Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-06

earth, and to adding nearly ten million
undesirable people 10 the population of
the country. He quoted freely from Su-
preme Court decisions to prove that the
United States should moi acquire the
Philippines either by conquest or ces
sion.
At p. M. the Nicaragua canal bill
was temporarily laid aside TO enable
Mr.. Gallery to conclude bis anti-ex-
pansion speech.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Marsh asked for unanimous con-
sent to the passage OF House bill II, 24S,
granting one month extra pay to the
volunteer soldiers ard officers OF the
late war when they are mustered OUT OF
service.
Mr.. B.iley asked information. l.
was explained that it allowed the men
to draw months pay and 90 home liz
stead OF granting them iurlough and
compelling them to report at tie END
of the time. The bill was passed with
out o dissenting voice and the House
took up the legislative and judicial
. appropriation bill, made a special order
OF the day on Thursday.
While considering the executive, legis
lative and judicial DILL the House went
into the com mittee of the whole.
General Bingham, chairman OF tbs
subcommittee having charge OF the ap-
preparation explained the measure At
length after which the members agreed
! to limit discussion on each side.
Mr.. Swanson made en- impas
stoned speech against expansion
during the discussion Of the
legislative appropriation bill. L
may not have another opportuni-
ly to speak OIL this subject" he cried,
land I'm going to speak on it now. |
stand for the old republic as against
the new system of imperialism and
conquest. The administration is pre-
pairing to make this government one OF
the vultures that are standing ready to
seize China; is intending to dethrone
Washington as our example, and make
Mckinley the priest and prophet. This
new system is blssphemy on the old
heroes, our forefathers. VINO fought to
be free; who fought against taxation
without representation, who fought for
their liberty and the liberty of their
descendants.
"We are preparing to establish a
military despotism over these new col
onies that is contrary to all the adages,
all the holy principles OF our republic.
If we take the Philippines, CUBA and
Porto Rico, we must take this corst-
ton with US and that constitution guar
antees all under its protecting erm lib
erty of thought and speech and citizen
ship in all that the term implies.
"If We annex the Philippines, we
must give them the same customs and
tariff laws that we have. We cannot
bar them out. Their natives will be as
good as we are under the constitution
and the nine millions OF Asiatics who
live there will be brought into direct
competition with the American laboreT.
I have no doubt that the coal trust and
the oil trust, the sugar trust and all
other trusts will be very glad to see
these islands come in that trey will be
enabled to hire their labor done
at five cents a day. Then what
will we see? We will see the vast i'm
perial army that we will create massed
against the American laborer when he
organizes to exclude the Asiatic serf'
that will be imported to take the bread
from bis mouth. Without eastern pos
sessions We would have no excuse to
enter that struggle
After Mr.. Swanson's speech the ap-
preparation bill, was taken up section
by section.
Mr.. Marsh introduced joint resolution in
the House authorizing the President TO ap-
point Luis Ygiesiss of Costa Rica. to West
Point. The young man is the son Of COSTA
Rica S president, who recently visited Wash
ington.
When tha. portion OF the appropriation bill
relating to legislative clerks was reached MIR.
Hartman said he understood that large por-
ton of the appropriation given 10 Congress
men for their clerks went into the pockets Of
the members
Mr.. Bingham raised an objection to the
amendment and was sustained.
Mr. Evans created stir by at emnting to
have eli the appropriation for the civil
service commission struck out. Hs said
he believed the operation OF tie civil service
law had zone far beyond the mark CT ginaIiy
intended and so Congress could not get az Il e
question Just at present in any other way, Re
believed the motion to cut of their So sries
H. no.