Evening star., 1901-01-16
FOR THE FILIPINOS
Mr.. Allen addresses the Senate In
Their Behalf
OPPOSES ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL
De Almond Resolution Regarding
Chaffee Tabled.
THE RIVERS AND HARBORS

At the opening of today's session Of the
Senate two immense floral pieces, large
basket of roses and ferns and an urn OF
roses, occupied places on the desk of Sena-
tor Hoar, who yesterday was reelected TO
the Senate by the Massachusetts legisia-
ture.
Mr.. Gallinger reported the pension appro-
priation bill, and 1t went to the calendar
A joint resolution relative to leaves OF
absence granted officers of the army. pro-
viding that the time consumed in travel by
officers between the Philippines, Cuba, Por-
to Rico and the United States shall not be
included In the leave granted. was passed
House bill to divide the state of West Vir-
ginia into two judicial districts was passed.
Consideration Of the army reorganization
bill then was resumed. Mr.. Teller moved TO
strike out that paragraph Of the bill which
empowered the President to place on the
retired list any of1cer who had been sus-
pended from duty by sentence of court
martial or by executive order in mitigation
of such sentence. The amendment was ac-
cepted by the committee and 1t was agreed
to.
Mr.. Carter then asked that a final vote
upon the bill and all amendments then
pending be taken at o'clock tomorrow.
Mr. Allen said that Tor the time being ne
would object, although subsequently he
might withdraw his objection. Mr.. Allen
then entered upon an extended discussion
of the pending measure, declaring his oppo-
sition to it in any form it might be pre-
sented He declared 1t was wrong in It's
purposes and radically wrong cons slitutton-
ally. There was no good reason for the
passage of the measure in Its present form.
Adverelng to the Philippine question, which.
he said ne had no purpose TO discuss, he
maintained: 'The Filipnos never owed al
legiance to the United States and do not
their
own island government, however weak and
puny it may be. They are not rebels.
though they may be insurgents. I am op-
posed to this bill, because its avowed pur-
pose is to provide soldiers to be sent to the
Philippines"
Discussing the presentation a few days
Senate, Mr.. Allen urged that the signers Of
the appeal simply were exercising their
right to appeal to, Congress, 20. he said,
the petition was denounced by Mr.. Haw-
1.-The fippancy with which the term trai-
tor and treason are being used these days."
said Mr.. Allen. 'is getting to be stencil
in the nostrils Of some Of U.S.
In the course of his remarks Mr. Allen
discussed vigorously the situation at West
Point as brought out by the pending in
vestigation. He declared that brutality
had been developed at West Point, which
ought not to be expected to exist among
barbarians.
''rhis being called hazing-prizs fight
Ing" exclaimed Mr.. Allen. why. the prize
fighter is a gentleman compared with some
of those young ruffians at West Point In
deed, life has been lost recently.
After brief review Of the Booz case
Mr. Allen declared that the first thing q
fourth class man meets at West Point Is
brutal assault and humiliating indignity.
"And these things" shouted Mr.. Allen,
take place within the knowledge of the
officers of the institution. These new cadets
are compelled to eat soap; they are COM
JIaI hot krn md
jump like frog, apd they are compelled
to endure other indignities which l would
not dare in this presence to mention
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Before proceeding with the river and har
Dor bill today Mr.. Hull Qowa). chairman
Of the committee on military affairs, re-
ported back to the House Of Representa-
tives the De Almond resolution calling
upon the War Department for all informa-
ton relative to the alleged action of Gen.
Chaffee in protesting against the looting in
China. with the recommendation that 1t lie
on the table. Accompanying the report
Mr.. Hull submitted the letter Of the Secre-
tary of War. already published. explaining
the difficulty in obtaining the required in
formation and pointing out that it could
not be procured until after the expiration
Of the present Congress.
Mr.. De Almond (Mo.), the author Of the
resolution, said that he had been moved to
introduce 1t by paragraph In the news
papers which was very creditable to Cen
Chaffee, In which 1t was recited that he
had rebuked or protested against the con-
duct Of an officer Of a foreign government
In regard to the looting in China. The
paragraph indicated that neither the Amer
lean commander nor the American soldiers
were responsible for the barbarty and dis
honesty which had taken place in that un-
n JNTnyr fryy Ia hnI
procure official confirmation of the reports
but the reasons given by the Secretary Of
War for not pressing the resolution were
entirely satisfactory to him.
The resolution was then laid l1pon tha
table and the House went into committee
Of the whole and resumed the considera-
ton of the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Hepburn Qowa) proposed an amend
ment to the paragraph appropria ting $500 :
600 for the Missouri river to permit the
Secretary of War, in his discretion. to use
such portions of the appropriation as he
might deem proper in maintaining the sta
bility OF the banks of the river.
Mr.. Dougherty (Mo.) also offered an
amendment on the same subject. and after
some debate Mr.. Burton. chairman of the
river and harbor committee. offered a sub
Of property or municipalities abutting on
the river to build dykes or wing dams, pro-
viding such constructions do not interfere
with the proper navigation of the river and
are approved by the engineer in charge.
Mr.. Hepburn, speaking Of the desirability
of protecting the banks Of the Missouri, ad-
duced some figures to show that not much
more than 81 100000 OF the 81, ,000OO appro-
priated for the Mississippi would be used
in dredging the channel of the river The
remainder, he said. would be used for the
protection Of the banks Of the Mississippi
II this were true. he said. why should not
part Of the appropriation for the Missouri
be employed for similar purpose?
Mr.. Burton's substitute for the Dougher-
" arnandraanf was adontad