Evening star., 1902-02-07
Foraker Says TilIman is Protected
Only by His Office.
Mr.. HOAR'S OPPOSITION
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tfdHSLutt(cu U TIC Seudtc Iue SctklxUu Ia W =
enacted by the Philippine commission.
They were read in full and Immediately
drew the fire of the opponents of the gov
ernment's Philippine policy. Mr.. Hoar Of
Massachusetts, expressed his astonishment
that such laws should be enforced by the
government authorities. 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
offenses against the government and said
that the acts passed by the Philippine COM
mission were almost identical in their Ian
guage with the laws enacted by Congress
In the days of the fathers Of the republic,
and that there was nothing unprecedented
or unusual about them.
The Ohio senator was Interrupted con-
tinually and had several warm coaoquies
with senator's who were opposing him. In
one Of them he announced with great earn
estness that the American army never
would return from the Philippines until It
returned victorious. and that gentlemen in
and out of Congress, rail about 1T as they
might, ought thoroughly to understand
that fact
In conclusion Of the debate Mr.. Hoar
poured Oil on the troubled waters of the
Senate. maintaining that men might we'll
differ on any Of the great questions now
before the country but that all were thor
oughly foyaa to the country and were doing
their duty as they saw It.
AhAROHAuUA OI 1Ohnd&V LUCE
After The Stars report Of the proceed
ings Of the Senate was closed, Mr.. Lodge
offered an amendment to section three of
the bill. so as to make 1t read as follows:
THAT on and after the passage of this
act, in addition to any tonnage dues or
taxes now imposed by the government of
the Philippine Islands. the same tonnage
taxes shall be levied. collected and paid
upon all foreign Vessels coming into the
TSt$ $AI k1%@ &c., Ol~Irx
ago, and IN addition to any tonnage dues
| or taxes now imposed by the government
Of the Philippine Islands upon all foreign
vessels, except vessels Of Spain. owned by
Spanish subjects, engaged In traffic between
ports of the Philippine archipelago, which
are required by law to be levied, collected
and paid upon vessels coming into the
United States from foreign countries; pro-
vided by law, the provisions OF law re-
strietfng to vessels Of the United States
the transportation Of passengers and mer-
chandise directly or indirectly from one
port OF the United States to another port
Of the United States shall not be applicable
to foreign vessels engaging In trade be-
tween the Philippine archipelago and the
United States or between ports in the Phil
ippine archfpelago." So
Mr.. Patterson (Col). democratic men,
Der OF the Philippine committee. contended
that definite time for the application of
eur coastwfse laws. to go into effect In the
LAAAPPiuSS, U0 uAeu, Out an amend
ment fixing this time as March 1, 1903, was
defeated by vote Of Is to "a.
Licenses for Llghtering.
Mr.. Lodge then offered the following
amendment as un additional provision of
section three: That the Philippine COM
mission shall be authorized and empowered
to issue licenses to all vessels or other
craft now engaged In lighterage or other
exclusively harbor business. but after ne
passage of this act such licenses, except as
herein provided, shall be issued only to ves-
sells or other craft built In the Philippine
| Islands or in the United States and owned
/ by citizens of the United States or by IN
habitants of the Philippine Islands"
| Mr.. Lodge explained in response to in
quirfes that the amendment was offered
merely as a reasonable protection to native
boats and to boats from the United States
sent there to take part in the lighterage
business. Unless some such provision as
| this were adopted, he said. the probability
was that the harbor of Manila would be
covered with such craft from Hong Kong
and other Chinese ports, thus depriving
American owners Of iighterage boats Of the
the opportunity Of doing that business The
amendment was adopted
1 Several minor amendments also were
agreed to without debate.
Sedition Laws at Manila.
! Consideration Of the measure then was
! interrupted to permit the sedition laws in
! force In the Philippine Islands to be laid
before the Senate. They had been sent
1 to the Senate by the Secretary of War in
response to a resolution offered by Mr.
Rawlins Utah several days ago. The
laws were read in full by the clerk
AT the conclusion of the reading Mr
Foraker sent to the clerks desk and had
read sections 5331 to 1888. inclusive. of the
Revised Statutes Of the United States,
dealing with the same offenses.
1 When the reading had Ha5
Mr. Lodge secured the adoption Of the
| following amendment: THAT merchandise
| In bonded warehouse or otherwise In the
| custody and control Of the officers Of the
| paid, shall be entitled, on shipment to the
Philippine Islands within three years from
| the date OF the original arrival. to a return
| Of the duties paid less I per cent, and mer-
| chandtse upon which duties have not been
paid may be shipped without the payment
Of duties to the Philippine Islands within
said period under such rules and regula-
tary Of the Treasury"
This perfected the bill so far as the COM
mittee was concerned
Mr.. Honr ON the Sedftf0n Laws.
Mr.. Hoar then spoke briefly upon the Sc
ditfon laws enacted by the Philippine com
mission. saying he was sorry that the COM
mission had had its act justified by ref
erence to the only harsh and cruel proyi-
sionS tnat were to be found In the statutes
OF the United States. Under this cruel
provision In the Philippine eommission's a
| acts mother having knowledge of the
treason OF her son must inform the au-
thorities upon him; the son must inform
upon the mother. the brother upon the
brother, the daughter upon the father.
and so on. He said the laws Of the United
States were applied only to citizens OF
this eountry-citizens by either nativity or
adoption.
Mr.. Patterson interrupted Mr.. Hoar to
say that Governor Taft had informed the
Philippine committee that he was Ill when
these acts were enacted by the counmis
sion. and that had he been present there
probably would have been some modifica-
tion of the acts.
Il am quite ready" said Mr. Hoar. "to
believe what the senator has said Of 20
able and humane man as Governor
Taft"
Mr. FOraker's Reioinder,
Mr.. Foraker said he never had heard the
Philippine acts read until now. He was
surprised. however. that the senator from
Massachusetts (Mr. HoaD should be .men-
tally and morally disturbed" by such nrn-
visions as had been read. When Mr.. Hnar
had desired to know, he added. whether 81
were possible that the United States had
enacted such provisions he had cart -.