The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-25
LIVE DAY IN SENATE.
PHILIPPINE BILL PASSED AFTER
WARM ARGUMENT.
WELLINGTON GETS WRATHY.
CALLED HIS COL
LEAGUE A LIAR.

Charged Him With Uttering n Cow
ardly and Malicious FnIsehood,
But WAS Promptly Called to Orr
der-Names of Tinman and Nc
Laurin Omitted i'm Call of Philip
pine Vote by Order of the Chair.
Did Not Succeed.
Washington, Feb. 24.-After eight
hours of tumultuous debate to-day the
Senate shortly before Z o'clock this
evening passed the Philippine tariff
bill by vote of &c to &c, strictly
party vote. Mr.. Tillman and Mr.. Nc
Laurin, the two senators from South
Carolina, who on Saturday last were
declared by the Senate to be in con-
tempt because of their fight in the
chamber, were not permitted by voice
or by vote to participate in the pro-
ceedings.
The question as to their right to vote
precipitated a sharp debate lasting
nearly two hours.
The president pro tenn, Mr.. Frye, held
that the two senators could not vote
and he was sustained by a majority of
the Senate.
Washington. Feb. 24.-The Philip
pine tariff bill was taken up in the
Senate this morning, the speeches, by
unanimous agreement, being limited to
fifteen minutes each.
Messrs. Hoar. Foraker, Turner, Nc
Comas, Berry, Dolliver, Vest, Elkins
Culberson, Lodge, Dubois, Bacon,
Stewart Clapp, Allison, wellington
Clay, Hanna. Fairbanks and Rawlins
were the speakers.
Mr.. Turner resented Mr.. Spooners
criticisms upon the Democratic party
for what he said were the structures
upon the, army Of the United States.
Mr.. MeComas discussed briefly state
ments made by his colleague, Mr.. Wei
lington, inrthe course of which he (Wel-
lington) had said that he had been
given assurances by President McKin-
ley that the United States did not pro-
pose to hold the Philippines as colonies
Mr.. McComas said he had been pres
ent at the conference between TIE
President and Mf. Wellington, and he
denied emphaticaily that the Presi-
dents promise hid not been kept. 1t
was. absurd in hh colleague, he assert
ed, Tor him 10 make .suCsss at charge. He
regretted, he said, 'sarcastically, that
Mr.. Wellington had forgotten the de.
tails of the conference.
Mr.. Lodge said that so much acri-
mony had been developed in the debate
upon the measure that an incident had
occurred on Saturday which all deeply
deplored. That incident had grown out
he said, of the fact that the ordinary
decencies of debate had been brushed
aside. The time had come for the Sem
ate to restore it's debates to a. high
plane.
within a week." he said 1--WE have
heard the dead President charged with
being guilty Of deceiving one senator
and of bribing another and of trea ting
Filipinos inhumanely."
MIR. Bacon's Philippine.
Mr.. Bacon announced the withdrawal
of his amendment offered to the pend
ing bill saying that he would offer it
later to the proposed Philippine gov
ernment bill. After sharply criticising
the speech made in 1899 by Mr. Spoorer
upon the Philippine question, MIR. Ba-
con had read a part of a speech which
he delivered in the Philippines last fall,
in which he said there was no chance
for the Filipinos, except by submission
to the government of the United
States. They ought to seek peace.
That" said Mr.. Bacon at the con-
clusion of the reading, lis the position
of the Democratic party
Mr.. Wellington, eveidently laboring
under excitement, angrily replied to
some statements made during to-day's
debate by his colleague, Mr.. McComas.
Those statements, he said, has cast
doubt upon his (Wellingtons truth and
veracity, but he insisted that rfr Nc
Comas' recollections did not serve him
we'll.
HE is,' said Senator Wellington, 80
ignorant upon this question that he
ought not to speak upon it, or his state
ments were untrue"
He explained that while Mr. Nc
Comas accompanied him in his call
upon the late President, he was not
within hearing of all of the conversa-
tion and did not know what had been
said. He said that President KcKin-
lev did make the promises to him
which he had stated previously he had
made. II believe" said Senator Well
ington, that the President meant at
that time to carry out those promises.
but by sinister and malign influences
he was forced to abandon them and to
drift-to drift"
Mr.. Wellington Gets Hot.
Mr.. Wellington. speaking with de-
Il desire to be within the rules of the
Senate. viii say this: II my col
league at any time will reiterate out
side Of this chamber what he has said
in this chamber then / will tell him
that he is not correct and tell him
what | will not say in this chamber be-
cause of a senatorial dignity, because
OF parliamentary rules, that he utters
a cowardly and malicious falsehood."
Mr.. Frye, the president pro tenn. or
dered Mr.. Wellington TO take his seat.
The Maryland senator compiled.
Two or three senators had arisen to
their feet and Mr.. Hoar was recogniz-
ed. lie made the point of order against
Mr.. Wellington that he was out OF or
der In using the language he had used.
Mr.. Frye sustained the point OF or
der and the incident seemed to close
at that point.
MIR. Clay challenged any senator 10
Indicate single instance of disloyalty
TO the American army on the part OF
any Democratic senator.
Mr.. Hanna resented thu statement
that a promise was made by our dead
President with respect 10 the dlsposi-
ton ~ the Philippine Islands--a prom
ise that was not kept.
Tho hour OF o'clock. the time fixed
for the vote, having arrived. Mr..
Lodge offered two amendments, which
were ado9ted.
TiIimaB and McLaRrin.
Mr. Patterson. Democrat 0f Colorado.
then offered his amendment providing
Tor ne repeal ~ the hediticn aOts pasa-
~ by the Philippine Commission and