The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-27
THE INSULAR LAWS
Proposed by the Republicans Were
Debated in the Senate.
SENATOR MORGAN SPOKE
Against a UsurpatiOn of Uawarranted
Power in the Philippines.
nary ,,
ala ' Saai, 'S'fy or MADE OF CUBA.
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1t Is in Effect Calling Upon the Island to
Stand and Deliver.
Mr.. ALLEN FURNISHED A SENSATION
He Made Bitter Attack on Admiral
Sampson and "the Aristocracy
of the Navy"
1t Is in Effect Calling Upon the Island to
Stand and Deliver.
AR. ALLEN FURNISHED A SENSATION

Washington, February 26.-An impor.
tant amendment to the Philippine amend
ment 10 the army appropriation bill was
agreed to In the senate tol1y. 1t was an
amplihcatlon of the amendment previously
offered by Mr.. Hoar laying restrictions
upan the sale of public lands and the
granting of franchises and concessions in
the Philippines.
Mr. Morgan (Ala) continued his speech
begun yesterday and occupied the floor
during the greater part Of the day. He
concluded his address Just before the
afteluoon recess. after having discussed
comprehensively both the PHILIPPINES and
Cuban amendments. He appealed 10 the
committee TO withdraw both propositions,
maintaining that congress was treading
upon dangerous ground and triflng with
edged tools in acting upon them without
ample information.
During the afternoon Mr. Allen obtained
the floor from Mr. Morgan and severely
arraigned Rear Admiral Sampson for
some endorsements he is alleged TO have
made upon an application of Chief Gunner
Charles Morgan TO the grade of com
handing officer.
Mr.. Aliens denunciation of Admiral
Sampson was sensation. During the
day the conference report upon the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bin was
agreed TO, as was also the partial re-
port of the conferees on the postofhce APP
preparation bill.
Soon after the senate convened today
a bill to. supplement the exlsting law as
to the disposition of public lands was
passed II provides for the division OF
lands In Oklahoma into counties, for tue
establishment Of county seats, for the
erection of court houses and for the ap.
pointment of temporary county officials,
A house joint resolution was adopted,
authorizing the importation free of duty
of articles intended to he exhibited at
the San Antonio International fair and
Dalks State fair and exposition.
Mr. Pettigrew's resolution coming over
from n previous session. calling upon the
president, If not incompatible with the
public interest TO inform the senate
whether kilograms from Manila prior to
February 4, 1899, were subjected to
censorship, ana also 10 send to the senate
a copy of the telegram of General Otis
announcing the ~Iinmencement Of hostili-
ties, the hour It was filed in Manila ana
some other collateral information, was
agreed to without comment.
The resolution of Mr.. Morgan coming
over from yesterday declaring the Mica
raguan canal bin the unfinished business
of the senate. was referred to the com
mittee on rules.
Mr. Pettlgrew directed attention to n
telegram among the instructions and papers
sent to the Paris peace commission which
instructed the commission not TO lose sight
Of the fact that the war with Spain was
wased in obedience TO the dictates of hu-
manlty and with no design of aggrandize-
men. or ambition OF conquest
Mr.. Pettlgrew read from the document,
containing the Instructions saying that the
instructions were ''of high toned order,
hut he desired to illustrate the complete
mental somersault of the president on the
Philippine question.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Pettigrew