The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-03
HAY RECEIVES THE
THANKSOF CONGRESS
House Voted to Do So Despite
Speech Against Such Action.
EXAMINATION IN THE sENA1l
Few Senators Were Inclined to Discus
Philippine Government Bill Under
the Fifteen Minute
Rule.
EXAMINATION IN THE sENA1l
fBy Associated Press

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Housa
to-day, by a vote of 129 to As. suspended
the rules and adopted the joint resoiu-
ton extending the thanks of Congress
to Secretary of State John Hay. for his
address upon the occasion of the McISIn-
ley Memorial Exercises last February.
Unanimous consent for the considera-
ton of this resolution was objected to
by Mr.. DeArmond. OF Missouri, soma
time aso and to-day Mr.. Clark. OF Mis-
souri,, made twentw minute speech In
opposition to it's adoption on tina
ground that Mr.. HaN had abused
the occasion by injecting Republican
stump speech into the address
General Hooker, of Mississippi. one
armed Confederate Veteran delivered an
eloquent defense of Mr.. Hays address
denying that it contained anything that
was Objectionable from a political stand
point and Mr.. Grosvener. of Ohio. who
was in charge OF the resolution, argued
that Mr.. Hay, in euLogoZing the mar
tyred President could not divorce the
man from his achievements and bis re-
cord as a manly partisan. Forty-slx
| Democrats voted with Mr.. Clarke against
| the resolution among them being
| Jones, Virginia, and w. w. kitchin,
| North Carolina.
| Special orders were adopted for the con-
| stderation of the anti-anarchy bill and
|
| serves to the agricultural department.
| The Senate bill to retire Surgeon Gen.
| eraI Sternbers and the House bill to en-
| courage salmon culture in Alaska. were
| defeated on motions to pass them IN
| der suspension of the rules.
In the Senate.
| (By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June Little
| interest. either on the floor or in the
| galleries. was manifested In the Senate
debate on the Philippine government Dill
| today under the ffteen-minute rule at
| two or three stages 1T almost died or
| mamma ton. Senators seemed little IN
| clined tc avail themselves OF the OPP
| portunity to discuss the measure thus
| briefly. and there were few utterances
| of special note.
/ Mr. Mason. OF Illinois. in vigorous
| speech. differed from the majority IN the
| treatment proposed for the F1liplnos.
! He urged that no reason existed, Tor &C
| cording to them. a treatment dinerent
| from that accorded to the Cubans and
| strongly advised that they be aHoroed tue
| right TO exercise the right to govern
themselves. He said he would not have
voted for the Paris treaty, but Tor the
open understanding among Senators thas
! tha Filipinos were to be given their IN
| dependence as soon AZ they were ready
| for
az have faith in the ultimate liberty of
/ mankind. concluded Mr.. Mason: 1T may
| not come in your day or mine, but some
| day. not only the people here IN the
! mother republic. but all over the World
in Cuba, South Africa, aye in the Phli-
ippines. will be free.
Other Senators who spoke to-day were
Mr.. Hoar. Mr. Foraker. Mr.. Cullom. Nh
| Bacon. Mr.. Patterson. Mr.. Teller. MI.
| Carmack and Mr.. Proctor
Mr.. Bacon. of Georgia. spoke against
the bill After exhausting thirty minutes
of time. by unanimous consent, chiefly
in having read documents ana
extracts from books. Mr.. Bacon
yielded the floor. An awkward
pause ensued. nobody being ready
to proceed with the discussion A sus-
gestion that some other business be taken
up met with objection; and after further
delay Mr. Bacon resumed his remarks.
Mr. Hoar. reviewing the situation III the
Philippines and referring TO the OUT
ra ges which had been committed, SAID:
IT don't charge these things upon the
army. I charge them upon imperialism.
Early in the session some amendments
were made to the bill by the philippine
Committee, the most important OF Whic,
related to the disposition of the pub
lie lands in the islands.