The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-01


Paris treaty. They Endorsed the attitude
Of the republican party. They Endorsed
the brave and chivalrous democrats who
joined Our action, and they reelected Nc
kinley president with 10 idea OF turning
back
Referring to General Smiths order for
the killing Of all inhabitants OF Samar
over u years of age, Mr.. Spooner quoted
the witticism that the Pilgrims on land
ing flrst fell upon their knees and then
upon the Indians He read from a statute
Of Massachusetts, Of i1as, Offering a re
ward OF ( roo for every male Indian
scalp II years old and upward, and Of
so for the scalp Of those killed in battle.
SENATOR HOAR 10 THE RESCUE.
Mr.. Hoar interrupted to say that the
Puritans had bought and paid for every
foot Of land acquired from the Indians,
and that the statute OF i7as was Cruel
and barbarous"
do you approve OF it, he demanded,
when at the beginning Of the Twentieth
century you make it a precedent"
Il think,' said Mr.. Spooner, that our
fathers bought the lands of the Indians in
Massachusetts, and then proceeded to buy
their scalps.'
Senators" declared Mr. Spooner, who
general Language, on e< partc testimony
ought not TO forget that our forciathcrs
tbrave men in war; also found II ncccs-
/ sary 20 resort IN war 10 what IN time OF
peace, no man on earth would approve
Does the senator approve Of that or
der demanded Mr.. Iioor, in war or in
peace
"lf it we're necessary" suggested Mr.
Spocuer to make the order in Massa-
chuScttS SO that the Pilgrim might pro
tcct his home from destruction, his wife
from dehauchery and his children from
cruelty / would have done what he had
done"
1T was never necessary 10 do it," Nh
Hoar declared 1T was a base and wicked
order and when the senator talks of Tor
bcdrancc ! am happy 10 say that the man
of that generation who bore my name IN
Cured nbloquy through resisting such
measures then rs ! do now. applause
Mr. Hear said he thanked God he had
mover found a man iu q place OF power
who would not stand mp for the right.
And you will never mud any man. thank
God declared MI Spooner who can
| properly mpeaoh the American army Tor
act, that ought not 90 have been COM
/ mlttcd the acts OF few isolated in
/ stauces--the army ASA whole.
| our army" replied Mr. Hoar. "is com
posed OF brave and humane men. Ia
! war oi this kind crucitle- always have &C
/ Cured and the responsibility Tor them
! rests ret upon thct army bT Upon those
who are. responsible Tor thf policy inau-
| gvtated.'
Il stand for the army Of Mckinney
declared Mr. Spooncr, for the army that
/ has hecu charged with this mission by
the American people who supported those
policies at the polls,
Mn Spooner said to Mr. Hoar that If
he did not believe his party was wight and
coild not act with them he would vote tot
the other party. This ELECTED a long reply
from Mr. Hoar, who paid a tribute to Mr.
Spooner to Mckinley and to Roosevelt.
MR.. HoAR TAXES THE FLOOR
Mr. Hoar said he did not believe the
democratic party was right in its view
OF the question. He believed that the re-
publican party would work out the prob
lem righ, in the end. but that they should
bc shown that their present policy was
wrong. He could not be expected to
abandon party IN whose policies, in the
main, hc believed. 10 join a party to
whose policies he was opposed.
Reference was made by Mr.. Spooner to
the alleged letter that had been written
10y soldier about 1000 Filipinos being
compelled 20 dis their graves, This had
been repudatcd
Mr. Lodge said that the war depart
meut had caused an investigation to he
made by questioning the soldier himself
No doubt replied Mr.. Carmack
llennD under this suggestion the sol
diers will repudiate il, as every soldier
in the Philippines has been requested to
do"
This assertion brought small vollcy of
Kisses from the galleries, but the dis
order was soon suppressed.
Discussing the bills offered by the ma
jority and by The minority, MIR Spooner
said we viii 20 ahead with an honest
purpose with your help If we can get II
Undressing the democratic sidc) ii not
we will 90 on without it, and 1t will NOT
be the first time In conclusion ne
declared that il the democratic party ever
obtained control of the government il
would follow the plan now suggested by
the republicans, and would declare that
II was impossible 20 withdraw from it.
Mr~PettuS declared that il was impos-
sihlc for the United States to govern any
territory not acquired in accordance with
= the constitution Of the United States
Mr. Bate CTenp.) said he sympathized
, with the efforts of the minority TO get at
the truth OF the Philippine question, al
though he did not want to be put in the
} attitude OF criticiziug the army.
\ bill TO pay to the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad company Si4443 Tor transporta-
ton was passed,
+ Mr. McLaufin declared that General
! Otis and General Funston had Sandered
the private soldiers in the Philippines
hut he said that the democratic senators
had not in any way slAndered the army,
! and that that charge itself was a SANDER.
At Sis y. m. the senate took recess
until o'clock
CARMACKiS SIT SPEECH