The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-24
SPOONER And HALE
in WARM DEBATE
Cuban Frauds Cause Controversy
and TiIIman Helps 0ut.
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BLIND cHAPLAIN'S PRAYER
Gsnenl Sehwsn Says Philippine Insurgents
Are Holding Out for Democratic Sueesss
This Fail Say Bryan WIN Give Them
The Islands n Elected.
BLIND cHApLAINS PRAYER

wAsHINGroN. May 2s.-This was
day OF rnsping political controversy
and oratory IN the senate With the
controversy those on the democratic
side OF The chamber anamalous az
Il may seem. had little 10 do.
What. by far seeing senators, is re-.
garded as likely 10 be the paramount
issue Of the approaching campaign.
was the subject of two notable
speeches. one by Plat rcp) of Con
nectlcut. and the other by spOoncr
(rop) Of Wisconsin.
The former In answer TO speech
delivered a fow days ago by Bacon
(dcm.A Of Georgia. on his resolution,
demanding the exariinatlon Of the
financial conditions in Cuba.
Platt favored the adoption Of the
resolution. but deprecated what he
called u cheap effort 10 make political
capital out Of the shameful condition
OF Affairs which the republican party
needed no nrodding to induce II TO
probe 10 the bottom.
The speech of sponcr was q continu-
alton OF his address OF yesterday on
the Philippine question. In It's course
he became involved In a heated and
sensational colloquy with Hale Tep)
Of Maine. over the governments con-
duet OF affairs in our 'lnsular posses
slons."
II was a remarkable controversy be-
tween two Of the best equipped sena-
tors in the senate. Hale interrupted
spooner TO say that. In view Of what
had happened In Cuba. Il would have
been better had We abandoned Il.
IL think" said Hale. ''wc would have
been better of II we had not taught
the Cubans the lesson that has been
taught In the last few months"
spooner- What lessong"
Hale--"The lesson Of fraud. specula-
tlon. cheating. appropriation OF reve-
nues. stealing. carnival in every dlrec-
ilon OF corruption and fraud"
spooner warmly-"It Is little tire
some for me to be called upon. on this
side OF the chamber to reply to
democratic speech"
Tlllman edem.) OF South Carolina,
declared that our agents on the island
We're carpet baggers and the sooner
they got out the better.
oh" replied spooner, III the sena-
tor from South Carolina finds carpet
bagger In Heaven when he gets there,
he win prefer to 40 to the other
place"
II certainly will" replied Tillman.
The blind chaplain. In his invoca-
tion in the house today. rather startl-
ed the house today by referring to the
Cuban frauds which, he said, brought
blush OF shame to the checks Of every
true American.
I'VE pray" he continued, that the
culpnt viii be brought to a speedy
justice. that we may give an object
lesson to the world In dealing with
perfdy and fraud"
The house adopted resolution to
empower the ways and means commit
tee to sit during recess to consider
a reduction and revision Of the war
revenue taxes.
The senate bill to provide a collector
OF customs at Honolulu at salary of
$4,000 a year and deputies was passed.
The house today passed the Neely
extraditioh bill. The democrats OBJ
jected to the language Of the bill, which
covered amy foreign country or ter
ritory, or part thereof, occupied by
the United States"
The democrats wanted the bill to ap-
ply specifically to Cuba, contending
that the broader language assumed
the possibilities Of farther acquisitions
by the United States Of a character
similar to that OF Cuba.
Mr., Fischer one OF the Boer en-
voys, spoke freely to representative
OF the Associated Press today, OF their
general plans for the future. He said
II was their purpose to visit ten or