The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-27

eNN Nicaragua, than s25, 900 for one at Pana- ma But he had rather have one at Aanama than no canal at all. Mir McRae, Arkansas, said he consid- cred the substitution of the Panama for the Nicaragua route, the monumental blunder of this Congress.
 The report was then adopted 252 to g.. The following votes were cast In the negatives
 Messrs. Ball. Texas; Bell, Colorado; Hay Virginia; Jones Virginia; c. Kitch- in, North Carolina; Loud, California; Neville Nebraska; and Woods, Cali fornia.
 The House then proceeded with the Philippine civil government bill
 MT. Lands Rldculed.
 Mir. Clark of Missouri, replying to the remarks made by MT. Landis of Indiana a few days ago, ridiculed MT. Landis' glow ing eulogy of General Funston. If Gen eral Funston was the great hero the gen. tleman from Indiana made him out to be-" said MT. Clark. the ticket nomi- mated by the next Republican convention should be Freddy and Teddy not Ted dy and Freddy
 MT. Landls' statement that the Demo- crats after dragging the Republicans into the Spanish war had run away" he de- nounced as a foul islander. AS many Democrats" he said, had fought in the Spanish war as Republicans. Dewey Schley Democratic applause) Old Bob Wheeler Democratic applause) and Hob son, all wrote their names high and there were other Democratic sources more ob- scure on land and sea. There were no politics in the Spanish war-none in its inception, none during its progress. It was only upon its conclusion that politics uh trip to rob Schley of the credit that was his 1 due. But the American people would not l havo 1t. They wrote his name with those of John Paul Jones, Perry and Farragut, on the list of naval heroes"
 Proceeding. he said Mir Landis could not shoulder the responsibility of the l present situation in the Philippines upon destiny. He asserted that he believed in God said MT. Clark. Tt would be interesting to know whether God believes in him. I had rather take as the Lord s | exponent, Jesus Christ, who said dc unto others as you would have them do unto you which Is assuredly not what we are doing in the Philippines"
 "Democrats Have Run Away"
 Mir. Littlefield of Maine insisted that MT, Landis' charge that the Democrats had run away was true. He said 1t was no answer to assert that some Demo- crats had achieved glory in the war It was Democratic statesmen ne was speak ing of. But he said he desired to do jus tice to the Democrats They did not all start to run away. When 1t came to the appropriation of $20, ,000,O GOO to carry out the provisions of the Paris treaty, which he said was for the purchase of 10. 900 900 people at g a head, GA Democrats voted for the appropriation.
 Was not MT. Reed of Maine the au- thor of that statement about the pur- chase of people at s2 head?" asked MT. Shackleford of Missouri.
 Tt does not make any difference who started it," replied MT. Littlefield. the l Democrats adopted it''
 Did not the ratification of the treaty place the United States under obligation, l legal and moral to pay s20, 000, 900 to Spain?" asked MT. Cooper of Texas
 Just as 1t places upon the United States today the obligations which you | now seek to evade.' responded MT. Little field. Tt don't do to answer by eulogiz- l ing Winfield Scott Schley, who made a | loop and escaped danger"
 Storm of Kisses. Ills statement was met with a storm of hisses from the Democratic side Mr DeArmond of Missouri said these ! Democrats stood today where they al
 
 this republic had no right to force an American rule upon an alien people and establish on the other side of the world colonial empire.
 l "Who ran away" he went on. When the treaty of Paris was ratified, who pro- claimed 1t to be the purpose of the Re 1 publican party to hold the Philippines at l the point of the bayonet? 1t was inti- mated that we would deal with the ques- 1 [ If ha of ho afterward. but from that day to this 1 you have not dared to proclaim what your ultimate policy was to be. No, you are feeling your way along. feeling Into 1 the pockets of the Filipino, feeling away their timber and their lands You pro- pose here to enact a bill which allows the natives to purchase forty acres of the territory upon which they are born but allow a corporation organized to exploit and rob them of thousands of acres. The bill artfully contrived to all low the exploiters to carry away every thing. Instead of Old Glory we should run up the black flag of spoilation." [ Mir. DeArmond said he could not he lieve that MT. Littlefed had meant what he said about Schley, for" said he, 'he slandered an American hero when he did | It."
 There was considerable debate over the coinage section.
 To Prohibit Slavery.
 MT. Patterson, Democrat Tennessee offered an amendment prohibiting slav- cry or involuntary servitude in the Phil l ippines or any other territory, over which 2 the United States should obtain jurisdic- 1 tion. He said that the United States was l the only civilized power in the world which protected slavery. He said that | Governor Taft before the insular conn | mittee testified that the treaiy made by | General Bates and the Sultan of Jolo which recognized slavery, was still in force. There were today 100000 slaves in the Jolo group. Children were sold from their parents Girls were subject to the desires of their masters. MT Cooper said that in the Mohamme- dan islands in the southern part of the archipelago slavery existed. According to the testimony of Governor Taft he said, there were about 26oO0 slaves In the course of time slavery would be abol- ished. but 1t would take time. It could not be abolished by statute. although di- ' tf@A hu hn of tt, t.tI