Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-03-06

WAsHrsorox. March 3. 1902

A~sfAs1etS0eaSa 0sstA 40 h98AI3t "a fstS1k-
ton of the law, as voiced by Senator
Bailey of Texas. the Democratic
minority in the Senate scored sig
nal victory last week aud forced
President pro tenn Frye TO recede
from the autocratic position he has
assumed. Following the personal
encounter between Senator's Till
man and McLAurin which had &C
CURED last Saturday, and TO which
only the unjustifiable action Of SEN
ator Frye leads me to refer, the
President pro tenn caused 10 be eras-
ed from the rolls OF the Senate the
names Of the two senator's from
South Carolina. For the reason
named, when the Philippine bill
was passed on Monday afternoon
neither senator was given an oppor-
tunity TO vote. Senator Bailey,
however, so ably presented the un-
constitutionality of the action of the
Chair that their names were restor.
ed on the following day and the re-
publicans caused an immediate adj
iournment OF Tuesdays and Wed
nesday's sessions because they fear
ed TO act in the matter until the
Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons had reported. Thursday the
Senate met in joint session with the
House to participate in the memo
rial services held for President Me-
Kinley and on Friday the above
committee reported, censuring both
Senators for having violated the
dignity Of the Senate and removing
from them the stigma of contempt
which had been placed upon them
by the whole Senate in executive
session.
There is a further report due from
the above famed committee. II has
been instructed TO investigate the
charges of Senator TilIman that Mr..
McIaurin was bribed with the
promise of the federal patronage
Of the state, to vote for the ratifica-
ton of the treaty of Paris. AS is
well known, the junior Senator from
South Carolina had made a speech
in the Senate denouncing the
treaty, and later, after a call at the
White House, he voted for its ratifi-
cation. He has since been adopted
by the republican caucus and has
dictated the federal appointments
in his state. The Democratic SEN
ators declare that the republicans
dare not pursue the investigation
of Mr.. Tillman's charges and say
that no further report viii be brought
in.
On Friday the Senate passed the
permanent census bill. Il was
passed by the House on the same
day and the President will have
now an opportunity of demonstra-
ting how sincere he is in his pro-
testations of regard for the civil SER
vice reform, as the bill is the sever
est blow to the reform and the aims
OF the Commission which has been
struck by Congress in years. BY
its provisions il gives precedent
in the line of appointment, TO about
1900 employees of the Census Offices
who were appointed by the ''spoils
system" over nearly equal num-
Der who have passed civil service
examinations and are eligible TO APP
pointment as soon as vacancies oc-
cur.
Senator Rawlins. Of Utah. who is
a member of the Philippines Com
mittee. and hae h4s.. in constant at
tendance at the hearings of that
Committee gave me yesterday same
OF the impressions ard vie~vs v,f,icii
he has formed on the Philippine
question. The policy of the adj
ministration. he said, ''as is made
evident by the investigation and
testimony before the committee and
the policy of the republicans so far
as they have announced it, is con-
trary, not only to democratic princi-
pies but to every precedent in the
government in this country and the
only outcome must be. If these plans
are carried into execution, the yir-
tual surrender of the islands to large
capitalists and the attendant en-
slavement Of the people. As you
know, there il q scheme now on foot
to purchase the land held by the
friars. That is all right as far as il
goes but now the Taft Commission
represents that il will be impraeii-
col to dispose OF these lands. as has
been the custom with goyernment
lands in this country, to the small
owners aud settlers. Great capital.
they say, is needed to develop the
islands and accordingly they would
sell or lease immense tracts of land
to large corporations. II will then
De their policy to admit Chinese inn
migration. AT the present time the
labor in the islands is employed. in