The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-02
M'K|NLEY IS Gwen MORE
POWER THAN an EMPEROR
Congress VIII Make Him the Ruler Over Ten Mil
lions of Filipino Subjects.
House ConcurS in Senate Amendments Regarding the Phil
ippineS After Heated Debate.

mittee believed that the wisest course
to pursue was to accept the senate
amendments. Personally, he believed
the senate provisions regarding Cuba
were eminently wise and that those
regarding the Philippines were linn
itatiOn upon the presidents power
Mr.. GroSVenOr Ohio, supporting the
Philippines and Cuban amendments,
related the circumstances in connection
with the Ostend manifesto in 1854,
when the emissaries of a Democratic
president offered 500, 100000 for the
isla2d of Cuba. That, he said, was one
of the Democratic traditions upon this
subject Another was the Louisiana
purchase and the government of that
territory. Still another was the gov
eminent of Florida.
Mr.. Corliss (Mich.) endorsed the
Philippine and Cuban amendments and
concluded by expressing the hope that
some day in the future Cuba would be
annexed to the United States.
Mr.. Williams Qlls.), in contrasting
the Democratic policy OF the past to-
ward Cuba with the Republican policy
of the present, said the former desired
to buy Cuba while the latter was try
ing to steal it.
Mr.. Pierce (Tenn0, Mr.. Dinsmore
(Ark), Mr.. Cox (Tenn.), Mr.. Davis
(Fla.) and Mr.. Jones Va.) spoke
briefly in opposition.
Mr.. Slaydon (Tex.) charged that we
were dishonoring ourselves in not re-
deeming our pledge to Cuba and to
the world.
Mr.. Moody (Mass) said he would
not have addressed the house had 1t
not been for Mr.. Corliss' remarks. If
he believed the Cuban amendment had
the meaning or tendency (anneXation)
attributed to it by MIR. Corliss, he said
he would have no hesitation in voting
against il. He believed that congress
and the American people were bound in
honor BY the Teller resolution.
Hull Makes Confession.
during the debate, he spoke of the in
situations which had been made
against him personally on account of
his connection with a Philippine lum-
her and development company. He
said he had been made a target of dur
ing the campaign on account of his
connection with that company William
]. Bryan, he said, had first called at
tent.ou to IL
I viii say he continued, that I
am the same man whose name has
been used in connection with that lum-
Der company / have something in
vested in it. II is legitimate enter
prise. 1t has never asked a favor Of
the government. : will say that when
1 cannot invest my money in legiti-
mate enterprise L Will quit politics. I
do not care to be q drone, depending
only on my politics for my living.
(Repu blican applause.)
Mr. Hull added that during the cam
paign the syndicate had decided to sus-
pend operations and not invest a, dol
lar If Bryan was elected, but after Nc
ISinley was elected it had decided to
invest every dollar it had. This state
ment made just as MIR. Hull's time eX-
pired created a tremendous uproar.
Democrats jeered and some of them
Kissed.
Mr.. Williams Dem, Miss.) shouted
that the company knew it could not
exploit he Philippines if Bryan was
After much noise. just as the vote
was to be taken Mr.. Lentz (Dem., o.
arose to make a parliamentary in
quiry.
His Vote is Challenged.
'I would like to inquire" said he.
whether the gentleman from Iowa,
( Mr.. Hull, can vote on this proposition?
/ He has just confessed that he is inter-
ested in this BILL
THAT is not a parliamentary in
quiry," replied the speaker, sternly,
while the Republicans jeered and
/ Kissed.
/ When Mr.. HulTs name was reached
! in the roll call Mr. LentZ made the
point Of order that he could not vote,
calling attention to the statement in
the digest that members interested in
! legislation cannot vote
] The speaker announced that each
/ gentleman must be the judge Of that
/ for himself. Mr.. Hull voted yea The
motion to concur in the senate amend
ments was carried-159 to 1S4. Four
] Observation-Disclosures. Loud (Cal.). Nc
/ Call (Mass), Mann Ills.) and Driscoll
! On. Y)-voted with the Democrats
against the motion, and Mr.. Cooper
! CWis.), chairman Of the committee on
/ insular affairs, answered Present"
but was not paired
The final conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was adopted.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Hem
enway CRep., Ind.), Warner (Rep,
Jlls.), Long CRep., Kan.), Newlands
| (Sil. Rep. New and Maddox (Dem.,
/ Ga.) on the committee to frame a bill
regarding employees of the house dur
I ing the recess. The house then, at 6:15
| o'clock, took a recess until o'clock
tomorrow morning, the time between 9
J and IL in the morning to be devoted to
/ unanimous consent legislation.