Phil
lppine islands than to pay SEQ 600, 900
to keep them. The islands could, in
his opinion, never be Americanized.
Our future lay in maintaining our old
ideals. II would be endangered by
stepping into this new field. Corrup-
ton and decentralization would creep in
and there could be no compromising adj
vantages. He believed that coaling
| station should be retained We could
secure all the trade advantages with
! out assuming responsibilities or incurr-
| ing risks.
| Mr.. Hepburn (rep.) of Iowa, chair
! man of the committee ON interstate and
| foreign commerce, created sometime
| of a sensation at the conclusion of Mr.
| Gillett's remarks by giving notice that
at the proper time, he would offer the
Nicaragua canal bill as an amendment
| to the sundry civil bill. He had beer
moved to take this course, he declared
| by the statement of Mr.. Cannon yes.
! terday, that the bill would rot be con.
| sidered at this session. Mr.. Hepburn
argued that the amendment would bt
in order and could properly be placed
upon the bill
Mr.. Lentz (dem.) of Ohio concluded
the debate for the day with denun.
citation of the president for committing
| the sentence of Commissary Gen. Ea
gan. He declared that Gen. Eagan':
attack upon Gen. Miles had no parable
| in military history. He had called Gen
Miles a liar for simply telling the truth
to which $4,000 private soldiers coulC
testify. The troops had been fed rot
ten beef, said Mr.. Lentz, and yet Gen
Eagan was to be suspended with pay
for six years, and then retired upoI
three-fourths pay, because he had de
nounced the truth as lie. He was t.
be rewarded for attacking Gen. Miles
With his pay during his suspension ant
calculating the length of mis- life ac
cording to recognized mortality tables
Gen. Eagan would draw $4,000 from
the treasury after he had been convict
ed by court martial Of a most heinou
offense against military discipline.
The committee then rose. Wednesday
February %, was set apart for payini
tribute to the memory of the late Sen
ator Morrill, At o'clock the hous
took a recess until o'clock, the eve