The Portland daily press., 1900-05-26

The Senate convened at II a. m, today
Mr. Gallinger presented conference
report on the bill granting to Mrs. Guy
V. Henry. widow OF Gen. Henry, n pen
sion. The conferees reduced the amount
of the pension from 800 to SO a month.
The report was agreed to.
Mr. Morgan introduced a bill to pun
ish CRIMES against the United States not
committed within u state. lie said the
bill seemed to unlock the difficulty the
government was In now as to the extra,
dition of an offender from the United
States TO Cuba. The bill was referred to
the judiciary committee.
The Philippine bill was taken up and
Mr.. Morgan addressed himself to IL. He
agreed with Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Spooner
on many phases of their contention as to
the Philippines, but as to the pending
bill he differed from them ON some con
stitutional points and as TO the necessity
for the wisdom of the enactment OF the
measure. He agreed that the Philip
pines We're ours and that the title of the
United States TO the islands under the
treaty of Paris was clear and beyond any
question. He declared that no promises
had ever been made by our military and
naval commanders to recognize the
Tagal government. In fact no such gov
eminent existed in the Philippines when
Dewey arrived there and took possession
of Manila At that time Aguinaldo was
treachery he had received from the Span
iards. He denounced Aguinaldo as n
political adventurer and agltator and
asserted that I'VE would have disgraced
ourselves before all the nations of the
earth had we yielded TO the demand OF
Aguinaldo and his followers to loot the
island and especially Manila.
Discussing the ratification OF the treaty
of Paris, Mr. Morgan said
Il was in favor of the ratification of
the treaty of Paris and still adhere TO
that conviction Of duty | am proud of
the motives and their heroic support by
our army and navy that forced this
treaty from an arbitrary, cruel, Spanish
Bourbon despotisn and again opened the
way for our republican institutions.
Il am proud that our distinguished
party leader, Mr.. Bryan, came to Wash
ington to implore the Democracy of the
senate to ratify the treaty of Paris and
bid us not TO stultify ourselves with need
less fears because its ratification would
open to the absolutists another opportu-
nifty TO test the courage and sincerity of
the grand Democracy
At this point, Mr. Morgan yielded while
the Senate agreed to conference on the
post Office appropriation bill and the chair
appointed Mr.. Wolcott, Mr. Chandler and
Mr.. Butler as cOnterees.
Resuming, Mr.. Morgan criticised the
Senate steering committee because in its
arrogance and power, he said, it had kept
the Spooner bill before the Senate.
Mr.. Morgan attacked the bill because,
he maintained, it concentrated all the
power over the Philippines in the Presi
dent of the United States.
Il do not know" said Mr.. Morgan,
whether the President is demanding
from Congress this imperial power. His
conduct thus far of our island possessions
does not justify the suspicion that he
desires the vast powers conferred upon
him by this bill merely for his own ag-
grandizement or for any imperial pur-
pose This is an unhallowed power and
ought not to be conferred upon the Presi-
dent. Fraud has already touched his i'd
ADMINISTRATION in Cuba, hut not one is more
sorrowful over it than he; no one is more
indignant than he.