The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-23


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sid he "and then left them to be gov
efned Ivy their own inhabitants; but this
rctN not have been done"
Ccriit Uing, he said "the so-called Phil
ipoine republic i'm existence when our
troops arst invaded Manila was not such
as to command our recognition, as had
b zen claimed was due. There was I'm
realty nc Philippine nation and it would
hdvo beer absurd for us TO attempt to
recognize that which was claimed to
be such. 1t was idle to say that Agui-
na!Go nae conquered the Spanish. His
warfare had been a predatory one Bun
for the erval Of Dewey, Aguinaldo woud
have remained in Hong Kong and the
Fillpinos would not for that event be
stin subjects Of Spain"
Replying TO Mr. Tillman, Mr.. Spooner
said our G.; 600 troops were i'm the Philip
pines for the purpose of maintaining or
ar in territory which had been acquired
bv the United States.
Tile United States having acquired the
Philippines by treaty of Paris, Mr..
Spnonor continued,( the president could
do no less than send troops to that ar
chipeli so. Say what you choose" Mr..
Sp' orer exclaimed, " about the president,
he has bee, grossly insulted in this cham
beI, but he has done his duty and done
il in a wya to impress on the Filipinos
lis desire and the desire of the American
people to DO them good-to give them the
larges tllberty possible and he has done,
what under his oath. ne was obliged to
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enforce the authority over territory of
the GATED States"
Here Mr.. Spooner suspended his re-
marks until tomorrow and Mr.. Carter
took advantage Of the lull to present the
credentials of Mr.. Clark as a senator
from Montana under the appointment OF
, Acting Governor Spriggs of that state.
| Ihe credentials consisted OF the COVER
nor's certificate of appointment. Mr.. Car
ter simply asked that the certificate be
! read and laid on the table. This was
done. The incident created a ripple Of
iutele ST in the senate, but caused no fur
tner remarks.
Then, after a brief executive session,
tn senate ,at p. m. adjourned
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, MAY 22.-The house
devoted the entire Gay to the Alaskan
civil bill. Slow progress was made. only
wenty-1our pages being disposed Of.
IT assemblying, a senate bill was pass
ed to reserve certain lands in Hawaii
for cemetery purposes.
Mr.. Cox, OF Massachusetts,, in explain
ire the BIZ said: "In this cemetery, the
nd kings and royal families of the is
lanI lie sleeping unconscious that they
have heer annexed to the United States.
Il trust there will be no objection on
this side to the passage of the bill" in
terruoted Mr.. Wheeler, of kentucky. "A
few kings, dead or alive are all that
is necessary to complete the policy of
the present administration" daughter
The house then resumed the considera-
alton of the Alaskan civil government
bill.
There was a long contest over an
amendment to reduce the number of
indgeS in Alaska from three to two. 1t
was finall, defeated.
There was much debate over the sect
ions relating to the mining laws, but no
| a ction was taken.
The conference report on the army APP
Precipitation bill was adopted The senate
amendment for the liberty at Minala had
been stricken out.
Az invitation to the members Of the
house to attend the tenth session OF
the inter parliamentary union at Paris,
July 81, was read and at five o'clock the
house adjourned.