The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-10
CuLBERSON'S RESOLUTION
10 Senate Relating 10 Smiths Order
Indefinitely Postponed.
DEBATE on PHILIPPINES WAS MILD
An Effort to Fix Time for a Vote on
Government Bill Was IN
successful.

washington, May 0.--An effort was made
In the senate to fix time for a vote on
the pending Philippines bill, but 1t was uu.
successful Todays debate on the Philip
pines bin was mild.
MI Teller ,Coo), In opposing the meas.
ne, contended that the Filipnos were ca
pahie OF seitgoyernment and OF establish
ing Il government quite equal to some Euro.
ptan governments.
Debate occurred over the resolution to
discharge the committee GU privileges ana
tttuuuS from turtncr consideration OF the
l4-p''ti constitutional amendment prOyIu-
ils Iof the election OF senators Uy the PEG
be fihahE tle resolution was w.thdrawn,
ass urahce uclns given that a report from
me committee soon would be made.
AT the conclusion Of routine business IN
tut senate the resolution recently uuered
=! M Iuiberson lTeNasl. calling upon the
SECRETARY OF war Tor certain Information as
10 Genclal smiths order In the Philippines
was called up, and at tue suggestion or
MI Cuinerson was indefinitely postponed.
he reese ton by Mr.. Berry tArK), pro-
Nidng Iol tue discharge OF the committee
ou privileges ana elections from furtner
consideration OF the submission Of cou-
sutuuuuai amendment proyidng for the
election OF senators by TIE people came VI
In thc regular order.
NIT Berry said the matter had been pend
ing Tor nve months, aud altAgdgh tne
iuuse had passed the resolution unan.-
mously ia" committee had not seen nj to
report il either tavorahy or adversely. lie
Sdlu II was not lair to smother the resoiu-
uOu lu the committee.
Ill iu' '"Ms' rn"'IiilaH Gi Vne C0'lul, 'ev,
,I '"' ~, was Ho "'Sp'si'''" 20 SA'o'"'i
a proposition he said. was pending by
the committee which iehded TO remove
/. some OBJECTIONS 10 the present method OF
eleetins senators, aud ne hoped tne reso-
tuition would not be taken from the com
mlttee
Mt Berry indicated his Willingness tnat
tine resolution should go to the calendar
After further discussion. in which Messro
Peitus and Morgan tAla.l expressed their
opposition TO any change in the constitutL2
81 auy character. the resolutions was vita
drawn by Mr.. Berry
Spcl king TO a question Of privilege Mr..
CHmack lTcnnl referred to the passage Of
words which had occurred Yesterday be-
tween himself ana MIR. Dnlllyer. He had
Withdrawn the expression he had employed
hut he said: Fl ieol that Fought. In view
Of what occur ed Yesterday having used
language unjust - the senator ut Iowa. t.
cffer my apologies to him. our personal
ns use 'i isnsuase 10 him taat would he con
qtrued rs offensive"
He added that under AN honest and gen
uinr sense Of outrage ne had employ ed
some language in charactClizlng the acts
I'm Tho philinulnps which nerhaps he ought
not To- have used. Whatever might he mis-
personal uuiuion OF Generals Bell and
smith il VAS not proper to employ harsh
and offensive enitbets lie withdrew those
rifrail, from empIoyiug such language
Mir polliycr said he had been drawn into
/ the deb,rc unite incideutallv and had not
intended To reflect upou Mr. Carmack IL
he had wounded tho sensihilitie, Of Mr.
Carnact he regretted IL.
Mr. Iodpe i'm charge Of tho Philipniuc