Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-08


Mr.. Tillman declared that the situa-
ton In the Philippines was similar to
that which confronted Great Britain
i'm the Transvaal. and after reviewing
England's trouble in South Africa, said
that we wanted nothing in those is
lands except the power to control their
foreign policy.
''Of course" he continued, 1--WE can
send tens of thousands of troops to the
Philippines. and rs the Senator from
Montana Carter said the other day,
we can shoot those people to death:
but ought we to do it? Is 1t honorable
for us to do it?
KlPLlNGfS LATEST POEM.
Mr. Tillman then read some verses
from kipling's latest poem, "'rhe White
Mans Burden which he regarded as
exactly fitted to our case. Every man
in this chamber but five" said he
who has had to do with the colorcd
race voted against the treaty. We OF
the South have borne the white mans
burden 1t was handed down to us by
your father and mine and it clings to
us like the shirt of Nessus."
He maintained that we did not want
to incorporate into our citizenship the
mongrel population of the Philippines
and inauguratc another race struggle
III the Jnltcu states
"Thcrc are two cities in the Pacific"
said Mr. Tilman. over which our flag
breaks to the breeze. Over the one it
Is "a harbnger of peace. good will,
peace. prosperity and liberty.
over the othcr-Manila it is cold
hloodcd and dctermincd--to do what?
To force upon those people a govern
ment whether it be satisfactory to them
or not"
MIR. LODGE REPLIES BRIEFLY.
The debate for the day on the Me
Emery resolution was concluded by MIR.
Lodge in a brief speech in the course
of which he stated some of the facts
relating to the Instruction in the Phil
| ippincs against Spain and the part
| Agunaldo took in it.
Further along Mr.. Lodge. speaking of
the restraints placed upon the Amer
can forces in the Philippines. said:
stringent orders have gone from the
President 10 General Otis ana Admiral
Dewey 10 exercise the greatest care in
their treatment OF tho FilipinOs had not
by word or deed to provoke them. y
fortnight ago General Otis. in accord
ancc with orders received from the adj
| r,1inistratioh- officially informed Again
aldo that he had no intention of making
an attack upon the Filipino troops"
Mir Lodge concluded by reiteratnS
his statement that 1t was his belief that
the l'ilipnos had made a preconcerted
ana pre-arranged attack upon our
troops ut Manila for the purpose of
influencing action upon the treaty.
MIR. TILLMAN AGAIN.
Mr.. TilIman secured the floor again
to read paragraph from Major Bells
report on the condition cf thn I'iliuino
Insurgents. and concluded with the dec
laration that the Peace Commissioners
had gone to Paris with the purpose of
buying the Philippines and that II was
now the purpose of the administration
authorities to kill the Filipnos like
sheep.
The Indian appropria ton bill was
taken up. but not completed.
AT o:lJ p. III. the Senate went into
executive session and soon afterward
adjourned.
THE LAST REMNANT.
Washington, Feb. by unanimous
vote the Judiciary Committee of the
House to-day decided to recommend
the repeal of what is said to be the las, ,
remnant Of disqualification against
those serving in the Confcdcracy. The
proposed amendment is as follows:
That the sections Of the revised
statutes, which dsqualify persons
otherwise qualified from serving as
grand or petit jurors In the courts Of
arms or Joined in any insurrection or
rebellion against the United States be
repealed and that hereafter no per-
son shall be disqualified for any ser
vice in any court or in any branch or
department of the Government Of the
United states on account OF participa-
ton in the civil war of 1861 10 1863"
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AUTHORIZED
Washington, Feb. 7.--To-dav and to-
morrow were set aside for the considc-
ration of public building bills. The
committee had reported IS bills Tor
buildings in 80 States. authorizing in
the aggregate an expenditure or Sli.-
060.9lO. Little or no opposition devcl-
oped to-day. and bills were favcrnhly
acted upon almost as rapidly as they
could be rC7I1. ] iITTC Was. n0WTVTT-
more or less good naturad chatting
throughout The session. As a result
forty bills carrying or authorizing an
propriltions aSgregatins Nl,aGl. 600. had
been laid aside with favorable rccom-
mendations before adjournment was
reached.
Among the bills PASSED were the fol-
lowing:
Newport News. Va, s75.oOo: Elizabeth
City y. G.. $4,000, Blueheld, w. Va,
$4,000: brunswick. Ga. $4,000; BcAu-
mont. Texas. $4,000.
At 5:20 p. m. the House adjourned
SPAIN WILL APPROVE TREATY.
Madrid. Feb. THE Premier. Senior
Sagasta. IN an interview to-day. is
quoted as saying he will Immediately
submit 10 the Queen Regent Il decree
convoking the Cortcs. and that he cx-
poets To have majority OF thirty fla
VOrablc To the approval of the treaty