The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-05
IN CONGRESS.


Der on Tuesday for nearly three hours.
but was void of definite results. AT
times 1t looked very serious, and the
spectators who thronged the galleries
watched it with breathess interest.
Acr1mony i'll Senate debates is not
1nfrequent, but old Senators say il has
been years since there has been such
a hurricane of bitter vituperation. of
personal taunt of ugly charges and of
unmoditied criticism as was witness
ed on Tuesday Not since the discus.
sions of the resolutions leading mn to
the Spanish American war have any
such scenes occurred in the Senate
Even that debate lacked the personal
bitterness manifested at times on
Tuesday. Irritation was aroused on
both sides Of the chamber and once or
twice personal encounters between
Senators seemed imminent Once
when Senator Teller tainted the Re
publican Senators by declaring that
they knew the statements made i'm n
recent despatch from Manila in which
Gen. Wheaton was represented as criti-
cising the opponents of the govern
ment's policy in the Philippines were
true, half dozen Republicans were
on their feet in an instant. Senator
Lodge whom the taunt seemed to be
aimed at particularly hurriedly cross
ed from his seat III the center of
the Republican side to the main aisle
OF the Senate, and white to the lips.
passlonately challenged the statement
of the Colorado Senator and demand
ed that he withdraw it. Senator Tel
Ter so modified the statement that fur-
Their hostilities at that time were
averted.
one of the sharpest colloquies of the
session was between Senators Spoon
er OF Wisconsin and Tillman of South
Carolina. The race problem, involv-
ing the lynching of negroes, was in
terJected into the controversy and
much feeling was manifested by both
} Senators.
When the discussion finally was end
ed for the day, the chair felt called
upon seriously to admonish Senators
/ that the rules of the body had not
been observed, and after reading the
rule which had been violated he ex-
pressed the hope that in the future
Senator'S would have a care to observe
It, Such an admonition has not been
made by the presiding officer of the
Senate III many years.
By vote of eight to seven the
House committee on commerce decid-
ed i'll favor of the government con-
struction, operation and maintenance
OF Pacific cable and ordered a favor
able report on the bill providing de-
tails for such an undertaking.
Washington, Jan 30.-For an hour
Wednesday afternoon the Senate had
under discussion the question whether
a censorship of press dispatches exists
IN Manila. While no such turbulent
scenes as on Tuesday were enacted
the debate for time was very spiri-
ted. The secretary of war was quot
ed as saying that no press censorship
now existed i'll the Philippines and q
letter from Gen. Greeley, chief signal
oIhcer or the army, was presented by
Mr.. Beverldge of Indiana making the
statement officially that there was no
censorship of press dispatches and
that 1.-THE press is entirely free" 1t
was contended by thesopposition that
a press censorship did exist in the
Philippines and that copies of every
news despatch filed with the cable
company was filed with the military
authorities. That it was maintained,
constituted virtual censorship.
Mr.. Cullom, chairman of the COM
mitee on foreign relations, delivered
an extended and carefully prepared
| speech on the history of the reciproc-
ity negotiations. Mr.. Stewart deliv-
cred brief speech in which he declar-
ed that the people never would con-
sent to relinquish the Philippines. He
believed they would prove of immense
value to this country in many ways.
The treaty with the government
or Denmark for the cession of the
West Indian islands owned by that
country to the United States received
its first attention at the hands of the
Senate committee on foreign rela-
lions on Wednesday, All the mem
bers of the committee present. includ-
ing several Democrats, expressed
themselves as of the opinion that the
possession of the islands would be of
advantage to this country from a
strategetic point of view.
The House adjourned after being
in session twenty-five minutes Mr..
| Hopkins of Illinois reported the per-
manent census bill and gave the notice
that he would call it up today A
request to make the oleomargarine
bill special order for next Monday
was objected to ON the Democratic
side.
washington, Jan. 3O-The ways and
means committee of the House TODAY
instructed Chairman Payne to prepare
for presentation to the House as soon
as possible "A bill repeating all war
revenue taxes.
/ Washington, Jan. THURSDAYS
session of the Senate was entirely void
OF the tumultuous scenes which char
acterlzed the scenes of the past three
days. After the Philippine tariff
measure was taken up at three
O'Clock Mr.. Tilman delivered a speech
devoted almost entirely to a discus
sion of the part his state took in the
war for the independence of the col
onies. incidentally he referred occa-
sionally to the pending bill, drawing
morals, as he said for the benefit of
the majority that they might be APP
piled to the Philippines. Prior to