The record-union., 1899-01-19
The Georgian Delivers an Address
in the Senate
In Opposition TO United States Assuming
Sovereignty Over Philippines.
Allison Exp1odes Bomb Under the
Nicaraguan Canal Bill by Of
fering an Amendment Provid-
ing That the Secretary of the
Treasury Issue Bonds to Raise
Money to Construct the Water
way.


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WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S-The fea-
ture of to-day's session of the Senate
was speech delivered by Bacon CD
: of Georgia in support Of his resolutions
declaring that the United States should
not assume sovereignty over the Phil
ippine Islands. Bacon is one OF the ora
tors Of the Senate, and es he gave him
self free rein. not confining himself to
notes, he spoke strongly and effectually.
His peroration, in which ne pictured
The horrors Of some of England's meth
ods of controlling her colonial subjects,
was beautiful and forceful bit of word
painting.
Following Bacon's speech, the Nicara-
qua Canal bill was taken UP and re-
meined under discussion until s o'clock.
Amendment after amendment was
voted down, and until almost the last
mirute it seemed likely that vote on
the measure would be reached, but just
1s a final vote was about to be called
for. Allison R.) of Iowa exploded d
bomb under the bill by offering an
amendment providing that the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury should issue bonds
to raise money with which to construct
the canal.
The friends of the measure then con-
sented to an adjournment.
The Chaplain in his invocation re-
ferred feelingly to the death of John
Russell Young. Librarian of Congress.
Mr.. Young was referred to as lone es-
teemed by all who knew him. and as
yI,<, foil ho6 tQd h n
dowments into accomplishments.
Davis, Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations, withdrew his notice
gwen yesterday of an executive session
to-day on account of the announced
speech of Bacon, but gave notice that
tomorrow, at the conclusion of the
speech Of Turner of Washington, he
would ask the Senate to go into execu-
tive session.
Perkins of California called up the
resolutions providing for the admission
to the naval academy as students of
Ricardo Yglesias of Costa Rica and
Alberto Venezuela Monleya of Colom-
bia.
Greer of Iowa moved to amend the
resolution with reference to young
Yglesias by adding the name of Oscar
Deigman of Iowa, one of the Merrimac
heroes, but later, at the request of sew
,ral Senators, withdrew the amend
nent.
Both resolutions were adopted.
A bill defining the Jurisdiction of the
Circuit Courts of the United States in
certain cases was passed.
Bacon of Georgia then called up his
anti-expansion resolution, and spoke
on it. Bacon said in part:
"Of all the great Powers or the earth,
the Government of the United States is
the only one that contends for the right
Of the people in. elf-goveTnment- When
tf.ey abandon in practice this principe,
when they impose their dominion of an
unwilling people in the majestic march
OF free institutions, the hand upon the
great dial of the clock of the world
will have been set back hundred
years.
1T is incredible, nay, impossible, that
the liberty loving people of these United
States will consent that by power OF
arms the dominion of this Government
shall be enforced upon a people who
have owed US no allegiance-who are
struggling to be free"
Bacon quoted from the speeches OF
Senator Foraker the statement that it
was not the purpose to hold the Philip
pines permanently, and said:
IT am especially glad. to have the as
surance of the distinguished Senator
that of his own knowledga the posi-
tion thus stated by him is the position
Of the President of the United States.
IF that position can be assured as the
cne which this Government will take
and adhere to, there will be little diff
fl renee or contention between US. The
resolutions which I have introduced
end the adoption of which l am now
advocating, agree substantially with
tie position announced by the Senator
from Ohio.
sIf 1t is not our purpose to subject
The Philippine Islands to our dominion
If on the contrary it is our purpose al
.he proper time to recognize an inde-
nendent Government in those islands
md to leave them to the controi Of their
own pople so soon as proper settlement
can be had. and the proper guarantees
for the future can be assured, then such
n,,rnose ought to be avowed al once in
the most solemn and conclusive man
ner.'
Bacon declared there was nc diner
ence in the rights of the Cubans ano
Fllipinos. He said the alliance OF me
Americans with the Filipinos during tne
war put US under a strong morai op-
legation not to make peace with SPAN
which did not include in its terms the
sundering of the bonds which bound to
her the Philippine Islands" and con-
t.nued: Again we hear frequent ana
earnest assertions that it Is our duty
to see to it that European nations &c
not appropriate the Philippine Islands
Well, sir, I do not wish to see THESE
islands become the properly OF land
grabbing nations of Europe. wish and
hope to see the inhabitants OF the Phil
ippines a free and independent nation
They have the territory and the popula-
tion sufficient for nationality, and they
have shown their readiness to fight for
ffeir freedom. hope that by nesot1a-
tion or otherwise 1t may be arranged
vx,rv,o tho 1pa1:nR nations