Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-18
57th cuNGREss.
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1
! come TO it," replied Payne But If
you on the other side will cooperate
with us. we will iii them for citizenship
1 in the Philippine islands, the United
States or any other country" Eepub-
lican appause).
1--WE will cooperate with YOU" re-
piled Gaines. when you carry the con-
stitution ami the flag to the Philip
pines.
II am surprised" observed SPaync.
to hear the gentleman from Tennes-
see. make that statement. II" has just
returned from the island. Is it possible
| he did not carry the constitution and
the flag With him. Laushter).
| Proceeding, Payne said the other side
offered no substitute for this bill and
having made Il reference to trusts III
free trade England. Wheeler, Ky. in
! terrupted to inquire Wheher he assur
ance which aggregate capital had in
| this country that the attorney general
would not do his duty was not response
/ bic for the great trusts now in exist
ence in the United States.
| II will allow the gentleman to an
swer his own question" replied Payne,
| 1T is beyond me-.
Swanson Va. in opening declared
| thar none of the benefits for the Fill
| pines of which Payne had been telling,
| could accrue through the agency of the
pending bill.
He reviewed the recent decisions of
the supreme court in reference TO the
Philippines deplorns the fact that the
court had reversed its previous deci-
81 in,,c Nd
on Congress absolute power to govern
| territories. lie deprecated as PERM
cious the principle. of the bill which fixed
he tariff duties ON goods going from the
United States into the philippines. lie
| said a fit place for such a bin Was in
the cortcs OF Spain and not in the con
aress of ,hr United States
fie pointed out that the President and
| the sec r,tury of war favored making
generous concessions in tariff duties Oh
| importations OF sugar and tobacco from
| cuba, yet this bill failed to make any
concessions on the same importations
| from the Philippines. He said that Il
proper solution Of the Philippines quea-
| ton would bc declaration by con
gress that The inhabitants Of the is
| lands should b" given independence. as
| soon as . safe ami stall" government
could ha maintained
Thaycr. Mass. in Il 15-minute speech
eXplained the resolutions which in
duc,d him to opp1s. thr passage uf the
hill IL declared that Nc had over
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| liberty which led them to rebel against
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riit 81 Porto i,l'"- but lt nad PASS <
and money had been made availahI-,
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a t.lIa,l .hot +n
"e "e'iat'd 'hdt 'i' h1Pup'lVah lH'ltH
was practically solid aS "a what should
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last speech of the late President Nj
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II wish ne gentleman would take that
~Dne, \ ana read n ana act uuun II. If
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NJ "dt rcr cent.
Shaffuth. Col. vino has recently re-
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tEt'e were many popular mISdppIr-
h.u. ions about the Filipiun p,ppI,
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ir~ themselves onv.rn,,ort ~.