The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-04

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hives Of the neope, we have abandoned the
faith OF the fathers for land. but we Will
abandon It all rather than forsake tha
political partisan doctrine and we are
saying on both sides Of this chamber =
those who have lived In tho permanu nj
government of tho Philippines that our
permanent Sovereignty there means the
taking into this country into competition
with our labor, products OF the people
there. we win abandon thi, kind Of ex-
pansiop"
AT the conclusion olMr, Mssons speech
Mr., Culberson lTeNas1 addreased the sem
ate in opposition TO tho psndlnsahll II
van his trst speech in rho senate, aud
was given an attentive hearlng particular
" by his democratic colleagues
The order for dfteen minute speeches
then went into effect.
Mr.. Clay (GoD addressed himself largely
to showing what he designed tie incnn
sEteacles Of the supporters al the pend.
ing bin The original meaufre he Ssid,
was dramatically opposed In It's provisions
TO the pending bill, providing. as Il did,
for a territorial form OF government 4.
WAS also in Eeeping with the presidents
message for the president had not only
declared for free trade, bu; he had also
taken position for territorial form
OF government. I'VE have been ton,
said MIR. Clav. -,hut tho president has
changed mis- nind, but az for myself, the
plesiden can have bpt one altitude"
He fec0gnlzod no mesiagh flom the
president that AIS moi Official, and there.
fore stll tegarded the president favorable
TO free trade with Puerto Rico regardless
OF the assurances OF s. uat5rs and tho
speaker OF the house. However the repub-
liean parry wAs making such rapid trans
formaticns that he did not feel justified IN
accepting ar. Dtpews suggestion 10 set
on The hand wagon. Indeed, II lid not
remain ~ ONE place Tong enough to permit
one TO get aboard, II 80 disposed
Mr. clay raid his objection to tho hill
was based on the TACT that II violated fan
damentHl principles and sacred pledges
and was the hrst step leading to untold
wrongs. He pronounced Speaker Hen.
derson's recent letter remarkable pro-
duction,k
Mr. Ross (vt.) said he thought free trade
should be established a. soon as possible
between the uuittd States and Puerto
Rico. He Thought the provision permit
ting some articles 10 Eater free and taxing
others wss UNFAIR, II not illegal. He
would, however. subordinate some Of his
opinions and vote for the measure
Mr.. Teller entered ms protest against
the pending bill He would vote againh,
a. not because II levied n duty on Puerto
Rican products. he did not object to thai
provision. but he did believe the people Of
the United States Ought 10 treat the poo
pie Of Puerto Rico as IL was proposed Is
treat those OF Cuba. He said a great deal
had been said about what we owe the
Puerto Ricans We owe them nothing"
he declared. This congress may fix the
status Of tho inhabitants OF the ISLAND,
and liz control over them In that respect
on Puerto Rican products. II we had a
colony We could give It's people either n
tariff or free trade
Mr., Bacon (Ga.) adyerted 10 what be
termed the evolution OF the pending BILL"
showing how 1t had developed from free
trade 70 a tariff measure. The provision
relating 20 the citizenship OF the people
had been likewise changed and upon the
enactment OF the pending measure they
were 10 be disappointed IN not becoming
citizens Of the United States When this
bill should pass 1t would be the first law
declaring that people for whom congress
had leglslated were not citizens OF the
United States. 1t was indeed historic
Mr.. Wellington (Md) opposed the meas
ure. but said nc had stood ready 20 sup.
port the bill first presented to the senate