The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-31

idge's speech yesterday as marvellous, and

ldge's speech yesterday as marvellous, and
said:
when you get a genuine orator he Is
absolved from all rules of logic or common
sense. Uaughter). When ii is necessary
in the fervor of oratorical fiourishes TO
prove any proposition true or false, rules
of comomn sense and the decent observ-
ance of what is due TO others must not
stand in the way of maintaing my repu-
tation as an orator If Ii is necessary
must draw on my imagination for facts
and on my memory for fights of fancy as
Ovid Bolus did When an orator SPEAKS
he has right in the fervor of his oratory
here in the United States Senate In refer
ence to the Republicans and Democrats
and Popullsts and any other men who
may choose to take a seat here TO speak
of them as enemies TO the government He
has right to speak of them as opponents
of the government. The government in
his mind is me and my wife, my son John
and his wife, us four and no more
Uaughter).
Mr. President the Master once had TO
select a man to lead the children of Israel
out of Egypt and through the wilderness
of Canaan. He did not select an orator.
Uaughter.) No, he selected one of these
men from Iowa or Maine, and his name
was Moses. And he was a stubborn ma n,
zoo. Naughter) But Moses told his Mas
ter to His face that he could not do it,,
because he could not speak to the people.
And what was the reply? There is
Aaron, he speaks Well and they took
Aaron along, not in command-that was
not allowed; but they took him along as
kind of deputy. And when Moses, On
his Masters order, went up into the noun
| tain for the tables, the orator left In
charge had a golden calf framed Uaugh-
| teri and he put all the people down for
worshiping the golden calf. QAughter)
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than did in those days. But while Aaron
and his people were all down worshipin g
the golden CALF the man of God appeared
and he pulled out his sword and demanded
to know who was on the Lords side, and
the orator JUMPED up from his knees,
drew his sword and got on Moses side
and went 10 killing the Israelites along
with Moses.
"Ali these orators viii &c the same
| thing daughter 1.-THE last one OF them.
We saw an instance of it yesterday after
noon"
Morgan's Amendment Lost.
Consideration Of the amendment was
resumed The pending amendment was
that of Mr.. Morgan providing that the
United States in exchanging the Porto
Rican coins for United States money
should pay 100 cents instead of 60 cents
for each of the Porto Rican pesos. After
some discussion the amendment was de-
feated. u to SO. The committee amend
ment as to the exchange of money was
then adopted.
MrPettus offered as a substitute for sec
ton u a provision declaring that the
Constitution and laws of the United
States shall have the same force and ef-
feet in Porto Rico as in other territories
of the United States" 1t was defeated,
| 13 to 80.
Mr.. Lindsay of Kentucky offered an
| amendment striking out the provision in
section IS, that the governor should par
| ticipate in legislation 1t was not deemed
wise that the governor should be a part of
the legislative power of the island and
should al the same time have authority to
veto legislation. That, it was contended,
would make the governor an autocrat.
Mr. Foraker accepted the amendment.
| Mr.. Alien Offered an amendment, the
effect of which was to designate Porto
Rico as a territory OF the United States.
In the spirited colloquy that followed be-
tween Mr.. Foraker and Mr.. Allen, the
| latter declared his belief that there was
! some hidden purpose in providing this
! anomalous congressional government" -"
'T resent that charge" said Mr.. For
uker with evident feeling. II deny that
| there is any such thing The Senator
when he speaks so is without any war
| rant whatever. l do not know why the
Senator uses language which Is offensive
! and which l fear is intended to be So"
| Mr.. Allen disclaimed any reflection on
| Mr.. Foraker.
At 4:45 p. M, the Senate adjourned.
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