The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-28

undertook to say that it proposed TO do
substantially what the President proposed
and desired In making the Recommendation
10 his annual message.
1t had been charged that the bill was
framed in favor of the trusts. AS matter
OF fact. he said TO them: We are
going to do a fairly good thing by you;
give up about $500 900 OF that money, and
see II spent on the hilisides of Porto HI o
building school houses for those poor peo-
ble.''
He discussed at length the effects of the
ratification of the Treaty OF Peace in view
of the contention that free trade must eX-
list between Manila and San Francisco III
that were true. said he, then the Uaited
States was shut out from participation in
the trade of the Orient. Referring to tfe
criticisms upon the ratification Of the
treaty. Mr.. Dolliyer alluded TO the former
Speaker Of the House. whose jests on tie
subjects we're accustomed to set the table
in a roar and the New England Senator.
whose patriotism and honesty none could
question. But whatever these might have
said they were at least 4 year too late
with their cri' icisms.
Taking on a serious vein. Mr.. Doliiver
said I'm his opinion, the time had come fer
plain speaking on the floor. Coming
through Philadelphia recently. he saw in
IN evening paper headlines an inch long.
Mckinley a Murderer" Scanning the
columns he found that somebody had
designated Mckinley by name as muir
derer This at the proceedings of an anti
inperialist meeting in that city on Wash
ingtou's Birthday. presided over by de I'd
men and its exercises conducted by mad
men.
Referring to the recent funeral of Cen
eral I-awton Mr. Deliver asked what II sht
had men to embitter the service Of such
soldiers rs it not disgrace to the
United States,' he continued, that that
soldier should hear messages Of crit
icism and discouragement until in almost
the very hour OF death. disheartened by
them, he should write the words: If l am
shot by Filipino bullet. il might as we'll
have come from one of my own men. for
the continuation Of the fighting here is due
10 reports sent out from America.
The speaker pleaded with men, whatever
their political faith. to put a stop to the
sending Of messages which filled the hearts
uf the soldiers with despair and those of
he enemy with good cheer.
Legal Brief Prepared.
Mr.. DolIiver said he would ask leave to
print the brief he had prepared upon the
legal phase of the question. saying that he
would content himself now with telling
where he got his ideas. They came from
Gouveneur. Morris, Calhoun. Webster. and
Benton He was reading from a letter by
Morris in 1903; in 1t he expressed the opin-
ion that when Canada and Louisiana came
into the possession of the United States
they would be governed as colonies.
Mr. Bailey-Will the gentleman read the
next sentence in the letter, or let me read
It?
Mr. Dolliver-I dislike to have a variety
In my remarks.
Mr. Bailey-It would rather spoil what
you said.
In conclusion. Hr DolIiver expressed his
times. the God who had guided our steps
as a nation from its infancy till now
would still reign supreme. He announced
his faith I'm God. in the American Republic,
and in his fellow-man, and with an elo-
quent tribute to President Mckinley he
closed.
The committee then arose. and at 5
o'clock the House took 4 recess until S
o'clock.
The discussion at the night session of
the House was something in the nature of
an ante-climax, but the occasion afforded
an opportunity to several Democrats to
formally express their opposition to the
bill. Brief speeches were made By Messrs.
Talbert OF South Carolina, Bellamy of
North Carolina. Denny of Maryland. Burke
o. Texas. Quarles of Virginia, Dougherty
of Missouri, Rixey of Virginia. Stokes OF
North Carolina. and Stephens. of Texas.
AT . O'Clock the House adjourned until
today