Evening star., 1902-02-11
DAY OF INAUGURATION
Senate Votes for a Change of
the Date.
PHILIPPINE TARIFF ACT
PENSION APPROPRIATIONS SENT
TO CONFERENCE.
oleomarparine Bill Considered in the
House Under the Five
Minute Rule.

At the conclusion of routine business in
the Senate today forty minutes were de-
voted to the consideration Of bills on the
calendar, exclusive of private pension bills
Upon the request Of Mr. Hoar the Senate
proceeded to the consideration OF JOINT
"esolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States respecting
he commencement and termination OF Con-
,ress, changing the date of the inaugural
ion of the President and Vice President
rom March to the last Thursday In April
II nnpn, the commencement and termina-
.iontion of Congresses to occur at the same
lime
Mr. Stewart protested against the passage
f the resolution. but by vote the Senate
verruled his objection and adopted the
esolution by the necessary two-thirds vote.
Among the other measures passed were
he following: Appropriating $So.OO for
ublic building at Gainesville. Texas; to
stabliSh SUPPORT of entry at Naco. AriZ.:
,ppropriating $4,000 for a fog signal and
eeper's dwelling at Piedras Blancas. Cal:
ppropriating $4,000 for a monument to
he memory of Dorothea Lynde Dix. to be
rected at Hampden. Me-: resolution rec
gniZing the able and gallant services OF
apt. Francis Tuttle, revenue cutter serv-
&c. his officers and men of the Bear: also
ne heroic services of Lieuts. d. H. Jarvis.
:. 2. Bertholf and DR.. Samuel ]. Call. com
osing the overland expedition to Point
arrow Arctic ocean, for the relief of i'm
eriled whalers.
Mr. Teller Resumes.
At / o'clock consideration of the Philip
,ine tariff bill was resumed. Mr.. Teller,
tho had the floor when the Senate ad-
aurned yesterday. continued his speech.
Ie did not think the holding Of the islands
~ this government ever would be profit
BILE and he could see readily that 1t might
rove dangerous. 1t was contrary to our
principles to hold any people In sub1ection
ay force. Nobody, he said, was likely to
question the right Of the United States to
hold the Philippine archipelago; no nation
would dare to raise such question. That
question might be raised In the American
Congress, but nowhere else. He felt that
profound mistake had been made In our
early treatment of the people of the Phil
ippines. but the question had been passed.
and it was now our duty to do what was
right.
Nobody believed. he insisted. that the
United States could force upon the Fill
ipinos our government or our civilization.
Those people were of a different race from
the Anglo-Saxon, and such a government
as would be desirable for Americans would
not be desirable for the Filipinos.
In the whole history Of the world said
he, mo nation ever has elevated the people
of another race or nation against the pro-
test of the people whom 1t was attempted
to elevate"
IF PEOPLE ever are elevated" he declared,
"they must elevate themselves by their
own Efforts
Referring to the assertion that the United
States was creature of destiny in its con-
nection with the Philippine Islands. and
that this government was but carrying out
the DEGREES of Providence among the peo-
pie of the archipelago, Mr.. Teller declared
that she should want a plain edict from the
Almighty-an edict that he would know did
not come from the evil one-before he would
be willing to accept the supposed decree Of
destiny.
Il could well imagine. said he. that
the methods we are pursuing might ema-
nate from the evil one, but cannot imag
Inc that they should emanate from the great
lover Of the human race. l insist that in
all this business His voice has not been
heard. II there is any reason why Ameri
cans should be in the Philippine Islands. It
cannot be found in the command Of the
Almighty.
Some evil influence, he said, dominated
and controlled the executive department OF
the government and the Presidents voice
was no longer for peace, but for war. Had
the administration declared it's present
policy toward the Philippines at the outset
the treaty with Spain would not have been
ratified