The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-01
Several Republican Senators Voted
With Democrats.
THE BARBARITY OF AMERICANS.
1t Is Charged That They Havo in-
ficted Severcr Torture Upon the
EiIipinos Than Were Practiccd
by t Ii C. SpaniarLs = Mr.
Teller Criticised War
Department.
CBv Associated Press. J


WASHINGTON. Jan 31-AGter an event
full legislative experience. beginning WIN
the present session of Congress and Gov
ering about two months, the bill for the
| reore., ,nization of the United States army
to-day passed the last stage in Congress,
o,d ro,y only awaits the Presidents sig
, nature.
rhe final step was taken in the Senate,
| where by a vote of So to p, the conference
| report ON the bill was agreed to- Inc
| House of Representatives had already
| agreed to the report.
iMr. Teller criticised the War Depart
ment and the measure in general. An
nnu0sition developed on the Republican 10
the report. based on the alleged iree6oil
which the conference has taken III intro
d11cing new provA.ions. On the flhai 'ote
several Republican Senators voted Win
the Democrats against the report.
Some progress was made with the SNIP
ming bill Mr. Chandler announced ttf''l
= might, session would be moved to-mor-
row to advance the bill to its firfl stages.
| Mr. Pettigraw called attention TO the
failure of the Senate to pass hl7 reso+'t-
lions an injury us ito the Philippine situ<t-
N.
| ,1,arv 4th was ordered from Washington
| and that only such facts were given out
| os s,,;t the purpose OF the party IN power
He also charged that Notwithstanding
! the instructions to the Paris Commission
| had been sent to the Senate IN secret tie
! president had quoted copl0usly from thehi
| in his letter OF acceptance, emitting sucia
| portions as did not suit his purpose. An't
| vet.'' he said the Senate refuses "
| make the document pubic
| RARBARIIIE,S PRACTICED.
i4e $50; t:tla1 se,t ,nac ueivrtt Mac
! arir1isr, =, 1eljJrt llteI ,)een suppressed iof
! ,,arr,>,n DIrrposeS and tnaL tiite report OF
| rne .ta.r COMMISSION Wst.s- coiOfeu, upon
| oruers from Washington, to tit the cfilef-
| sercy. ne TOOK especial exception 10 'iio
| provision in the olil authorizing the Ell
| .stmenL OF tlilplnos.
| Nh. PetJ!grew had read Il long letter
| from Thomas Mascara, q mllltafy. soN-
| ernor OF one OF the tn.iipplne provinces,
| ,.b,retn- that severer torutenLs upon the
! ril,nInos by- the American troops haa
| hsen intiic1ed than thel SpanlarGs hs'u
| ever been guilty OF.
He believed these barbarities were prac-
| ticed by the MacaheleEs of whom II was
! now intended to enlist lo,oF9.
Mr.. Galliuger, of New Hampshire hao
q tllt with Mr. Pettigrew on this subject
| soldiers were committing atrocities any
! where.
| Mr.. Teller. of Colorado, said that tSc
| United States officers were being DIS
| cir,lined for practice the water cure OF
| natives. The Senator had also received
| 4; call recently from I man VINO cahe
| uDou a party Just after they had lntilcteu
this deplor:lble torture ana VINO sd" tiie
! victim covered with piood ana liiahSieo
| about the mouth. =
Haul, DOWN THE FLAG.
After describing the horrors of the
water cure torture, Mr.. Teller said the
American flag could come down none toe
soon IF it REQUIRED such methods TO up
hold cur authority.
| The Senator condemned statement al
| tributed to General Macarthur, IN "hlc.
| hs. is said to have told u returning resi
| ment that one of its drief services was
! in cngenderinG a war-llke Spirit "ltiioA
which no nation could endure
Mr. Teller gave instances of the cruelt!
of the allied arms in Chiuas deciarlns
| that il constituted an fmpeacnment o
IN. methods of Christian civilization. the
| outraces of foreign lootirS being lniirlteiS
greater than the outraSes Oh the Boxers
Mr.. Teller characterized the Phlilppiii'
| friarS as the vieSt OF the VIE, ahU se'
rho Philippine Commission had plt thest
ohroxie,us friars in charge of all The
| schools of the island. The Senator corr
mented upon General Mac-Arthur's eN
IRENE course in deportln a Ee"spape
e4itnr from Manila. and Mr.. Hoar inter
;actel that vu, of the charges OF Aiferi
can colopisrs against George Ill va
the deporting OF men beyond seas.
PARTING PROTEST.
Mr.: Butler made a parting itcees
AGAINST the bill, saying he peiisVeu d H ie
sistence by every recourse uiitlef Pa
liamentary usage Woula oe Jus.l'. . .
the conferees saying they had dareu u
lay their hands on the bill as passed b!
tho two houses, and had deilberatel!
inserted new provisions. and. therefore
he would not vote for the report.
The vote was taken, and the confefehc
report was agreed to-5o 10 -2-as Aol,o" l,,'.'s :
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Bard, ClapI
! r,ullom. Deboe. Depew. Dillingham;. Dom
yar Fl,sins. Fairbanks Foraker, roster
T,rve Hanna, Hawley, Kean, Kyle, Llnd
! say. Lodge, McEnery, Morgan Neisoh
Perkins, Platt, of Connecticut; Proctor
Ouarles, Sewell. Shoup, Simon stewart
Thurston, Wetmore-35.
Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
1er Chandler, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell
| f,,,lberson. Gallinger, Hale, Hoar, Jones
Of Arkansas; Kenney, McComas, Nc
S,unoher. Mallory, Martin, PeErose, Petit
crew Pettus, Rawlins, Teller, Nest-2o.
SHIPPING BILL AMENDED.
The Senate resumed consideration o
| the Senate bill. The amendments insert
ing fifteen years for twenty years as TN
4 utmost limit that compensation snaii v
| Maid pursuant to the act, was agreed to
Another amendment again change
from Is to 20 years the period within
which new vessels must be completed.
a third amendment changed the rat
section by omittIng the clauses on 10.
and q. knot ships, and changing the pro
vision on 1S-knot ships to read
Eighteen knots and over 6-los cent
per gross ton.
i BEFORE the Senate acted upon thi
4 amendment Mr.. Rawles. of Utah, sbesal
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