Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-03-01
WORK OF CONGRESS.

For more than six hours on the 21st the
senate had the Philippine tariff bill un-
der discussion. Senator Bate CTenn.) de-
livered a carefully prepared speech in op-
position to the pending measure. He was
followed by Senator Spooner CWis.) in a
brilliant defense of the republican at
titude toward the Philippine islands.
Senator Tillman Is. CO declared that the
expression of the motives for enacting
the bill were a subterfuge and a hum
bug and everybody knew it. He charged
that the American authorities in the Phil
ippines were steering clear of the prov
inces in the islands where war was real
and were combining themselves to those
places where opportunity was effected to
secure ''pelf' and to rob the people. He
said the Filipinos now were being "paci-
fed off the face of the EARTH Senator
Tfllman had not concluded when the SEN
ate adjourned. The house passed the
Indian appropriation bill. The latter part
of the session was devoted to the con-
sideration of private claim bills, a num-
Der of which were passed
The senate on the 22d listened to the
farewell address of Washington, which
was read by Senator Burrows (BIich).
Senator Lodge CMass) then presented a
memorial for constitutional amendment
to enable congress to enact laws regard
ing the hours of labor in the various
states. When the routine business was
concluded Senator Tillman Is. c. re-
sumed his speech in opposition to the
of which he made some remarks reflect
ing on his colleague, Senator McLaurin
Is. c.. McLaurin arose and said that
Tillman's statement regarding him was
a 'willful and deliberate and malicious
lie" Tillman jumped over chairs and
struck McLaurin in the face and a vicious
encounter ensued before thessenators were
parted. Both senators afterwards took
the floor one after the other and made
lengthy apologies. In the afternoon Sen
ator Burton (Kan.) took Senator Tillman
to task for rejecting on Gen. Funston
In his statement that crueltieS were prac-
ticed on Fiiipinos- by soldiers under the
Kansas general. The senate had an even
ing session. but the attendance was
scant. The house was not in session.
After eight hours of tumultuous debate |
on the oath the senate passed the Phillip |
pine tariff bill by a vote of 46 to &c, a |
strictly party vote Senator TiIlman and |
Senator McLaurin, the two senators from |
South Carolina, who were declared by |
the senate to be in contempt because of |
their fight in the chamber, were not per-
mitted by voice or by vote to participate |
In the proceedings. The question as to
their right to vote precipitated a sharp |
debate, lasting nearly two hours. During |
the debate on the Philippine bill Senator |
McComas (Gd.) and Senator Wellington |
(Md.) became involved in a controversy, |
during the course of which the latter de- |
clared that if Senator McConas should |
make his statements outside of the senate |
chamber he would brand them as a ma
licious falsehood. He was called to order |
and resumed his seat amid con- |
siderable excitement. Senator Proctor |
(Vt) reported favorably the house oleo- |
margarine bill. Senator Lodge (Nass.) |
introduced a bill creating the bureaus of |
drainage, irrigation and highways in the |
department of agriculture. The house |
passed a bill to divide Texas into four
judicial districts and also the Tawney |
resolution calling on the secretary of war |
for information concerning the transfer |
Of sugar lands in Cuba since the Ameri- |
can occupation. It then transacted some |
business pertaining to the District of Co |
lumbia and later took up the diplomatic |
and consular appropriation bill. The bill |
carries an appropriation of S1,931, 67S.
The most important development in the |
senate on the 25th in connection with the |
Tillman-McLaurin episode was the act of |
Senator Frye (Me.), president pro tenn. of |
the senate, in ordering the clerk of the |
senate to restore the names of the two |
South Carolina senators to the senate |
roll. When the clerk began the reading |
of the journal of Mondays proceedings |
the usual request that the reading be sus- |
New. ''I object" fnterjected Senator |
Turner CWash) and Senator Dubois |
(Ida.) in unison and the reading was |
continued. At its conclusion the journal |
was approved without comment. Instant |
ly Senator Mcmillan (hIich.) called up the |
of the house of reports ANNOUNCE |
ing to the senate the death last fall of |
Representative Rosseau Crump CNIich). |
He presented resolutions expressive of the |
sorrow of the senate at the announce |
ment These were adopted and the SEN
ate as an additional mark of respect at |
l2:15 adjourned, being in session only 10 ]
The house passed the diplo- |
matte and consular appropriation bill. |
No amendments of Importance were |
adopted The feature of the day was the
speech of Mr.. Richardson (Ala.) in reply |
to Mr.. Corliss' speech few days ago |
IN favor of the construction of a Pacific
cable by the government. The bill giving |
statehood to Oklahoma was presented by
Delegate Flynn.
The meeting of the senate committee on
privileges and elections on the 26th did |
not result in supplying any solution of
the Tillman-McLaurin matter. During
the meeting it was decided to refer the
entire matter to a subcommittee and to
meet again on the 2Sth to consider any
made by the sub-com-
mittee The democrats held out stfff1y
against all suggestions looking to the
of the privileges of the sena-
tors as an attack on the right of the |
state they represent rather than on the |
senator's themselves. In the meantime
the senate is waiting for the matter to
be settled. The house sent the Philippine
tariff bill to conference, non-concurring
IN all the senate amendments. The dem
ocrats sought to amend the amendments
by reducing the rate of duty and declar-
Ing that the United States should relin-
1uish all claim to the archipelago, but
all propositions were defeated.
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