The Portland daily press., 1900-01-30

MT. hcAf OF maB3cnueSu8 reHakueu bne
ut seranes Of the British consul a. very
serious "an attack In fact upon the
charsctsr Of United States Senator and
upon the American people" II seemed to
| him that 90 the matter had teen brought
| officialiy TO the attention Of the Senate Il
ought 20 he referred TO the committee on
foreign relations 20 that committee might
bring 10 10 the attention Of the President.
| He thought 10 might tie . proper ground
| for the revocation Of the British consult
exquatur and perhaps IL might properly
be made subject of representations 20
the governments Of Great Britain.
Mr.. Hoar then moved that the matter
DO referred to the com mittes on forsIg n
relations.
Continuing Mr.. Hoai expressed his re-
erst that Mr.. Mason had made his Inn
passionsd atsaok upon friendly natior.
II was quite natural that Mr.. Mason's
kindly sympsthies should to strongly
stirred he said BY the brave Beers strug-
Cling against grest empire but the SEN
ate was . part OF the diplomatic power Of
this government and II shoh utteranoes
were made here, he doubted the efficacy
OF any offers Of mediation that might be
made BY the Unitod States.
at does seem TO me-" said Mr.. Hoar,
"t, DO logical position to assume. 1
have hoped that the time would come
whea either mediation between Great
Britain and the TrAnsvasl should to
offered BY the government or that the
position Of the American people would bs
N ads go clear as TO bring about peace. 1
suppose the attitude Of the people Of the
United States toward those Of Great
britain is one almost Of attachment and
love-
Mr.. Hoar said that II Great Britain
were wrong In the present contest she
was regarded by patriotic people precisely
as they would regard their own govern
| ment II they were wrong. He did not be-
| lieve, he said. in the doctrine "my
country, right or wrong" and did not
think the people believed In 1t.
In brief speech Mr.. Lodge said that
about three years ago the Spanish minis
ter, esident In Washington. had made or
oattack on Senators. az regarded that at
tack" said Mr.. Lodge, ''as highly Inn
proper and called the attention Of the
Senate to IL.
"spain was then engaged In pressing
the life out Of Cuba, but that was not the
reason SPOKE. thought the attention
Of the Senate ought to be called to the
subject because l did not believe the
diplomatic or consular officials had Z
right to attack Senators In such q man
ner. have not changed my opinion.
1his IL q matter OF which We ought tc
take cognizance. 1t IL no better comini
Spanish minister"
Mr.. Mason replied briefly but so vehe'
mentiy to the points made BY Mr.. Hoar,
that MIR. Plstt of Connecticut. saids
az do not want to let this occasion PAST
without entering my protest against the
abuse Of free speech In the United States
Senate"
| The matter was then referred to the
committee ON foreign relations.
| The resolution OF Mr., Pettigrew Of
South Dakota, declaring food products
not to DO oontraband CT war. was then re-
| ferred to the committees on foreign REIN
tionA after brief speech by MIR. Petit
grew.
Mr.. Carter presented conferences re-
port on the census administration bill
and 1t was agreed to.
A joint resolution granting permission
for the creation In Washington OF a
mon ment in honor OF Samuel Hahpe-
mann, was passed.
At l. 80 p. m, Mr.. Tillman took the
floor and made a speech on the Philippine
question. 1t was Vigorous denuncintion
of the administration's Philippine policy.
de denied that the blood of the soldiers
In tbs Philippines was upon the heads of
those who opposed Imperialism. The
President Of the United States by nogoti-
ating the treaty Of peaos and "buying the
Philippines'' and those Senators who as
sist In ratification Of the treaty were re-
sponsible for the present war.
Mr.. Tiilman said that the United
States cannot govern any territory that
does not belong to the United States and
where our tag floats the constitution and
the principles Of the declaration Of indie
pendsnos must be In fore.
Mr.. Tillman said that heretofore, the
south had enjoyed the monopoly Of shoot
ing aud hanging men of the oolorsd race.
He asked II the Northern people had
grown envious and wanted TO emulate
their example. II Otis reports were oor-
rect, we had already done to death fifty
or sixty thousand Filipinos and in three
hundred years Spain did not spill half
that much blood. In consequence Mr..
Tillman protested against 1.-THE ooutinu-
anoe of this unholy war;"
The Senate at 8. Oh went into executive
session.
At the conclusion Of the executive ses-
sion, which was brief. the Senate re-
sumed legislative business. After the
passage Of two minor measures, the Sem
ate devoted twenty minutes to unobjscted
pension bills. Twenty three pension bill Q
were passed and then ct p. M, the Sem
ate adjourned.
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