Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30
AT TER THE GENERALS
SENATORS cRiTlCisE ACTION or
OFFICERS.
sPoONeR MAKES DEFENSE
Says Newspaper Reports Should not
De Taken as Authority Without
Fall Observation-Disclosures Wants
Sherman Remembered in Bronze
Danish Treaty Received.

Washington. Jan. 28.-An animated
and prolonged discussion was precipi-
tated IL the senate yesterday over the
right Of army officers to criticise the
utterances made in the senate or else
where on the conduct Of affairs in the
Philippines. At times it became some
what acrimonious, officers in the Phil
pines being taken sharply to task for
statements attributed to them in dis
patches from Manila Rising to a
question OF privilege carly in the SEES
sion. Senator Dubois Of Idaho had
read Of an Associated Press dispatch
from Manila in which General Wheat
on was quoted as criticising some ut
toranccs Of Prof Scburman in a
speech delivered in Boston. Senator
Dubois thought the president, in the
circuIna tanccs, would be warranted in
rcDriuandinG Wheaton for his criti-
cia1aa lie declared such comment
upon the action Of the senate was
Courageous and indecent" and the
minority had had quite enough threats
and bIackmaiL
Tn. debate thus precipitated took a
wide range Senators LO1gc Of Mas
sacausntts and SDooner Of Wisconsin
and others maintained that no news
paper utterancc ought to be accepted
as a basis Of rcprtmand Of any officer
Im.oa5 IL were supported by invcstiga-
ton Indicating the accuracy Of the re
port. Rising to speak on the pending
question Senator Money Of Mississippi
delivered an extended speech in the
course Of which he went pretty thor
oughly over the whole Philippine qucs-
ton Senator PIatt of Connecticut
took sharp issue with the Mississippi
senator on some Of his conclusions Of
constitutional law, contending that
the United States could not be expect
ed to grant independence to the Fill
DinOa and reInquish all rights in the
islands merely because of the natives
desire for liberty.
Senator Carmack yesterday sub
mittcd the minority report from the
committee on the Philippine tariff IT
says the opposition to the measure
was not based on the mere question of
revenue or theory concerning the
forms and principles of taxation, but
because the bill violated constitution
al rights and transcends the limits of
constitutional power The objection
of the majority is to the whole policy
OF colonial empire, to the control of
this government Of vassal provinces,
TO the spirit Of military aggression
and war for the sake of the spofIs
The report says the bill reported bv
the majority committee is a character
tstf" manifestation of such policy and
spirit
Senator Foraker introduced bill
for the erection in Washington Of
statue of the late John Sherman to
cost $4,000.
Ihe senate in executive session re
ceivcG the treaty with Denmark trans
ferring the West India possessions.
The exact consideration specified in
the treaty is $5,0OO,O0O
In the House.
The house yesterday adopted a res
olution calling for the documents re-
Iating to the old training shin Yer
mont which was placed out of com
mission last summer. and also passed
the bill TO provide for compulsory nj
tendance Of witnesses before the reg
jSters and a2cciyers of the general
land office. The bill to appropriate
100000 for establishing homes for
the teaching of articulate speech to
deaf children was defeated. The
A"n@r adjourned until tomorrow.