Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-02-02

South American patriot He said
the argument had been advanced that
the United States had to be near at
hand to participate in the predicted
partition of China and proceeded to
say that this argument indicated a
disposition to grasp even more terri
tory than mas yet been taken.
Washington, Feb. 2.-The house has
entered upon the consideration of the
river and harbor bill Fifty of the IS
pages of the bill had been completed
when the house adjourned. The bill
appropriates directly about $12,500, 900
and authorizes contracts to the extent
of $1S,000,000 additional The general
debate was unusually brief. Its fea-
ture was a speech in opposition to the
bill by Mr.. Hepburn (rep., Ia.) who
has fought every river and harbor bnl
for the last six years.
| A favorable report on the Brosius
bill covering the financial features in
line with those recommended in the
presidents message was made by the
committee on banking and currency.
Washington, Feb. ga notable
speech ives made in the senate by Mr.
| Spocner (rep., Wis.,. He discussed
the question of expansion in all of its
phases and urged the ratification Of
the peace treaty as the best means OF
bringing the burning question home &C
the people themselves, who, he said
| could well be trusted on their sober
second thought to do that which would
be fair. just and generous towards the
inhabitants of the Philippine archipel-
ago. Mr.. Spooner said in part:
Il find no objections constitutional
in nature to the ratification of the
| pending treaty The senators from
Connecticut (Platt), Colorado (Tel-
ler). Ohio (Foraker) and Minnesota
(Nelson) have fully presented the
views on that point which l entertain
] If | held the view that the United
States could not within its constitu-
tional limitations acquire territory
which was not to be erected into
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acquisition of the Philippine islands
This Philippine proposition is one oil
the fruits of the war-to me one of the
bitter fruits. | can conceive of no cir
cumstances under which | could give
my consent to the admission of that
archipelago as state or as more than
one state of the American union.
He admitted that if we accept the Phil
| ippines the inhabitants would have the
right to come without hindrance to
this country. If ratification of the
treaty involved permanent dominion,
ne said, he would vote for it. But he
had not been able to find any half way
resting place between accepting the
cession and abandoning the islands to
their fate and this was not permissi-
BILE. The president, kind and generous
as he is, would not have to make a
treaty leaving the Philippine archipel-
ago to the lust, savagery and brutality
of the Spanish rule. To have attempt
ed this course would have been to in
augurate rule of anarchy" Mr.. Till
man read statements from the United
States officers showing the ability and
extent of the authority of Aguinaldo,
and saying, the treaty could only in
ject into this country another race
question which would certainly breed
war and bloodehed." Mr.. Hoar (rep.,
Mass.) quoted from authorities in sup
port of the contention that PHILIPPINES
would become citizens and be entitled
to all the rights and privileges as such
under the constitution. This view was
antagonized by Messrs. Plat (rep.,
Conn.,, Teller rep, COLI and Nelson
rep, Mimi.
Washington, Feb. 3.-The river ana
harbor bill, carrying slightly more
than s30,000,00O, passed the house by
vote of 100 to Z. This is the largest
majority any river and harbor bill has
ever obtained in the house. The bill
attracted little opposition and every eff
fort to amend it in any important par
ticular failed.
Mr.. Tawney (rep., Mimi introduced
a resolution providing that on Febru-
airy Is next and on that date hereafter
the United States flag on govern
ment buildings throughout the United
States shall be displayed at half mast
in commemoration of the destruction
of the battleehip Maine and the loss of
266 American lives in the harbor of
Havana
Washington, Feb. 4.-Most of the
time the house was consumed in
filibustering against the relief bills on
the private calendar. The filibuster
was finally successful and the house
adjourned without taking up the bills
The conference report on the diplo-
matic appropriation bill was adopted.
Washington, Feb. 4.-For more than
five hours the senate listened to argu-
ments in opposition to expansion anc
in OppOSiti0p to ratification of fba