The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-26
MAKES THE PRESIDENT A DEsPOT.
Why Morgan is Opposed to spooners Philip
pine Measure.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, May 25.-The discussion
of the Spooner Philippine Bill was con-
tinued in the Senate today by Nj. NOR
gan. of Alabama. On the general cues
ton of the ownership and government by
the United States of the Philippine
Islands he was in accord with Senators
Spooner and Lodge, but he regarded the
pending bill as unwse and dangerous
legislation because of the great power IT
ulaced in the hands of The President. lie
was satisfied however, hat the measure
would not be passed by this Congress and
declared that it was being used as foil
to thrust aside the Nicaragua Canal Bill
Much of his speech was devoted 10 Tie
Canal Bill and to what he denounced as
the political efforts that were cling ns ed
TO prevent it's enactment at this session
A conference on the Porto Rico Appropria-
ton Bill was agreed to. The SessloA
closed with eulogieS upon the late Repre-
sentative ErmentrOut, Of PennsvlVani1.
Mr.. Morgan introduced bill 10 i.uiiisn
crimes against the United States not com
mitted within a State, with 4 view TO the
present emergency.
The Philippine Bill was then taken vi
and Mr. Morgan addressed himself to it.
Mr.. Morgan declared that no promises
had ever been made by cur military ana
naval commanders to recognize the Taga-
10 government, which he further SAID
did not exist when Dewey too; Manila
He denounced Aguinaldo as puliJr:I
adventurer and traitor
Mr.. Morgan euogized the Paris treaty
He attacked the Spooner Eli, because
he maintained, it concentrated all The
power over the Philippines IN the Presl-
dent of the United States, and gave toe
much power to any President, and TO 4
dishonest President this powe" would be
very dangerous. 1t was legalizing abso-
luteism and took away from the Senate
the power to confirm the appointments CT
the President.
Il do not know" said Mr.. Morgan
whether the President is demanding
from Congress this imperial power his
conduct thus far of our island possessions
does not justify the suspicion that he de-
sires the vast powers conferred upon
him by this bill merely for his own ag-
grandzement or for any imperial pur-
poses. This is an unhallowed power az:
ought not to be conferred upon the
President. Fraud has already touched
his administration in Cuba but no one is
more sorrowful nor indignant over it thar
he In view of our occupation of the
Philippines, Mr.. Morgan adverted to the
Nicaragua Canal, arguing for that project
He referred to what he hotly called the
assumption, arrogance and brazen faced
audacity" of various Panama Canal Com
panies, which were making representa-
tions to this Government.
1T is an outrage on all public de-
cency" he urged; IAN open violation o.
the criminal laws of the United States.
With earnestness and vigor Mr. Morgan
arraigned the new Panama Canal Com
pany for having been instrumental in pre-
venting the passage of the Nicaragua
Canal Bill at the present session.
Never" he declared has the United
States Government and the United States
Congress been badgered and cuffed aoou
as we have been by this new Panams
Canal Company; and the quiet submis
sion and ease with which we take it i!
only accountable to the nearness of {
Presidential election and we are afraid
to tackle any corporation that has o.
processes to have, some great power
He could not believe the President wa!
antagonizing the Canal Bill.
For" he inquired, vehemently, us i
to be said here that the President is ;
party to this ambideXtrous and cross
| eyed political rascality.'
| He did not believe, either, that th'
| President was so afraid of British IN
| auences that he had an idea in his min'
| of abandoning the canal project
1.-The President, who is candidate 70
reelection said he, sis in the hands o
his friends and his friends are the enc
mics of the Nicaragua Canal"
| Mr.. Allison then called up the Sundr
Civil Appropriation Bill.
| The bill carried as reported to III
Senate $65 1912, $50.
| Sixty-five of the 157 pages Of the Iii
| were disposed of. Some discussing wa
| precipitated over a committee amend
ment providing that the Secretary o. III
| Treasury should prescribe rules and re%u
lations for the enforcement of the con
tract labor law and the Chinese exclusion
| act.
Mr.. Lodge (Mass.) offered an amend
went providing that the COMMISSIONS
General of immigration should prepare tn
| rules and regulations and they shout
be enforced after the Secretary of til
| Treasury had approved them.
| Mr. Allen (Neb.) opposed The amend
ment of the committee, maintaining ina
| it was a practical notification of In
| Chinese exclusion act and the contrac
| labor law
Without action upon the amendment
the bill was laid aside until tomorrow. A
| o'clock the Senate adjourned