The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-02
CLOSE CALL.
Vote Nearly Taken
on Resolutions
ABOUT TREATY.
Whole Question Left Sus-
pended in the Air.

Washington, Feb. 1.--Fer few min
utes in the Senate this afternoon it
seemed that vote might be taken
on one or more of the resolutions re-
lating to expansion that are pending
before that body. An unusually large
attendance of republican senators was
present, all of them having been no.
titled to be present in the event of a
critical vote on the pending question.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia had called up
his resolution and Mr.. Chandler of New
Hampshire had withdrawn his motion
TO refer them to the cJmmittee on for
elgn relations. Mr.. Sullivan of Mis-
sissippi had entered e motion to sub
stltute his resolution for those of Mr..
Bacon, while Mr.. Davis, chairman of
foreign relations committee, had an
nounced that he was willing that a vote
should be taken Immediately. AS it
was evident, however, that a vote on
the resolutions and amendments could
not be taken before O'clock, the hour
fixed by unanimous consent for the
senate to go into executive session
Mr.. Bach asked for unanimous con-
sent that vote be taken at 1890 to-
morrow. To this request, Mr.. Carter
OF Montana objected and the whole
question was left suspended in the air.
Mr.. RaWlins of Utah addressed the
Senate upon the Vest anti-expansion
resolution, devoting the greater part
OF his time to a defense of his posi-
ton that the constitution applies as
we'll to people of our territories as TO
those of the states.
After the credentials OF Clarence d.
Clark, the recently elected senator
from wyoming Were presented and
filed, Mr.. Lindsay Of Kentucky offered
the following joint resolution:
That the acquisition by the United
states through conquest, treaty or 9TH
erWise of territory not adjacent to and
geographically part OF the continent of
North America, carries with it no con-
stitutional or moral obligation to ad-
NIT said territory or any portion there
OF into the federal union as a state or
states.
That it is against the policy. tradi-
tons and interests of the American
people to admit states erected out of
such non-American territories or por-
lions thereof into our Union of Amer
lean states.
That the United States accept from
Spain the cesSion Of the Philippine is
lands, with the hopa that the people of
those Islands may demonstrate their
capacity to establish and maintain q
stable government capable of enforcing
law and order at home, and of dis
charging the international obligations
resting on separate and independent
states, and with no exception or desire
OF permanently holding those islands as
colonies or subject provinces or of COM
pelllng their people against their con-
sent to submit to the authority of the
United States, after they shall demon
strate their capacity of self-goverls.
ment, as herein defined, the government
Oh the United States to be the judge of
such capacity"
This resolution was laid on the table.
Mr.. Rawlins of Utah then addressed
the Senate on the anti-expansion reso-
luton Of Mr.. Vest. The senator at the
outset asked the questions: What do
we want the Philippine islands for? Do
we want them to furnish homes for our
people! NO. Do we want them to furnish
an outlet for our surplus labor? Do we
want them TO add wholesome element
TO our population that our sons ma find
wives and our daughters, HUSBANDS ?
The bHghting curse of the Almighty
would rest upon such miscegenation.
DO we want them in order to practice
upon their inhabitants the same arts of
philantrophy which applied to the an
original inhabitants CT this continent
nave led TO their determination? HUI
mainly says no.
DO we want them in order to send
there swarms OF Office holders, CARPET
oaggers to riot among them like sliInv
worms eating out their substance? All.
tneres the rub. But for this, this per
pleHlng problem would today be serious
~ confronting the American people
we cannot afford to go even half wav
down to the Asiatic level in order Ia
proportionately uplift their civiliza tion
we nave enacted laws which stand like
cnerunlm with flaming sword at the
gateWays of the republic to drive back
the hordes of the dark and degenerate
races OF the east lest they might. enter
INTO ERECT and degrade us
AT the conclusion of Mr. Rawlins'
speech, the Bacon resolution was laid
before the Senate. After some debate
MI Chandler of New Hampshire with
drew his motion to refer the resolutions
70 the committee on foreign relations.
Mr.. sullivan of Mississippi then Of
tered the following resolution as a sinh
stltute to the Bacon resolution:
Ihat the ratification of the pending
treaty with Spain shall nowise deter.
mine the policy to be pursued by the
United States In regard to the Philin-
pines nor shall it commit this govern
ment TO colonial policy: nor is If in
tended to embarrass the establishment
OF a stable, independent government nv
the people of those islands. Whenever
conditions make such proceedings
hopeful of success and desirable re-
Suits
AS it was evident that the vote could
not be taken before 2 O'clock the tive
agreed upon for executive session. Mr.
Bacon asked unanimous consent that
the resolutions and amendments there
to be voted upon Immediately uDon tha
conclusion of the morning business to-
morrow.
Mr.. Carter said that while it was NOT
his purpose to endeavor to prevent a
vote on the Bacon resolution or anv
resolution offered. he felt 1t would he
diScourteouS to the senator from Wis
consin CMr. Spooner) to take a vote
upon resolutions upon which he had
announced his purpose to speak, in adj
vance of his argument.
Unless some satisfactory arrange
ment was made with Mr.. Spooner, he
would feel constrained to object.
The chair construed this as an OBJ
lection, and the effort to obtain a vote
! on the resolutions failed
| AT 2.O5 p. m. the Senate. on motion
of Mr. Davis. went into executive SEES
sion, and at 5.25 o'clock the Senate ad-
journed.