The age-herald., 1902-02-07
Reading of ihe Sedii0n Laws Drew a Heavy Fire from
 the Opposition
FORAKER, PULLMAN AND
 HOAR IN HOT COLLOQUY
Ohio Senator Says American Army Will Never Return From Philip pines Unless 1t Returns Vic
 torious-Treason Charged.

Washington, February 6--For four hburs today the Senate had the Philippine tar if bill under discussion. Toward the close of the session the discussion became heated. In response to a resolution of fered several days ago by MT. Rawlins of Utah. the Secretary of War transmit ted to the Senate the sedition laws en- acted by the Philippine commission. They were read in full and immediately drew the fire of the opponents of the govern ments Philippine policy Mr Hoar of Massachusetts expressed his astonish- ment that such laws should be enforced by the government authorities.
 MT Foraker of Ohio had read from the Revised Statutes of the United States the laws of Congress relating to the crime of treason and similar offenses against the government and said that the acts passed by the Philippine commission were almost Identical in their language with the laws enacted by Congress in the days of the fathers of the Republic and that there was nothing unprecedented or un- usual about them.
 The Ohio Senator was interrupted con tinually and had several warm colloquies with Senators who were opposing him. In one of them he announced with great earnestness that the American army would never return from the Philippines unless 1t returned victorious.
 Early in the day MT. Scott of West Virginia delivered speech in which he advocated an investigation of the San 
 MT. Hansborough made carefully-pre- pared address on his bill to provide na- tional system of irrigation of the arid lands of the West.
 Lodge Offers Amendment.
 The following amendment to the Phil ippine bill was offered by MT. Lodge:
 That on and after the passage of this act. in addition to any tonnage duties or taxes now imposed by the government of the Philippine Islands, the same ton mage taxes shall be levied, collected and paid upon all foreign vessels coming into the United States from the Philippine archipelago, and in addition to any ton mage duties or taxes now imposed by the government of the Philippine Islands upon all foreign vessels except vessels of Spain owned by Spanish subjects, gagged in traffic between ports of the Phil ippine archipelago which are required by law to be levied, collected and paid upon vessels coming into the United States from foreign countries: provided. how ever, that until otherwise provided by law the provisions of law restricting to vessels of the United States the trans portation of passengers and merchandise directly or indirectly from one port of the United States to another of the United States shall not be applicable to foreign vessels engaging in trade between the Philippine archipelago" MT. Patterson of Colorado, a Democrat ic member of the Philippine committed, inquired what effect the proposed amend ment would have on the coastwise trade and whether an excellent opportunity were not offered now to build up and expand American shipping by placing the Philippine Islands in the same category with our own coastwise trade, that the inter-island traffic might be transferred from foreign territory.
 Mir. Lodge replied that he agreed with MT. Patterson's purpose and he expressed the hope that soon all trade would be handled in American bottoms, but he did not think this was the proper time to ap- ply the coastwise navigation laws of the
 
 even to say they woulu be applied later. In a short time. however, he was satisfied there would be enough American vessels in the islands to handle all the inter-is- land trade.
 Definite Time Ought to Be Fixed.
 MT, Patterson contended that definite time for the application of the commit tees amendment ought to be fixed. He therefore offered amendment striking out in the first proviso the words "other- wise provided by law" and substituted the words March 1, 1903.'
 The amendment was rejected IS to 34.
 Mir. Lodge then offered the following amendment as an additional provision of section 1:
 That the Philippine commission shall he authorized and empowered to issue licenses to all vessels or other craft now engaged in the lighterage or other exclu- sive harbor business, but after the pas sage of this act such licenses, except as herein provided, shall be issued only to vessels or other craft built in the Philip pine Islands or in the United States and owned by citizens of the United States or by inhabitants of the Philippines"
 MT. Lodge said that unless some such provision as this were adopted the prob- ability was that the harbor of Manila would be covered with such craft from Hong Kong and other Chinese ports, thus depriving American owners of lighterage boats of the opportunity of doing that business.
 The amendment was adopted
 The sedition laws in force in the Philip pine Islands. which had been sent to the Senate by the secretary of war in re- sponse to a resolution offered by MT. Rawlins, Utah, several days ago, were read in full by the clerk.
 Foraker Had Law Read.
 MT. Foraker sent to the clerks desk and had read sections 5SSl to 5S3S. inclusive