Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-23
Lack of Harmony Between
the Houses.
DISCOURTESY CHARGED
PRIVATE PENSIONS BILLS TAKEN
UP.
Representative Loud Protests Against
the Legislation as Careless-Sev-
eral Emphatic Responses.

soon after the Senate convened today
Mr. Hale CMe) from the appropriations
committee reported a bill making addl-
tionaI appropriations supplying urgent de-
ficiencies in the appropriations for the
present fiscal year. AS the bill passed the
House il carried an appropriation of $S1,5oo
and the Senate committee added $500
The principal additions were for printing
for the Navy and Interior departments.
The bill was passed
Mr.. Hale said it had been suggested that
he move conference, and that the con-
ferees of the Senate be instructed not to
yield any of the Senate amendments but
he did not think ii wise to hedge about the
conferees with any instructions. No action,
therefore. was taken as to the appoint
ment of conferees.
Mr.. Stewart New. chairman of the In
dian affairs committee offered a Joint reso-
luton which. he said met some objections
OF the President to the Indian appropria-
ton bill The resolution provided for the
modihcatIon of certain provisions of the
Indian appropriation bill relating to the
making of allotments to the Indians of the
T. Spokane Indian reservation. to the payment
10 certain Indians of amount aggregat-
ing $.oo6i and to the settlement of the In
dian lands
The resolution was passed
The Two Houses at Odds.
- AT the conclusion of morning business
the army appropriation BILL with the mes
sage from the House asking for a confer
.ence, with instructions to it's conferees not
TO agree to the Senate amendments reIat-
ing To the construction of barracks and
quarters at established military posts, thus
sulklhS out the appropriation for such
buildings in Manila, was laid before the
Senate
y MIR. Proctor. in charge of the bill. said it
was new and unusual condition pre-
sented- To bring the matter I'D he moved
that the Senate agree to the conference
consequence that there should be the Mt
most harmony between the two branches
OF Congress. but ii was just as necessary
that there should be full and free CON
Ierences- He thought the procedure of the
House was inadmssible, and If the Senate
acquiesced now in the proposition made
there would be no end to the trouble which
would arise.
Mr. Foraker suggested that the Senate
merely insist upon its amendments and
thus send the bill back to the House. He
said that while the House had been exceed
ingly disrespectful. the Senate did not de-
sire to be disrespectful to the House
MI Hoar moved that the Senate insist
upon Its amendments. and that il ask the
House for a free conference.
Mr.. Pottus tAia.J thought the best mode
OF procedure would be to appoint a COM
mittee of the Senate to try to smooth out
the differences
MIR. Allison agreed with Mr. Pettus. and
sald II Mr. Hoar's motion were adopted it
might compllcate the difficulty rather than
reduce IT, He believed the better plan
would be to agree to the conference asked,
anu lei the protest against the instructions
already made stand a, notice to the
House of the Senate's feeling
Mr. ICockreli MO- maintained that both
the House and the Senate had the right to
instruct conferees..- -.-N
Mr.. Teller insisted that the real point at
IN issue was the right of the Senate to make
amendments to bills. He regarded the ac-
~ tlon of the House as discourteous and dis
respectful.
meet this question now 1t would have to
meet 1t before long In a much worse form
This Situation would breed deadlocks and
The conference report was not disposed
OF Inc Senate agreed to conference with
the House on the omnibus public building
OH, and Messrs- Fairbanks GndD, Warren
tWyo) and Rawlins GItah3 were named as
conferees.
Mr.. Dubois Addresses the Senate.
At 2 o'clock the Philippine government
bill was taken UP. and Mr.. Dubois Qdaho)
2 one Of the minority members of the Philip
pine committee. addressed the Senate In
opposition TO the present policy of the gov
eminent in the Philippines
Mr. Dubois discussed particularly the
CoHinercldI aspects or the acquisition by
the United States OF the Philippines He
maintained that they would not be of great
advantage to this country. In fact, he held
they would be a distinct disadvantage, as
1ne retention of the islands would result
disaStrOuSly to American labor
tie reviewed at length the agricultural
resources OF Japan and China with a view
10 showing that. with their advantages of
cheap labor, they would be able to control
the markets of the orient including the
fhHippnes- He maintained that the United
states by its policy simply was arousing
the sleeping dragon of China which in the
end would devour the world.
MI Dubois also contended that LITTLE adj
vantage in holding the Philippines would
accrue to the people of the United States
except possibly. to the capitalists who
= would go into the islands and obtain. under
concession. great tracts of land which they
would devote to the cultivation of sugar
tobacco and cotton, to which the land was
peculiarly well adapted These products
eventually would come into competition
with the same products in this country the
result being detrimental to both American
capital and labor.
Effect on American Labor.
Mr.. Dubois expressed the fear that with
the cheap labor available in the Philip-
pines our retention Of the islands would
result seriously to American labor, as we'll
as to the American manufacturers. Manu-
iacturing establishments ultimately would
spring UP in the islands and their products
Would come into competition directly with
'ne products OF this country In the markets
or the world
mr.. Dubois speech was notably temper
ate and unimpassioned. He confined him.
sen almost entirely to a discussion of the
commercial aspects of the situation and re-
1erred only incidentally TO the military op-
erations in the island.
THE HOUSE.