The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-14

that 1t was directed against the forma-
ton of secret societies. the purpose OF
which. in whole or IN part was the pro-
motion of sedition. rebellion and trea-
son. It was a statute he said. aimeI
at secret plotting such plotting as at
one time nearly resulted in inducing, in
the city OF Manila, a massacre of our
troops and friends. 1t did not prevent
he declared, the reading of the Declar-
alton of Independence in the schools
of the islands or the utterance of patrI-
otto addresses. It prevented simply
plotting in the dark
Senator Hoar replied to Senator
Platt's discussion Of the treason law.
He maintained that the Connecticut
senator had not quoted accurately th,
Philippine statute because he had omit
tide portion Of it which, he asserted.
sustained the position he (Hoar) had
taken and the statements he had made
"It would have filled mankind with
horror" said he. 'if this Connecticut
statute. or if our statute of treason IF
1870. had been enacted in 1861 or any
time thereafter and put in force againsl
Tennessee, Virginia. Kentucky. or Mis-
souri,
Referring to the elections held in the
Philippines, upon which Senator Plat
had dwelt Senator Hoar said: ''I call
his attention to the fact that these cleo
tions were held under a law which sen
every man who is in favor of one side
Of the question, which he says was set
tied by them, to the penitentiary for
saving so. Am I incorrect now?"
Senator Platt-"No, the senator is in
fallible." daughter).
In conclusion, Senator Hoar said:
have learned to trust men, even the
greatest and the best men. not by what
they say, but what they do. and whar
Governor Taft says that the Filipino
people want independence and SAYS al
the same time nobody shall EXPRESS
that desire above his breath. I distrust
the opinion and look for evidence Of the
fact. When he says that peop'e are en-
joying American freedom. when h
promulga tes a law which at the sam
time makes It penitentiary offence 20
read the DECLARATION Of Independence
on the 4th If July. I confess I am very
little impressed by his Judgment and
very prof und impressed ny kis edict. ;
The senate then adjourned.
House of Representative.
The voting on amendments to the
oleomargarine bill in the house today
indicated a cons d era BILE change CT sen
timent since last congress. when the
bill had log majority. and that the op-
strength. While the passage of the bill
is not endangered, it is not likev that
the majority tomorrow, when the final
vote is taken will exceed thirty. The
opposition today was strong enough in
committee of the whole to adopt two
important amendments. one providing
that nothing in the act should be con-
Strued to prevent the manufacture j nj
sale of oleomargarine in any state for
consumption entirely within such stat:
and the other to provide for the inspec-
tion and branding of renovated or pro-
cess butter. The latter amendment
was especially obnoxious to the friends
of the measure and when the bill was
reported to the house separate vote
was demanded on it. The vote was
pending when the house adjourned.
Several committee amendm entS adopt
ed today changed the phraseolcgy OF
the bill. the most important being that
making the 10 cent tax apply to oleo-
margarine made in init ton of butter
"of any shade of yellow"