The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-02
THE FITTING FINISH
Senator Spooner Gives the Minority
Some Hard Raps.
ABUSERS OF ARMY SQUELCHED
He Also Pays HIS Compliments to
the Army Omce-President
Takes geek"
Mesv York Sun SuocEag Service.

peacefully late yesterday afternoon and
the senators and representatives are fit
ting away to all points Of the compass.
Thursday President, Roosevelt will 60 to
Plttsburg, not to return again until he
comes in October to occupy the restored
and rejuvenated White House.
Nothing Of interest occurred In the
house of representatives during the day
to disturb the hum-d drum routine pro-
cedure except an entertaining little par
liamentary faux pas that immersed the
democratic leaders, and a songful tribute
to Speaker Henderson, but in the SEN
ate. historically if not truthfully known
as the "dignifed' branch of the national
legislature, there was blood on the face
Of the moon for twenty-four hours before
the falling of President Frye gavel an
nounced that adjournment sine die had
taken place.
The exciting scenes that followed adj
journment of Monday before the doors Of
the executive session had been unlocked.
when Senator Bailey, to use the express
son of one ofe his colleagues, nearly
shook the eternal stufhng' out of Senator
Beverage of Indiana, created a f1utter
of expectancy all day, although much to
the disappointment of the great crowd of
if the truth were told, to the senators as
we'll, the second round Of the hight was
not pulled off. -. r.: \ = !, ~, K. II, -
Senator Spooners In Action. Ss~.
Instead, Senator Spooner Of Wisconsin,
who has come to be generally recognized
as the ablest cross-flre debater in the
senate and the especial champion of the
governments Philippine policy, brand
ished the cold end Of a red-hot poker,
the heated portion being eagerly grabbed
by the syndicate of "vituperation '-Car-
mack, Patterson and Culberson, who,
however, dropped it as eagerly as 1t
had been seized. The Philippines civil
government bill, which has been bone
during the past few days, had been
agreed to in conference, passed by both
houses and sent to the president for his
signature. But the syndicate, not willing
to let we'll enough alone, were looking
for trouble and they found it.
Democrats Forlorn Hope.
One of them called up the resolution
introduced some time ago and which was
sleeping the sleep Of the just on the dis
carded calendar in order to make sub
ject for one last attack upon the gov
ernment's policy in the Philippines and to
take one last shot at the American army
fighting there to put down the rebellion.
The syndicate had things all its own
way for while, and Patterson had made
his six hundredth speech, when 1t oc-
Cured to Spooner that he could stand
that sort of thing no longer, and that
under the circumstances patience mao
ceased to be a virtue. Rising to his full
height of 5 feet 4, the doughty republican
champion stood forth and without a
moments generalization gave tongue
10 a
never forget and which as republican
campaign document will be circulated
from Maine to California, and from >Da-
kota to Texas. - '~| :" d.
Army Abuse Not Tolerated.
It was a threshing that was we'll and
long deserved and none of those who
heard it enjoyed it more than the major
ity Of the democratic senators who, long
ago. discovered what the syndicate failed
to see, but which was brought home to
them in glowing language by Mr.. Spooner
that the American people, democratic
as we'll as republican, will not stand for
the abuse that has been heaped upon the
American army in the Philippines, and
that this fact will be made so plain al
the polls on election day that the stupid
est member of the democratic party in the
United States will have no further doubt
about 1t.
| General Miles Touched UP.
Senator Spooner not only gave the mi
nority members of the Philippine commit.
tee castigation that even their demo.
cratic colleagues admit they richly earned
but he limited in broad language, easil!
read between the lines, that the ''po1soI
spring" whence eminates the disloyal ant
untruthful information which has beer
supplied to the syndicate Of vituperatio1
during their fight upon the army, and tt
commanding officers, Is located in thu
war department., and although he did no
say so, it is taken for granted that tn
man responsible for furnishing informa
ton is the general commanding the army
Carmack Attempts Reply.
When Mr.. spooner closed his stirring
defense Of the American people and tn
American army, Mr.. Carmack attempte,
to reply by attacking everybody tina
came With range of his reason, but h
was so choked with rage that he simpl
sputtered for a while and went out, = lik
dying candle. D. s.fx%, FIJI &r
The President. "Peeks.' :.
About the time that Carmack's emo
ton had overcome him, President Roose
welt arrived at the senate wing of tn
apitol building, accompanied by member
of the cabinet and portion of the Whit
House clerical staff, and had taken u
his quarters in the presidents room, pre-
pared to sign bills. In passing by tn
swinging glass doors leading from tn
corridor into the senate chamber, h
could not resist the temptation to Sc
what was going on. Acting on the i'm
pulse, he pushed the doors apart an
"peeked' in, and then, on being caught