The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-24
THE SENATE.

senator White spoke Against the
Folicy of Expansion.
washington, January 2s.--At the begin
Ming Of today's session of the senate a
resolution was passed changing the time
of the district courts of the Northern d.
vision OF the Eastern district OF Tonnes
see.
bill reported by the judiciary commit
tee providing for the attendance OF wit
nesses in matters pertaining to the court
of claims was passed.
Bills were passed authorizing the sec
retary of the interior to authorize the Ter
ritory OF Oklahoma to use certain build
ings at Fort Supply military reservation
as insane asylums; transferring the coun-
ty of Menard, Texas, from the Western to
tile Northern district of that State; spe-
cial urgency deficiency bill carrying $780,
000
Mr. White fCal). in accordance with
previous notice. addressed the senate on
the anti-expansion resolution offered by
Mr.. Vest (Mo.) In view of the resolution
of the California legislature to instruct
Mr.. White and his colleague, Mr.. Perkins,
how to vote on the policy Of expansion and
upon the pending peace treaty" the re-
marks of Mr.. White were regarded with
much interest. He was accorded careful
attention by bot his colleagues ON the
floor and by considerable audience in the
galleris.
Mr.. White sbokc not only on the Vest
resolutions, 1ut also to That offered by Mr.
Bacon (Ga)f declaring the inhabitants of
the Philippines entitled tolIberty and in
dependence.E Mr.. White took as texts for
his remark4 certain paragraphs from SUI
premc courb decisions, sentence from
President McKinley's Atlanta speech land
a paragraph from the report OF Admiral
Dewey to the navy department saying that
the PHILIPPINES we're as well qualified for
self government as the Cubans He said
he had Mp intention OF discussing the ques-
tion FROM legal standpoint, as such a
discussion would serve no useful purpose.
'.The views of senators OF eminent abl-
ity," said he, demonstrated the futiity
OF enaeavoring to secure accord on mat
pointE'
He said he denied the doctrine that
seeks to give this country Jurisdiction III
some cases and denied IT In others The
country. he said, was confronted today BY
IL
with which It had been confronted at am
tine before. While 1t might be ADMITTED
that we had the power to acquire foreigl
territory. whether we should do so depend
ed largely on the circumstances. He main
talned that the question presented wa
one purely OF policy. Shodid we take th
Philippines? he asked. Should We take !
feeds that would prove TO be seeds OF dis
solution OF our body polite? He though
mot and said he would endeavor to sho'
why We should not, for he believed II OIL
duty 10 see 10 II that our system wa
}kept free from all such contamination.
Mr.. White then referred to the pres
dents statement that the attitude OF n
United States towards the Philippines WI
TO be one OF benevolent assimilation.
Mr. Chandler IN. H.t interrupting NJ
White. said: "The other day when th
benevolent assimilation bugbear WAC raisf
before the senate took occasion to loo
~ the definition given by Mr.. Webster
| 'assimilation' II the senator Will perm
me. Il means q resemblance. Likeness
| but not necessarily amalsamation or al
sorption." After indicating lust what II
definition is, Mr.. Chandler said: 1T Is n
fair argument to SAY that the wol
| means absorption or to assume the pres
| dent used II In that sense"
| docs the senator speak for the pref
dent with authority inquired Mr.. Whit
"Doss he know what the president mea
when ne spoEo?'
"Undoubtediy," replied Mr.. chandie
blandiy "the president thinks a. do
he is a ylse man, and link he H. ~
president thinks we ought 20 bring the
| people into 4 reasonable likeneHs . :
but not necessarily 10 Incorporate ths'