The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-23

OF tne lew uut IN tns causs u tno ut~Ay :
that the duty Of the United States does
not lie In the conquest OF orisntal people
but In the quest Of the happiness OF our
own"
Mr.. ..McCislian was frequently applauded
by his associates. Mr. Brantley Of
0eorgia spoke against the bill. He
polluted out that year had elapsed since
the treaty OF peace aud Jet Congress had
failed thus far TO lay down policy for
the Philippines. IL was this inac,ion by
Congress he said which spread uncertain
ty among the Filipinos and nsrved them
to further opposition. He declared that
the new Philippine commission could ac-
compiish nothing.
when Mr.. Grosvenor began speaking In
support of tho Porto Rioan bill hs had
well Tiled house. He said that any poiiti-
cal party or individual who took part In
ratifying and supporting the treaty with
spain was stopped from opposing any of
the legitimate effects Of that treaty.
When that treaty hung In the balan oe q
certein Nebraska COLONEL left his regi-
ment and came to Washington to aid In
securing ratification and he did innueno"
votes At critical junoture. So that Mr..
Grosvsnor raid II there was one man II
the country who should shoulder the re-
sponsibility for the treaty and its suooesd-
ing respons iiities that map:was william
]. Bryan OF braska.=
Mr.. q rosyenor said that the President
had performed lis constitutional duty In
presenting hi, yisws to Congress. since
then much official Information has been
subm tilted showing conclutively that 1t
was imperaiively necessary TO raj o money
for Porto Rioo In some way.
This Information had Teen so CON-
clufivs that views had changed both In
the Senate sn6 here and yisldinRIto 1t the
Ways and Means comm ittss brought for
ward this ILL belisving 1t to be the best
thing attI inabls for Porto Rico and for
th Is country. There was only one alter
native to this tariff measure and that was
to 60 down in our own pockets and np-
propii .te from the treasury enough to
sustain the island.
Mr.. Richardson Democrat Of Tennes-
see at this ppint asked: II understand
thns the gentleman holds that the Presi-
dent dill not understand the situation at
the time OF bis message. Now l ask bin
il the President understands the situation
at this 4 me''
MIR. Grcsvenor responded that he was
not the mouthli sos Of the President and
that MIR. Richardson question dii not
o:rrsotly represent what had been said.
He added. 81 think Know the President
reasonably wal, and speaking as an lodi.
: irSi and know ing all tt ings involved in
the situation here now think that moth
ing would live the Prefidsnt greater sor
row than the defeat OF this bill and the
turning over Of this house to the Demo-
cratic minority"
Taking up the bread right of Congress
to deal 18th the subject Mr.. Grosvenor
said Daniel Webster had been the trst to
ter. itory. And yet IL remained for q
Massaoh usetts mem Der of the House as
representative from Cam bridge. MIR. Nc
Call. to oan this right In question.
The reference to Cam bridge brought
Mr.. Moody Of Msssaoh usetts 10 his feet
with the statement that Harvard uniyer-
sity was on the side of the ways and
means majority.
"Who are on that sidef" asked MIR.
Litslefield of Maine.
"Prof. Langdell and Prof. Yhayer Of
Harvard answered Mr.. Moody.
Mr.. Grosvenor's di soussion Of the fiscal
and constitutional questions WAS varied
nv Good p.tured political rslIiery with
members across the aisle.
MIR. Grosvenor said In closing: ".B1t
we have got the Philippines on our hands
and l will tell you what we shall tell the
people of this country, my friends, II you
will listen to me now. We will say We
have acquired title to the Philippines and
Puerto Rico. We did not 60 after them
but they came to US and we could not
help ourselves.
"a gentleman went out into the orient
with little more power than ne naa au-
thority and the hrst thing we knsw' ne