The age-herald., 1902-02-25

when statements were made involving the action of a President whose lips were now closed in death, he felt it was time for him to speak.
 Promise Given.
 "The statement made" he said, that a promise was given by our dead Presi- dent with respect to the disposition of the Philippines is a promise that was not kept-I resent that statement in the name of the American people," (Ap- plause.)
 MT. Rawlins in charge of the minority substitute, made a brief speech in sup port of the substitute
 The debate was closed by MT. Fair banks in support of the pending meas ure.
 At o'clock MT. Lodge offered the amendments of which he had given mo- tice one hour before and both were adopted.
 The amendments: To provide for the right of appealing to the board of gen. eral appraisers and to fix July 1, 1904. as the time when the navigation laws of the United States should be extended ab- soutely to the Philippines
 MT. Patterson, Democrat, Colorado, then offered his amendment providing for the repeal of the sedition acts passed by the Philippine commission and a vote was taken on it.
 When the name of McLarin was passed MT. Patterson asked why, but was drowned in a chorus from the Republican side demanding the regular order" When the roll call was completed MT. Turner Democrat Washington, demanded to know why the name of the senior Sem ator from South Carolina had not been called.
 TilIman and McLaurin Omitted.
 "The names of both Senators from South Carolina" replied MT. Frye. the president pro tenn, were~omItred by the clerk by direction of the chair"
 Then followed quite long wrangle, MT. Turner insisting on discussing the ques- tion of the right of the South Carolina Senators to vote. MT. Frye, in the chair, however, said that the matter of keeping to that agreement remained with the Senators, and also that he would not re- fuse to recognize Senator who rose to a question of personal privilege.
 MT. Turner insisted that the fact that a Senator had been declared to be in contempt did not deprive him of the right of voting. Such a contention, he main- tained, would be a monstrous proposi- tion.
 MT. Foraker of Ohio said it would be contrary to common decency for a mem Der of the body declared to be in con tempt to participate in the proceedings.
 MT. Mallory DemocraD of Florida in- sisted that the fact that the Senators were in contempt indicated that they had not yet been punished, and he main- tained, therefore, that until the Senate passed on the matter the Senators were in the same status as any other Senators.
 Prince Henry Arrives.
 At this point the guest Of the nation, Prince Henry of Prussia, was escorted into the chamber to a seat by the side of President Pro Tenn. Frye. As the prince ascendod the presidents platform the Senate rose as body and hearty applause swept over the floor and the crowd that thronged the galleries.
 Mir. Bailey (Democrat) of Texas ex- pressed the opinion that Senators could not be prevented from exercising their right to vote, even though they were un- der actual arrest. While MT. Bailey was speaking, Prince Henry, who occupied a seat beside Senator Frye for twenty min utes, withdrew from the chamber accom- panied by his escort, amid applause from both the floor and the galleries.
 MT. Bailey said that any Senator would have been likely, under the same cir cumstances, to do what the Senator from South Carolina had done on Saturday. and he declared that he should not con slider their offense so serious as the depri- vation of state of its representation on the floor of the Senate.
 MT. Aldrich made the point that as the Senate was proceeding under an unani- nous agreement to vote on the Philip pine bill, no discussion was in order any subject. He asked that this point he submitted to the Senate, which was done. with the result that the discus sion was declared out of order by vote of AS to 25. On this question Senator Well hngton voted with the Republicans to sustain the point of order while Sem