Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-23
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WAsESGTos, January ..
SENATE.

4 bill waz passed providing fox the
attendance OF witnesses in the Court Of
Claims
After the routine business of the Sen
ate Waa disposed Of to-day Ar. White,
OF California, took the floor to make an
auti-eIpansion speech. He Rad 5eTe-
ral opinions OF eminent iurists OF con-
stitutional questions, and quoted liber-
ally from messages Of President Nc
Kinley, as well IS from his Atlanta
speech, bearing on the question. He
called attention 70 the declarations OF
the President that the Cubans and the
Filipinos are capable OF sslf-govern-
nent and that there was no intention
on the part OF the United States to deny
these people their liberties.
Mr. White then said ne wanted TO
d gcuss the question from the standpoint
OF policy.
Gr. White said he did not believe the
Filipino5 were f. 20 participate in our
own government. He favored letting
taem alone. They were OF different
habits and different religions and
were not valuable Or desirable col
league for u. L Is difficult to hsruon-
iZs all our differences at home. Nothing
but the intense patriotism OF the Ameri-
Gao could hold IL together. Ana yet il
| Is proposed, ne added. to bring ten mil
lions OF undesirable people within the
domain ofshe United States. They have
been demanding and will continue to
demand their freedom and their own
government. Mr.. White quoted from
President McKinley's letter 20 Secre-
sary Alger 10 which the former said the
policy towards the Filipinos should De
one OF benevolent assimilation" Mr.
White said that about one half the isl
ands had never been under the rule Of
Spain. The Spauiards were never able
TO conquer or control them. As TO trade
considerations Mr. White said the COM
merce TO be obtained would never DC
valuable in CON parison with the blood
and treasure requisite TO govern the
Philippines.
When Mr.. White concluded his
speech the Senate went into executive
session to consider the treaty with
Spain.
Just before Mr.. White finished Mr..
Teller interrupted to make the state
ment that ne believed the Fill
pinos would receive the same treat
ment that will be accorded the Cubanz.
Mr.. White then contended s.outly
that If that Tss the intention il was
/ the duty OF the Senate TO make the
declaration, and ne thought the bes.
way Of accomplishing it was to adop:
the resolutions OF Mr.. Bacon, recogniz
ing the independence Of the Philippine
Islands.
EoUsE.
Mr.. Gardiner Immediately after the
reading Of the journal, moved that the
present contract labor Law be so modi
lied as to include Hawaii in its scope.
Mr.. Brosins, after the proposition was
placed before the House. arose 10 &
question OF personal privilege TO eLcori-
ate the correspondent Of the Toledo,
o. Commercial. a paragraph from
that PAPER Was read az his request by
the clerk aud said substantially that
&c (bro5iusj earned his salary easier
than any other member OF the House,
because he 'slept most OF the time
Mr. Brosius said IF that il true,
! ! ought not 10 be here. Il implies that
! an ingensible TO my obligations and
my constituents ought to remove me- at
the next election if it be true. Here
and now l brand it as a wicked all
bare baseIess fabrication, cowardly
and brutal calumny. The correspon-
dents in Washington are, as q rule,
fair, honest and upright, but there are
two claszea here. The one have Just
named and the class, which like this
man, who psnned these lines, consists
of dastards. This latter class requires
neither genius nor industry to get along,
but ekes precarious livelihood by dis
honoring their noble calling. II this
man had been born beast he would
have been panther ifa bird, buz
card; if fan, a mudcat; Il reptile,
| lizard; if al insect, oedDug; but born
a nan. be can oulg be yillainou5 liar"
After Mr.. Brosius concluded his re
marks about the newspaper man who
wronged him, the House took up the
consideration OF bills for the District OF
Columbia, the day being set apart for
this purpose.
Mr.. Clarke introduced BIZ! pro7id.
ing that 40 persons living in or practic-
ing polygamy shall be allowed seat in
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