The Portland daily press., 1900-02-07
Will he Considered Daily Until
Passed.
Mr.. Caffery Concludes
His Speech.
The North Carolina Amendment
Discussed.

Washington, February 6.-Until the
financial measure now padding bsfors the
senate shall have bsen disposed OF finally,
1t will be considered By the Senate every
Legislative day to the exclusion Of all sx.
oept purely routine business. This agree
msnt will have the effect OF quitting of
sli debate on the Philippine question or
other matters except BY unanimous CON-
sent Of the Senate unless SENATORS CHOOSE
to iscuss other questions In the time
they devote to the financial bill.
Mr.. Gallery of louisiana today oon-
Guided his speech on the Philippine ques-
On, holding that ths United States
ought to restore In the islands the status
quo and then confer Independence upon
the Filipinos. MIR. Butler Of North Caro-
iiua discussed at length the proposed
amendment 10 the constitution Of North
Carolina In answer to speeches delivered
by Senators Morgan, McEnery and
Money.
Mr., Aldrich, chairman of the finance
com mittee G fl sred an amendment to the
pending financial bill providing nothing
in the bill shall interfere with Efforts to
secure international bimetaliism with
the concurrence Of the leading nations OF
the world.
Mr. Pattus of Alabama offered an
amendments to the financial bill providing
that the bill shall not be construed TO
sffect the present legal tender quality OF
silver dollass coined by the United
states 10 the sams bill Mr.. Chandler
proposed an amendment providing that
the gold dollar OF % grains and the sill
yer dollar OF 412 La grains shall be the
unit of value and that all forms Of money
issu I'd or coined by the United states
shall be maintained at that parity OF
value; and that the United States notes
and treasury notes when presented at the
treasury for redemption shall be rendered.
in gold or silver coin OF such standard
MIR. Jones of Arkansas also gave notice
of an amendmsnt to the same bill psovid-
ing for an ''smergency fund" OF $50 0O0.-
o 0 In treasury notes.
A joint resolution authorizing the
President to appoint one woman oom mis-
sionsr to represent tlie United States and
the national society Of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution at ths unveil-
Ing OF the statue OF Lafayette at the ex-
posision ut Paris, was passed.
Mr.. Cafferey resumed his speech on the
Philippine question.
Mr.. Cafferey quoted some eminent au-
Of his position that tbs Philippines by tbs
extension ovsr them, II the constitution
became oitizsns Of tie United States.
He then said: "You have AmUlca.
Adorn Il. Let ~ not encirole the bfow
Of Columbia with . bloody wreath. LIST
MS enoirole with Ioses the brow OF the
Goddess Of Liberty"
Later, In answer to Mr.. Hoar he said !;
81 am glad that Massachusetts, has on
this floor worthy successor OF webster
and sumner and that he stands forth as
the guardian of constitutional right and
constitutional law"
Mr., Caffery, discussing the situstior In
the Philippines at the beginning OF hos
tilitiss with the Insurgents maintained
thnt the United States through Admiral
Dewey had recognized the Filipino flag.
"Wbat are We going to do with them
Are we to permit for all time despotic
rule OF them-a rule That was intolerable
to the great men of the pastY Can the
constitution of the United States en- brace
within It's holy arms such people-hssd
hunters and EAvages. and make them for
ever citizens OF the United Statesf IL they
are incapable of reaching our standard Of
government ana civilization then We
ought to get rid OF them as so1A as we
can. i do not want them and the Amerf-
can people do not want them.
"Uf course there are certain responsi-
bilitiss resting upon Us. We must see that
peaoe Is restored In the islands and that
some government II established there.
When once the status quo 10 restored,
however, we should let them 60 their
way and not innoculate our citizenship
with the poison Of their's."
At the conclusion rof Air. Gallery 9
speech a bill increasing the limit OF cost
o. the public building at Salt Lake City
to $50, 900 was passed.
The proposed suffrage amendment TO
the constitution OF North Carolina was
made the text of an eiaborats speech by
MIR. Butler of North Carolina. 1t WAS In
the nature OF q reply to the speeches Of
Mr.. Morgan Of Alabama; Mr.. McEnsry
of Louisiana and MIR. Money of Missis-
sippi. The speech was In the nature Of q
legal argument against the proposed
amendment Mr.. Butler maintaining
that IL was clearly unconstitutional.
In conclusion. he said: 1.-The section
attempting to instruct the oonrt how to
construe the amendment will not fool the
voters OF the state into supporting such a
dangerous scheme: The voters OF MOI %
Carolina are Intelligent enough to know
that there is not only grave, II not certain
danger to sixty thousand white voters In
this amendment, but they also know that
II this amendment we're adopted and SEQ
tion five eliminated. no power under
heaven could restore to those voters their
ballot except by again Amending the con-
stitution. Thsss sixty thousand iiiitsrats
white voters are Intelligent enough u
know that when onos disfranchieed they
would have no vote to help change the
amendment and help wipe out the wrong.
They know that the average politician
only fears the people SO long rs they have
q vote.
"This whole sohsme 10 not only fraueht
with danger, but it 10 Unnecessary. 1t
puts the South In q false and unenviAble
position to attempt to deal with suffrage
In this unos ndid manner"
At the conclusions OF MIR. Butier's re-
marks 1t was decided to consider bills on
the general calendar.
Pending that order. however, an agree
meat was reached that from the present
time until after ths faaI vots ON the
financial hill that measure be taken up
eanh day after routine morning business
to the exclusion of every thins else.
Mr.. Foraker aAvs nJtics that as soon Hs
the financial bill was dispossd Of he
would ask the Senate to take mp the Dill