The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-15
DEBATE HAD WIDE LATITUDE.
MANY SUBJECTS WE'RE DISCUSSED
IN THE HOUSE.

District of Columbia BAH Was Up,
but the Talk Was About Anything
EIsc-Adnmson Wants an Isthmian
CnnaI-COwherd of Mississippi Says
the Flag Must Not he Made IA Com
merciaI Asset-Rcply by BOuteIIe
of Illinois.
Washing ton, March 4.-The time for
general debate on the District of Column
bia appropriation bill, which was taken
up in the House to-day was occupied by
members in set speeches.
A resolution was adopted setting aside
alternate Fridays, except such as are de-
voted under the rules adopted last week
to pension legislation for the considera-
ton of private bills reported by the
Claims and War Claims Committee.
The House chen went into Committee
of the Whole to consider the District APP
preparation bill. on which general debate
closed yesterday.
Mr.. Grout of Vermont, in charge of the
bill, made a general explanation of its
provisions. The bill oArries $685. IT'S.
Mr.. Adamson of Georgia took advantage
of the latitude permitted in general de-
bate to deliver a lengthy argument in
favor of an isthmian canal.
Mr.. Cowherd of Missouri, in a speech
on the Philippine question, said the advo-
Gates Of Imperialism were actuated by two
motives-miltarism and commercial
greed He denied that jefferson was the
father of modern expansion, quoting ex-
tensively from Jeffersons writings to
show that Jefferson's motives in securing
the annexation of Louisiana was to avoid
embroiling the country in foreign wars in
the future. jefferson, he said, desired to
insure peace, modern eXpansionists court
ed foreign complications.
Flag Not IA Commercial Asset.
Mr. Chairman" concluded Mr.. Cow
herd, there was a time when we boosted
not of the money we could make, not
that yonder flag carried trade in it's wake
but that it carried liberty. To-day its
proud boast is that trade follows the
flag.
MIR. Chairman, 1 hope the day will
never come when any man can rise in any
land and point to yonder banner as a
commercial asset. (Applause) | trust, sir
that something still will survive of the
days when that banner floated above
Washington and his barefooted, bloody
patriots at Valley Forge; l trust some
thing still will live of the spirit that ami
mated them who upheld that banner
when they stood with stubborn old An
drew jackson at New Orleans. l trust
something of the life of liberty still per-
meates this nation that permeated the
followers Of yonder flag when they
marched with Grant on his stubborn ad-
vance to Richmond.
And, Mr.. Chairman, If the day ever
comes when that banner is nothing but
commercial asset, then, sir, every stripe
of white upon its folds should be dyed in
the blood of the men we killed and con.
quered, and from yonder ground of blue
you should take every star that repre-
sents an Independent state" applause
on the Democratic side).
Other Arguments Made.
Mr. Howard of Georgia discussed "the
open door" policy in the East and phases
of the Philippine problem.
Mr. Rucker of Missouri submitted an ar
gument in favor of constitutional amend
ment to the election of senator's by the
people He said that thirty-two states
were on record as favoring the popular
election of senators.
Mr. Boutelle of Illinois closed the debate
with brief reply to the argument of Mr.
Cowherd. He said that military glory
and commercial greed were as repugnant
to him as to the gentleman from Missouri
| He hoped and prayed that in dealing with
| the problems which confronted us we
would be guided by the highest motives
and that the blessings of the God of ma
| lions and the approval of all civilization
would rest upon us.
Al 4:50 D. m. the House adjourned.