The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-23
BLOWS IN SENATE.
Continued from First Page.)

o liJock Mr.. Burrows of Michigan, read
NE immortal document.
u he conclusion of the reading at
,,.5o Mr.. Lodge presented a memorial
-, rhe Massachusetts, Legislature In
favor of such an amendment 10 tne
constitution as would pIace ~ with I'LL,
- nower of Congress to enact laws
regulating the houiS %
various states.
U-ben routine business had been con-
I'D Mr.. Tillman resumed his speech
- onnosftion to the pending Pnlhpplne
t - hill which he began yesterday.
NJ referred to the reading OF WASH
lions farewell address as similar TO
~ reading in our churches OF the
sermon on the Mount, but the one eVl-
Io,tIv has as little effect as the other,
- seemed that we to-day are prone
a. sni+ upon the principles enunciated
~, The father of his country.
~ rsscussing the Philippine tariff Dill
H., declared that no revenues were
oo5ed bv the insular government IN
~ pbilinpines as it had ample funds.
r,,he sole object of the bill was that the
1hilppine Archipelago should be ex-
1loited and be made to furnish an OPP
norhlnity to the few to reap golden
harvest from the islands.
He declared further along with re-
snact TO Cuba that the purpose of the
o6ministration was to give protection
~ The cuban plantations in order to
,,,+ millions of dollars in the pockets
Of sugar and tobacco trusts. Thus 1t
,,-.s too. with the Philippines. 1t was
,'ronosed to give the Oriental archipel-
AGO the same sort of free trade as
porto Rico had been given. That was
tho came, he insisted, and just as sure
oa the sun shines, it was the purpose
.ionr1 "a nj
onnortunity to acquire possession or
me valuable properties in the Philip
pines. ,,,
save the mark, we pretend to be hon
est"
Mr. Tillman maintained that instead
of irving to civilize and elevate the
Flipinos, the government might bet
ter have spent some of the $4OO,O0O,0OO
expended in the Philippines in coloniz-
ing the negroes in the southern states
of this country.
When he later directed a question
at his friends on the other side of
the chamber" Mr.. Spooner inquired
to whom he referred.
TfIImans RetOrt to SpOoner.
81 have many friends on the Re-
publican side" said Mr.. Tillman. per
sonaIly, you are a nice, clean-hearted
set of men, but politically, you are
the most Infamous towards and hyp-
ocrites that ever happened" Naugh-
teri.
In the course of his speech Mr.. Till
man became involved in lively colo
guy with Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin re-
garding the ratification of the Paris
treaty. The South Carolina senator re-
ferred to Mr.. Spooners comments in
his speech yesterday upon the part
taken by William j. Bryan in securing
the ratification of the treaty. He
agreed with the Wisconsin senator
that the influence of Mr.. Brayan was
potent, but insisted that even his in
fluence was not sufficient to induce
the Senate to ratify the treaty. After
he had done all that it was possible
for him to do, Mr. Tillman asserted,
the Republicans yet lacked votes
enough to secure ratification.
MIR. IiIIman's Charges.
You know" he said, shaking his
finger at the Republican side, "how
those votes necessary were secured"
How were they secured?' asked Mr..
Spooner.
Il know If the Senator does not" re-
piled Mr.. Tillman. IT have received
information in confidence from that
side Of the chamber. I know from that
. that improper influences were used IN
getting those votes"
Name the man." insisted Mr.. Spoon
er, upon whom those influences were
brought to bear. 1t is due the Senator
4 and due the country that he name him.
man who impeaches another in con-
fdence is a coward. If the Senator
knows of any man who has been i'm
81 properly influenced he should name
Il him."
Il know" asserted : Mr.. Tillman,
that the patronage-the Federal pat
ronage-of a state has been parceled
out to a senator since the ratification
Of that treaty"
Fl What state?" demanded Mr..
VI Spooner.
South Carolina" shouted Mr.. Till
man.
Then" said Mr.. Spooner, 'I leave
you to fight the matter out with your
colleague"
Well" retorted Mr.. Tillman, IT
never shirk the responsibility for d
statement l make. / know that he (Mr.
a McLaurin) voted for the treaty.
know that improper influences were
4 lieve"
You simply believe" retorted Mr..
spooner, what you do not know"
ms ended the incident for the time,
uuI the feeling engendered manifested
.,Seu later in a thrilling and sensa-
uonal scene.
humanity to FiIipinos.
ar Tillman. continuing his speech,
. Ivdu some letters from soldiers in the
tIIippines, detailing the alleged cruel
practsed upon the natives by the
nlerlcan forces. He told of 100 Fill
pinVS' on whom, the writer stated, the
Maer cure had been administered, re-
them - 'i ~ VI
Mr Hoar interrupted to say that he
o liau received many letters making
h,'4 yes against the American forces,
ot,. III every instance the writers had
e e1squ nm the information, either in
tpDl,nuehce or as incidents of which
~ merely had heard and of which
80 pioIessed to know nothing per-
aal'y' He protested against infor-
a. OF that kind, and declared:
4 s,rio, no not want anybody to tell me in
~ confidence of murder
AT Mr burton Of Kansas interrupted to
teHu Gen. Funston, upon whom he
@ld' the comments of Mr.. Tillman had
etected as the soldiers who were
vEdrsed in the letters the South Caro-
.a senator had read with the cruelties
we're under Gen. Funston's command.
ri' burton read Gen. Funstons ex-
hSl denial of the very story which
% u oeen referred to by Mr. Tillman,
ment. WI" inc S'"'e
mis- statement I wish to brand as
w. altoc'ous lie, without the slightest
'"NuQdtlOn. Statements of THE lind