Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-26
DENIED BY HAN MA
The Reported Deal on the Porto Rican
Tariff,
HIS STATEMENT 10 TEE SENATE
Senator Foraker Announces His
r. Program.
ALASKA BILL TAKEN UP

soon after the Senate convened today
Mr.. Hanna tOhiol who is chairman of the
republican national committee, rose to a
question of personal privilege. He directed
the attention of the Senate to an article
published in a Washington newspaper TO
the effect that a member of the House or
Representatives had said to a representa-
tive of the paper that the Porto Rican
tariff bill had been agreed upon as part
of a deal by which the republican cam
paign committee was to receive large
campaign contribution.
Mr. Hanna said the interview was one
supposed to have been given to a reporter
for the newspaper in question.
Il don't believe said Mr.. Hanna, that
any republican member of the House of
Represent ives ever made the statement
attributed 10 him
He said the statement carried on its face
evidence that ii was false.
L hope measures will be taken to inves-
tigate This statement. / brand 1t as a mali
ciUuS life.
Losses in the Philippines.
A resolution offered last Saturday by Mr..
Allen tNebD was taken up. 1t called upon
III" Secretary of War for the number of
soldiers who have been killed or have died
iii the Philippines since August 1. 1895;
the- number who have died of disease; the
plumber who have been wounded. the num-
Der who have committed suicide. and all
other similar information In possession of
the War Department.
Mr.. Allen supported the resolution In a
brief speech. after Mr.. Gallinger had sug-
gested that it ought to go to the committee
on military affairs.
Air. Garinger intimated that the resolu-
@tIon would have the effect of discouraging
eHlistmentS in the United States army.
Mr.. Allen replied sharply TO Mr.. CALM
ger. He declared that to send the resolu-
ton 10 he committee on military affairs
was 70 destroy and smother it" Mr.. AL
len declared that owing to the climatic and
Other conditions in the Philippines an
American army could not remain there for
said. that the whole American army would
have to be Withdrawn within a few months.
He said that illness and suicide AMONG the
troops were OF the increase. He believed
that the American people were entitled to
the Tacts, He was prepared. he said, to go
s1far as advise men not to enlist in the
army for duty in the Philippines.
Adverting to reference by Mr.. Allen dur
ing the course of his speech that Mr.. Gal
linger had not served in the civil war, the
Natter said that his services had been offer
ed and had been refused on what he
thought We're insufficient grounds. His wish
was To have the resolution referred and
was not due To any effort to have it sfnoth-
cred. hut that it should be examined by a
proper committee. He was satisfied that
wht!t Tho percentage of illness was not
high IN tht Philippines, the evident intent
Qf the resIution was to obtain information
that might easily be CARRIED for political
purposes
Mr.. Hawley, chairman of the committee
on military affairs. was inclined to think
the inquiry ought to be made the statistics
from the Philippines being placed side by
sid" with similar statistics on the wars of
other uItiurs. He believed Mr. Allen would
Ai he of
III order that the resolution might be
amended II was on his motion referred to
the committee on military affairs.
The Alaskan Bill.
The Alaskan civil code bill was then
taken up,
Mr.. Perkins proposed a long amendment
TO the measure providing for licenses in
various amounts to be assessed upon nearly
all lines Of business and trade.
The amendment was discussed by Mr..
Perkins Mr.: Gallinger and Mr.. Shoup. and
was agreed to.
After a colloquy among Mr.. Hale MIR.
Morgan. Mr. Allen and Mr.. Foraker MIR.
Morgan formally objected to the laying
aside of the Porto Rican bill.
Mr. Foraker's Announcement.
Mr.. Foraker then said that nobody was
AZ fault-as he understood the situation. be-
cause. the Porto Rican bill had not been
more vigorously pressed.
II Is pretty generally the Wish among
senators 10 have vote on the pending bill.
want to say to senators that beginning
tomorrow shall press the bill irrespective
Of all other. except privileged business, TO
a vote
Mr.. Morgan withdrew his objection and
consideration Of the Alaskan bill was re-
stunned.
At , o'clock the unfinished business the
Porto Rican government and tariff bill
was laid before the Senate
r gIagr So
asked that il be laid aside temporarily in
order that the Senate might proceed with
the Alaskan bill.
Mr. Morgan entered a protest against this
method Of handling the Porto Rican meas
ur-
Mr. Foraker explained that conference
VAS ~ he held during the afternoon. after
which he hoped to be able to press the bill
Z" an early vote without the intervention
81 personal requests
Mr. VI Organ said he was unwilling that
= measure - important should be laid aside
for republican conference or for the con-
N"Eicnce ~ republican senator's. who de-