The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-20
SENATOR TlLLINAN
ENLlYENs DEBATE
Upper Body Still Discussing the
Philippine Tariff Measure.
BENEVOLENT ASSIMILATION
South Carolina s,nMor tiur!s nd cule at lt,s
0.p.nen.s--ftouse Amased by iur.ner
F.,ws o. a.enb-fs oa .rueu-
isuE s,csp.ancy.
BENEVOLENT ASSIMILATION
Hy associated Press,

WASHINGTON, d. C, Feb. 1.-THE
p i.iilIi1ime .arln p.I tU-uay, the main
hl- ctl.san, Tor me phl ana ar. Hlenesg, OF
s.,iississipp., :tgalhsl l., aAenVeSn Mr..
kAiltcHcH, OF U.eson; MIR. tor~ker, o.
E0hio, ar. Ma4lo4s. OF tloriua, and MIR.
Human, of Soa.h "a. Ola, all took more
Ror ltss pa. Il, tlle g~nc.al debate on III
bsUbJec.. A re-olulOn uuered by Mir. TIL
ElRan, OF SCUM Carunna, Was adop.ed d.
krocuug u,e Civil service COMMISSION 10
b IaitsInIL 10 the Syndte q StaLmcn s. o ~
Rns ,ho a45,.oi ulonuient of the employees Ia
hhe various departments OF the Govern
Enunl from the several states and tbs
ki5suIct Of COLUMBIA, together with the
| i,e elntages OF employees in the depa. l.
flcut.
/ Mr Burrows said that Congress now
sRas dea4lng wiz. Philippine Questions as
heS w.re loud to day, and not as the
zlaa been in The past or might in the
$ulure. He fit that the nation was
ko..IrVn,e.i by a condition and not by a
kheury.
Mn1.e ths Michigan Senator was read
EEp dc p.oclanurion of Pr,siuent Nc
>.H4c.. knswn q, die Benevolent Assam
kiat4on proclamation. AR. liilman inter-
n
! iial che Pi,-s..ent mad authority TO Issu~
! Inat proclamation.
no duubI of IT." replied Mr. Burrows
In other words" suggested Mr.. Till
Enan, "ai,hough that presentation as-id-
bloaaly igno.e lie po.uc-l status OF the
j p-nos, il was oApect,d that the nine
nn.ons of people would accede to its
Tovisions.'
PARTLY SUPPRESSED.
Mr.. CuIperson Interrupted to sa" that
he proclamation VS. Considered so ex
4 rene that Il part of it was suppressed
H. nene. al otis.
4 Mr.. Burrows contend that while the
Il pinos de irtd a god government, thy
find not, as a whJin, desire independence.
,ecause it was realized by the best in
prmed of Them tat an independent
.cN ernmcnt in the archip. lago wa
rithcr practicable nor desirable. The
4 llpinos, he asserted. were not prepared
thcr by education or expe.i@nce for in
Slelje..dence, and could not MAINTAIN il if
were granted TO them.
Inc nagiS alton laws of the United
States, suitably modified should be APP
E.ied to traffic between the United States
End the Philippines, and among tie
islands of the archipelago.
tie maintained that the proposition Of
lie majority TO admit foreign ships to
/ mr coastwise trade was SO great an in
ovation that ii ought not to be consid
bred lightly.
Mr.. amman presented 4 number OF
public documents, as he said. in refuta-
fion of statements made by Mr.. Burrows
n his address earlier in the day. These
5iapers generally bore upon the treatment
IL the United States of the inhabitants
4 newly acquired countries, and We're in-
ended to show that they have in the past
I been received as citizens. He laid espe-
Eial stress upon the difference of circum-
stances connected with the acquisition of
louisiana and those connected w.eil the
acquisition of the Philippines. The for
bier he characterized as Democratic ex-
Spansion and The latter rs Republican sub
sugation.