The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-07
PHILIPPINES STILL Up.
Senator's on Both Sides Indulge in
Fierce Discussion.
MADE SHARP STRUCTURES
Accusing Members OF the Opposition
With Presenting but One Side Of
the Question in Their Speeches,


lppine situation ragged IN the senate. 1t
( was started by Mr. Beveridge lIndJ, who
made some sharp structures on the mem
I beers Of the opposition, because as he said,
( they persisted in telling ia their speeches
I only one side Of the story.
! Mr. Carmack and Mr.. Rawllns warmly
resented any imputation Of unfalrness. Mr.
Turner twashA delivered scathing critl-
/ clsm Of the methods practiced by the mill
! tary in the Philippines. dwelling parlicu-
larly upon the alleged order of General
! smith, whom he denounced as a monster
! In human form.
| Mr. uoar NIass) defended the action Of
the Philippine committee He urged that
| the committee in all justice should call
some prominent Filipinos to testify in their
own behalf.
| In his Invocation in the senate, Rev. DR..
Milburn, the blind chaplain, referred to the
unparalleled fact Of the death Of three
members or the house or representatives in
Tour day 8.
ON motion OF Mr. Allison, 4 house
joint resolution, making an additional
appropriation Of $loWu for the dedication
of the statue OF MARSHAL De Rochamjeau
To be unveiled In the city OF Washing on,
was passed.
4 IN! 10 apportion the term or office OF
tiou held In me TERRITORY Of Hawaii vas
passed The senate then began the consid-
Grafton of private pension bills. The cuien-
oar was cleared of private pension geds-
ures, ninety bills being passed Other bills
We're passed as follows. 10 tx the fees
of Jurors tn United States courts an So per
day, to refer the claim of John y MoSbY
vs.. the United States tor tine value Of GER.
tain tobacco To the court of cl1inis. 10
amend an act 10 establish code Of law
for the District Of Columbia as to imprison-
meut of offenders. directing he secretary
uf the treasury ~ issue 10 Elisha A. Good-
win. executor OF the estate of Alexander
States bonds amounting 10 STotD
Mr., BeverldGe llndJ addressed the sen
miSstatement made bv Mr. Rawlins T,tobI
concerning the application If thp water
cure to the Filip.nos who had burned Ser.
geant O'iIeruc to death He read from the
testlmonY 10 show that Mr.. RaWllns' state
ment was not accurate.
Mr.. Hoar lNass. inquired If it was
lean soldiers. which wa+ i1terr riI Inv
tney had confessed the commission of
crimes.
Mr.. Beveridge said that 1t had been
proved that the water cure mad boon All.
ministcred IN the dreadful O'Herne case
BY the confession of the Filioiuos to whom
the water cure had been given IL was
learned that Heme had been burned ~
death over slow ire and that his % A
subsequently, had been hacked to pieces,
Mir. Beyerldg, and Mr. Patterson became
Involved in spirited colloguy over the
treatment OF the Fiipinos by the Amer.
lean soldiers which was interruDted bv
Mr.. Carmack TENN saying: The con
duct Of Americas soldiers in the phiiDDinns
was uniformly kind wherever If was hermit
ted to he so In eases where il was othe'..
wise, they were driven TO the cruelties BY
their superior officers
Mr. Beveridge said he was glad Mt this
late date 20 hear an apology for att lcks
made on the American soldiers and tnouir.
ed Of Mr., Carmack could mention more
than a single instance where an officer had
Ftipino.
Mr. CarTa ck replied that he had not
referred to any special order hut that Inc
general orders If Generals ReIl 1no Cbaf
fee Indicated that in the opinian OF those
ChlcetS, the American troops were treat.
ING the FtiDiDos too kindly
Mt Beveridge rificuled this answer OF
NJ 'aEmack, declaring that when he asked
MN direct question he replied In a diaph.
0hous way OF the orders of Bell and CHAT.
Zee.
SS4t'meht ne had made in his discussion Of
TINS question was essentially accurate He
sala tne impression he had gotten from the
: S''lHi,, f,y IN me q Hearne case was that
1.LioSHlon suggested 10 them by the ad-
W'hlSlratlon or the wafer cure. He re
seH'ea Mr.. Beverldge.s imputation that the
minority was arraismnE the American sol
dlerS The responsibility for the outrages
Indeed was placed properly at the door nj
tne administration officials here In Wash.
lngton. Mr.. RawlinS said one victim was
ued down by American troops and sugar
was placed on his head to attract the
N"raclous hnts' common IN those islands
ana FORCED hlm 10 give Information; he de 1
CARED that women and Innocent children
mad hecn put TO death ruthlessly BY Ampri /
can troops
ar. turner lWaShl declared II unwise. ,
uhpatriotlc, cruel and inhumau to attempt
TO make the Philippines permanent mart
u tne territory of the United States lie
tuen criticized the refusal or the committee
"a ine tmippneS TO summon ASuinaldo /
Mahini' Major Gardener and others. Mr. I
Iufnef referred to the order OF General +
dacon II. smllh ana said it remained for /
lne american soldiers, the highest type OF /
ttNlizatlon IN a quarrel not having the /
single element Of religious difference Drose
euted apon profesSediy humanitarian
grounds to raise his name to the height Of .
slo"ly lniamy. lie characterized General .
sm,'9 as a monster IN human form. who
n aa deNoted an entire province 10 q mercl.
nISaIod 't the urged mat Major Waller had
Iin IstHSa ine order OF General Smith as
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