The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-08
CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS.
Daily Doings Of Our National Legis-
scrs.
SENATE

Thirty-fifth Day.-The speech %
Mr. Bacon. o. Georgia. on the Philip
pine policy was the feature Of the days
session O. the Senate. At iss Goa
clusion there vas a spicy oS!loquy owe.
suggested declaration for sel.-goy-
eminent Of the Philippines. similar 20
the Teller declaration IS 10 Cuban
sel.-sovernmcnt The bill presenting
70 the city OF Nashville the clnnc5 OF
the gun-boat Nashville. from which
was fired the hrst shoi in the Spanish
war. was passed. Mr.. Iioar offered .
resolution calling on the committee
on rules 10 consider whether some
suitable plan could no; be adopted fof
the enlargement; OF the capitol and fo-
providing for the transaction % puliIic
Business other than legislative bus.-
ness elsewhere. At,er some debate.
the resolution was agreed 10.
Thirty-siNth Day-nebate in the
Senate. ordinarily calm and dignificl.
burst into passionate uttcrances and
bitter recriminatiols Senator's huri-
ed denunciatlCns one at anothe- until
the auditors quIve-ed with excitement.
The debate grew ont OF a phase OF the
Philippine question and no scene had
been witnessed siIce the discussion oi
the war resolutions in the las. Cen
gress. which. in sensational features.
compared with that of today's. The
discussion arose quite Unexpectedly.
Mr.. Pettigrew, who has precipitaicd
nearly all the debate on the Philip
pine question during the press IT Ca
eress. sought TO have read a resolu-
a., ln.sss,aaTas ny hg
Emilio Aguinaldo upon the Filipino
inJurrection and containing his yer
sion of the alleged recognition of the
Filipino republic by Admiral Dewey
Senator Ledge. 81 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 a "tis
sue OF falsehoods." Senators on th'
fccr listened with eager attention and
many gallery spectators leaned fai
over the railirgs in their desire not q
miss n sentence. Mr.. Lodge said b.
preferred accepting Dewey's word q
that of Aguinaldo and was satisfied tn
American people would also. In a pas
sionate reply Mr.. Pettigrew declare
that Admiral Dewey had recognize
the Filipino republic and although al
forded an opportunity heretofore q
deny Agu!naldo's statements had no
done so. in an instant half a dOZe'
| Senators were on their feet. Mr.. Hlw
ley. the venerable Senator from Con
/ necticut. denounced Mr.. Pettigrew'
! action as treason.
Thirty-seyenth Day.-An effort b,
/ Senator Peitigrew. Of South DakOta
TO discuss the Philippine question Il
the Senate. taking for his text the res
| olution offered by him THURSDAY wa
! OF no avail. as he was met by a poin
| of order which took him from IL
floor. He had gotten only SO far a
to charge that the great journals Of IN
country would not publish the fact
concerning the Philippine war who
the point of order was made by Sena
tor Gallinger and sustained by IN
chair. Subsequently he offered anoih
er resolution on which he will spca
next week.
Thirty eighth Day.-The Senai
committee on Porto Rico concluded Il
consideration of the bill providing
form of government for the island {
Porto Rico. The bill stands in all eI
!, tiln particulars the same as left by th
committee at its meeting last Wedne
day. The rate o! duty provided for a
ticles taken from the United States
Porto Rico is % per cent OF the DIM
ley law rate.