Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-23
DEFENDED THE RULES
Grosvenor Replies to Cush-
mans Recent Criticism.
PRAISED THE SPEAKER
DEBATE RESUMED ON PHILIP
PINE BILL.
Senate Recedes From Certain Amend
ments on the Army Bill-Proposed
Admission Of Territories.
PRAISED THE SPEAKER

pany; to make Great Falls, Mont, the port
of entry for the collection district compris-
ing Montana and Idaho; to authorize the
Secretary Of War to issue duplicates of GER
tificates Of discharge instead of certified
copies, as provided under the present law;
to extend the privileges of the transporta-
ton of dutiable merchandise without APP
praiSement to the supports of Tacoma and
Seattle, Wash; to authorize the Secretary
of the Treasury to bestow medals upon
First Lieut.. David s. Jarvis, Second Lieut..
E. B. Berthoff and Surgeon s. ]. Call Of
the revenue cutter service.
A resolution adopted calling upon
the Secretary of War for information as to
any payments made by Gov. Gen. Wood to
F. &. Thurber and any other persons or
corporations, together with the dates and
amounts of such payments for advocating
reciprocity with Cuba.
The Philippine Bill
The consideration of the Philippine civil
government bill then was resumed. and Mr..
DeArmond Cdo) made a general speech n
opposition to the policy of retaining the
islands.
He repudiated utterly the charge that the
opposition to the present Philippine policy
in criticisng some of the acts of army Of
fcers in the Philippines was slandering and
aSsailing the army.
that in giving up slice of northwestern
territory upon the occasion of the Oregon
boundary line dispute we had made mis-
take which should not be repeated now.
Mr.. DeArmond agreed that the surrender
of the territory north of Washington on
the Pacific had been a mistake but he
pointed out that that territory was contig-
uouS to border and was capable of fur
nishing homes for own citizens and
eventually coming into the Union as a
state, while the Philippine Islands, already
densely populated by an alien people, could
never be incorporated into the Union. = The
democratic party, he declared, was not OPP
posed to expansion founded upon American
principles. Expansion was one thing, Colon
ial empire was another. The democratic
party was anxious to see the country eN-
pand expansion was understood By the
fathers. Expansion upon the American
continent, north or south he said, was the
democratic idea of expansion: not holding
by subjugation 100000 people 1000 miles
beyond our border.
In conclusion. Mr.. DeArmond told of his
presence in Havana May 20. when the
American flag was lowered and the flag of
the republic of Cuba hoisted. To him, as
an American citizen, he said, the sight was
inspiring-"far more inspiring he contin-
ued, than if the American flag had re-
manned put in Cuba and the faith of the
American people violated
Mr.. Olmsted Pa.), who succeeded the
present Secretary of the Navy as mem
Der of the insular committee. followed Mr..
DeArmond.
"Sixth Sense" of the Democrats.
Mr.. Olmsted Of Pennsylvania. speaking of
the bill proposed by the minority Of the in
sular committee. said: 1T is hardly pos
sible that the adoption of such a measure
can be seriously contemplated 1t appears
to be to have been prepared upon the gen
eral democratic principle of obstruction-of
putting obstacles in the republican path
iah &c thy1 f,fJf
and freedom and of progress.
According to the Paris Messenger, an
eminent French scientist, DR.. laval by,
name, has discovered a sixth sense, which
he calls the sense of obstacles. The seat
of this sense he locates in the forehead. 1t
acts by the perception of certain warm
and indefinite vibrations, enabling the per-
possessing it to be aware Of obSta cles
neither seen, heard. touched, tasted nor
smelled. so that although man may have
lost all other senses. he may yet not run
his head against a brick wall. This sense
OF obstacles Is not located in the forehead
Of the democratic party. but somewhere
very close to Its long ears. The vibrations
may be warm, but they altogether too
indefinite to be useful, and this sixth sense
OF faculty Is perverted into a disease so
that the party is not only continually run
ming it's head against brick walls and other
obstacles. but even creates them in its
own pathway and strives also to put them
in the pathway Of the republican party,
which Is always the pathway Of human
progress.
when President Mckinley was striving
to prevent the Spanish war the democratic
party threw obstacles in the way of peace
and as the gentleman from Missouri said
upon this floor. drew us into the war by
the scruff of the neck Then that party
attempted to place obstacles in the way of
speedy success by voting against bond is
sues and other measures to provide the
sinews of war; because free silver condi-
tions were not attached. They attempted
n ri in Of
OF peace. The instruction having been
started in the Philippines. they threw OBJ
stacles in the way of it's suppression Their
measure for the government Of the Phi,in-
pines Is simply intended as an obstacle In
the way Of the proper solution of the uues-
tons"
In conclusion he said:
THE bill proposed by the minority means
a complete remuneration by the United
states OF the duties and responsibilities
which In the providence of God have been
cast upon us. 1t means cowardly retreat
1t means that we shall be degraded and dis
graced in the eyes of the world. It means
something that the American people will
never tolerate. On the other hand, the bin
We present and propose to pass maintains
the honor and dignity of the American peo-
pie. enables US to carry out our own treaty.
obligations. to maintain peace and good or
der in the Philippines and to be more in
peace throughout the world At the same
time 1t enables the Filipinos to particulars
as fully as possible in the blessings of our
republican form OF government, 1t gives
them more of independence of action. more
or seif-government. than they ever have en-
Joyed or ever expected to achieve 1t Is ali
that they demand, and when we have
passed 1t. then in the language of the
prophet Isaiah. Let them give glory unto
the Lord and declare His praise in the is
0rosvenor Answers Cushman.
Mr. Grosvenor tOhio) then took the floor
and under the latitude allowed in general
debate discussed at some length the criti-
cism OF the rules of the House recently
INDUCED In by Mr.. Cushman washington
and others. Through the operation Of the
old rules and methods prior to the Fifty
first Congress, he said. the House had be-
come powerless to transact business He
pointed out that in the F1fty-sixth Congress
Mr.. Cushman, as well as other critics of
the rules. had voted to continue them In
force. -.
The committee on rules of the Fifty-sey-
enth Congress. he said. could not by any
stretch be accused of an abuse of power
1t had never undertaken to strange the
voice OF the House in matters Of legisla-
ton. That committee had brought In rules
for the consideration ,Jen,,,o rr.<, vt.