Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-26
NIGHT SESSION

| Ai'iis W lAHVuA Tlflilikf az bsoN III pluti
that the Senate might take a recess
until s o'clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
When the Senate resumed It's session,
| at o'clock, the galleries were crowded
and there was fairly good attendance
Of senators on the floor,
At the request of Mr.. Sewel, a reso-
luton was agreed TO- asking cabinet Of
ficers and heads of various bureaus for
| full lists Of officials employed by them,
at age, length of service. etc.
Mr., Pettgrew offered a resolution,
which went over requesting the Presi-
| dent for information as to the censoring
| Of dispatches from Manila prior to
February 4, 1900, also for Gen. Ottis's
first dispatch announcing that HOSTILE
ties had opened and other information.
MORGAN's SPEECH.
Mr.. Morgan then resumed his speech
relative to the Philippine amendment
TO the pending army appropriation bill.
Mr. Morgan declared that the Philip
pine amendment was in effect an abdi-
cation Of power by Congress and turn
ing over to the executive branch the
government Of the Philippines. This
power once possessed by the President,
Congress could never get possession of
II without a two-thirds vote to over
rule his veto. 1t was such a transfer of
power as the British parliament would
never dream Of comforting upon King
Edward. The hazard and rashness of
this proceeding he declared, was never
equaled in a country having a parlia-
mentary government
MORGAN is BITTER.
Mr. Morgan said that under the pro-
posed legislation SPECTATORS and trusts
would lick up the S3.OO00OO acres Of
lands in the Philippines with their
mines and forests and untold richness
without the reservation Of a single
homestead for the people. The senator
expressed the belief that the real mo-
tive Of the measure was TO give author
ity under which the millions OF acres in
the Philippines could be 'gobbled up
by great speculative enterprises.
Mr., Morgan spoke for two hours and
then stated that tomorrow he would
take up the question of the right Of
Congress TO delegate or abdicate its
powers, and after that would discuss
the Cuban branch of the subject.
At 1918 Mr. Morgan's colleague from
Alabama, Mr., Pettus. moved an ad-
journment but on the yea and nay
vote the motion was defeated. The
Senate's refusal to adjourn compelled
Mr., Morgan to go on with his speech"
As he resumed he referred with some
feeling to TIT apparent effort to dra-
coon this measure through, despite all
the proprieties.
After an arduous and lengthy SEES
sion, beginning at II o'clock this morn
ing, Mr.. Morgan said the Senate had
determined to force an old man to go
on with his speech and In effect had
served him with notice that he would
go on until he had closed But" he
added speaking with impressive deliber-
alton. II would rather leave this cham
Der a dead man than TO leave 1t
coward" 1t would be plain abandon
ment of duty, he said. If he should
skulk because OF his age or the late
ness Of tn hour.
Mr.. Spooner tried TO gain recognition
TO ask Mr.. Morgan as to his plans. but
the venerable senator waved him off
and caustically declined TO yield
At ll:2O p. m Mr.. Morgan yielded to
Mr.. Spooner for motion to adjourn,
and the long session came to a close.