The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28


money or return passage.
I'm the mean time, said Mr.. Pettgrew
''Heistand has been promoted. while
Hawkes. was sent so far away without
money that they supposed he could never
get back, but he did One was bribeo
with a commission and sent to China
The other was buried in a far-oif island
Another member of this Government
company was former Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Allen. now Governor OF
Porto Rico. An arrangement of the tariff
franchises would be protected by this
Spooner amendment. This was why the
Taft Commission was so anxious"
Mr.. Pettigrew predicted that the Prcsi'
dent would fatten his friends with fran
chises as soon as the Army bill was
passed. He predicted the death of com
merce through empire.
THE AnGlo-SaXon engaged In con
quest" said he. lis still savage. al
through history this has been So. He
then read proclamation found in 2
cylinder which was issued by a King oi
Assyria. This. he said. showed the SOW
ing of the seeds of empire. He then read
extracts from Manila newspapers show
ing the conditions in that city. He said
Army in the Philippines were only equal
ed by the work of the Christian armies
in Pekin. He scored "the contemplate
plea of benevolent assimilation"
These people were our allies against
Spain. Their God is our God. They are
men like ourselves. and we are covering
our flag with shame by butchering them. -
he concluded. He was warmly applauded
by the galleries.
Mr. Mallory called for a quorum. The
roll was called and fifty-eight Senators
responded.
MR. BACoN'S SPEECH
Mr.. Bacon then obtained the floor and
proceeded to speak against the Spooner
amendment. lie said that this was the
most pernicious and objectionable piece
,f lz.vs s.F, s,,s ho Gov lrE
He classed it as revolutionary in its char
acter. He said that there was no meas
ure so bad that he would secure its de-
feat by voting for the amendment
81 am opposed to the Subsidy bill," said
he, yet l would rather see ten Subsidy
bills passed than this amendment i have
seen in the public press the idea that
men on this side of the chamber were
going to lie down SO that they might get
appropriation bills passed. l am willing
to do anything to defeat this measure
and for myself j think there ought to he
an extra session. The Chinese situation
is enough to demand an extra session.
1t is a disgrace to the majority in this
body that this matter has received no
attention.
mt war with China and have been at war
with China and yet this body is going to
adjourn without taking any notice of the
matter"
Does the Senator think that we are
Mt war with China today? asked Mr..
Platt of Connecticut.
Il do replied Mr.. Bacon. rs it war
to invade foreign country? Is it war to
capture and loot cities2 Is IL war to Keep
an armed force in foreign territory? he
President did right to rescue our Minister
in Pekin, but he had no right to go to war
with china without summoning Congress
and haN ing action taken"
Mr.. Bacon reviewed the conditions in
China. and held that in executing Chinese
subjects the United States was at war
Returning to the Spooner amendInent
he said that a sudden influence had deyel-
oped to force the matter through at this
time. He held that the original intention
of the Republicans WAS to put the Spooner
bin to sleep.
FOR oNR-MAN POWER
1.-THE object of this measure" he con-
tinued. lis to turn over a whole people to
the unbridled power of one man. and this
in a country which processes to boast of
a Constitution. There has never been one
word uttered in its defence although it
has been mp for over year No man of
all its professed friends has ever at
tempted an argument in its defence
MI Bacon dwelt upon the fact that not
a single sentence had been uttered in
the Senate in advocacy or justification or
defence OF it-not even Mr.. Spooner him
SELF, who had made a three days speech
on the general subject of the Philippine
islands. We have endeavored" ne con-
tinued, to show that it is unconstitn-
tional. have submitted argument.
here which .sa WORTHY Iteration
There has been no reply
Because there can be none." Mr.. Till
man interposed.
THE Senators on the other side" Mr..
Bacon went on, practically admit that
II is unconstitutional. AS the Senator
from South Caro.4na suggests. they can
not make any reply. They say by their
attitude. we admit that il is unconsti-
tutIonal: but what care we? We have
got the votes. If the Senator'S on the
other side wish to let this debate close
without any answer from them let them
do so. We denounce IT as unconstitution-
al and absolutely violating every frnda-
mental principle of this Government We
denounce IL as at war with all the free
institutions of the country: as utterly
subVersiYe of the principles on which this
Government is founied. Sit silent IL YOU
Will Utter no word of defence. and go
before the American people with the
statement that yol: care not whether ii
is right or wrong; that you do not feel
bound TO legtslate for the free institu-
tions OF the country: that you feel no
duty of loyalty to the principles of the
Government. Not only was the amend
ment unconstitutional. but IL was placed
on the bill in utter violation of the rule
o. tne Senate. Not single Senator voted
that 1t was in order who did not know
when he voted that 1t was in violation Of
the rule: The present occupant OF the
chair Mr.. Fryel declined to vote or. the
himself on record as saving that IL was
In accordance with the rule"
Mr. sPoONER's CHANGED VIEWS
Mr.. Bacon commented upon the sudden
change of position the part of Mr..
spooner, who. as recently as the 1s.h of
January. said that Congress had not the
necessary information TO legislate for tht.
tflipinos. and who now Joined in p1Ittint,
legislation through under whip and spur
What" he asked was the influence
which caused the changer The change
had come very suddenly The irfiueuG,
which caused IL was potent and pereuu-
tory That influence was he guessed. ~.
communication of the Taft Comm ission
urging the passage of the Spooner hin n
grew out Of the fact that there v,as a
very large amount OF public land In the
islands which could not be sold mines on
which claims could not be established and
franchises which could not be granted IN
less the Sponuer bill WAS pasSed
How any Senator with the blood Of
Revolutionary soldiers in HIS Veins could
support such bin he could moi under
stand He saw sitting before him a dis,
unguished son of New England Tmca MING
MIR. Plat of Connecticut AT this poiI,f
the Grafton was ludicrously fnterrrutei
by stentorian sneeze from Mr. De.sew
which caused burst of latt lter.
throughout the chamber After the D..ces-
sary pause Mr.. Bacon said he din not
know whether the Senator from New
York was from New England or not: but
II he was, the fact should not have