Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-23
|H01 WORDS N SENATE
spooner, Of Wisconsin, Defends Pres
ident Against the Pessimistic
Pettigrew, Of Dakota.
Declares Administration Has Taken
Only Patriotic Course Open
In Philippines.
Pettigrew Accuses Otis Of Falsify.
ing and Administration Of
Screening Him.

Screening Him.
Washington. May 22s.-In the senate
Mr.. Spooner. of Wisconsin.
made a notable speech in favor of his
bill providing that upon the suppress
sion of the insurrection in the Philip-
pines the government OF the islands
shall devolve upon the president until
such time as congress might direct
otherwise. Mr. Spooncr was almost too
i'll to stand. but he defended with char
acteristic Ngor and eoquence the poll
icy of the administration in the Philips,
pines, maintaining that no other poll
icy in the circumstances was possible
and that none other could have been
adopted without dishonor to the eoun-
try.
Late i'll the afternoon Senator Carter.
of Montana, presented the credentials
OF Senator Clark, Of that state They
will lie on the tabls Tor the pres mt.
Mr.. Wellington. of Maryland, pre-
sented the resolution adopted BY the
meeting held in this city on SUNDAY
evening last 10 welcoine the envoys
from the South African republics. He
gave notice that on Monday he WOULD
speak on the subject
Mr.: Platt OF Mem York, chairman OF
the committee on printing, presented a
report on its Investigation Of the prs
vatc5publica zion of Messages and Pa
pers Of the President
MIR. Galiinger inquired of MIR. l'latt if
his committee had taken action upon a
resolution he had Introduced providing
for the publication Of 10000 sets of the
Work.
Mi. Plat replied that no action had
been taken. as the adoption OF The rss
oluton would involve an expenditure
on the part of the government Of moro
Than S2oDooO.
Mr.. Gallinger said the cost OF the
work 10 the government was about 81
Was printing it sold il to the public at
s34 a set. He Thought an aTrang ement
ought to- be made 10 print the work
ana seils.t atgcoSt.
The report Of the committee was or
dered to be printed.
MIR. Allen offered a resolution re-
guessing the president 70 transmit TO
the senate TRANSACTIONS OF the cpnstitu-
tons of the south African republic and
the Orange Free state. Was adopted.
The resolution introduced yesterday
by Mr.. Kennedy, of Delaware, calling
upon the secretary of War for certain
Information regarding the situation of
our affairs in the Philippines and the
military operations in those Islands,
Was laid before the senate and after
some collpquy, objection being made to
matters Of ,ilraseology, a similar res :
solution introduced by Mir. Allen and re-
ported fAyprahiS from the committee
on military affairs Was substituted TO!
Mr.. kennedy's resolution. and after be-
ing slightly amended. Yves passed.
The resolution of MIR. Jones, of
Arkansas, directing the secretary Of
war TO make thorough Investigation
can Trust Company in Havana Is or
ganzation and its relations to this gov
eminent, Was adopted.
Mr. Spooner, of Wisconsin, then adj
dressed the senate on his billin rela-
ti4n to the suppression Of insurreetion
ia the Philippines. 1t provides that
when insurreetion shall have been
completely suppressed by the military
and naval forces of The United States
all military. civil and judicial powers
necessary 10 govern the said islands
until otherwise provided by congress
be vested in such person or persons as
1.-THE president of the United STATES
snail dirertfor maintaining and pro-
fecting the inhabitants Of said islands
# in the free enjoyment of their liberty
property and religion. Mr.. Spoonel
said he did not believe that the prob.
lens now presented TO this government
ware presented becausesit had devolvet
upon the Unified States to Chrstanizt
The world While ours was a mission,
:Gf.e t!!,e government K; 10:
missionary government.
We have problems of our own" De.
clared Mr.SSpooner. ..and cur first duty
people. In our acquisition of th.
4 Philippines there was no lust of EN-.
/ pire among the American people, no
in the senate. No people, he contin
3ucd. can give more convincing evi
dence of the highest devotion to lib
4 ertN than was given by the American
4 people when they demanded TIE With
! drawal of Spain from Cuba. ] did no
/ take kindly TO the acquisition of TIL,
philippines by the treaty of Paris ant
/ at one time. j think. I might have votet
against the treaty's ratification. Bu