The Portland daily press., 1900-01-16

Amerios," said the Senator, ''is that Il
ID. the last hope of republics; that our
broad, large. fertile area will gradually
fili up by the admission Of the oppressed
of other lands and that In days Of peace
we will work out the nopiest and highest
social problems. We will say to the rulers
of ths old worlds you may hold Jour
thrones rs long as the people will permit,
but this continent shall forever be
DEVOTED TO LIBERTY;
you shall not step your foot upon 1t. That
is our destiny. 1t Is idle 20 talk of our
being 9od's chosen people"
M. wessest said he vss stsstled by Mr..
|Bsvvrstsy's es<ssnsas Szz ioharity did
not begin at home but was filtered In
from the outside. with the municipal
corruption that all admitted existed, IL
is ridiculous to talk OF appointing lot
of Indiana politicians In the Philippines
and letting the rsdeetsd glory Of our re-
public shine across the seas to make their
administration pure and holy.
Mr.. woicott said we were bound to
make many mistakes and before we
finished we might believe we had taken
over from Spain q home for incorrigi-
bles."
He concluded: "In the closing year OF
the century when ths world is growing
more benefioient, when the rich are grow
ing richer aud the poor richer too, the
time will come, II we do our duty. when
the sun which now shines so brightly
over our country will she'd its refulgent
rays upon far distant seas"
Mr.. Psttigrew replied briefly to Mr..
woloott. The latter had stated. he said,
that he had never had kind word for
his asso oiates In the Senate. Yet Mr..
Pettigrsw said his relations with his col.
leagues had been most pleasant. The
senote could not hide behind the large
personality of the Senator from Colorado.
"I have not spent much time," said
Mr.. Pettigrew. Sin lauling him. al
though am ready to ooufess
HE HAS A LARGE VOICE"
He said he did not think the Senator's
attack upon himself was worthy Of reply.
He did not marvel, however. at the d.
vision In the ranks of the imperialists.
The Senator from Indiana (Beverldge)
had said the motive OF expansion was
'greed;' the Senator from Colorado
(Wolcott) a'd 1t was philanthropy" The
latter was the motive which actuatsd
spain in her conquest of the western
world. Her pretext was civilization and
religious zeal That was the motive OF
Pizarro who butchered people tight and
left. MIR. Pettigrew pointed out the
names of many iilustrious men who had
opposed tho policy of their home govern
ments given of sggressions abroad. no.
tably Fox and Pitt who had denounced
the course of King George against the
American colonies.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Pettigrew's
statement an order was made at the re-
quest of MIR. Lodge. that the resolutions
under consideration go over until toner
row, without losing their Plies.
Consideration OF ths financial bill was
then resumsd. Mr.. 2awlins addrtssed
the Senate In opposision to the measure
which he ia,imatsd was one of the objects
Of those whu favored Imperialism. He de-
nouncsd the bill as sanntified by Wall
street and blessed by the British financial
promoters. He declared the efforts Of the
Republican party to bring about bi-
metallism had been perfdious and treach-
erous and that thers was no example in
history of greater duplicity.
He devoted his chief attention to the
| House bill for which the Senate measure
Is a substitute, pointing out what he re-
ga:ded as serious defects. He said 1t was
astonishing that on the eve OF a financial
crash, due to an arrested money supply, q
proposition should be made in Congress
that In his opinion, would multiply the
imminent dangers. At the CONCLUSION of
MIR. Rawlia's speech, Mr.. Davis, chair =
man OF the foreign relations committee
gave notice that early tomorrow he would
move an executive session.
At 30 p. m, the Senate went Into ex-
ecutive session and on opening the doors
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, January l6.-Today's ses-
sion of the House was devoted TO oonsid- =
Grafton of business pertaining to the Dis
| bTtUb VI ~
W. Gale of kentucky, VINO succ,sus.. the
late Evan Settle. was sworn In and the
urgent deficiency bill was reported by
Mr.. Cannon with notice that he would
ask that it be taken up tomorrow.
June W. Gale of Kentucky. who was
elected to cc,ei the late Representative
Evan Fettle, appeared at the bar of the
| House today and was { sworn in. MIR.
Cannon of Illinois from the COMMITTEES
ON appropriations reported the urgency
deficiency appropriation bill and gave no.
tioe that he would call 1t up for consider
alton tomorrow.
| Upon motion of Mr.. Clark, Republican
OF New Hampshire a resolution was
adopted calling upon the secretary Of
state for information relative to the
status of the agreement between Great
Britain and the United States which pre-
vented the United States from building.
i AIMING and maintaining mora than one