Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

was beautiful in thought and diction
He strongly upheld the policy of the al.
ministration and In connection there
with pictured so brilliantly commerce
and civilization moving hand in hand
Tor the happiness and uplifting of the
people of the Philippines as well a.
those of this country that the galleries
were swept by a storm OF applause
After Senator Turley had concluded
his speech on the Quay case. the Ha.
walian government bill was again
taken up but little progress was made
Senator Turley discussed the prece-
dents maintained from 1926 to the pres.
ent time and said that not one case
could be found in the supreme court in
Quay's support. After Senator Teller
ISL. rep, COLI had made an explana-
ton OF his vote in the Mantle case and
had declared his purpose to stand by
the senate's action in the Corbett case.
the Quay case was laid aside and con-
| Slderatlon of the Hawaiian government
| bill was resumed. Senator Butler
dem, n c. withdrew the postal say
ings bank amendment. Senator Pet
tigrew tsil rep, S. d. offered an
amendment providing that all contracts
for labor entered into since August II,
1898, should be declared null and void.
| The amendment was adopted
Washington, Feb. 27.-The general
debate on the Porto Rican tariff bill
closed in blaze of glory. The gal
ierles were banked to the very doors.
and every seat on the floor was filled
when the rival champions of the re-
spectve sides, Mr.. Doliver rep, Iowa.
and Mr.. Bailey (dem., Texas, made the
Closing arguments. Each spoke for
an hour and half. The speech of
Mr.. Bailey, devoted as it was almost
exclusively to legal phases Of the con-
troyersy, while profound and impress
slye, did not arouse the unbounded en-
thusiasm which swept galleries and
floors while Mr.. Doliver was speaking.
The lowan was at his best. and his wit,
eloquence and sarcasm in turn drew
salvos OF applause from his republican
associates Before these closing
speeches were made Mr.. Cannon (rep.,
ILL. chairman of the appropriations
committee, made an exceptionally eff
fectiye speech in support of the bill
while Messrs Carmack (dem.. Tenn
Clayton dem, Ala), Kleberg (dem..
Tex and Pearce and Dearmond (dem..
| 10 f,, ri
republican managers are now confident
that with the notifications agreed up
on at the conference the bill will COM
mand narrow majority. Turning di-
rectly to the bill Mr.. Cannon secuted
the cry that had been raised that trusts
had dictated it. He charged that both
the tobacco and sugar stored in Porto
Rico already were owned by sugar and
tobacco trusts. They had put forward
some natives as stool pigeons to beg
for free trade so that while the demo-
Gratis cried out against trusts they
would be voting for them. Continuing
Mr.. Cannon said: In my judgment
my democratic friends are not really
at heart opposed to this bill They
see that if this humane and proper
measure is passed and goes into effect
IL will tell all the country and all the
world that the American congress with
its American civilization, with its laws
and legislation, has power to be practi-
cal. Mr.. Bailey declared there was
involved in the bill question of law
and a question of morals. He made an
exhaustive argument against the con-
stitutionality OF the bill Mr. Dolliver
in closing for the majority said;
This bill is merely a temporary meas
ure TO provide revenue for Porto Rico.
Yet it has been magnifed in this de-
bate until it has been made to include
the whole problem Of government of all
territory acquired by the United States
by the treaty of Paris. The president
recomm@ nded that congress abolish all
duties on Porto Rican goods that the
Inhabitants of the stricken island m ght
rebuild their fallen fortunes and regeu-
crate their shattered industries. De-
spite the abuse heaped by the press up
on this bill I am prepered to show it
will do exactly what the president rec
commended should be done" MIR. Dol
liver declared that the sugar trust and
tobacco trust want free trade Syndi-
Gates had piled up the wharyes in San
Juan awaiting the rich harvest when
free trade came "He denounced in
scathing terms the man who would
seize such miserable opportunity to
harass the government for political
purposes, Yet such man, leaving his
uniform in Florida, FASTENED to Wash
ington 70 rally his supporters for the
ratification OF the treaty in order that
he might subsequently turn ii TO po-
litical account" In the heat and dust
OF the coming campaign. he said, the
moral characteristics of such a man
would not escape the attention Of the
American people. Bryan had advised
not that we should abandon the archi-
paI4po In which there was some sense