The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-23
SENATE.

ance to American authority in. Cuba
would be as much rebellion as 1t is in
the Philippines. The national power
must continue to exist in all of the
acquired islands until congress should
legislate in their regard. "The world"
he declared, must be amused at our
discussion of the question whether h
Philippines are part of the United
States, while we are voting armies,
supplies n money to the
insurrection of one of the many tribes
in those islands,"
Senator Morgan said the question
presented to the United States was
four-fold:
/. Shall congress provide a civil gov
eminent for the island of Porto Rico?
2. Shall we leave the island to it's
present form of government?
3. Shall We abandon it and recog-
nize its independence?
4. Shall we suffer it to fioat out
picked up or captured?
AS to the islands acquired from
Spain, nate Morgan maintained the
treaty Of Paris was the supreme law
OF the n Referring to Cuba he
said: That treaty requires us to oc-
cupy the island. We cannot abandon
Cuba without disgrace and without
violating u pledged faith to Spain.
Nor can we abandon Porto Rico or
the Philippines without inviting an
archy and internecine war. Congress,
therefore, should provide schemes of
government for them. The president
would, then, govern the stands until
congress should otherwise provide.
The inhabitants of Porto Rico ought to
be given as full citizenship as any ma
tive inhabitants of country annexed
heretofore. We have not debarred
from citizenship any native inhabitant
of any territory annexed. Those who
have not chosen to retain their Ormer
allegiance have become citizens Of the
United States without regard to race
or any other condition. 1 believe if
Porto Rico is a foreign country we
cannot pass laws to be enforced there"
Concerning the a laws Of Porto
Rico, Senator Morgan maintained that
congress should provide laws that
should be uniform throughout the
United States and Porto Rico.
In conclusion he said that no bounds
to our territory were set by the con-
stitution and no limits were set to
our expansion. He welcomed the Phil
ippines as a part of u territory be.
cause IL might DecOTlS d new nome IOT
many colored people of the south; as
a new market for American silver
mines; as a new and great American
mart at Manila; and, too, as IN eX-
tension of the power and influence q of
the United States.
At 4:45 o'clock p. m. the senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MI, Sulzer. of New York. delivered a
denunciation of the administration in
connection with his resolution of in
quiry upon the war department for in
formation as to what Qualifications
Great Britain was erecting on the Ca
madam border.
The committee on military affairs
submitted a reply of Adjutant General
Corbin, saying such information was
secret, but that Great Britain was
| erecting no works which threatened
| our rights.
On the committees motion, made by
Chairman Hull, that the resolution lie
upon the table, Mr.. Sulzer and Mr..
Richardson, h democratic leader, de-
| manded time to debate, out the speak
| er ruled that it was not debatable. Mr..
Sulzer requested Mr.. Hull to yield five
| minutes to him.
II have no objection" replied Mr..
Hull, IF the house desires to near the
| gentleman. | do not" There was no OBJ
| lection.
Mr.. Sulzer said his resolution only
called for such information not incom-
patible with the public interests. not
for secret information. THE adjutant
| generals report" he said, sis prepos-
ferrous and untenable and it is ridicu,
lous for him to say Great Britain is
not ~treSpaSSing on u territory-nC
one contends that. What We d. de-
clare and what every thinking and in.
telligent citizen of this country knows
is that while Great Britain is pretend.
ing to be our friend she is sedulously
and studiously and consistently erect
ing great Notifications or our north.
ern frontier which menace the integ.
rity of the republic n which on no,
tice of twenty-four hours could de.
stroy our cities, our towns. and lay
waste the property of our people. L
seems to me that today the admins.
tration is being humbugged by the ad.
ministration of Great Britain. Nothing
can be don unless we get the cOnsen
of Downing street.
II say that on this resolution l wan
to get the sense of this house and fins
out who are the friends of Americs
and who are the friends of Great Bri
tain. We ought to have this informa
ton. The gentleman from Illinois, tn
! other day, reported to this house tn
Notifications bill, carrying an appropri
alton of three or four millians NOR;
than the last appropriation bill. W
want this information in order to in
diligently know what fertilization
we ought to erect in opposition to tn
Notifications Great Britain is erecting
1 think this resolution should pass
There is a feeling all owe this countr.
that the administration has abSolutel,
n abjectly surrendered American
rights to British interests. 1t has don
so in Alaska; it has done SO in regar'
to the Nicaragua canal; it is doing S
now in the Orient, in the Philippines
in China 1t has been done by Grea
Britain in this war in South Africa
applause on the democratic side.) I
II had not been for what the admins
tration did the other day. after con
~sultation with Lord Pauncefote. afte
being told what to do by Salisbury
there would have been a concert G
European powers which would hav
|, demanded the cessation of war /
{ South Africa The administration her
is more English than the administra
ton in London, and it is time for som
/ one to stand I'D here and talk Fl