Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-31

guage of the bill which covered any
foreign country or territory or part
thereof occupied by the United States"
The house also adopted a resolution
to allow the ways and means commit
tee to sit during the recess of congress
for the purpose of framing bill for
the reduction of war revenues andares
olution for sine die adjournment June
6. The democrats insisted that con-
gress should reduce the war taxes at
the present session but Nj, Payne. the
majority leader, said the treasury fig
ures showed that the refunding of
bonds now going on would practically
wipe out the surplus for this fiscal
year. He contended it would be unsafe
to reduce taxes at this time. Mr. Rich
ardson, minority leader. announced
that he was in favor of the total repeal
of The war tax on beer.
Washington, May 24-The duty Of
the United States towaro its island
possessions" was the subject of a
heated discussion in the senate again.
Soon after the body convened Sena-
tor Bacon (Ga.) began an extended
reply to the speech of Senator Plat,
delivered Wednesday. His speech was
largely supplemental to that which he
delivered several days ago, demanding
an investigation of Cuban financial af-
fairs. The remainder of the after
noon was occupied by Senator Spoon
er in concluding his speech on the
Philippine question. Many of his
statements were controverted by
Senators Allen (Neb) and Pettigrew
Is. d., and the controversy at times
became almost personal Senator
Spooner in resuming his speech
maintained the facts proved that an
attack upon the United States troops
was not only made by Aguinaldo but
had been long premeditated. He de-
clared that nobody but an anti-im-
perialist who by his words and actions
desired to dishonor his country and
make campaign capital in a presiden-
tial election could have so little of
good faith as to make the brutal
charge against the president that he
had been responsible for the precipi-
tation of hostilities." Continu-
ing the argument, Senator Spoon
err said there had been an at
tempt to make an issue of imperialism
where none actually existed. 1t was
done merely for political effect and to
obscure the political issue of 1896. The
issue had been employed by Bryan
and was being exploited by every
branch of the opposition to the repub-
lican party. After an explanation of
the bill under discussion, saying it
was merely a temporary measure to
indicate that congress was behind the
president in his effort to give a good
government to people seven thous-
and miles away, Senator Spooner said,
in conclusion:
The American people will stand
behind the American army wherever
it may be under our flag"
Right or wrong" interjected SEN
ator Pettigrew.
1T will be right" responded Sena-
tor Spooner, hotly. "But the
American people will determine
that question; not the
senator from South Dakota. We will
do what is generous and right. We
will give them good government, an
honest government. If we come upon
dishonest employee we send him to
the penitentiary. Then the day will
come when those people are enjoying
the blessings ., prosperity. content
ment and good government, when the
American people will grant them an
autonomous government; when we
have erected a government in Cuba
stable and strong; when we have con-
ferred the blessings of civil liberty up
on the people of Porto Rico; when we
have given to the Filipinos such a gov
eminent and such an administration
as they never dreamed of,-then we
shall nave worked our consummation
more gloriously and given a greater ex-
ample Of what liberty can do than has
ever before been seen in the history of
the world"
Washington, May 24.-rhe house
practically devoted eight hours to con-
sideration of the Alaskan civil govern
ment bill, but the progress was slow.
Washington, May 25.-The discus
sion OF the Spooner Philippine bill was
continued in the senate by Senator
Morgan (Ala.). On the general cues
ton of ownership and government by
the United States of the Philippine ISL
ands. he was in accord with Senator's
Spooner and Lodge, but regarded the
pending bill as unwise and dangerous
legislation because of the great power
1t placed in the hands of the president
He was satisfied, however, the measure
would not be passed by this congress
and declared it was being used as a foil
70 thrust aside the Nicaragua canal hill
senator Morgan made long argument
in StiDDOrt nf tha Mice.