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Us USED BITTER WORDS
Philippine Debate Is Productive Of
gs7. Much Acrim0ny.
SESSION OF SENATE VERY EXCITING.
Republicans Aroused to Anger by
Tnunt by Teller - Bill Creating
= Department of Commerce and
Labor Passed.

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storm was central in the senate
chamber Tuesday for nearly three
hours, but was void of definite re-
suits. At times it looked very seri-
Gus, and the spectators who thronged
the galleries watched it with breath
less interest. Acrimony in senate de-
bates is not infrequent, but old sena-
has been such hurricane of bitter
yituperation, of personal taunt, of
ugly charges and of unmodified criti-
cism as was witnessed Tuesday. Not
since the discussion of the resolutions
leading up to the HispanoAmerican
war have any scenes occurred in the
senate compare BILE with Tuesday.
Even that debate lacked the personal
bitterness manifested at times. Irri-
tation was aroused on both sides OF
the chamber, and once or twice per-
sonal encounters between senators
seemed imminent.
Tnuhted by Teller.
Once when Senator Teller tainted
the republican senator's by declaring
they knew the statements made in a
recent dispatch from Manila in which
Gen. Wheaton was represented as
criticising the opponents of the gov
ernment's policy in the Philippines
were true, a dozen republicans were
on their feet in an instant. Senator
Lodge, at whom the taunt seemed to
be aimed particularly, hurriedly
crossed from his seat in the center of
the republican side to the main aisle
OF the senate and, white to the lips,
passionately challenged the state
ment of the Colorado senator and de-
manded that he withdraw it. Senator
Teller SO modified the statement that
further hostilities at that time were
averted.
Spooner and Tillman Clash
One of the sharpest colloquies of
the session was between Senators
Spooner, of Wisconsin, and Tillman.
of South Carolina. The race problem,
involving the lynching of negroes was
INTERCEPTED into the controversy, and
much feeling was manifested by both
senators. In the course of the col
loquy, Senator Spooner declared that
IT 9the same rule were to be applied
to the colored people in the Philip
pines as Senator Tillman referred to
in the south, then GOD help the COL
ored man in the Philippines
"God help him in the Philippines
now" shouted the South Carolina SEN
ator, passionately. you have already
butchered in three years three times
as many as the Spaniards did in three
centuries"
ut is one thing" retorted Mr..
Spooner, "to kill men with arms in
their hands against the government
and against the flag. 1t is another to
burn them"
III, Hard to Keep Order.
Senators in their excitement seemed
for the moment to have forgotten the
subject of debate. The chair (Senator
Frye) was able with difficulty to main
tain order. When the discussion final
Iy was ended for the day, the chair
felt called on seriously to adm onish
senators that the rules of the body
had not been observed, and after read
ing the rule which had been violated
he expressed the hope that in the fu-
Eure senators would have care to OBJ
serve it. Such an admonition has not
been made by the presiding officer of
the senate in many years.
Prior to the outbreak of the Philip
pine question, the senate concluded
the consideration of the bill establish
ing a department of commerce and
passed 1t. The name of the new de-
partment was changed to that of the
department of commerce and labor.
A New Department.
Washington. Jan. Ex-senator Mel
sons bill creating department of
commerce, which passed the senate
Tuesday, was amended in various par
ticulars. Probably the most i'm
portant of the amendments was one
changing the title to read: 'The de-
partment of commerce and labor"
1t provides for secretary, who is
to be member of the cabinet, an as
sistant secretary and also other Of
6cials and clerks necessary. The pro-
posed department. Is especially
charged with the collection and dis
tributfou of statistical information
and with the development and foster
ing OF foreign and domestic COM
merce. In the department there is to
be a new bureau OF manufactures
and many bureaus nov included in
other departments are transferred
to this new department, including the
gfe-saytpg service, the lighthouse
service, the hospital service, the
steamboat inspection service and the
bureaus of navigation, of shipping
and of immigration, as well as the
control of the fisheries and the Chi
nese exclusion questions, all nov
within the jurisdiction Of the treas
nry department; the fish commission
+. and the census bureau. The depart
ment, also is given jurisdiction ovel
the consular service SO far as it per
tains to commerce.
The Military Bill.
Washington, Jan. 29.-The miitar,
appropriation bill has been PRACTICAL,
completed by the house committee o,
military affairs and Chairman Hull will
report it as soon as he returns from
trip to iowa, which he is about +,
take. The bill carries approximate Il,
$01,0o0,G0D, which is about $1O,0OO,UO
below the estimates and about $2e, 1000
600 below the appropriations of las
year. 1t is understood that the trans
portation item is considerably reduced