The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26

being filed with views more numerous
and more varied than the islands we had
captured from the. enemy.
He raised a laugh by an incidental ref
| erence to Mr.. Bailey as "the leader of
that portion of his party which would fol-
low his leadership"
1t was sorrowful and discouraging he
continued. that no sooner was the protocol
signed, when the nation needed il, and
the public safety demanded the support
of all, that there arose this bewildering
confusion of tongues If he supported the
President last April. he should have the
/ grace now, in the troubles that had arisen,
to meet the situation with generous so
| licitude, instead of anger and indignant
protests. Almost alone in this capacity.
| the President had begged and pleaded for
! time for a peaceable solution against those
who were using their influence to inhane
the passions of the hour against the re-
| source of diplomacy.
Insult to the President.
Those who We're then taking this side
! by the scruff of the neck and dragging us
into war" said he have much 40 learn
of the ethics, if not the etiquette, of states
manship." Great applause)
Mr.. Dolliver said he had heard the
! President Of the United States insulted
| twice on the floor of the House, once last
| session by a member from the Presidents
! own state NNlE+ l-GHlLJ. ne Edu nODeu
| that that insult would stand alone. To-
! day he had heard another WHEN the gem
tleman from Indiana asserted that the
| President slavishly followed public opin-
ion, that he slavishly found out what the
people wanted before he acted.
Internationally. said Mr. Dolliver, the
| gentleman from Indiana had paid to Will
lam Mckinley the tribute which a CRATE
full country had lovingly placed on the
grave of Abraham Lincoln,-that he stood
! by the millions of his couutrymen. The
| President was absolutely without respon-
sibility for the Spanish war. The initial
| responsibility rested with Congress and
the people.
Another Whack at Bailey.
Speaking of the passage of the war rev.
! enue bill he gain criticised Mr.. Bailey,
who, he said, voted with his following
against the bill because the ways and
means committee would not vote $l0O, 000,-
600 more. So sai1 he, he decided to vote
against the ball and feed the army on the
chaff of politics which the wind driveth
away" Oaughte).
! Referring to the and-eXpansion element,
Mr.. Dolliver characterized it as a quaint
combination of bewildered politicians and
| statesmen without constituencies who
were now proposing to direct the affairs
! of the nation
Their arguments and ammunition We're
| drawn he said from Gen Blanco himself.
| A heated passage between Mr.. Deliver
and Mr.. johnson occurred when the latter
| asked if the admnistra ton believed in
| the forcible annexation of the Philippines.
| Mr. Deliver sharply answered that he
did not speak for the President or the adj
ministration. When ne added a glowing
eulogy of the Preside At, who amidst the
perplexities of the noHr, was pressing
steadily forward with the inexorable
course of human events there was long
continued applause mingled with loud
shouts of approval;
No Excuse for Them.
When Mr.. johnson persisted in asking
an answer TO his questions MIR. Dolliver
waived him aside, and amid another out
burst of applause, declared thar the crisis
| of the hour was due to the almost trea-
sonable utterauces in this chamber and in
! the Senate chamber" There was some
excuse for the rioters at Madrid, but none
| for those who az home joined in reviling
their country and denouncng our peace
commissioners fqS Fhat they had done.
When Mir. johnson again demanded to
! know if Mr.. Dolliyer advocated the forci
bic annexation of the Philippines, he re-
| pied:
eff had my way I would take posses
sion of the entire Philippine group and es
tabHsh in Luzop q base. of operations, and
| from there scattering the benefcence of
our institutions. and holding that terri
! tory in trust for the civilization and adj
vancement of the world"
you have not answered the question:"
exclaimed Mr.. johnson. Answer on your
honor l call upon you, to the American
people
I'VE have not yet come to that question,
| and when we do we viii take care of it,
responded MIR. Deliver, amid derisive
laughter from the Democratic side and ap
! plause from the Republican.
Mr. johnson made a five-minute reply,
crbdcising the "glittering generalities" of
what had been said.
shrOuded in Mystery.
Mr.. johnson said it was impossible to
learn the policy Of the administration for,
he declared, the gentleman at the White
! House enshrouded himself in mystery, and
| the state dc apartment maintained the
| silence of the grave.
Mr. Doniver secured time for a final
| word declaring that he had not intended
| to answer the questions of Mr. johnson,
! but only to SHOW that my friends intel
! lectual faculties were growing obsolete"
The excitement subsidized somewhat af-
| ter Mr. Dolhyer closed He was followed
| by Mr. Lentz Democrat of Ohio. who OPP
| posed the bill During his remarks he de-
| MED Mr. Delivers statement that he had
| insul ted the President lie undertook to
! read statements made in the Senate sim
| liar to those he had made, but Mr.. Payne.
| Republican of New York who was in the
| chair, refused 40 allow him 20 do so, and
| Mr.. Lentz was finally compelled to take
| his seat for declining TO heed the chairs
| warning. He was however, soon allowed
| to proceed.
Al the conclusion of Mr.. Lentz's re-
| marks, the committee rose, and at $40 p
! M, the House recessed until p. m.
At the Night Session.
At the night session. Mr.. Crumpacker.
| Republican of Indiana, supported the bill
| and advocated annexation, but urged that
| the natives of the Philippines, in virtue of
| annexation, would become citizens of the
| United States. He bitterly opposed a CO.
| lonai system for outlying possessions.
Mr Rixey, Democrat of Virginia, OBJ
posed the bill standing army of 1000