The age-herald., 1900-01-19
TWO SPEECHES
 IN THE SENATE
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 destruction of the Spanish fleet and power in Santiago bay, as it illuminated the line of American warships advancing to deal death and destruction to the Spanish fleet, surrounded by halo of glory, the martial figure of a son of Maryland, Winfield Scott Sohley, guided and directed the great con test. And though now it seems to be the policy of a cabal of one of the departnercs of this arm to rob him of the glory which justly is his, the verdict of the American people h as been recorded, and he will go down to history as the true hero of that battle"
 MT. Wellington said a year and a half had passed since that great battle, "yet there Is no indication that we intend to keep faith with the Cubans, but there is every indication that by the power of sym dieates cabals and commissions there is to be continued in Cuba the despotism of military government in which Cubans themselves have no part, which is beyond the pale of any law save that of force and is not recognized by our constitution"
 Mr Wellington argued for independence for the Filipinos, and said it would have been better for us a nation if we could have returned from Manila Bay on the morning the Spanish fleet was destroyed But we had to remain to suppress anarchy and chaos
 Mir. Wellington said it was neither fair nor just to attack the president or the ad- ministration for the conduct of the present war. During the interval between the two sessions of congress it was the presidents HI1fx fN a,,,fiv 1,;= of American authority on the islands. But the responsibility of the president has ceased and was upon congress MT. We'll fnston closed with the statement that in his opnion his resolution, if adopted, will conclude the war in manner both honora- hle and glorious to the American nation as well as to tae Filpinos.
 oek Up Financial Riil
 On motion of MT. Aldrich. consideration of the financial bill was resumed. and MT. Teller continued the speech he began yes- terdaY. MT. Teller criticized the pending bill because it afforded opportunity to banks to issue paper money. "This surren- der of the great power of the government" said he, ''the right to make money, should bring our legislation into absolute contempt And the biil, know, will be orystallized into law. When the republican caucus de- clared that this legislation must be enact ed there was nothing else to be done. There are men on this floor who know they would never vote for this bill except under the influence of party caucus and party force"
 MT. Teller then read the now famous let ter of Vice-Presdent Hepburn of the Ma tional City bank, of New York; to Secre- tary Gage He thought it a most remarka- be letter. q don't speak willingly of those in authority. I want to think good of them. But here is a letter which ought to have gone back to the writer with stinging let ter of reply. From subsequent events, however, it is evident that the secretary intended to grant the request"
 MT. Teller said that when he saw bank presidents taking such actions in politics .as were indicated by the Hepburn letter he was satisfied that the situation de- manded severe criticism if not drastic ac- ton.
 "Is there any necessity for this legisla- tion?" inquired Mir. Teller. "I would like to ask the senator from Rhode Island (Al- drich) whether there is any trouble with American credit? Is there any other coun- try which can sell it's securities at such prices as we can! All or our DonoS are higher than those of any other ountry. Nobody is questioning our honesty. And yet we have legislation here, the avowed purpose of which is to strengthen our credit and relev taxation. The senator from Rhode Island did not tell us how our credit is threatened, nor did he tell us how this bill could relieve us from the bur dens of taxation"
 Not a Safe Time
 In conclusion Mr. Teller reviewed the