The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-28
BEER IN THE HOUSE;
ORATORY IN THE SENATE
Senator PattersOn's Speech
Against Philippine Bill.
DRAWS ALLURlNG PICTURE
EFFORT TO FIX VOTE ON BILL
FAILS.

UTASHINGTON, May 27.-A fruitIess
w effort was made just before adj
journment of the senate today 10
secure an agreement on a time for o
vote on the Philippine bin. The dis
cussion indicated that some day next
week eventually would be agreed upon.
but no time was fixed. During the
discussion a proposition was made thar
time be fixed on alternate Tuesdays
Beginning next week for a vote on The
Philippine bill. the Nicaraguan canal
bill. and the Cuban reciprocity. bill, and
that a final adjournment be agreed on
for the fourth Tuesday, but ii was too
startling TO be taken seriously al-
though some senators regarded Ii fa-
vorably
For several hours today Mr.. Patter-
son of Colorado discussed the Philip
pine question, concluding the speech
which he began yesterday. After IT,
viewing and commenting on the general
Philippine question, he attacked the
pending BILL particularly its provisions
regarding the holding of lands. which
he declared was mOnstroUs and never
should be included into law He urged
that the Filipinos be granted their In
/ dependence and drew an eloquent word
I picture Of the turning over TO the Fill
/ piuOs by the United States of the is
/ lands when they had established
/ government.
( Mr.. Patterson said he had changed
/ his opinion and he declared that he
would rather have the honor Of having
/ taken the position Of the senior Sena-
/ tor from Massachusetts, (AIr Hoar),
/ upon this Philippine question than TO
/ have the crown Of glory that is vouca-
safed to the righteous He tWitted Mr..
SPoOner with having changed his views
upon the Philippine question
/ Ar. SpOOner insisted that he had not
I departed from his position as stated in
/ his quoted speech in the slightest de-
( gree. while Mr.. Patterson had gone far
afeld from the editorials he had writ
/ ten.
4 Mr.. Patterson said ne had found out
/ his error and admitted it. Other sena-
/ tors had seen their error and would not
admit it.
"A Monstrous Measure"
Discussing the pending bill. Mr.. Pat
4 terson maintained that under it COrpO-
rations could hold almost any amount
~ E7ni Three or four individuals
could organize themselves INTO "A hun
bred different corporations, he main
tanned, and thus acquire an unlimited
amount Of land.
Mr.. Patterson declared that the
measure was q mOnstroUs one and he
could not believe that congress would
enact such a measure
He urged the enactment OF the bin
/ presented by the minority, which ne
said. favored giving to the FilipinOs
their independence under such restrlc-
: tiOns as would give them stable gov
/ eminent and permanent peace. He paid
I q high tribute to the Filipinos as 2
/ Christian people and he asserted that
! there never was a Christian people IN
fitted for self government and indie
I pendence.
Discussing some of the testimony
/ taken by the Philippine committee, Mr..
l Patterson said the army was not re-
! sponsible for the OUtrages committed,
/ but that the policy of the government
/ was responsible. He then discussed the
/ order of General Bell. particularly de-
nOuncing that part of it relating 10 the
( Filipino priests. He quoted newspaper
/ stories of the alleged tOrturing of ma
+ tive priests by American troops in or
der to extort information. He also re-
/ ferred to what he considered the large
proportion of FilipinOs killed in battle
! to those wounded. in one instance the
I proportion being twenty killed TO one
/ wounded.
! These startling figures" ne said,
! give room for thought. for reflection.
Are they not the result Of the kind Of
war waged by General Bell?
Picture Of Independence.
In conclusion. Mr.. Patterson drew a
\ vivid word picture Of the day. which
ne hoped would come. when Governor
/ Taft or Admiral Dewey or General
/ Miles or some other official represent
ing the United States, would turn over
/ the Philippine islands 10 the Filipino
J government. a ceremony such as re-
/ Gently had occurred i'm Cuba. Then he
! hoped that the president OF France
and the presidents Of other republics
would send their congratulations, and
[ that the senator from Indiana lAIr
} Fairbanks would incorporate in the
/ Congressional Record the Associated
/ Press report of that inspiring scene TO
/ the glory of the American people for
/ ever"
/ In the course OF a coloouy between
/ Mr. Lodge and Mr. Dubois at the con
! clusion of Mr.. Patterson speech. IL
! was developed that four speeches yet
/ remained to be delivered In the gem
eraI debate-by Mr.. SpOoner, Mr.. Ba-
4 con. Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Carmack. Dir.
/ Dubois suggested that the minority, so
far as he knew, would gladly vote next
1 Tuesday. This sta tement led to a dis
! cussiOn as 20 holding a session Of the
senate on Memorial day.
After some further discussion Mr..
/ SpOOner of Wisconsin suggested thar
he had no particular desire to speak
| on the Philippine bill, and so far as
he was concerned, he would forego his
right to speak.
Let us vote now" he suggested.
/ Mr.. Bailey of Texas proposed that q.
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