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would be hailed as the saviours of their

would be hailed as the SaTlourS OIL 1nelI
party.
At The night session, Messrs. Taloert,
Democrat, South Carolina; Bellamy,
Democrat. North Carolina; Denny, Dem
ocrat, Maryland Burke Democrat.
Texas; Quarles, Democrat, Virginia:
Dousherty, Democrat, Missouri; hixey,
Democrat, Virginia.; Stokes, Democrat,
South Carolina, and Stevens, Democrat,
Texas. spoke against the bill.
At 9 O clock the House adjourned.
In the Senate.
Before large attendance Of senators
and 4 notable Assem- blage of gallery spec
ia tors, Mr.. Depew, of New York deliver
ed a brilliant speech in the Senate to-day
on the Philippine question. His picture of
commerce and civiiiza ton proceeding
! hand-in-hand brought cut an applause
that swept over the chamber and through
the galleries and called forth a protest
from Mr.. Bacon, of Georgia, against such
demonstrations.
MIR. DElPEw's SPEECH.
Mr.. Depew said:
Mr. PresIdent.-In the wide range which
has been given to the discussion OIL me
Philippine subject, many questions have
been raised which, in my judgment. have
been settled by events.
Most of these questions are purely
academic. There are well-meanIng ana
honest people who gather every year IN
London and did last year In Boston. 10
protest against the beheading Of Charles
!. But Charles ]. was beheaded two
hundred and fifty years ago. 1t Is stu!
an academic discussion whether President
Lincoln had the right to coerce SOW
ereirn State. but the exercise OF that
right saved and re-created this Republic
and has made it the foremost power OIL
the world. There are constitutional law
ye,s and writer's upon public questions
who still discuss the power OF Abraham
Lincoln 10 issue the Emancipation Pro-
claanation but he did issue ii, slavery
was abolished and the blessings of the
act are enjoyed by owner and bond1nan
equally by the free States and by those
that were once known as the slave states
we are in the Philippines: We are there
TO stay by conquest and by treat! rights.
, All which Gprecedes the aratlflcation OF
the treaty by the Senate Of the United
! Staes is an academic question
have heard no one dispute the right
eousuess OF our war with SPAIN me
| contention is that, it having been Under
taken with the avowed purpose. and that
only. of freeing Cuba from intoierable
,,,,ression. The forces OF the United
States should have been concentrated IN
and aho,t the Island and When the
! srs,niards were expelled. our country
should have confined its efforts to the
establishment of Cuban Independence.
! When Dewey, before sailing from Hong
Kong. sent the commander OF the Petrol
I 10 Asutnaldo to secure alis services.
| Aguinaldo refused, saving that he had
| sold out, had taken Spain's money and
. was under obligation net to fight her
i any more: and 1t was not until after the
! bsittle Of Manila that he concluded to SO
! back on his bargain.
/ I think 1t viii be admitted that there
! was in the far east no one who could
] bind our Government to treaty ob1lga-
!, tons.
Only the President of the United States
1 could bind the country. and he only with
I. the subsequent assent of3the Senate, Only
] when war is progressing can the Conn
i marder IN Chief of the Army or the Adj
mira, OF the Navy make conamittal
which the President would be bound in
! any form to consider or respect. Admiral
Dewey alone had the power. and ht
most emphatically denies any consnittll
= whatever TO Aguinaldo for the independ-
j ence of his so-cal!ed government
The alleged soyernment, called here
5 the de facso government OF Aguinaldo,
rests rtson an equally fli,nsy basis
The destruction OF the Spanish fleet
in the tharbor OF Manila. the silercIng OF
/ the guns OF the forts, and the landing al