The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Senator Beverage made big hit with
his speech in favor of his resolution. as
follows-"Resolyed, That the PHILIPPINE
Islands are territory belonging 10 the
United States; that it is the intention OF
the United States to retain them as such.
and TO establish AMI m4inIain such gov
ernmental control throughout the archi-
pelago as the situation may demAnd,
Several things added tn the interest in
the speech Senator Beverage 8. .ent sew
eral months i'll the Philippines getting
information and making a study of diff
ferent things, and 1t was his maiden
speech in the Senate, to which be had
come with high reputation as an ora
tor, and it will doubtless be widely read
1t certainly ought to be. speaking a.
gainst the proposition so abandon the
Empire of the Philippines, he said, III
it should prove a mistake to abandon 1t,
the blunder once made would be irretrie-
vable, Ii it proves a mistake to hold Il
the error eau be corrected when we VIII
every other progressive nation STAND
ready 10 relieve us" Of our future pow
or he said "Most fu ure wars will be
lconhcts for commerce. The power that
rules the Pacific, therefore. is the power
that rules the world And, with the
| Philippines, that power is and will for
ever be the American republic" But
probably the most striking and dramatic
point in bis speech was his solemn ar
raiLnment of Aguinaldo's American as
sisters, of whom he said, In sorrow ra-
ther than anger, l say to those whose
voices in America have cheered those
misguided natives on to shoot our SOL
diers down that the blood OF those dead
and wounded bows OF ours is on iheir
hands, and the food of all the years can
never wasL that stain away. Ia sorrow
rather than anger, say these words, tor
7 earnestly believe that our brothers
knew not what they did, On the ousl-
ness side of the question, Senator BeVe-
ridge said, THAT statesman commits
crime against American tradc-~agalnst
the American grower of cotton and 'ooac
co and wheat, the American manutactur-
er of machinery and clothing-who 1alis
! 20 nut America where she may command
, that trade" This was referring eSpecl-
aIly to the trad of China, which was In
1897 1885, ~ $500, OF which we had only
Is DER cent. and OF wlich we ought TO
have. and Mr. BevCridge says VIII ge-,
? at least so per cent.
The importance OF the work to be done
at this session of Congress by the House
, Naval Committee and the continued III
I mass et Chairman Boutelle has resulted In
fine unanimous election by the commit ee
Y of Representatlve Foss, Ill. to be Chair
: man pro tempore. This was high ana
) .eser7ed compliment TO Mr.. Foss.
= Secretary Cages answer to The resoiu-
e ion " ch the democrats offered hoping
o embarrass him and the administration
i was full and free, showing that only
law and custom had been followed IN
depositing internal revenue collections IN
such national banks as chose to deposit
y IT 5. bonds as security, and that no II
veritism had been shown and not SIM
7 ole bank turned down that applied for
!, the deposits. Besides furnishing copies
b of ALI orders of the Treasury department
: and correspondence with the natlonai
e banks. Secretary Gage wrote a long -e-
i ply. explaining that the custom OF oe-
II positjng public money in national BANKS
e when the revenues Of the government
were ia excess OF the expenditures, al
a they have been for some months and are
e likely 10 continue indefinitely, was ne
e cessary to prevent embarrassment II
Is business circles, caused by The scarcity
e of money, and concluding with tins em
rs n.,atic statemen.-"UDd my admins
Ia tra,ien of the Treasury Department NJ
u Discrimination in favor OF one oahK
y gainst another has been made. denefal
ie ,y epeakiug. when an increase in deposi
il tnrv hanks was desired all have been In
y Viled to qualify themselves for recei'in
sucb money, and have been equally an
rs eouitab'y considered in their respec'lV
,g relatio, to the treasury" Iusiead OF DC
9. inf pleased as they expected 10 De- u
lis democrats ara cbargriued, because the
r. know that Secretary Cages reply, Will
ID not containing one word of politics, Wi
ho he first-class republican campaign doc
ument among business men.
re John Bull released the American ho'
py se;zed in Delagoa Bay, under susplclo
nd Of being intended for the Boers, just
In lime to prevent the Senate tacklng u
tie matter. The same day news ol tne I
d. Iease was received Senator Hale ln'rou'
is ad q resolution of inquiry in the oena'
an which problbly now will be dropped,
,ut The House has only been NEE Ing eV
led ~ other day, and holding very short s.
lei sions, this week, 10 order to aiio" u
cir ,onmittees to put in more tims getti
aad t,a bus;pess OF the session in shape.
ire, The Roberts committee is engaged
ing preparing its report, Which will be su
mi,,ed 10 the House next week, Kobe
ties has good idea of the nature of that
ins. mort as he is preparing t. go home
) in The Senate devoted one day this we
to u. .teling to eulogies of the late '
and President Hobart.
ing The slowness Of The debate on the
, is nsncial uill in the Senate is the fault
rhe democrats, who have been inforn
this that III " are t. De allc wed to do most