The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-25

Mr.. Wellington, evidently laboring
| under excitement, anSrily replied TO
! some statements made during today S
| debate by his colleagues, Mr.. McComas.
! Those statements, he said, mad east
doubt upon his CWellington'sJ truth and
veracity, but he's insisted that Mr.. Nc
! Comas recollection did not serve him
/ well. He is" said Mr.. Wellington, $50
| ignorant upon this question that he
ought not to speak upon it, or his state
ments We're untrue.
He explained that while Mr.. McComas
accompanied him in his call upon the
| late President he was not within hearing
of all Of the conversation, and did not
know what had been said. He asserted
that The President (Mcinley) did make
the promises to him. which he stated
previously he had made. 81 believe,
said he, that the President meant at
I that time to carry out those promises,
! but by sinister and malign influences he
was forced to abandon them and to drift
r TO drift"
| A COWARDLY FALSEHOOD.
Mr.. Wellington, speaking with deliber-
alton and emphasis. said:
! Il desire to be within the rules of the
Senate. ! will say this If my colleague
at any time will reiterate outside of this
chamber what he has said in this cham
! Der then ] will tell him that he is not
correct and tell him what / will not say
| in this chamber because OF Senatorial
dignity. because of parliamentary rules,
that he utters a cowardly and malicious
falsehood."
Mr.. Frye, the President protein order
ed Mr.. Wellington to take his seat. The
Maryland Senator complied,
I Two or three Senator'S had risen TO
their feet and Mr.. Hoar was recognized.
He made the point of order against Mr..
Wellington, that he was out of order in
| using the language he had used.
| Mr.. Frye sustained the point OF order
and the incident seemed to close at that
point.
! Mr.. Clay challenged any senator to in
dicate single instance OF disloyalty TO
| the American army on the part of any
! Democratic Senator.
! Mr.. Hanna, resented the statement that
2 promise was given by our dead Presi-
! dent with respect TO Che disposition of
the Philippine Islands--a promise that
was not kept.
! The hour of o'clock-the time fixed for
the vote-having arrived, Mr.. Lodge offer
cd two amendments which were adopted.
Mr.. Patterson. Democrat. Colorado.
then offered his amendment providing for
the repeal of the sedition acts passed by
the Philippine Commission, and the vote
wa taken by roll call When the name
OF Mr.. McLaurin was passed. Mr. Patter-
son asked why. but was drowned in a
chorus from the Republican side demand
ing the regular order" When the roll
call was completed Mr.. urner CDemocrat)
Washington, demanded 10 know why the
name of he Senior Senator from South
Carolina had not been allied.
The names of both Senator's from
South Carolina" replied Mr. Frye, the
president protein were omitted by the
clerk by direction of the chair"
NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE.
The followed quite long wrangle. Mr.
orher insisting upon discussing the oues-
1lcn ot tho right Of South Carolina Scna-
lcrS 10 vote despite POINTS of order un-
Wf TIE unanimous consent agreement de-
pate was not in order on any subject,
Mr., Frye in the chair, however. said that
The matter of keeping to that agreement
remained with the Senators and also that
he would not refuse to recognize q Sena
tor who rose TO & question OF personal
privilege. Mr. Turner insisted that the
fact that Senator had been declared
to be IN contempt did not deprive him of
the right of voting. Such q contention.
The maintained. would be monstrous
proposition.
Mr.. Foraker (Oniol. declared it would
be contrary to common decency for a
member Of tho body declared TO he in
contempt 10 attempt TO participate in the
proceedings.
Mr.. Mallory Dem., FlaD, insisted that
the fact that The Senator's 7gerc in con
tempt indicated that they had no, vet
been punished and be maintained there
fore that until the Senate hal passed
upon the matter the Senators were in The
same status as any other Senators.
TIE PRINCE APPEARS.
at this point TIE guest Of the nation,
Prince Henry Of Germany was escorted
into the chamber to q seat by the side
of President Tro-Tempore Frye As the
Prince ascended the Presidents platform
the Senate rose as q body ard hearty ap-
plause swept over the floor and the
thu onged galleries.
Mr.. Bailey Dem. TcX.) expressed the
opinion that Senators could not re pre-
vented from exercising their rights TO
vote, even though they we're under act
uai arrest While Mr. Bailey was speak
irg Prince Henry, who had occupied his
scat beside Senator FRYE for tIsa aaty niu-
utes withdrew from thc chamber acccra-
panied by mis- escort and amid applause
from both the 8oor and the galleries.
Proceeding Mr. Bailey said that any
Senator would have been apt under the
same circumstances to do what the Soma
tors from South Carolina bad dino on
Saturday aud he dtclared that nc did not
consider their offensc SO e9rious as the
deprivation Of state Of its representa-
tion or the floor Of The Senate
Finally the chair recognized MIR. AID
rich aud he made the point that IS the
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