The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-17

the point. because, he said. 1t was within
TIE discretion Of the president Wheeler
he should send the information 10 the
senate or not
Then said Mr.. Davis, with much fesl-
Ing, II desire TO protest In the strongest
possible manner to a public discussion Of
this amendment. may say that nothing
passed between the president and the
commissioners to which | would raise OBJ
lection TO publication, but there are mat
tiers which ought not to be made public
al this time
On his motion the senate went into eS-
ecutive session. Ten minutes later the
doors wers opened and Mr. Davis move |
that the amendmert offered by Mr.. Petii-
grew be laid ON the table. The motion
was carried-4l to 20.
Following la the vote In detail:
YEAS-i1.
Aidrich NcIaurin,
Anderson, Mcmillan,
Baker. Nelson
Burrows, Perkins,
Carter. Pettus.
Chandler. Plat.
culiom. Plat (N. W,
DAYS. Pritchard.
Depew. Proctor.
Fairbanks. Quarles.
Foster, Ross.
FRYE. Scott,
Gallinger. sewell,
Hale, Shoup.
Hansbrough. simon,
Hawley, Spooner.
Keane Stewart,
Kyle, Thurston
Lindsy. wetmore.
Lodge. Wolcott.
Mcbride.
NAYs-ao.
Bacon. Jones tArk.)
Barry. Martin,
Butler Money.
Gallery. Pettigrew
Chiffon. Tallaferro,
Clay Teller.
Cockrell. Tilman,
Cuiberson. Turley.
Heitfeidt. Vest
Hoar Wellington
Mr.. Hoar regarded the action Of the ma
jority as remarkable proceeding.
Mr. Spooner (WisD said the president
had been perfectly frank with VS. on THE
matter and all of us knew lust What was
done in respect to the Paris treaty.
Mr. Hale tMe.1 followed with a brief
abatement in which he said; The result
OF the negotiation In Paris was. TO my
mind, eslSmi,ous
The deh1te on the resolution was colt
Guided by an earnest but brief spesch hy
Mr.. YES, Dem. MOI He regarded ii as
very unfavorsble that nothing could bf
SAID by the opponents OF she administra
tons policy IN the Philippines without
calling forth an mputation OF improper
motives. The friends Of the president e
said MI Vest. and ] am not his enemy
assume that any remarks made about tho
Paris treaty or IT'S negotiation Is an at
tack on the administration. This Is an
n ~ IN
ern tour the president said the whole
archipelago had fallen Ike a ripe apple
into our lap and we were bound o moel
our new duties as they were presented "a
ns. We are 10 leave them or we are a-
the junior senator from Indians Mr.
Beyerdge) so eloquentiy told us the
other day. trustees OF God to hold them
part OF our commission TO regenerite the
earth. | hardly know how 10 character.
lie the imputation that friends Of Agui
naldo on this floor are giving aid ant
comfort TO the enemies OF this country
have already said that ! consider the dis
eussion Of these resolutions as OF no con
seqGenee. 1t Is like calling in a skilled
physician after the patient a. dead
What is the position Of the PRESIDENT
inquired Mr. Vest. lie directed the peac
commission TO take one STANDARDIZATION
and afterward abandoned that policy. II
has since said the acquisition OF the Is
lhuuS Ndh an ACT OF fIONlOence-tuAt w
cluld not leave them as derelicts. Tn
fact Is. the whole question Is in a nehu
lous and foggy condition. | disclaIm MOI
any intention that my remarks should re
fleet upon my country. But I deny tn
right OF any man to muzZle me aud re
strain my right to express my opinion /
any way We have the hub0nic plagu
added TO leprosy in Hawaii; We HAY
starvation in Porto Rico. We have unre'
and disauet In Cuba and We have a wa
OF indefinite length in the Philippines.
is treason 10 say this 3"
In conclusion. referring to the Par
treaty Mr. Vest said when thai trea
was ratified by the senate OF the unit,
States every man who voted for n KIN
ihep that he voted for a war. Every se
stor knew then. as he knows now -
We were paying S20o00.o0N for war
the archipelago. th end Of which mig
come In a month or might not come
ten years. simply present for the be
eft OF the senate this propoSitiol =
We to keep quiet, retaining from ordina
criticism as to the conduct OF the wa
for fear that We are 10 be Denounced
allies Of Aguinaldo and opposed TO 4
authority OF our own countryq"'
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Vests spec
the currency bill was laid before the sc
ate and Mr.. McT.aurin fDem., S. ca a
dressed himself TO an amendment viii
he had offered 10 the pending measu
He advocated the repeal OF the Law plf
Ing tax on State circulation and perm
sion TO State banks 10 issue circulate
notes. He maintained that the inerel
OF the banking facilities would not h,
the South and West n provided accordI
20 the provisions OF the pending bill
would have each State regulate is o
domestic currency. both in volume a
kind,
At ait5 the senate went into execut
session and at ASS adjourned
MORMON MEMORIAL,