The age-herald., 1900-03-01

committee, at the opening of the session made an explanation of the work of the conlferee5 the finance measure, his statement resulting in an unexpected and spirited debate.
 One of the features of the session was the speech of MT. McLaurin of South Car oltna on the Philippine question He Is the first democrat in the senate to declare himself for expanston. He secuted what he called the "bugbear of imperialism" with which some of his colleagues were trying to frighten the people. He declared stls question was not one of politics, and maIfntadned acquisition of the Philippines would be cf immense advantage to this country, especially the south, by opening to the United States the trade of the ordent.
 The 1act that he is in favor of the policy of expaEtiCn and thus differs from his democnasdc colleagues rendered his speech or interest.
 Not a Political Question
 MT McIlaurin said the Philippines is not a political question, aind strongly deplored the position the democratic senators had taken in making the PhdlHppine question of expansion a political issue. Some of the greatest democrats of the past were ex- pansicelists but for whose acts and meas ures tine United States would not have been the nation it is today. He dwelt particularly upon the great opportunities afforded by the islands for trade between Americans and the nations of the orient. It is in ithe orient, he said, that we must look for markets. The south had special interest ila the expansion of our trade. Fealty to party and misleading informa- tlon he feared had produced among the southern farmers opposition to territorial expansion. The efforts had been made in his own state to suppress all information and arouse public sentiment against ex- pansaoel. The frightful ghost of "Lmperfal- ism" had been held up before the peop,e of the south to frighten them but he be. heved u is impossible to much longer thus mislead them.
 Advantage to the south
 Our southern manufacturers. he con- tinued, have already reached out to the markets of the Orient and discovered their advantages. The southern farmer needs such markets for his raw cotton to make its production remunerative.' By the &C., qusition of the Philippines we hold the key of the eastern situation. Will the United States throw away the golden opportunity by giving up the Philippines? I am in favor of holding them, and believe the southern farmers and manufacturers will sustain me in my position" ft s
 When MT. McLaurin had concluded, con- sideraf on of the Hawaiian government bill was resumed. k.
 MT. Allen made general attack upon the bill. He declared that the republican party was "aetuated by a wild and unrestricted dream of power"
 MT. Teller, of Colorado, offered an amend ment ito the section of the bill providing judges for the Hawaiian courts, creating territorial judge who should have full juris- diction over all national matters, except those relating to admiralty.
 The discussion of the amendment con tinued foc two hours and a half. MT. Nor gan, of Alabama, in concluding a long speech, declared that he would prefer to see the bill defeated rather than to have 1t passed in its present crippled and emascu- lated form He had assisted in the prepa- ration of the bill, but it had been amended out of form, and he would advise the peo- pie of Hawaii to remain as they are for a hundred years rather than accept such a plan of government. Without yielding the | floor, MT. Morgan gave way to a suggestion l of MT. Gullom that the hill go over and that | a finaa vote on the measure and amend | ments be taken al o'clock tomorrow. | To this the senate agreed, and at 6:20 p. 1 m. adjourned.