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tention OF disregardins philanthropy. +

| intention Of disregarding philanthropy. He
| referred again to the possibility of securing
Supreme Court decision, which drew from
Mr. Tfllman the remark that the legislation
was in the interest Of the doctrine Of "des-
tiny, duty and dollars" with a reference
to the Supreme Court, which, he feared,
would. In rendering its opinion, "acknowl-
edge no other god than its own will"
Asked If he did not propose to abide by
any such opinion when delivered. Mr.. TILL
man replied that he had had to swallow
so many things from the Supreme Court
that he had no doubt he would have to
abide by it.
This incident brought out brief word Of
defense of the Supreme Court by Mr.. For
aker, who said he had for that tribunal the
highest respect and the utmost confidence.
Mr.. Hoar's Plea.
Mr.. Hoar said the thing to do now was to
make an appropriation of sum Of money
sufficient to relieve the distress of the Porto
Ricans. That course would be definite, and
there would be no delay or inhumanity in
it. He appealed to Mr.. Foraker not to in
sist upon a contrary course, and thus keep
| bread out of the mouths of the starving
people for whom he had made so eloquent
an appeal by the tedious process proposed
by him
So far as the question of an open door
was concerned, Mr. Hoar said, he did not
consider that it raised in this bill. On
the contrary, 1.-The door was shut as tight
ny llilS Dlll as TIE ingenuity VI Tie HollOT-
able senator could shut it. 1t was utterly
Idle to say that this legislation could have
any influence upon the open door question:
Replying to a question from Mr.. Teller,
Mr.. Foraker said that he regarded Porto
Rico as a dependency of the United States,
and not as an integral part Of the United
States.
Mr.. Teller dissented in strenuous terms
from his construction of Mr.. Forakers po-
sition on the Supreme Court. He thought
that when the time should come when crit
fcism of any branch of the government
could not be allowed the republic would be
in bad way.
Delegate From Porto Rico.
Mr.. Bacon pointed out what he believed
to be the inconsistency of providing for
delegate in Congress from Porto Rico who
is not citizen of the United States, and
who Is to be elected by persons who are not
citizens of the United States, but who must
take an oath to obey the Constitution of the
United States.
Mr.. Foraker contended that this was what
had been done in the cases of Louisiana,
Florida and in many other instances.
The discussion of the questions of consti-
tutional law involved In the bill was con-
tinued until o'clock.
Mr.. Hoar made the closing observation
In which he took sharp issue with the prin-
ciples enunciated by Mr.. Foraker. He held
that the doctrine proposed to be applied
to Porto Rico and the Philippines would
result IN despotism, and it would be none
the less despotism because it was to be
carried into effect by moral men of high
civilization.
The chair announced the appointment of
Senators Hanna (Oho) and Tilman (S c.
as members of the board of visitors to the
Naval Academy.
At o'clock, in accordance with previous
agreement. the Senate took recess until 8
o'clock. when the formal reading of the
Alaskan code bill began Fifty-nine pages
OF the bill We're read, and the Senate ad-
journed at IL 10 O'clock