The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-02-11
THEY QUESTION
FORAKER.
Hoar, Tillman, Mccormick
and RawlinS
Tackle the Ohio BuZ Saw and
Get WOrsted.

washington. FeO- o.-rOr-IOur suohrS
today the Senate had the Philippine
tariff bill under discussion. The
measure was completed, SO far as the
Philippine Commission is concerned,
all of the committee amendments,
baing adopted Several other amend
however, will be offered, one or two OF
which are now pending.
Toward the close Of the session the
discussion became heated. In response
to resolution offered several days ago
by Mr.. Rswlins, of Utah, the Secretary
of War transmitted to the Senate the
s,dition laws enacted by the Philippine
Commission. They were read in full,
and immediately drew the fire OF the
opponents to the Governments Philip
pine policy. Mr.. Hoar, of Massa-
chusetts, expressed his astonishment
that such laws should be enforced by
the Government authorities.
Same as Our Own LAWS.
Mr.. Foraker, of Ohio, had read from
the Revised Statutes of the United
States. the laws of Congress relating TO
the crime of Treason and similar Of
lenses against the Government, and
said that the acts passed by the Philip
pine Commission were almost identi-
cal in their language with the laws en-
acted by Congress In the days of the
fathers of the Republic, and there was
nothing unprecedented or unusual
about them.
mot only are the provisions the
same" he declared. ''as those contsin-
ed in the Philippine acts, but the word
| ing of both is practically identical.
The Philippine Commission adopted
the language of the Revised Statutes,
adopting such matters as would make
the provisions applicable to the Philip
pine Islands," -.
He (Foraker) approved them.
Il Mr.. Foraker said that the Senator
4 from Massachusetts, (Mr. Hoar) seemed
\ to have no objection TO the law enact
A ed by Congress, merely because there
! was little likelihood of it being violated
In this country, although he had ques.
toned at first whether such law had
been enacted under any authority ot
the Unitod States.
Act Not Unprecedented. >:
He pointed out that 1t was among the
frst enactments of an American Con
grass. For the protection of our Gov
ernAent in the Philippines, the .Tsfl
lConaission had applied that law to
the Philippines. Senators were moi
warrazsed, he thought, in saying thai
the aet ~as unprecedented in the his
tory of Civilized countries. >
4 At this peint Mr.. Tillman interrupt
ed Mr.. Foraker to denounce the sedi
ton laws enacted by the Philippine
Commission as "damnable doctrine.,
\ SIT might be in order, +" said Mr.. For
aker, warmly, ito inquire of the Sena
ator from South Carolina on which
side of the struggle in the Philippines
are his sympathies. -.
"My sympathies are with the Flip
inoes, /" shouted Mr.. Tillman, pounding
his desk emphatically.
l "Undoubtedly they are," retorte'
|, Inc. Foraker. "And such q fa0toote,
land unqualified declaration as the Sen
ak0r has made, would render there
wisad Statutes applicable to him If b.
were not protected by his position a
Senator"
A1aar Again Interrupts.
Mr.. Roar again Interrupted Mr.. For
faker, and, directing attention to tn
declaratfoz ia the Senate Chamber @
Thomas Cer~in. Of Ohio, during dc
bsts on the Mexican War, that If b
we're q Mexiesa he would welcome th
| Americans with bloody hand to hospil
al We graves, Inquired II the people c
oh 70 did not reverence the name an
mem ory of Thomas Gorwin.
ad t they question Foraker.
i Mr.. FORAKER replied that the pe0pi
| of Ohio d i'd love to recall the memor
| of Thomas COrsin, but they realized, b
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