The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-28
NOT CONFIDENT THAT 1T WILL PASS.
Contained From Pace One.

tii"d,y ,i, ana srcsdiiy T." ho'l Tho Philippines
( It'-''''''G !!t'" about Puerto Rico. Th.
! f..rin f''drS were ~ be crUyifi.J II order
! i"af III" cross might he raisCd in the Phis-
! i''rlfes We could vi hdarw from the arcA:-
i'"!asO aud leave Iptrs'.'.1 "f tro3..;,l r.oI!e
I I" "oia "'.t ih.ir "~n salvation.
! II my opinion sti.I h". ''i'IIt j. what
W ought To d". HD-rn.-r;lt.- srptau-,.l
! htt :. my az" he'll Jh-v mus; b." h'.d
"!l.r i;.e t''l-t,JIt.o-- The Inhabitants
".Ist - American 6!tizer-. black. brown
I 81" E-ii"". "ri ultimately be r-Ures-nt.I
, In'n i,'s ii9"r with more representation
I t@tH al! Of New England"
He Thought The time was coiuius, when
I ~" would Lee Il I-rUl~i"H in th. RepUh-
! ran party. wh-n She Republicans w!l.. now
/ h'i ttt backbone. q. oppose. the y,r,-..rtt
! i''2ft'.!rnr would IT,. hall! - th. e.vlol5
| vf ia-ir party.
Ny. cannon Of Illinois followed Mr. DE Ar
! i."Ui E.- SPOKE VIII; much ..,rn.stns.s-
| - VA u.d enough. h. sa.i. 90 fuds.. time
| ~ "v''iiS. ard =" Aai grown 70 dislrISt
il'>' ~" 's'ine wl-l great public crises
aFuse. talking Of :h- urcoasriiutiona.ity OF
iEeh>lJ-s 10 meet them.
Cannon and Bailey.
Never. thank God said ne. has there
/ ton of Jefferson Jackson. Polk. Lincoln or
/ Slckiniey WHEN IA :. crisis 81 way had not
o-~n found {" meet II. Wh@n l heard the
'Octrins that We should forS.tke the Fiji
sin"s IN ;he!- helpless condition. ] Won
drr.d why 'hat gentleman hId not voted
agains; the $2po4-'"p appropriation To- pay
Spain for these islands
lie. d'd v9te aga:nst IT" intrr9osed Mr.
Wheeler - Kentucky.
Than he Is on Of The tw"niy-four cor
| sisI-nts. r.rli,-d Mr. 'aun"r. What
about ;hr rrs' o.: y0I: II held the view
What is the ad.u.a.srrs,iou's policy
asE,d NJ, Norton 'ohio',
"IH tel yoG. Responded Nj. cannon.
A. - Puerto E!CO. do rhe only thing that
.iH bring relief - th- iSanG-:iI-s th.
TIA A. 10 The Philippines. c"rtin;., rn do
I .fg.tn sf.ttkF .fsg. ~FaN IF,fs-
Ion sad restore law and order" zap
IiauS"f.
II Was atiars-I tina; the remaining three
hours Of 'he senerai debate should l.r iii
Vic-'. equally between Nr. bailey ODanD
| Of Trxa- ami Nj. Dolljyrr 'E-ul -: iOga.
who Were "a close -" IT, ir r.spect tive ,id"+'.
: Preliminary IL beginning his aTgU.n-.It.
Mr. Bailey. adyeIlIsG 10 NJ raHuon'S
! speech said shat oily one portion OF l.
'5iied fur >-T!pu> reply. and that WAS th-
accusation against ii. Democratic side Io-
voting the s-o."c0vo to Spain. That vote.
! IN is to the future policy toward the Pill
i;'p!n:s: They voted the money 10 discharge
s4 ohi!sa;iGn Of pa: Government incurred
Que.tions Involved.
Turning 20 the bill. Nc. Bailey IL Jared
that iaVUiy..i "a :: . question - law
aid Of Tnorai.. H.. Inads an exhaustive ar
suIn-ut against IA. ccn~iiI Ct!GEa!ity OF ~"
Iill. ar0using the iswycrs IN the other sid,
~ Jha; .ur a tire he Was almost cuntinu-
uil,i, fargc..i j., -,,.Si.. swords with t,u..
o. lE- other OF hi adv.r~;trIrS.
Barring The excitement Of the Spanish
: WAY. Mr.. Bailey said. r. stood urm"vc,'.
tie warned ni- COuutryr.."u th"r. Zee
Warned them io-'s1y. maj an. Constitution
could not hS APPLIED u the government OF
the coicb!rs-
Vic. -Iuo;.r-I! s.atr~:neu.'' iii IA. IN
Cu':,lr,si"H. ''ye-c ..sh:us who would hl-
uos.u ~. 's,r. | Jared 7" ssir that i wuutd
;aLr Il Down from any place wHsr. tn.
Constitution could rcj follow h.. Gbr.nu-
cratic applause DO YOU desire to present
the anomaly Of Il Government restrained
by the Constitution in one quarter Of the
s'Ohe sad possessed OF GcsTntc power in
th- rest of The world How long ir thu
Constitution tn shield us ami ou- children
/: IL protection Is withheld from the hum
pl-st irhab.taatr Let me- borrow Ike WORDS
90 Lincoln. This Tcpcbl:c cannot endure
, one-Asli free ANA ore-half slave We must
all I've citizens. o. in time we Will b. all
slbiecrs did not want 10 assimilate
these alien ana inferior races. and J pray
YOU VIII ,ake them they must share oUr
destiny with -.
The Democrats greeted NJ. Bai.ey's CON
clusior with uprOarious appls Use. ami half
- huEdI"J of hem crowded Gp the aisle u
'ig-s tulJtv Eir'.
Mr. l., liver of Lowe closed the debate for
Ia, r~aluIitN. Every scat on the floor was
ocrui,.-.i. ...u ihe galleries were L!Owde,i
- So: t:'ion.
Temporary Measures.
"'Tais biz" said he. lis merely a tempo
I rary Iaeasure to provide rcv"nu" for Puerto
Rico. -; it has beer. nIasuife'j In this lie
bate until il has been mad. to include the
whGlc problem Of the government of all ter
ritory acquired by US by the treaty II
( Paris Tho President recommended tla.
,'Crsrp~s abolish AL duties on Puerto Ric.tu
goods th,ir tI., IuEIiitirts Gf the Stricl' !.
island might /. bull. their fortunes ami
ScneIats th.r shattered Industries. De
Sp:t. tho abuse h.aps'i by the press upon
this hill. Em prepared to show that II
I Will do exactly what th.. President recon-
= IU.rdr'i i:C .:one'' ttpplaus,,
D II the P.rrto i;icAH tariff staged. IL would
stay Of its own right. tArHlause.i Proceed
ing. he said tIat TIE Democratic party had
political account: that j. had gone in part
r,TShiu witt, ih.. diseases ir the CAMPS"
aui hac iri.-i q" pick up votes ~ every
soldiers funeral. ;hat it bad nagn;;iei
th.. al:atrels If officers: had rnJSUi;.cd nUr
scIf.tai- before the world and h:'I forced
2 t,.s.iv Of p,u@" With the Tagal l@dior
t.:rat:.i. tilr agency Of the 'iTi!nitahic for
C"iigrt.d the House with his tales Of fallen
empire"
Air Do!liver dcf"r.isl thc Presidents
curse liz tn" Philippines: read General
l.awfrE's letter charging tia; the iaSur
i.ciiur IL jh" Philippines was kept airy"
~ ti''' tcitStion in this country. ana uT-;i
his cuf.ntry men. North and South without
sto'i to the Inscriptions agitation that for
! .aarlg two years has T.iled the hearts rf our
own boys with despair. and the hearts of
their enemies with confidence and good
cheer
VI o'clock the House took a recess until
& ~ clock.
Az the night session. Mozsrs. Jalbert
of North Carolina. Denny Dem, cf Mary
Lana Burke tl.mI Texas ~