The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-30
ARBITRATION TREATY
Wanted 10 Know What Had Become Of
One Submitted 10 Senate.
ADDRESS ON THE PHILIPPINES.
Mr.. Tillman Deprecates the idea that
it is Disloyality to the Flag 10
Oppose tho War Now Being
wasetl Against the Fill
pinos-Hideous Blum
uer from the Start.

StEE- der lrO11 Tic S&nA1. 5tssd
:, WASHINGTON, jan. GA. newspaper
interview with the British Vice-Consul at
New Orleans assailing Senator Mason,
lRep.) Of Illinois, for his prozTransvaal
attitude, was made theftext to-day in the
Senate for a question of privilege by Nlr.
Mason, who not only attacked the Consul,
but the British policy in Ieyying war upon
an inferior nation.The Consul's course
was severely. denounced in several speech
The feature Of to-day's procedngs was
a forceful Filipino speech by Mr. III
man, Dem OF South Carolina.
Mr.. r.siPett1grew, of South Dakota, pre-
sented a re solution calling upon the Pres
ident. If not Incompatible with public tn-t
terests, to inform the Senate If the people
Of samoa had been consulted with refer
| ence to the recent treaty with the SAMOAN
Islands. The resolution went over.
, Under d special order resolutions pre-;
sented by MI. Allison, OF 1owa for the
election of Charles Bennett. of New York,
,s sssecrearv of 1.-THE Senate, and Daniel NJ
! RansdefI of Indiana sergeant at arms.
were adopted without division. They VIII
| euarify about February Isl.
~ Qu uESTIONs OF PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. Mason; OF Illinois, rose to a question
Of personal privilege. He had read
| newspape pei, Ginning Of a personal interview
| with the BRUSH Consul at New Orleans.
who was quoted as saying that the hfitlsh II!
| public was disputed with the position
| taken by the American people and some
OF the senators in Congress on the subject
Of the British Transvaal war. The Con-
sui considered as particularly Dom 5astlc
| the utteraEces of certain Senators OF the
United States. and declared that when
Senator Mason adopted the role OF
mountebank and encouraged the 'fralf ali
tsciv!lised' people, he did sso1Ssll1ply7sior
4 SHOW and for votes.
/ Mr.. Mason said the consurs utterance
| was scarcely worth attention, except that
| he was one of the accredited represen-
! tatives Of great nation to this country
] "It is not the first time" declared Mr..
! Mason, that a British diplomat has at
! tempted to run this country. So FAR as
his personal attacks upon me are coH-
| do me honor. The more yeno-
vnoust the. attacks by the Ea'!tis1
! ,tpon me and those who think tisa ne
| the more we are made the subjects Of
British stupidity and assininity. the SOON
! er will all the American people get on
| the right side of the controversy
| "Cheap men who come to this country
in diplomatic or consular capacity. ana
! misuuote the utterances of senator's, only
accentuate the arrogance and cowardice
I! of those people.
IN SYMPATHYS WITH BOERs.
y Further along Mr.. Mason said that. ac-
cording 10 the best information obtains
able, the people Of Scotland. those Of
Ireland and a5 per cent, of the people Of
America were in syTrpa thy with the
Beers in their contest with Great Britain.
After suggesting that he needed no spe-
/! cial defence from the State Department
in this matter. he wanted to know what
/ has become of the arbitration treaty that
\ was submitted to this Senate
81 am told he said. that the United
States Government cannot mediate IN
this war until that treaty has been rati-
l fed. IF that is so I want that treaty
l discovered and ratified SO that that bar
rier against mediation shall be removed :
Mr.. Mason then adverted to the resolu-
zion of sympathy with the Beers which
4 he had offered early in the session. He
urged the Committee on Foreign Rela-
! tions, to which the resolution had been
: referred, to make q report upon it in
order that u vote might be had on it. II
it>was not fair he ureged the coEmittee
to make 1t fair.
Don't take that child to the grave
yard,'sS urged Mr. Mason. for I give yot
notice now that there will be resurrec
ton of it every day after this week. You'll
4 have a chance to think about it at leas
once every day unless you go TO th'
Z cloak room while discuss it."
/ UTTERANCES REGARDED SERIOUS
Mr. Hoar, OF Massachusetts,. regardet
l the utterance of the British consul a
livery serious. san attack. In fact. upon th
Z character of "a United States Senator an
Upon the American people. = 1t seemed t
him that fnasmuchg as the matter hat
been brought :iclaHy to the attention
l of. the Senate,sit ought to be referred t
l the Committee on Foreign Relations 81
4 that that commit ttee might bring. 1t to th
i attention OF the President It might b.
a proper ground for the revocation of th
i seYequatur of the British consul and per
maps it might properly be made a subjec
! Of representation to the government o
/ Great Britain.
Mr Hoar then moved that the matte
/ be referred to the Committee on Foreigl
! Relations. Continuing. eMr. Hoar express
/ ed hfs regret that Mr.. Mason had mad,
lshss inrpassionets attack upon a frtendl,
nation. The Senate was a. part Of tn,
4 If such utterances were made here h
s. doubted the efficiency OF any offers o
{. mediation that might be made by tht
4 United States:
Mr.. Hearasa.d that II Great Britaf,
iswere wrong in the present contest sh
was regarded by patr riotic's Americans pre-
4 ciseIy as they would regard their owl
L government if it were wron
FOODNOT TCONTRABAND.5
The RESOLUTIONS OF CIR. Pettigrew, O
4 South Dakota, declaring food products
4 not to be Econtraband OF war. was re
4 sfarred to the Commit ttee on ForeigngRe,
!. Slations, after e brief speech By Mr. Petit
q grew. :ssss
4 Mr.. Carter presented a conference re,
{ mort on the census administration bfl1
:! and ftwas5x agreed s e.
i nrent M. Tilluaan,g gcss South Carolina de
Il liyered an address upon the philippine
a question q His 81 dtscuaaiop of the subject