Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-11
THE PHILIPPINES UP.
The Senate Listens to Speeches by
Beverage and Hoar.
BILLS INTRODUCED IN The SENATE.


washington, Jan. w. nav mdil
little knows the common people OF
the republic, little understands the
instincts of our race, who thinks we
will not hold it tthe Philippine archi-
pelago) fast, and hold it forever, ad-
ministering just government by sim
plest methods" This sentence was
the keynote of the speech delivered
in the senate yesterday by Mr.. Bever-
idgc, the junior senator from Indiana.
1t was the maiden speech in the sch
ate of about the youngest member
of the body. The announcement that
he would deliver an address cmbody-
ing his observations in the Philippines
attracted an unusually large number
of auditors to the galleries. On the
floor OF the senate every member IN
the city was in his seat and scores Of
representatives came over from the
house. The occasion was inspiring
and Mr.. Bcvcridge rose to il Bril-
liantly. His Grafton for properly IT
was an Grafton was deeply interest
ing. II was repletc with striking SEN
fences and well arranged information.
Spoken with all the earncstncss, Wig
or and cloqucncc Of fine orator, en-
thusiastic in his subject, who rose at
times to his subject with the power
of passionate, dramatic uterancc,
the speech created profound i'm
preston upon all who heard it. Mr.
Bevcridge is scholarly and refined in
appearance, with striking face and
hgurc. Throughout his speech he
was easy and natural and entirely
free from mannerisms. He spoke
rapidly and with great earnestness.
When he declared with deep solem-
nity, to those "whosc voices in Amer
lea have cheercd those misguided ma
tivcs on to shoot our soldiers down,
that the blood Of those dead and
wounded boys Of ours is on their
hands and the food of years can never
wash that stain away there was a
deep, although suppressed sensation
amoung his auditors. At the con
clusion of the speech tremendous and
unrestrancd applause swept over the
galleries, and it was notable that
Secretary of the Treasury Gage, who
occupied seat in the senator's gal
lery, was participant in it.
Mr.. llour, Of Massachusetts, re-
piled briefly to MIR. Beverdge, al
though he did not enter fully into
the merits Of the question under dis
cussion, he did not feel that some of
of the Indiana senator's statements
ought TO go out to The country UNI
challenged, lie declares that not
the American opposition TO the war
but the presidents proclamation TO
the FilIpinos was responsible for the
hostilties. He ridiculed Mr.. Bevcr-
idge's statement that the Filipinos
We're not capable of self-govcrnnent
and quoted Gen Otis reports TO
show that they were.
When the Philippine debate had
closed for The day, Mr. Carter of Mon
tana, called up the bill comforting
additional authority upon the direc-
tor of the census, II was found inn
possible to either amend or pass the
bill because of the lack Of quorum
and at four o'clock the senate adj
jollrncd.
Senator Foraker has made n number
of changes in his bill providing u
government for the island of Puerto
Rico. One of the most important is
n provision defining citizenship in
the islands That provision grants
citizenship to all subjects of Spain
who were residents of the island on
the nth of April, 1899, and have con
tinued to be such and who, by the
18th of April, next, have signlhcd
their desire TO preserve their Span
ish allegiance.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate yesterday were; BY Mr., Pen
rose, appropriotng $5,ooo,ooO for the
construction of public roads in the
United States, the money TO be dis
tributcd among the several states in
proportion to the mileage OF their
roads; by Mr.. Fairbanks, extending
the immigration, contract labor and
Chinese exclusion laws of the United
States to the Hawaiian islands.
The Work of House Comm,tt"ea
Washington, Jan, i0.-'rhc subject
of legislation concerning trusts was
discussed by the house committee on
judiciary, but no action was taken
lie DTODpStV 'unN'''hli'h"' ""'""
ment on trusts has been referred to
u subcommittee consisting OF
Messrs. 0verstreci, Littleheld and
Lanham and the bills on trusts to
Messrs. Jenkins, Kahn and Terry.
The house committee ON territories
decided to take up the Hawaiian bill
next Monday, when Gen. llortwell
and Mr.. Hit, of the Hawaiian com
mission, will be heard. Alaskan leg.
islation viii be the next heard and
after that dates will be fixed for
hearing the claims of Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arizona for admission to
the union,
The investigation ms to the alleged
polygamous status of certain federal
appointees in Utah, as directed by the
house, probably will be referred by
Chairman Loud, of the post office
committee. to subcommittee for
the purpose of gathering the facts in