Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-25
IN HEATED COu.OQUY
Senators spooner and Allen Indulge
In Spirited Political
Controversy.
Policy Toward Our New Island
Possessions the Cause Of the
Debate.
Allen Charges Otis With Making
Allen Charges Otis With Making
False Reports Bryan's Name
Brought up.

discussion in the senate again Sester-
day. Soon after the senate convened
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia began an extend
ed reply 70 the speech of Mr.. Plat, of
Connections delivered Wednesday,. His
speech was largely supplemental 10 that
Which he detiveaed several days ago.
demanding IN Investigation of Cuban
financial affairs His resolution, TO
which there IS little or no opposition.
under the rules Went 10 the committee
on eontingenteNp enses.
The renaindgr OF the afternoon was
occupied by Mn Speeaer of WISCONSIN.
in concluding his speech on the Philip.
lrine question. Tile debate which he
sifeusrd took a turn decidedly political.
He charged the sp-ca.led anti-inp riai-
Lists With creating an issue Which was
net legitimate. Many Of his Statements
Ware eontroNeNted by Mr.. Allen. of Ne
ibraslSa. and Nh. Pettisrew, Of South
Dakota. and tiia controversy at times,
became almost personal.
Mir, Bacon in ,lls senate called ni his
I5resolution directing the committee on
lrelutiens With cuba to hives tisate the
receipts and expenditures OF nones in
isGuba and addr.sseG the senate in re-
Ipl, to the spseet Delivered "Wednesday
lbs MIR. Plat, OF t'onnacticut. He main
tanned il waaa duty neissiesf owed TO
Et3s country and tothe C,ubans 10 maxi
ille Investigation There had been he
sid such Il luoseiiess in the conduct of
cuban atfaiIs that Ii called fora most
llligd and searching investigation. He
said the great purpose OF the investiga-
Ition which he proposed Mas not 50 much
4 10 entrap the man d, men who might
have stolen hundreds Of Thousands o.
I.dollars, aSSan &eNnert accountant might
do. but to ascertain whether bY fraudu-
bent contracts or other deSieeaFdf COR
Isipsion the millions handed BY the Of
lfictals in Cuba had been disposed of dis
honestly
Hetcaled attention 10 the large expen-
Idtures made by Tile officials in cuba
for per diem, .'miscallanSous, . s-sal-.
lsaIies, Carriages and equipments, ard
| deeiared tiiese subjects n.-ver had been
i.1Nes tigateI, aitho9 the postottioe de-
Ipartnlent's attention had been directed
i3to8them.
\ He said in q isqtls sing the varions de-
| paitments of the Cuban gey@rnment.
3 the civil salary list alone for fsaD Was
i;aSei' s3.0po.0oo. which he thought MIS-
lnparalleled MIR. Bacon declared that
mo account Of the enormous expandi-
lures Of the first half of 1899 had beer
made TO the government and said tina,
4 In yiew of tlle facts brought out 1t WAS
Es,tnlaasonablA 10 ask i hat the iryestiga-
.Etion be left 10 thepostoffiee department
Mr.. Bacon declared the American PEG
txEt
4 thai the Cuban scandal should be sffted
no the bottom and he sasA the i,,vestisa-
.Etion would NOT be limited to the extent
Ssugsssfed BY Mr. Plat III his speech OF
.fWadn@Saay. He denied that ~ cher
slished any purpose of making campaign
sKcapital.
Adverting 10 the cons {ruetion If the
military rail9ioad along INC Eavan;i h;,r-
Dor All- l3ar@n said he had learned thai
\ the road had cost ss33422 ei /. He snaNpi.
eiItiHiaed. TOO. the payment 70 Robert
q Il, Porter. a. Il tariff expert. Of $500 !;
slmpnth for tiNe moltiss. besides, $1,000 as
Fl e.psnse money. He t!esired also To al.
raet attention % tAe lepo,isd fact tha
n she Van fiaMle syndicate had been or
ganizes! WITH a capitaf9of ss,0ooooo ant
that Mn Porter had gone 10 Europe il
1.-The int#fes,t OF this syndicate. Ilasnluci
las the tariff on machinery and coup
men, Of railroads had btsii recommend
I led 20 be reduced from 40 ii 10 per cen
II by NJ. Poftet. he believed that them mat
"A ter required k,ssn and jealous scrutiny
In ppnNlusipal. Mir. Racan said:
a q would Hike before adjournment t,
I8sea action taken thai VIII alloN tileS,ia
ton 10 redeem its piedge and 70 leav
!. til. Island Of cuba IN this Possession .
x "a free aud indAuenaailt gapstnnfenf..
, Was asseed iiiat5stheR senate toda,
FL ard Saturday lnesta II 4 lo;rlock u. M.
Tbs resolution az 70 the Montana sen
5atorial case Vas postponed utti
Wednesday,. the Goth inst. All the in
starce Of MI. PlIit. Of Connecticut. iii
resolution of Mr.. Bacon Was referred t
the committee on contingent expenses
Nj. Spooner tlen resumed his speecl
] Gen the Philippine question. He main
tanned that thu facts proved the attac
anon the United Siatas troops VAS no
5 35oniy made by Aguinaldo, but had bee
long premeGitated. BY Filipino docu
$ilnenta which had fallen into the hand
p Of The Americans, he showed that TIL
!, 5Filipinos under the leadership of Agul
z RADIO We're preparing for an attack up
: on our troops and that ii had been ffxe
for Feb. ). 1899 one day before the out
break occurred.
J Mr. Spooner declared that .nobod
bur an anti-imperialist' who by hi
. words and actions desired the dishono
4 of his country and the making Of cam
: paisn material in a presidential yea
/. could have SO little Of good faith as /
make the brutal charge against tn
; president Of the United States that h
had been responsible for the precipita
ton of hostilities.9
In discussing further along the re
sponsibilty for the continuation of hos
ttlities, Mr.. Spooner quoted dispatc
from Gen. Otis giving an account of a
interview he had had with Judge Tore
I lone of the Filipino commissioners, VIII
: suggested that neutral zone be estat
lished between the hostile armies
Cen Otis Informed him that the sug
gestion of the establishment of a neutr;
zone or an armistice in the circumstar
ces would have to come from Aguinald
~ An officer was sent to Aguinaldo b
Judge Torres, with a request that a
armistice be arranged. and for repI
= 4 Aguinaldo sent to Gen. Otis a copy I
! his declaration of war.
II received in the noon mail today,
continued Mr.. Spooner, AN insultin
letter from the chief of the so-called ar
fti-imperialists Of Boston, in which b