The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13
STILL HAS THE FLOOR
TEILER,s SPEECH ON THE PHIL
 IPPINEs IS LENGTHY.
Clash in the Senate Between Patter son and Lodge Over Admission of Newspaper Men to Philip 2.
 pine Investigation.

Washington, Feb. 12.-With the excep- tion of sharp clash between MT. Lodge and Mir. Patterson over the matter Of admission Of representatives of the press to the investigation which the Philip pines committee is conducting, the dis cussion on the tariff bill In the Senate today was quiet The Colorado Senator desired that all newspaper men be ad- mitted to the committee hearings. declar- ing that as now conducted they were of a star chamber character. He said his recollection was that Mir. Lodge had suggested that the hearing be entirely secret. The Massachusetts Senator in dignantiy denied that he had suggested anything of the kind. He insisted that the reports of the hearing by the three press asociations were accurate and fair.
 communication from the Secretary of War transmitting a memorial of the federal party in the Philippine lslanda in support of American rule in tn. islands called from Mir. Patterson the statement that the federal party had obtained its control in the Philippines by promising to the Philippines that they would be admitted ultimately to state- hood in the United States.
 Mr. Teller occupied the attention of the Senate during the greater part of to- days session and has not yet concluded his speech.
 When the Senate convened today, MT. Turner of Washington presented me mortal from the National Antitrust League, enumerating certain trusts and combinations which the memorial sets forth were operating in conflict with the sherman antitrust law.
 He said the petition stated that the existence of these so-called trusts and been called to the attention of the Attor- ney General of the United States with a requested that the machinery of the gov- ernment be set in motion win view of the destruction of the trusts, but thus far nothing had been done. The petition prays that Congress take action in vim dica1on of its law. Mir. Turner said the memorial contained some allegations and his immediate predecessor. but he did not wish to be understood fathering the charges
 He asked that the memorial be printed Gallinger of New Hampshire objected. and Its printing was not ordered.
 In presenting a petition for Congres- sional relief of cotton growers from the cotton weavfl. MT. Culberson of Texas said that the boil ,weavil had destroyed 200, ,o0o bales of cotton in Texas alone, during the past year and on account of the ravages in the past of the pest grave apprehension Is felt for the culti- vation of cotton in Central and South i. A bill to ratify an act of the Legisla- tive Assembly of Arizona. providing for . display from Arizona at the Interna- tonal Exposition to be held at St. Louis. was passed.
 At the conclusion of routine business the Senate resumed consideration of the Philippine tarin bill. MT. Teller continu- ing his speech begun on Monday. He said that no nation would contest with the United States the right to govern the Phil ippine Islands or subjugate the tnhabi- tants. He regarded 1t certain that the islands would continue to be held by the United Staes for four years. perhaps longer.
 In his judgment the United States was not morally in possession of the islands. He thought that when the United States government entered the islands the Eli pinos were on a point of achieving their Independence from Spain. In view of that fact they could not be considered now guilty technically of treason against the United States.
 during the debate of yesterday Mir Teller said tafft the prominent comma nders of the American army did not agree with conclusions reached by the members of the Philippine Commission as to the reconciliation of the people of the is- lands He mentioned among others the name of General Chaffee. MT. Proctor oi Vermont Shterrupted to say that today he had receifed a letter from General Chaf. fee in the course of which he expressed his views upon the situation in the is- lands. the letter was dated December Z 1904. GenSfal Chaffee said: II may say to you that we are progressing very well in assfamping out the insurrectior and in the course of two or three months we will have the situation well in hand. '
 General Chaffee believed in a short time the Filipinos would become tired of the struggle and they certainly would be before the American army would. He regarded it as a good indication that prominent Firpinos heretofore neutral, were now earnestly endeavoring to get the insurgents to lay down their arms.
 Mir. Hoar suggested there was a diff ference between the stamping out" of the insurrecdon and thu reconciling of the Filipinos to American control.
 Further along Mir. Spooner interrupted to inquire. Has the government of the United States done anything in the Phil ippine Islands which meets the approval of the Senator as just and benefcent?'
 "We have done beneficent things there." replied Mir. Teller. We are ac- complaining some things with a benefi- cent object in view, but I am here to complain of things we ought not to do. I am not here as a faul-finder, as in