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the Filipino people show ability to
govern themselves the Americans will
give them government"
Mr.. Allen: Yes: but will the Re
publican party give it to them?'
"Ah." responded Mr.. Spooner, there
is the trouble with the Senator from
Nebraska and those who think with
him. 1t is party-party-party. They
never rise above party"
And turning to Mr.. Allen he asked,
sharply: What would the Populist
party do?"
THE Populist party would do what
the Republican party is too cowardly
to do" replied Mr.. Allen. warmly. I'VE
would offer to those people the bless
not go to them with shot and she'll
Then he would protect them against
the greed and Entertainments Of
Europe"
That is all very WELL" replied Mr.
Spooner. merely to listen to. but 1 do
not think the Senator knows what the
Populist or Democratic party will do
five years from this time The people
of this country will not be deceived
They will realize that our soldiers in
the Philippines are suffering because
of your efforts here to manufacture an
issue to obscure our real duty and re-
sponsibility."
PEOPLE BEHIND OUR FLAG.
After explaining that the bill under
discussion was merely temporary
measure to indicate that the Congress
was behind the President in his effort
to give good government to n people
1000 miles away, Mr. Spooner said in
| conclusions:
"Thel American people will stand be-
mind the American army wherever it
may be under our flag"
Right or wrong?" interjected Mr..
1T will be right" responded Mr..
Spooner. holly. but the American
people will determine that question, not
the Senator from South Dakota. We
VIII do what Is generous and right We
VIII give them good accommodations
est government. If we come uDon n
dishonest employe we will send him to
the penitentiary. Then the day will
come when those peOple are ENJOYING
the blessings of prosperity. contentnen;
and good government when the Ameri-
can people will grant them an autono-
NOUS government. When we have
erected government in Cuba, stable
and strong; when we have conferred
| the blessings of civil liberty upon the
people of Puerto Rico; when we have
given to the Filpinos such govern
they rever dreamed of-then we shall
have worked out contamination more
glorious and given n greater example
CT what liberty can do than has ever
before been seen in the history of the
world" (Apolause)
The discussion will be resumed tomor-
row.
The Senate adjourned at 6 p. m
| Washington, May 24-The House
ntfrI,t
to the consideration OF the Alaskan
civil government bill, but progress was
SLOW. Two amendments of importa nee
were adopted. One of them authorized
the Secretary of War to issue permits
to eXcavate or dredge for gold below
low-water mark on the beach at Cape
Nome. The Secretary has heretofore is
sued permits, Out the bill as it passed
the Senate cancelled them. The House
also struck out the chapter relating
to arrest and bail. which permitted ar
rests in certain civil actions The con-
terence report on the Indian appropria-
ton bill was adopted. In the discus
sion @: the Alaskan bill. Mr.. w. T..
Williams of Illinois, offered an amend
ment TO provide for n territorial dele
gate from Alaska. which was adopted.
II 10 81.
Mr.. Bartlett. of Georgia. moved to
strike from the bill all the provisions
relating to arrest and bail. leaving only
provision that no person shall be ar
rested on civil action.
Mr.. Bartlett insisted that there should
he no arrest for debt. Mr.. Grosvenor
also advocated striking out this whole
chapter.
en- out without division. After complet-
ing % of the GIT pages of the bill the
committee rose
Mr.. Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts,.
| called attention to the fact that by the
terms OF the Indian bill Congress for
the first time since General Grants adj
ministration refused n cent for contract
schools. He charged that this was due
to the campaign of lbigotry waged in
certain sections of the country agains,
these contract schools. most of which
were Catholic.
AT 5:25 p. m. the House took recess
till .. IN.