The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-28

tntlon of on ~, rtth3 no longer united as
to say that tue umend1sters industrial nj
Yer tnau he had expcctt m American com
| months been upprehcnsk >''
| III power would desire to -,
| protectoratc over Cuba. I'D only nope IN
sldered That the Philippine alg as Alexand
| tanned more serious aupsti
| involved In the Cuban nmeit- ,>,n,,,, al
contrndicted all reports that ther.,'.l. "" y"
any agreement to vote upon thsksane to
ned i ,S, one ts was not Wiling TO N&s.c
Knew thnt In cnse of an extra MI
measures more objectionable than
| pending would be forced through congtns
Mr. lioar (hlnas1 expressed the conveS
ton that great change Ia going on In "a
minds of the American people and of tn,
republican party 0e to the policy to be
pursued III inc philippines our fathers
! hlu not penetrate into position thcil
children can not hold" he said, aud he WAS
| satisfied that when the light should come
they would he found to adhere TO the gren,
| declaration OF our Independence. In view
| OF this change of sentiment he consld
| cred II better 10 postpone further discus
sion in order that the change might go on,
although" ho said ~ nm opposed 10
| the proposition contained In this amend
| nent 10 commit TO hvc men dospotlc power
over l2,uooulp msn yet ] bear In mind
that that power Is now, and win he for
some time IN the future exercised by one
man. do not, therefore, think II wise "a
bring on an extra session of congress by
what would In tho end be unavallng oppo
sltlon.
MIR Honr presented dispatches signed nv
Filpnos which. he said, were convincing
evidence that These people were not say.
posed legislation would WIPE OUT THE
lAS STus hoPE T rdNr TIE uMlrnn
TIE DOWN -TRoDDEN PEOPLE OF
THE REST OF THE WORLD
You may he exclaimed In conclusion,
talk about benevolent assimilation and
use other honeyed phrases, Bur YOUR
ACT is PURE, MMpg.E. UNDfLUTEn
uNCIinGKED pEspoTISM."
Mr.. rtlman is. O. declared congress was
about 10 abandon It's nrerogatives and turn
them over TO an ollgarchy Il new despot
Ism Ism Of ave men to be appointed by tho
president. re declared that by the lIoQr
amendment "thc teeth ot the hyeun Witch
was about TO tear out the vitnls Of the
Fllpinos would have been pulled"
lie said that the president ought 10 he
left with his present power the war power
which he thought was ample. and he
urged that the committee amendment b.
voted down,
against the Spooncr Philippine amendment
Mr.. Culhcrson CreNaS urged that the
philippine amendment was unconstitution.
al and made an argument In support of his
The Cuban amendment he regarded MS
y violation Of the faith Of the United
S-otes 9s pledged IN the Teller amendment
MIR; Mallory Fla) opposed turning upon
gers FROM this country"
MI Money tMlsRl discussed PARTICULARS
the Cuban, amendment. which. he as 4
member of the committee on relations
Win cuba assisted In preparing The ex
IRENE necessity for action npon the Cuban
question, he said, was recognized by all
we should get our troops out OF Cuba as
SOON aS p9Sslhlc. lie ala not want to
lcnyc the sands In the hands OF the
United states forces until next December.
The time had come he Thought FOR NJ
ton. Mr.. Money said that he was violat
ing no great secret In saving he had con
suited song OF his democratic colleagues
about the amendment before II was report
81 and every one OF thom had approved
u, They had changed thcis minds now
but why he dld no know. Mr.. Money
suited briefly HIS objections 10 tho phn
supporting IT, ~ NV
vote was then taken upon the amend
MINT 90 NJ Vest. providing that tho nc
non or lhls government or It's 0fHrIni.
N ne Phllippines shall be- subject of The |
hStltniion and laws 90 the United state,
So inr MS thov nrr unnlicahlc The amend /
m"nt was rejected - n ti-.as follows. |