Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-06-04
PASSES FILIPINO BILL
Senate Carries Measure Through by Vote of
FOrty-Eight to Thirty,
PARTY LINES BROKEN BUT FEW TIMES
HOar, Wellington and Mason, Republicans,
Vote with the Democrats
MlAURlN ACTS WITH THE MAJORITY
NLAURIN ACTS WITH THE MAJORITY
Close of Debate Animated by Tilt Between
Dietrich and Patterson.
WARM PERSONALITIES ARE DEALT IN
Nebraska Senator witbdrara Certain
Remarks and the Crossnre Ends
Detail of the Vote
on Bill.

| WASHINGTON. June S.-Shortly after
o'clock this afternoon the senate passed
the Lodge Philippine government bill by
a vote OF as 70 80. Three republicans,
Messrs. Hoar Of Massachusetts, Mason Of
Illinois and Wellington Of Maryland, voted
| against the measure, one democrat Mr.
McLaurin OF South Carolina, voted for II.
All amendments offered by the minority
| were rejected.
The debate on the measure has been IN
progress seven weeks and two days. Just
| at the close OF the discussion today a sharp
! exchange occurred between Mr.. Dietrich of
Nebraska and Mr.. Patterson OF Colorado,
| In the course Of which the former re-
| hected caustically upon the Colorado SEN
| ator. He was called to order, his remarks
were read and he was declared to have
| been out Of order in uttering them. He
| Withdrew his statement, thus ending the
| controversy.
During much Of the time today the SEN
| ate was In recess, no senator caring to
| discuss the measure After the passage of
the Philippine bill the Nicaragua canal
bill was made the unfinished business ana
Its consideration will be begun tomorrow.
Functions of supreme Court.
An amendment was agreed to on the
Philippine bill providing that the supreme
court Of the islands shall possess and ex-
| erctse Jurisdiction as heretofore provided
and such additional Jurisdiction as shall
be provided hereafter by the Philippine
| commission.
Mr.. Lodge explained that the bills pur-
| pose was that the commission should not
| diminish the present powers of the supreme
| court Another amendment agreed to pro-
| Vided that the members of the supreme
| court should continue to receive the SAL
aries they now receive until otherwise pro-
vided by congress. The present salaries
Mr' Lodge said, were $1,000 a year for the
justices.
Mr., McLaurin of Mississippi denied that
the democrats had attacked the army and
placed the responsibility for the outrages
committed in the Philippines upon the
policy advocated by the republicans
Mr.. Beverdge OF Indiana said the
worlds drama would be enacted on the
Pacific and 1t was essential that the mas
| terry OF that great ocean should be ours
and 1t would be ours
| Mr. Berry Of Arkansas deplored the
fact that the president, on Memorial day,
mad seen proper to make "a bitter par
tisan speech" The president, he said.
had gone back forty years to rekindle
the hres OF secttonalism and had referred
to the acts of an infuriated mob TO Justify,
| he supposed, the awful order OF General
| Smith in the Philippines
Mr.. Quarles OF Wisconsin denounced aa
"damnable" the suggestion that the OBJ
| tect OF the pending bill was to turn over
the philippines to the exploitation OF car.
pet-baggers, scoundrels and scalawags.
Every decent American would hide hia
iace In shame II that were true. but It
| was not.
| To Print LOpeE's Statement
BY unanimous consent Mr. Carmack OF
| Tennessee was permitted to print in ths
Record the remainder Of Sxto Lopez's
statement, portion OF which he read yes.
terday
Mr.. Culberson Of Texas intimated that
! the War department was endeavorinR to
suppress information concerning matters
In the Philippines. He then presented the
| charges Of Private Andrew X. Wier against
| Lieutenant F. p Arnold and the report
thereon by P. w. West, alleging crueitiea
against Filipinos.
Mr.. Beveridge inquired II the informa-
| tioa concerning the charges came from
the War department.
| Mr.. Culberson said he had not received
the charges from the War department.
Mr.. Beveridge then inquired II the ia
formation had come from any ofacer OF tho
War dpaertment, saying that II was de-
| sirable TO know II the charges had been
In possession OF the War department.
Says Question is Impertinent.
After fencing the question for a tins,
Mr. Culberson. being pressed, said: The
question OF the senator might be properly
characterized as impertinent."
Finally Mr.. Culberson declined to Yield
further to Mr.. Beveridge.
After some further reports had been read
Mr. Beveridge again inquired whether the
| matters presented had come from an on
Ger of the War department.
| II have already indicated to the ssna.
tor, with sufficient emphasis that I am
not to be inquired Of further" responded
Mr.. Culberson.
'I ask the senator" Mr.. BeveridEe per-
sisted, whether or not. directly or indi.
reetly. the papers were received by him
from General Miles"
Mr.. Culberson to this inquiry made NO
reply.
Mr.. Beveridge stentoriously remarked
| THAT is all"
Mr., Scott OF West Virginia defended tho
army. declaring that the officers and men
compared favorably with the men on thia
floor who had traduced them.
Mr.. Allison OF Iowa said Lieutenant Ar
mold. who had been attacked, was a residenS
| OF Iowa and that the charges seemed to
depend upon pure hearsay. II the charges
had been presented to him he would nos
have given them the publicity which Mr.
Culberson had given them.
The senate at 1885 took a recsss until 1850
and then another recess until O'Clock, NO
senator desiring to speak on the bill
CuIbeFsOn Clears Miles.
MT, Culberson Of Texas referred TO the
colloquy between himself and Mr.. Bsver.
idge, including the question whether the
papers presented to him (Mr. culbersonl
had been received directly or indirectly
from General Miles. Not wishing that he
should be misunderstood by not answering
the question at the time. he desired to say
that the papers were received from a party