The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-29
ENCOUNTERS IMMINENT
Teller Taunted Lodge Until That
Senator Was at White Heat.
RACE QUESTION WAS RAISED
Ben TiIlman and Spooner Had Heated coI>
loquy, and Mr.. Frye, Who Was In tho
Chair, Had Difficulty Ia MaIulain.
Ing Semblancs of Order, asa
Begged the Senator's to
Observe the Rules.
RACE QUESTION WAS RAISED
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WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan 2S.-A PhS
ippine storm was central In the Sena'
Chamber to-day for nearly three hour
but was void of definite results. At timo
it looked very serious, and the spectators
who threnged the galleries watched i,
with breathless interest. Acrimony II
Senate debates is not frequent, but olu
Senators say it has been years since there
has been such Il hurricane OF bitter vittI- (
peration, ugly charges and unmodieG
criticism as was witnessed to-day. Not
since the discussion on the resolutions
leading UP to the Hispano-American WD
have any such scenes occurred in the
Senate. Even that debate lacked the
personal bitterness manifested at times
to-day.
Irritation aroused on both sides of
the chamber and once or twice personal
encounters between Senators seemed i'm
minent. Once when Senator Teller taunted
the Republican Senators BY declaring
they knew the statements made in II re-
cent dispatch from Manila, in which Cen,
erai Wheaton was represented as crit
icisinS the opponents of the governments
policy in the Philippines, were true. Z :
half dozen Republicans were their :;
feet i'll an instant. Senator Lodge, at
whom the taunt seemed to be aimed ISar-
ticularly, hlrrie0iy crossed from his seat
in the center of the Republican side. to j,
the main aisle of the Senate. and white
to the lips. passionately challenged the
statement of the Colorado Senator and,
demanded that he withdraw It Senator
Taller SO modified the statement that fur
ther hostilitieS at that time were ayerteG.,
TILLMANE vs.. sSPOONER-
One of thu sllarpest cofioquies of the
session was between Senator'S spooner. sofs
Wisconsin, and Tillman. OF South Caro-
lima. The race problem, involving the
lynching of negroes was interjected into
the controversy, and much feeling was
manifested. Senators in their excitement
seemed for the moment to have forgotten
the subject of debate
The Chair CIR. Frye was able with
difficulty to maintain order. When the
discussion finally was ended for the day,
the Chair felt called upon seriously to adj ;
monish Senator's that the rules of the
body had not been Observed and after
reading the rule which had been violated
he expressed the hope that in the future
Senator's would have a. care to observe it.
Such an adnlonition has not been made
by the presiding officer of the Senate i'll
many years.
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Mr.. Bacon, of Georgia, offered d. reso-
luton. which was adopted. providing that
the Committee on Printing consider the
expediency of printing a special edition
OF the Congressional Record, for sale 70
the general public at s. for the long ses
Sions and 81 for the short sessions. He
said that some action ought to be taken
by Congress to insure to the general pub
lie more complete information as to, the
doings in Congress. Under tho present
system it was impossible for the public
to be kept informed upon the work OF
Congress.
1t was no reflection. he said. upon the
newspapers of the country to say that
they did not publish full reports OF Con-
Gressional proceedings. No newspaper
could afford to present to its reader5
more than brief synopsis of the pro-
ceedinGs In the two branches OF Con-
Sress.
Consideration of the bill to establish
a Department Of Commerce was resumed.
the pending amendment being that OF
MIR. Pettus, providing that the Depart
1nent OF Labor should not be made n
part OF the proposed new department $
After a brief discussion the amendment
was retected-19 to S3.
COMMERCE AND LABOR
Mr. Bacon then offered amendmene
providing that the name of the new de-
partment should be The Department OF
Commerce and Labor.
Mr.. Nelson, in charge of the bill. agreed
to the amendment. and it was adopted
The bill was then passed without further
amendment
The Philippine tariff bill was then TAX
en- up. Mr.. Bacon presented a joint reso-
luton providing that the law restrict
ing to vessels of the United States the
transportation OF passengers and ner-
chandise, directly or indirectly, from one
port Of the United States to another port
Of the United States. shall not be appli.
cable to foreign vessels engaging i'd
trade between the Philippine archipelago
and the United States. or between por0
IN the Philippine archipelago.
Mr.. Bacon explained that this resolu.
ton was an extract from the pending
Philippine tariff kill and was tntroduc-
ed for the purpose OF relieving commerce
Of the difficulty presented under present
conditions.
Mr.. Lodge answered that he did not
think the resolution would advance mat
ters at all by passing on it now. as
other features Of the bill were equally
important
In a brief discussion of the proposition
OF Mr.. Bacon. Mr.. Spooner. OF Wiscon-
sin. adverted to statement made by ths
Georgia Senator few days ago. indicat-
ing that formal order had been Issued
by the Secretary of War practically sus-
pending the navigation laws In respect
to the participation OF foreign vessels IN
the trade between the United States and
the Philippines. He said an investigation
of the subject showed that no such order
had been issued. The fact was he said,
that ship containing cargo Of vese.
tables for the troops in the islands had
been permitted to clear from San Fran
cisco because it was most important that
these supplies should go forward pronptIy
"I feel sure he added. "that the SEN
ator from Georgia would have done the