The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-17

| mr. Louue mower t0hA tne S9iutton
and tina one which be had offered as .
substitutes for 10 b, laid on the table In or
der that that offered by Mr.. Hosr be
adopted. Tho motion was agreed 10.
| The resolution introduced by Mr.. Hosr
was trsn submittsd 20 the Senst, with
an amendment offered by Mr. Lodge
10 which Mr.. Hoar had agreed. 1t was
a5ort {, bs passsd when Mr.. Pttt!grsw
offered an amendment calling for infor-
nation as TO all the Instructions which
the President had given the commits
sioners. who negotiated the treaty OF
Paris, together with the correspondence
between the President and the commits
sioners. Mr.. Davis. chairman Of the for
eign relations committse and one Of the
commissioners made the point Of order
again,t the amendment that 1t was exc
ortive business
President pro tom Frye who was him
self one OF the commissioners, overrulsd
the point because he said II was within
the discretion Of the Presidsnt whether
he should send the information to the
Senate or net.
"1hsp," raid Mr.. Davis. with much
feeling, "I desire to protest In the
strongest possible manner to public
discussion OF this amendment. Nothing
passed between the President and tbs
commissioners to which should raise
objection to publication. but there are
mattsrs which ought not to be made
public at this time. l find 1t difficult.
Mr.. President. to speak in the open SEN
| ats."
Mr.. Davis then moved that the Senate
proceed to confederation OF executive
business. This was agreed to. Ten min
utss latsr the Senate resumed business In
legislative session. Mr.. Davis moved
that the amendment offered by Mr.. Petit
grew be laid on the table. The motion
was carried Al to 20. Following is the
vote In detail;
| Yeas-Messrs. Aldrioh, Allison, Bur
rows. Baker, Carter. Chandler. Cullom,
Davis, Depew, Fair banks, Foster. Frye.
Gallinger. Hale, Hansbroush, Hawley,
Kean. Kyle. Lyndsay. Lodge, Mcbride.
MoLaurin, Mcmillan, Nelson, Perkins,
Psttus, Plat Of Connecticut, Plat OF
New York, Pritchard, Proctor, Quarles,
Ross. Scott, Sswell, 6houp, Simon,
Spooner, Stewart. Thurston, Wetmore.
Wolcott.-41.
Nay-Messrs. Bacon, Berry, Butler,
Gallery, Chiffon, Clay, CookreIl, Culber-
son, Heitfeld, Hoar. Jones VI Arkansss,
Martin, Money, Pettigrew, Saliafsrro,
Teller, Tillman, Turiey. Vest, yelling
ton.-20.
NJ Taltar ~ Eolorado cxpIoinsd that
he had voted against the motion because
the PresideDt had the power TO Send any
Communication to the Senate In seoret
because he believed that all attempts
to keep from the public information Of
the kind asked for by the resolution was
likely to create suspicion.
MIR. Hoar regarded the action OF the
majority as . most remarkable proceed-
ing.
Mr.. Spoaner Of Wisconsin. said: Tho
President has been perfectly frank with
us ON this matter and all Of us know
just what was done In respect to the
Paris treaty"
Mr.. Hale o. Maine, followed with u
brief statement in which he said: "The
result OF the negotiations OF the Paris
treaty was to my mind. calamitius."
The debate ON the resolution was
concluded by an earnest speech BY Mr..
Vest, Democrat Of Missouri. He said
he regarded 1t % very Unfortunate that
nothing could be said by the opponents
of the administratiou's policy In the
Philippines without calling forth an im-
putation Of improper motives. 1.-The
friends of the President" said MIR.
Vest, ''and am not his enemy-assume
that any remarks about the Paris treaty
or its negotiations. Is an attack upon the
adm inistration. This Is an unwarrant-
| ed assumption.
az hardly know how to characterize
the imputation that friends OF ARuina]-
| do On this floor are giving aid and COM
fort to the enemies Of this country con-
slider the discussion Of these resolutions
as of no consequence. II 10 like calling
In q skilled physician after the patient
| Ia dead"
Mr.. Vest said that ''no man could
make a stronger statement against the
policy of the administration In the Phil
| ippines" than the Senator from New Jer-
sey MIR. Sewell,) and he TOOK IL Tor
granted that nobody would call in ques-
tion his patriotism and loyalty. He cited
Mr.. Sewell's statement during the last
| Congress that he had gone to the Presi-
dent after the battle Of Manila and be-
sought him for Gods sake to withdraw
Dswey and his squadron and let the
Philippines alone.
| "Xhas was the position Of the Presi-
dsnt?" inquired Mr.. Vest. "Hs directed
the psacs commission to take one island
-Luzon-ani afterwards abandoned that
policy. He has since said the acquisition
of the islands was an act of Providence
that we could not leave them rs derslicts.
"Ths fact Is this whole question 10
inanebulous aud foggy condition.
ave have the bubonio plague added
to leprosy In hawaii. We have starva-
tion In Puerto Rioo; We have unrest and