Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-30
Senator Pettus Ridicules an Associ-
ate's Speech.
GENERAL TOPIC At TIE CAPITOL
Porto Rican Bill Was Under Dis
cussion.
MIR. PROCTOR SPEAKS

For the relief of the heirs of Lawrence
d. Bailey.
Ratifying an appropriation by the legisia-
ture of Oklahoma out of the Morrill, fund
for the use of the University at Langston
for eolored students.
Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior
to issue patent to the city of FL Reno, Okla
homa for cemetery purposes.
To pay VIM. H. Wanamaker $4,000 which
he forfeited as surety of Gideon W. Marsh
resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Jones (Ark) directing the Secretary of War
to send to the Senate copy of the proceed
ings of the court of inquiry called to In
vestigate the commissary department OF
the army was passed
Mr. Spooner gave notice that he would
address the Senate next Monday on the
Porto Rican bill.
Porto Rican Bill Taken Up.
Consideration Of the Porto Rican bill was
resumed at the conclusion of the routine
business, Mr.. Proctor CVt) addressing the
Senate. He spoke as an unalterable advo-
cate of the policy of free trade between the
island and the United States and was &C
corded close attention on both sides of the
chamber. His remarks will be found in
another column.
Mr.. Pettus Addresses the Senate.
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Mr. Pettus (Ala-l addressed the Senate on
some of the constitutional phases presented
by the Porto Rican bill.
II will attempt to show said Mr.. Pet
tus how a majority of this Senate has
quit the public road-the road pointed out
by the law of the land-and also show
what the result of it will be.
In discussing this question we will get
back to the very foundations. The great
error of those in the majority here is that
they in violation of all our notions of
Justice and common sense They take their
departure in the sense that the United
States is sovereign as some European ma
tons are soyereigns. 1t is not so and can
never be.
I'VE are governed in our relations with
these territories by the law of nations so
far it Is applicable. The idea is
that when territory is coded to nation
that nation cannot necessarily exercise the
powers Of its former owners. 1t must
ercise sway in accordance with its own
limitations. When We took these islands
We took them with the limitations of ex-
ercisinS only such power over them as was
possible in The conditions of the United
States
tnusual Scene in the Senate.
scene took place in the Senate later
such as has seldom been equaled. The
m1st surprising thing in relation to this in
cident was that from the most sedate man
in the Senate there came a volume of ridi-
cule that caused every senator to be con-
vulsed with laughter, while in the galleries
people became almost hysterical.
The debate was progressing slowly on the
Porto Gcan bill when Senator Pettus was
speaking on that subject Toward the close
ri his address he referred to ''our great
orator, ana paid his compliments TO this
orator in words of quiet ridicule. OF
course. he did not call the name of the
senator 10 whom he referred but from the
first moment Of this reference every one
recognized that his remarks referred to
Senator Beveridge of Indiana
Mr. Beveridge is, with the exception of
Senator Butler of North Carolina the
Youngest member of the United States Sem
ate. while Senator Pettus. having passed
four-Scorr years. may be termed the father
Of the Senate. Since he has been in the
Senate he has been known a very sedate
and quiet man, given TO serious discussion
and there has been little that he has said
!" Indicate any flow of humor that he might
possess. For this reason his remarks in re-
gard I" oratory in the Senate were received
with unusual attention and created unu-
Sual merriment
Senator Pettus had lust concluded a dis
cusston with Mr.. GaIlinger
We had a wonderful defamation yes
terday- said Senator Pettus. from our
great oratOr-UOnderful. II was marvellous
IN all i'll parts. 1t was marvellous that
ddrr say such thing has never been
heard of in the United States before
NE President. when you get a genuine
rules Of logic or common sense. UaughterD
W hen il is necessary in the fervor OF
"ratorical fourishes TO prove any PROPOSE
ton true or false, rules of common sense
and rules of a decent observance of what
Is due to others must not stand in the way
Of maintaining my reputation as a great
orator ii Will not do If it is necessary.
must break down the ideas of an observant
or what the senator characterized as the
best policy. If it is necessary. l must draw
on my imagination for my facts and on
my memory for my flights of fancy, as
Ovid EOluS
When an orator speaks he has a right
I" say here i'll the United States Senate
IN reference TO the republicans and the
ueTnlcTats and the populists and any other
man VINO may choose TO take seat here
he has 4 right in the fervor of his oratory
to speak OF them as enemies to the gov
Trnment- He has right to speak of them
as opponents OF the government. The gov
eminent. in his mind is me and my wife.
my son John and his wife. US four and no
more stdughter).
Mr.. President l was amazed ar thu.
Speech l heard one that went off in that
direction before. Oh l tell YOU that the
senior or junior senator from Iowa. do
NOT know Whlch-and the senior or Junior
senator from Maine-I do not know which
VIII have To AXE some action in reference
10 tHst orator. There is no doubt about
thht III IA" world Uaughter) There will
nave 70 ne some caucus on ii. LaughterD
/ tell yDa, Mr. President these two wise
men or four wise men from Maine and Iowa
t"'tI ilpt devote their time. if they want to
srrE" their party well better than to take
SOM consideration of the orators in this
chamber Uaughter)
Biblical AIlusions.
Mr. President. the Master once had to
select d man TO lead the Children Of Israel
out of Egypt and through the Wilderness to
canaan He did not select an orator
u-aughterD So he selected one of those
men from Maine Iowa. and his name
was Moses. LaughterJ And he was a
suffering man. too LaughterD But
MOSES told his Master 10 His face that he
could not do it because he could not speak
10 the people.
Ana what was the reply? There is Aaron.
lie speaks well. And they took Aaron along
not IN communicated was not allowed
nut they took him along as a kind of a
deputy. and when Moses, on his Masters
order went up into the mountain for the
ladies the orator left in charge had a golden
cali framed Laugster.) And he put ali the
people down to worshiping the golden calf
H4aughterI N1i
Buf while they Were at it-more peonIa
worship the golden calf now than thew did
III those days-out while Aaron and his neo
pie were all down worshiping the golden
cali the man Of God appeared and he pulled
CUT MS sword and demanded to know who