The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-27
MR.. MORGAN ON CUBA
FREE AND INDEPENDENT GOVERN
MENT ADVOCATED.
SAMPSON SCORED IN SENATE.
THAT LETTER HAS PLAYED THE
MISCHIEF WITH HIM.

ter stock Than Gunner Morgan.
senator Morgan Makes an Able
and Eloquent Appeal for Fair and
IDriSht Dealing With Cubans.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The Senate to-
5ev agreed to the conference report on
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill and to Mr.. Pettigrew's resolution
asking the President to inform the Sem
ate whether all Manila kilograms are
subject to censorship and regarding Gen.
OTIS first cablegram announcing that
bostilities had begun. The Morgan reso-
luton. declaring the Michigan bill the un-
finished business was referred to the Com
mittee on Rules. A bill for relief of GER
tain parties providing for payment for
horses taken from Confederate soldiers
after Gen. Lees surrender, was passed.
Conference reports on bills to ratify the
Creek and Cherokee Indian treaties were
ogreed to.
Consideration Of the army appropriation
bill was resumed and Mr.. Morgan of Ala
bama continued his speech begun yester-
day Meantime on behalf of the Philip
pine Committee Mr.. Lodge accepted Mr..
Hoars amendments restricting the sale of
public lands in the Philippines and grant
ing Of franchises.
Mr. Bacon said he could see no reason
why the Senate should not go as far as
it went in the Porto Rican bill, and pro-
vide that al franchises should be ratified
by Congress.
The Cuban Amendment.
He asked Mr.. P!att of Connecticut,
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Relations with Cuba, whether it was the
intention of the committee to press it's
amendment to the bill.
Il had hoped" said Mr.. Platt, that the
amendment would meet with practical
unanimity and that it would be placed
upon this bill''
There cannot be unanimity with re-
spect to it, said Mr.. Morgan, without
some effort to amend it. l do not think
the Senate is ready to proceed with its
discussion. We have not the necessary
facts and data. We certainly are getting
upon dangerous ground
Mr.. Platt said that an unofficial trans
htion of the Cuban constitution was be-
ing made, but il might be several days
before it was available. However he
thought the draft of the constitution al
ready printed was sufficient basis for ac-
ton on the pending amendment.
Mr.. Morgan then urged the Senate and
Congress not to confer such extraordi-
nary power upon the President as was
contemplated by the Philippine amend
ment.
Mr.. Morgan yielded the floor for Mr.
Fl Wolcott to present a conference report on
the postofficc appropriation bill. The C H.
terence Committee had agreed upon all
points of difference except the two amend
ments offered by Mr.. Butler.
Mail Boxes for Small Towns.
The first was a provision appropriating
N 900 to make the experiment of estab-
fishing repositories or mail boxes in which
mail matter may be placed in towns or
hamets which do not enjoy the privi-
leges of free delivery of mall duplicate
Keys to the repositories being held by the
residents of the villages or hamlets. The
second was the Senate amendment direct
ing the Postmaster General to investig lte
the question of establishing a postal tele-
graph system.
After some discussion by Mr. Chandler
and Mr.. Butler, the report was agreed
10. The Senate then further insisted upol
me contested amendments, and they were
returned to conference.
Mr.. Morgan then yielded the floor tenn
porarly to Mr.. Allen
After saying that he was satisfied the
Philippine amendment and the Cuban
amendment to the pending bill were un-
constitutional, Mr.. Allen read the alleged
eCter OF admiral Sampson, opposing the
appointment of warrant officers as en-
signs, because they had not enjoyed the
social advantages which Admiral Samp-
son held a commissioned officer of the
navy should have enjoyed to properlv rem
resent his country abroad
NaVy's "SnObbish lAristOcracy."
Mr.. Allen said the Admirars action
proved beyond a doubt that there was "a
snoDplsh aristocracy in the navy that is
detrimental to the service and a disgrace
~ the country represented by this Off
Ger and other like officers"
because Gunner Morgan came from the
aims oI the plebeians, sa d the Nebraska
senator, Admiral Sampson had taken oc-
~aeloh 10 thus relegate him from the lists
OF advancement
Allen scores Sampson.
If William r.. Sampson is the autbor
these endorsements" said Mr.. Allen
WIN Vehemence, "he is conceited ass,
~ ~ ne ought to be marked down as such
we are not bringing up in this country
race OF spobs. If l am correctly inform
u mere was a time when Sampson was
ner ' ''0 su
lie came from no better stock. I am
Sau 10 repeat that we are not raising in
@ sne Dnlted States a class of Draw jeweled
aaIsloerats. If this rank and arrogant
o"ard Is to be believed the time may
reser come in this country when a poor
10y may attain to such position as his
eD,t ues warrant him in holding"
.aF Allen concluded:
want to say to Sampson and to his
"A say" 4'i what
N C. .Messrs. Chandler, Teller Pettigrew and
NSts"art sought to reply to Mr.. Allen, but
N. Morgan would not yield.
'"rSnn ArraiIsns the Amendment.
Hi' Morgan declared the Cuban amend
''t was Legislative ultimatum." We
., saying TO the Cubans. he insisted
n IKE this or die" Take this or abandon
sD| hopes Of on independent autono-
81 ,4' government" Take this and lay
Ut uational and race pride beneath the
-. VI the Anslo-Saxon and let him rule
~, you You must stand and deliver
W. make this exaction upon YOU by SOL
M" act OF Congress Of the United States
e, I'aFe nothing 10 be adjusted In the
,' except Tho terminoloRy OF the ar
tement All of these provisions which