The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS.
Daily Doings of Our National Lesis-
tcrS.
SENATE

SENATE.
Thirty-ffth Day.-The speech OF
Mr.. Bacon. OF Georgia. on the Philip
pine policy was the feature Of the Gay S
session Of the Senate. At its con.
clrsion there was a spicy colloquy over
a suggested declaration for self-gov-
ernment of the Philippines. similar 20
the Teller declaration as to Cuban
self-government The bill presenting
to the city of Nashville the cannon Oh
the gun-boat Nashville, from which
was fired the first shot in the Spanish
war. was passed. Mr. Hoar offered
resolution calling on the committee
on rules to consider whether some
suitable plan could not be adopted 70"
the enlargement OF the capitol and for
providing for the transaction o. public
business other than legislative busl'
ness elsewhere After some debate,
the resolution was agreed to.
Thirty-siXth Day.-Debate in the
Senate ordinarily calm and dignified.
burst into passionate utterances anu
bitter recriminatio2S. Senator'S hurt
ed denunciatiCns one at another until
the auditors quiyered with excitement.
The debate grew out Of phase OF the
Philippine question and no scene had
been witnessed since the discussion OF
the war resolutions in the las Con-
gress. which. in sensational features.
compared with thar Of today'S. The
discussion arose quite Unexpectedly.
nearly all the debate on the Philip
pine question during the present Ccn-
gresS, sought 10 have read a resolu-
ton embodying a document written by
Emilio Aguinaldo upon the Filipino
insurrection and containing his YER
sion of the alleged recognition OF the
Filipino republic by Admiral Dewey.
Senator Ledge, cf Massachusetts. pro-
tested against printing the document
in any form and read letter from
Admiral Dewey in which that portion
of Aguinaldo'S statement relating -
the admiral was denounced as It's
sue of falSehoods." Senators en- the
flcCr listened with eager attention and
many gallery spectators leaned far
over the ratings in their desire not 20
miss a sentence Mr.. Lodge said he
preferred accepting Dewey'S word to
that of Aguinaldo and was satisfied the
American people would also. In pas
sionate reply Mr.. Pettigrew declared
that Admiral Dewey had recognized
the Filipino republic and although af-
forded an opportunity heretofore 10
deny Aguinaldo's statements had not
done so. In an instant half dozen
Senator's were on their feet. Mr.. HaW-
ley. the venerable Senator from Con-
necticut. denounced Mr.. Pettigrew'
action as treason.
Thirty-seventh Day.-An effort by
Senator Pettigrew. of South Dakota.
to discuss the Philippine question in
the Senate, taking for his text the res
olution offered by him THURSDAY was
of 10 avail as ne was met by point
Of order which took him from the
floor. He had gotten only SO far as
to charge that the great journals OF the
country would not publish the facts
concerning the Philippine war whcn
the point of order was made by Sena-
tor Gallinger and sustained by the
chair. Subsequently he offered anoth-
er resolution on which he will speak
next week.
Thirty eighth Day.-The Senate
committee on Porto Rico concluded its
consideration of the bill providing a
form of government for the island OF
Porto Rico. The Dill stands in all eS-
tian particulars the same as left by the
committee at its meeting last Wednes-
day. The rate Of duty provided for Ar
ticles taken from the United States to
Porto Rico is 25 per cent. Of the Ding
ley law rate.
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