The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-29
Wrathful Passage Between
TiIlman and Spooner.
aDMONITlON DELIVERED BY THE CHAIR
It Was Storm From the Philippines
Raised by the Discussion Of the Tariff
Bill That Converted the Chamber
For Time Into Maelstr0m of Pas.
sion. The Bill For Department of
Commerce and Labor Was Passed,
(By the Associated Press

tBy the Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 2S.-A Philippine
storm was central in the Senate cham
Der today for nearly three hours but was
void of definite results. At times it
looked very serious, and the spectators
who thronged the galleries, watched il
with breathless interest
Acrimony in Senate debates is not fire.
quent but old Senator's say it has been
years since there has been such hurri-
cane of bitter vituperation. OF personal
taunt, of ugly charges and of unmodifed
criticism as was witnessed today. Not
since the discussion of the resolutions
leading up to the Hispano- American War
have any such scenes occurred in the
Senate. Even that debate lacked the per-
sonal bitterness manifested at times to-
Gay.
Irritation was aroused on both sides
of the chamber and once or twice per-
sonal encounters between Senators
seemed imminent Once when Senator
Teller tainted the Republican Senators
by declaring they knew the statements
made in a recent dispatch from Manila
in which General Wheaton was repre-
sented as criticising the opponents of
the Governments policy III the Philip
pines were true q half dozen Republ-
cans were on their feet in an instant.
Senator Lodge. at whom this taunt SEEM
ed TO be aimed particularly, .,hurriedIy
crossed from his seat in the center of
the Republican side to the main aisle of
the Senate, and white to the lips, pas
sionately challenged the statement of
the Colorado Senator and demanded that
he withdraw it. Senator Teller so modi-
fed the statement that further hostiH-
ties at that time We're averted
One of the sharpest colloquies of she
sessions was between Senators Spooner of
Wisconsin, and Tillman, of South Care
INA. The race problem, involving the
lynchlng of negroes was injected into
the controversy and much feeling was
manifested, Senators in their excite
ment seemed for the moment to have
forgotten the subject of debate The
enalr tMr Frye1 Was able, with diff
Guilty, 10 maintain order. When the dis
oussion finally was ended for the day the
chair felt called upon seriously to ad-
monlSh Senators that the rules of the
body had not been observed and after
reading the rule which had been viola
ted he expressed the hope that in tho
future Senators would have care TO oh
serve 1t. Such an admonition has not
been made by the presiding officer of
the Senate in many years.
DEPARTMENT or COMMERCE. BILL.
Mr.. Bacon tGa.). offered a resolution
which was adopted providing that the
Committee on Printing consider the ex
pediency of printing a special edition Of
the Congressional Record for sale to tbe
general public at 81 for the long sessions
and 81 for the short sessions He said
that some action ought to be taken bv
Congress to insure to the general public
more complete information as TO the do
ingS in Congress. Under the present
system. he said ii was impossible for
the public to be kept informed upon the
work of Congress. 1t was no reflection.
be said, upon the ewspapers of the coun-
stry to say that they did not publish full
reports Of Congressional proceedings. No
newspaper could afford to present to it's
readers more than q brief synopsis OF the
proceedings in the two branches of Con-
gress.
Consideration OF the bill to establish
8 Department of Commerce was resumed
the pending amendments being that of
Mr. Pettus providing that the Depart
uent OF Labor should not be made part
OF the proposed new department
After brief discussion the amendment
VAS rejected 10 10 az
Mr.. Bacon then offered an amendment
providing that the name OF the new de-
rartment should be the Department OF
Commerce and Labor.
Nr. Nelson in charge Of the bill agreed
to the amendment and it was adopted
The bill was then passed without furth-
er amendment.
THE TARIFF BILL TAKEN Up
ken up. Mr.. Bacon presented joint reso-
lutions providing that the law restricting
TO vessels of tho United States the trans-
portation of passengers and merchan-