Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-27

islands was with due regard TO in
ternationaI obligations.
Again in the house the general
debate On the Indian appropriation
bill was devoted almost entirely to
extraneous topics. The issue raised
by Nj. Wheeler of Kentucky few
days ago came in for considerable
attention and was the feature OF the
session. Mr. Bromwell (rer9 OF
Ohio, Mr.. Kern (deml of Illinois
and Mr.. Fleming tdem) of Georgia
added their views to the literature
on the subject, but it was Mr.. Boutell
(rep.) of Illinois who entertained the
house most. He was we'll fortified
with material and with exceeding
good temper and a trenchant dis
play of wit he traced the history of
what Wheeler had called ''trucuient
sycophancy," as he said, from the
day when the first democratic presi-
dent purchased bogus coat OF arms
to the entertainment OF Queen
Liloukalina by the last democratic
president. He nnally dismissed the
whole subject by saying it should DE
accepted abroad as one OF the
"erratic and sporadic phases of
American humor,7
Washington, y. c., Feb. .20.-The
senate devoted nearly its entire ses-
sion to the Philippine question Mr..
Patterson of Colorado, one OF the mi
nority members of the Philippine
committee, delivered his first ex-
tended speech and discussed princi-
pally the sedition laws enacted by the
Philippine commission, vigorously at
lacking the authority Of the commits
sion to enact and enforce such laws.
He maintained that congress alone
had the power to put in force enact
ments of that character. He COM
pared information furnished by the
executive departments of the govern
ment with some of the statements of
Governor Taft in his testimony before
the Philippine committee with respect
to the capabilities of the Philippine
people. and declared with some heat
his belief that Governor Taft mis-
represented the true situation in the
islands for motives unknown. He as
serted that if the 100000 Christians
in the Philippines were Protestant
Christians the cruelties practiced on
them by the American authorities
would have to stop, as no member OF
congress would be able to Withstand
the wrath of the Methodists, Baptists,
and Presbyterians of this country. Mr.,
Nelson of Minnesota presented a
legal and constitutional argument in
support of this governments action in
the Philippine archipelago, and sharp
ly criticised Mr.. Patterson for inject
ing into the controversy the question
of sectarianism Mr.. McCumber of
North Dakota urged that congress
should net bind the future now by a
declaration of a definite policy re-
garding the Philippines, as it was de-
sirable that all possible information
should be in hand before permanent
policy was determined upon.
The house spent the day working on
the liuldu dpplOpiidIlOu Dlll Oily
two Of the 62 pages were disposed of.
Several amendments were adopted
but none Of much Importance. An
appropriation for the preliminary
work on a reservoir for the ella river
valley went out on a point of order
Mr.. Smith of Arizona offered an
amendment to strike out the appro-
priation for the Carlisle school and it
became the text for general on
slaught on the practice of educating
Indians in eastern schools. His
amendment was defeated. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald of New York made an attack
on the superintendent of the school at
Mount Pleasant, Mich, who he said,
was charged with permitting the de-
bauching of Indian girls. Mr.. Sher-
man, chairman of the indian COM
mittee, promised to make an investi-
cation.