The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-01
ARMY BILL PASSED
,ow AWAITS THE PRESIDENTS
SIGNATURE.
THE sENsTE's VOTE 80 TO rs.
SEVERAL REPUBLICANS VOTED
AGAINST 1T.

.ne FiIipino Observation-Disclosures
,,,.rx the s'ViIest of the Vile.'
sat1 Keller, and Yet They Are to
ne placed in Charge of the
schools.
washington, Jan. Slater an eventful
,.u.sIottve experience beginning with the
..,.ee,t session of Congress and covering
- two months the bin for the re-
.,,piz,tion of the United States Army
day PASSED the last stage in Congress,
md now on,y awaits the Presidents Sig
,,atrre. The final step was taken in the
senate. where by vote of 80 to % the
Inference report on the bill was agreed
70. The House of Representatives already
had agreed to the report.
Mr.. Teller criticised the War Depart
-r.nt ana the measure in general. Oppo.
.3tion developed on the Republican side
~ the report based on the alleged free
dom which the conference had taken in
introducing new provisions. On the final
vote several Republican senators voted
with the Democrats against the report.
Some progress was made with the shlp-
subsidy bill. Mr.. Chandler announced
that a night session would be moved 10
morrow to advance the bill to its final
stages.
Mr. Pettigrew ca led att ntion to the
failure of the Senate to pass his resolu-
tons of inquiry as to the Philippine sit
uation He caarg d that the battle of
Feb. 4 was ordered from Washington and
that only such facts were given cut as
suit the purpose of the party in power.
He also charged that Notwithstanding the
instruct ons to the Paris Commits ion had
been sent to the Senate in seer t, the
President had quoted copiousy IRON
them in his letter o. -cepta1ce, uni t ng
such portions IS did not suit his p~rp,se.
"And yet" he al 4, The senate r.
fuses to make t cument pIblic."
He also charged that Gsn. MacArthur's
rep5rt hid been su pressed for p lrti "a
purposes, and that the reports of the Taft
Comm ion were colCred up n orde
from Washir gton to fit the EN- rsency.
He took especial exc pit en- to the pro-
vision in the bill authorizing the enlist
ment of Filipinos.
Mr.. Pe.tigrew had r ad a Ing letter
from Thou as Mascara a mil tacy gv-
ernor of one of the Phi ipp ne PROVING S,
chargiI g at sever n to me [ Upon
FIJI pinos by the American troop had be.
inflicted than the Spanilr4s had ev.r
been guilty of. He be.i-ved these barbar-
ties were rraoticed by he NJ cab, bes o
whom it was now inte-ded to LIST 90
Mr. Gallinger of New Hampshire had
tilt with Mr.. PettigreW on this subject
ard said he did not believe American sol
diers were committing atrocities any
where.
Mr. Teller of Colorado said that two
United States officers were being disci-
plined for practicing the 'water cure" on
natives. The Senator had also received
a call recentIys from man who came
upon party just after they had inflict-
ed this dep.orable torture and who saw
the victim covered with blood and mangl
ed about the mouth.
At this point the shipping bill was
taken up.
Mr.. hawley, in charge of the army
conference report, asked that his meas
ure be taken up.
Mr. Frye agreed to yield to it and the
shp-subsidy bill was temporarily dis
placed.
Mr. Teller opposed the provision by
which the cruel Macabebes could be en-
listed in our service.
water cure" torture Mr.. Teller said the
American flag could come down none too
soon if it required such methods to up
hold our authority.
The senator condemned a statement at
irouted to Gen. Macarthur in which he
Is said to have told a returning regiment
That one of its chief services was in en-
sendering a warlike spirit. without which
no nation could endure.
and outrage that the commander OF the
main portion of the United States army
should be so possessed with the Old
World spirit Of military conquest and mill
ltdry ambition as to use such language.
MT, Bacon suggested that Gen. MacAr-
tAur had been only a litt.e more frank
than others and that the General was stat
ing an existing condition which would
surely have terrible reaction.
Mr. Teller gave instances of cruelty of
me allied armies in China, declaring that.
II constituted an Impeachment of the
helnods of Christian civilization, the out
RACES OF the foreign footing being inhn-
ilelE greater than the Outrages of the
Boxers.
Mr' Teller characterized the Philippine
lIidrs as the vilest of the vile And yet
iae Philippine Commission had put this
obnoxious class in charge of all the schools
Vl the island.
ne Senator commented on Gen. Mac
~ lhur extreme course in deportng a
newspaper editor from Manila, and Mr.
Ilodr lnterjected that one of the charges
VI american colonists against George III
Nas the deporting of men beyond the seas.
Mr' Butler made a parting protest
'sainst the bill saying be believed re-
rISldHce by every recourse under parha-
''teIntary usage would be JUSTIFIED.
'ir' Hale made severe arraignment of
i9 cohierees saying they had dared to
ttS tAer hands on the bill as passed by
NY '"o Houses, and had deliberately in
Vl,sG new provisions, and therefore, he
"Tu'd not vote for the report.
''e vote was then taken and the con
+eienee report was agreed to, 80 to %, as
leas-Aldrich. Allison, Bard CT pp. Gull
t S', Deeoe, Depew, Dillingham;, DJlli er.
LIFTS I1 Fai banks, Isosaker Fo ter FIR e,
ANA Haw,ey, Kesn Kyle Ii ay
LIyuse' McEnery, Moiga7, Nelson, Pr
CO f.att OF Conn ct cut, Pro tor
,rtsaI1eS Sewell, Shoup, SIMON, Stewart,
iHurston, Wetmore-3S
Nays-Al en-, Bacon Bate, Berry, But
I'm Grand er, Chiffon, Clay, Cockr II,
as"nersch, Gallinger Hfla Hoar, Jon s
-i,k' nsas, Kenney, McComa NJ Cum
Nailo y, Marti Penros Pettigrew,
~ nus, viii s, Tel er, Vests.
ne senate resumed con sideration OF
me sh ppl, G bill.
me ame Gments inserting fifteen years
90, twenty years rs the utmost limit that
t51"pensau'n shall be paid pursuant TO
". aet was agreed to-