Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-05
Advocates Philippine Govern
ment Bill.
DEFENDS GEN. CHAFFEE
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS TO
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Provision for Hall of Records-OHces
for the President-Land Pur-
chases From Sioux.

Soon after the Senate convened today the
bill changing the terms of the circuit courts
Of the United States within the first circuit
was passed.
other bills were passed as follows:
Relieving Harry c. Mix from the payment
of $1,000 recognizance given for the appear
Rnce in court of A. F. Holt.
Authorizing the construction of a bridge
across the Savannah river. from Aiken
county. s. c., to the mainland of Richmond
county. Ga.
a resolution offered by Mr.. Proctor (Vt)
was adopted directing the Secretary Of
War to furnish the Senate with copies of
all reports of all officers of artillery and of
the inspector generals department made
since January l, 1900, to the condition of
the magazines and emplacements of sea-
coast guns mounted on disappearing car
ridgeS.
To Buy Land Of the Sioux.
The bill providing for the purchase of the
lands of the Sioux Indians in the Rosebud
Tt reservation in South Dakota then was taken
up. the pending amendment being that of
Mr. Teller eliminating the communication
clause of the bill and providing that Set
tiers. in order to make good their titles to
the Iand, shall live it for five years.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Teller
was agreed to and the bill was passed.
Sundry Civil Bill.
Consideration then was resumed of the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
An amendment was agreed to appropriate
ing 81 ID for expenses of the office of COM
missioner of railroads and continuing that
office to June 80. 1903.
Other amendments were agreed to as fol-
lows: Appropriating S227 900 for additional
buildings at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont;
providing for the dedication of the st.
Louis exposition on April 30. 1903 and that
the exposition shall be opened to visitors
not later than May l. 1904; appropriating
$25,DD for the commissioner of labor to COZ
ltct statistics OF marriage and divorce.
For Hall of Records.
Constituting the Secretary of the Treas
ury. the Postmaster General and the Sec
retary of the Interior as a commission to
select a site in Washington city for a hall
of records. the limit Of cost of the site be-
ing 10000. and that for the building be-
ing SJoJUD-
Appropriating $4,000 to pay the salary
and expenses Of two commissioners to in
VeStigate the resources and expenses of
South and Central American railroads and
the feasibility of establishing intercon-
tin@ntal railway.
Appropriating So Ooo for the purchase of
land contiguous to Fort Constitution, at
Newcastle. y. H.
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building for offices of the President and
S1app for furnishing the same.
Senator Lodge Speaks.
At o'clock the Senate took up the Phil
fppine government bill, and Mr.. Lodge adj
dressed the Senate in favor of II. His dis
cussion in the beginning dealt mostly with
the details of the bill. He said he thought
ii would he very grave mistake TO change
the money standard in the Philippines.
He denied the allegation that the bill was
for he eXplOita ton of the Islands. In this
connection 1t seemed TO be a principle of
The democratic party that no American
should make money. He said when last in
power the party so conducted affairs that
no one could make money.
Mr.. Lodge entered into vigorous defense
OF the army. He said the main reason for
complaint against the army was because
OF it, success Mr.. Lodge expressed his
bitter regret that any soldier or AmeTi-
Can had been guilty of torturing native
FiiPiroS. He said that those who were
found guilty would be punished.
3Ir. Lodge entered into elaborate de-
Tense of General Chaffee. reviewing his ca
reor and severely arraiguing Senator Raw
Inns for his insinuations that Chaffee was
responsible for the atrocities in the Philip
pines
Mr.. Lodge said the attempt was ing
made to implicate higher officials for cruel
ties in the islands. Both President McKin-
ley and his successor, he said were hu
name men. who never gave countenance to
cruelty Mr.. Lodge also made strong de-
Tense of Secretary Root.