Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-05
LIVELY DEBATE IN SENATE.
VIEWS on THE PHILIPPINE
QUESTION.
Declares That Most of the Speeches
ON That Question Have Been Sy-
cOphantic and Aimed Chiefly Mt
Boosting the President-Holds
That the Philippines Belong to
the United Seaees.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-The Senate
convened at 10 o'clock to-day with no
special order of business in view.
Mr.. Morgan reported from the COM
mittee on Inter-oceanic Canal reso-
luton declaring the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty abrogate. He gave notice that
he would call up the resolution to-
morrow.
In presenting the resolution Mr.. Nor
gan made a report which is practically
a plea for the House Nicaraguan ca
nal bill. In it Senator Morgan says
that eff the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
stands in the way of our government
it must give way to the paramount law
if the House bill is enacted into stat
ute the United States" He admits
however, that it is a question whether
it is an obstruction. The effect of the
ay-Pauncefote negotiation is discuss
ed in detail and the conclusion is
drawn that "as to all that relates to the
canal, the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, if it
is ratified, terminates and abrogates
the ClaytonBulwer treaty" But, he
says, if the Senate should reject the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty the startling
question will be raised whether the Sem
ate in the exercise of its treaty-making
power can abdicate or paralyze its
treaty making power. In conclusion
the report says that eff the Clayton
Bulwer treaty is in force and if Great
Britain so insists it is the clear duty of
Congress to declare that it is abrogat-
ed"
If the treaty is abrogated the con-
clusion is that the way is clear for
proposing to Nicaragua and Costa RIGA
such terms as may be appropriate for
acquiring in those States whatever
rights and powers they are at liberty
to concede to enable the United States
to construct and control the canal:
and also to open the way for such
general declaration as to the neutrality
of the canal as still meet the approba-
ton of the civilized powers.
Mr.. Allen asked that an hour be set
asid to-day for the consideration of
pension bills. Mr.. Pettigrew objected.
He said that there were many bills on
the calendar which were more meritor-
Gus than the pension bill. The pension
laws, he thought were very defective
and unjust, and that special favors
were being granted for political effect.
Further, he declared that more pension
bills had been passed at this session
than at any session for years. Mr.. Gal
linger, chairman of the Committee on
Pensions, challenged Mr.. Pettigrew's
statement as to the number of pension
bills passed.
1t was then, on motion of Mr.. Allen,
agreed that a recess should be taken
this evening from 6 o'clock to 5.
Mr.. Aldrich reported from ;he COM
mittee on finance bill to provide bet
ter facilities for the safe keeping of
public money in the Philippines and
in Cuba and Porto Rico. The bill pro-
vides for the deposit of money by the
government in such banks on, the
islands as will deposit with the govern
ment as security, United States bonds
to the full amount of the deposits. The
bill was passed.
After many efforts had been made by
Senators to obtain consideration for
various bills, all of which were block
ed by objection, Mr. Teller addressed
the Senate on the Philippine question.
He referred to the speeches on the
same subject delivered by Mr.. Bever-
idge, Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Spooner. de-
claring they contained strong polit-
ical bias, and an evident desire to adj
vance the policy of the administra-
ton rather than to arrive at Just
and righteous solution of the problem
presented. He declared that the
speeches of the senators he had re-
ferred to each had contained eulogis-
tic reference to the President of the
United States, references which, he
said, were sycophantic in character.
Some of the speeches of the Republi-
| cans had been married, in his opinion,
by attacks" upon the late Democrat
ic candidate for the Presidency (Mr
Bryan. 1t would be his effort not to
make political speech, although, he
added, my remarks may be tinged
with my opposition to the Republican
| party
| He was one of those who believed
that American sovereignty attached
| to the Philippines, to re island of
Luzon, at least. BY the laws of war, =
| said he. I'VE occupied those islands
| When we became masters Of the is
| land of Luzon we became, practically,
| masters of all of the islands
In conclusion, Mr.. Teller said he
would not support the Republican
| party in the approaching campaign
I do not support its financial poll
| icy, and | do not support the Phillip
pine policy as foreshadowed in the
pending measure, (the Spooner BILLY,
and l do not want to give up the Is
| lands, either. They should be a
source of great advantage TO US.
| They stand in the great pathway OF
| the commerce of the world and they
can be made of immense value to this
| country"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Teller's
| speech, Mr.. Wolcott (Ohio), chairman
of the Committee on Postoffices and
PosGroads, moved to recommit to the
committee bill for the classification
of clerks in first and second-class post