Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-05-30
Weeks D0|NCS
IN CONGRESS
Business Transacted BY the
House and Senate in the
National Ca pitaf.
PHILIPPINE DEBATE GOES ON
Patterson Of Colorado Make Long speech
In Opposition Bill Passes
With Amendment ForbiddtnK sale OF IN
toxicatinR Liquors In Capitol

of Idaho He confined himself almost
entirely to the discussion of the COM
mercial and industrial aspect OF the
Philippine question. his purpose being
to show that it would be CisadVan-
tage to the people of this country to
retain the islands Whatever OF profit
there might be in them. he said. would
accrue to a few capitalists who, by
their development of the resources OF
the archipelago though cheap labor.
would come into competition with the
the agriculturalists and manufacture
ers of the United States in the market.
This governments activity in the Phil
iprfneS also would serve to arouse
China from her lethargy, and once
aroused. the dragon would devOur the
trade of the world. An earnest and
forcible reply to Dubois was made oy
Beverage of Indiana. who contended
that the development of Chinas re-
sources would be Of advantage in trade
and commerce to the United States. as
the industrial development of other
nations had been.
House-The house devoted the day
to private pension bills and to few
other minor matters. Loud. of Cali
fornia criticized the special pension
legislation as a disgrace. and drew
emphatic responses from Sulloway. of
New Hampshire. Sulzer, of New York.
and Miers. of Indiana. In all 1O5 pr
vate pension bills were passed.
Washington. May 26.-Patterson. of
Colorado one of the minority members
of the Philippine committee of the
senate occupied the floor most of the
day in a discussion of the Philippine
question. Patterson quoted from the
utterances Of his newspaper. the Den
yer News. to show that it has consist
emily advocated the independence of
the Philippines since December, 1898.
He said the editorials quoted by Fora
ker some days ago had been written
prior to that time. He discussed the
whole Philippine question and several
lively colloquys occurred during the
speech. Foraker and Hoar had a
brief debate over President Mckin-
leys proclamation to the Filipinos.
Sxty-two private pension bills were
passed. Soon after the senate con
vened today Gallinger. of New Hamp-
shire offered resolution providing
that the judiciary committee of the
senate should make an investigation
into the subject of lynchings in the
United States and ascertain whether
there was any remedy for them.
House-The house devoted today to
business connected with the District
of Columbia and took recess until
II a. m. tomorrow in order to COM
plete the bill amending the district
code. The conference report on the
agricultural appropriation bill was
agreed to. as was the conference re-.
port on the urgent deficiency bill.
Washington. May 27.-Senate.-A
adjournment of the senate today to
secure an agreement on time for a
vote on the Philippine bill. For sew.
eral hours today Patterson. of Colo
RADIO. discussed the Philippine ques-
ton concluding the speech which he
began yesterday. After review aai
commenting on the general Philippia >
question, he attacked the pending bill,
particularly it's provisions regarding
the holding of lands. He declared
that it was monstrOus and never
should be enacted into law. He urged
that the Filipinos be granted their
independence, and drew an eloquent
word picture of the turning over to
the Filipinos by the United States of
the islands when they had establish
ed a government. Burrows. chairman
of the committee on privileges and
elections. reported that the majority
of the committee was opposed to the
house resolution providing for the
election of senators by the people:
Wellington. of Maryland, moved to dis.
charge the committee from further
consideration of the resolution. This
motion went over at the suggestion Of
Hoar A resolution offered by Hoar
requesting the president to inform the
senate whether there be any law which
would prevent any Filipino not under
arrest from coming to the United
States and stating his views or de-
sires as to his country to the presi
dent or to either branch of congress.
was adopted.
House.-The house today passed the
Shattuc immigration bill. The feature
of the day was lively debate on the
question of prohibiting the sale of in.
toxicating liquors at immigrant sta.
tons. 1t was precipitated by an
amendment offered by Mr.. Bowersock.
was carried. SO to IS. Mr.. Lands, of
Indiana, followed this victory with an
amendment to prohibit the sale of in
toxicants in the capitol. and it pre-
vailed by still larger majority. 1O8
to 10. The bill brings together into
one act all the scattered legislation
heretofore enacted in regard to the
immigration of aliens into the United
States, oranges it in sequence. ETC..
eliminatee what has become obsolete
by reason of subsequent legislation.
amends some of the administrative
features. and also adds some provi.
sions to the general laws and others
made necessary by the extension of
the territorial limits of the United
States.
Washington, May 2S.-Senate-An
agreement was reached in the senate
today by which a final vote on the
pending Philippine government bill
and all amendments will be taken next
Tuesday at p. m. Burrows. of Mich
igan. explained the bill at length and
urged its enactment. maintaining that
mote the prosperity of the islands. In
his judgment 1t would be a mistake
to accord to the Filipinos self govern
ment and independence now. Such a
proceeding could, result, he said. only
in disaster to the inhabitants and pos.
sibly anarchy in, the islands Hoar
presented letter from General M. P.
Miller, U. S. A., correcting what he
said was an error In recent speech of
Hoar, who had said that General Mil
Ter "notoriously did want an attack
and Aguinaldo met 1t with speedy de-.
fiance," the reference being to the is
suance by General Miller of President
McKinley's proclamation. part Of