The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-20
(SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION IN
BOTH HOUSES.
HHE DEBATE IN The HOUSE
o. the Situation in the Philippines
an Exciting One-The Naval Bill the
- order of tue Day-Notice of nm
Amendment Prohibiting the Use of
AClay's History of the Navy.
tstion of Building warships Mt
~.frnment Navy Yards-Senator
~ Speech on the Philip
HcLat

son, May 15.-An extended
"@tenato McLaurin, Of Missis-
eon oS sDsition to the pending Phil
- opppnent bill was a feature OF
sofeiA of the senate. The Mis-
vigorously assailed the
~ 1rsued by the United
- ms philippines. He deprecat-
perpetrated in the is
e ey were committed by
a the Americans. They
Aos vi mmlent. the natural out
IA goySrnment's policy fo-
Nsaich- he~'maintainef'
NgaEtY was responsible ne urged inc
Abandonment of the pOtcy IN the inter
S1bf humanity and justice. He declar-
THAT the minority wa9 not discussing
the pending measure ~tosootaln political
capital, as all the pofflcal materla!
which the democrats desired mad been
made for them by the republicans IN
this congress.
The senate passed. the bill providing
Cor the erection<Df a union railway sta
hon i'm Washington and the easure
nnaking CONSIDERATIONS for the seacoast
fortifcatiOIS Oh the country.
. HOME of Representatives.
The h>dse today was plunged into an
debate On Philippine affairs.
EIs ar the subject of alleged atroci-
y! the islands has engaged the at
on of the senate alone and only oc-
tonal echoes nave been heard in the
hse; but today the reports Of cruelty
I'd outrage were rehearSed in the
use with the same vehemence and bit
erness that has at times characterized
The discussion in the senate. The naval
bill was the order Of the day, but it re-
ceived only attention, after the
allegations of Philippine outrages were
Dresented.
4 speech by Mr.. Vandiver, of Missou-
n, reciting instances of alleged outrage
broght On the discussion which at times
developed into a wordy warfare across
n aisle separating the two sides of the
chamber Personalities and recrimina-
lions were freely passed about. Mr..
Wandiver vas supported in his critisms
by Mr.. Wheeler, of Kentucky, while
vehement defenSeS of the American SOL
diers were made by Messrs. Hepburn,
Il Iowa; Grow. of Pennsylvania; Hill,
Of Connecticut; w. A Smith, of Michi-
gan, and Lessler, of New York.
n Mudd. of Maryland, gave notice
thax ne would an amendment to
the naval bill, prohibiting the purchase
81 AcClay's history, the animadversions
In it against Admiral Schley being re-
sponsible, in his opinion, for the court
or inquiry. If the history had been
clear OF partisan feeling, he said, and
had the HISTORIAN accepted the high
minded thought pronounced by Schley
that there was GLORY enough for ALL"
the American nation would not now be
h butt Of criticism among the naval
officers of the world.
Mr.. G~rosvernor, of Ohio. said he
bought the time had come for a careful
a Investigation of the question of building
warships in government yards in order
mat the exact facts might be deter
mined. He did not go as far as some of
the advocates of government con-
struction in asking that all the new
ships be built in government yards, AS
that would afford no basis for COMPARE
son. In lieu Of this he proposed that
one battleship. one armored cruiser and
one gunboat be built in a government
navy yard, and one of each class of
ships in a private yard, thus giving 4.
comparative test of government and
private construction under substantial
~ similar conditions.