The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-14
SENATORS Roar AND PLATT USE
SHARP WORDS.
OLEO BILL PASSES HOUSE.
As Finally Passed the Measure is Mod
flied In Many important
Respects.

Washington, Feb. ia stirring de.
bate on the general Philippine ques.
ton was precipitated in the senate
late today, the principal participants
being Mr.. Platte of Connecticut and
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Teller of Colorado had conclud-
ed for the day his argument against
the enactment of the pending Philip
pine tariff bill. In response to some
statements he had made, Mr.. Platte
directed the senate's attention to the
situation in the islands, as he viewed
1T, maintaining that great progress
was being made by the government in
subduing the insurrection. He refer
red to the elections for municipal Of
ficers in various cities of the islands
and to the establishment of schools
for the education Of Filipino children.
Mr.. Hoar ridiculed the statements of
MI. Platte and in a factious vein ad-
verified to the efforts of the American
government to control the Filipino
people.
The remarks Of the Massachusetts
senator aroused Mr.. Platte who deliv-
cred a notable speech, in the course of
which he referred to Mr.. Hoar in pref
ty sharp terms His speech was lis
tened to by senators on both sides of
the chamber with profound attention.
In conclusion he paid an eloquent
tribute to the efforts of the United
States to carry the principles of free
government to every territory where
it had control.
In his reply. Mr.. Hoar delivered an
incisive criticism CT the action of the
Philippine commission, declaring that
he had been taught to judge men rath.
"er by their actions than by their words
and by this standard he could not
Judge the Philippine commissioners
with any degree of favor.
Early in the day the senate passed
a joint resolution submitting a con
stitutional amendment changing the
time of presidential Inauguration and
the termination and commencement of
congress from the 4th of March to the
last Thursday of April.
Senator Carmack today Introduced
the following joint resolution:
THAT the United States regards
with extreme d%isfavor any movement
having for its object the early or ulti-
mate admission of the Philippine Is
lands as a state or states of the union;
and any action on the part of the per-
sons holding Office under the author
ity of the United States that give n
ton or encouragement to such a move
ment, is hereby condemned.
'"That to confer the rights and
privileges of citizens upon the inhabi-
tants of the Philippine Islands would
tend to destroy the intensity of citizen
ship and to degrade the character of
the government of the United States.
THAT to maintain the relation of
sovereign and subject between the
government of the United States and a
people under it's dominion will lie re-
pungant to the principals of the con-
stitution.''
Washington, Feb. 12.-With the ex-
ception of a sharp clash between Mr..
Lodge and Mr.. Patterson over the
matter of admission of representatives
OF the press to the investigation which
the Philippine committee is conduct
ing, T." Philippine tariff BIZ. discus
sion in the senate today was quiet.
The Colorado senator desired that
newspaper men be admitted to the
hearings OF the committee. declaring
that as now conducted they were of
a star chamber character. He said his
recollection was hat Mr.. Lodge had
suggested that the hearings be entire
ly secret. This drew the fire of the
Massachusetts senator who indignant
ly denied that he had suggested any
thing OF the kind. He insisted that
the reports made of the hearings by
the three press associations were ac-
curate n fair to both sides of the
controversy.
A communication from the secretary
of war transmitting a memorial of the
federal party of the Philippine is
lands in support of American rule in
the islands called from Mr.. Patter-
son the statement that the federal
party had obtained it's control in the
Philippines by promising to the Fill
ipinos that they would be admitted.
ultimately, to statehood in the United
States.
Mr.. Teller occupied the attention of
the senate during the greater part of
today's session and has not yet con-