The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-25

| Bard, Hear, Rawiins.
Bate Jones New. simmons.
Clark oMon,). Kittredse, spooner.
| Cuberson. Lodge. Taliaferro.
peboe McCumber, Teller.
5biItch. B5tgifEsh. MsI;a. MMsTagrin tMi'sJTTssTrner'
Dubois. Martin Warren.
| E!kins, Money, WetmoIe-B.
Foster daA Patterson,
Frye. Perkins.
| Bacon. Fairbanks. Mitchell.
! Durham. Foster iwash,, Prn%a Penroae.
Burton, Galinger, Pettus,
cIseR cIssRR wyo, SiSson Sih@a'e 9aarl!;, s;"s' g. f''
Cockrnll. kearns stewart
Cullom Mason Wellington
Dryden, Malard. TotaIEls
Mr.. Teller Of Colorado offered an amend
| ment providing in brief that the United
States did not intend permanently to annex
the Philippines. but 10 establish a govern
ment in the islands suitable to their inhahi-
tants; that the United States had no pur-
pose to deprive the Fflipnos Of their lib
erty or to subjugate them. but to secure to
> them the blessings of free goverannt of
their own choice. and that to the end that
/ peace ard order should prevail in the
islands. the United States would cooperate
with the peaccably-disposed inhabitants of
the islands in tic formation of free gov
ernment and protect II against interference
from any foreign Power. The amendment
was reiected-20 to 81
Of the minority for the entire. bill. 1t was
rejected-25 to 46.
Mr.. Mallory Dem.) of Florida offered his
amendment relating to the Ievying OF ton
mage dues upon vessels coming into the
United States from the Philippine Islands
and suspendtng the coastwise navigation
laws as between the United States and the
Philippines until July /. 1909, after which
they she uld be applicable Upon Philippine
trade. The amendment was rejected-2s to
~
Mr.. Vest Dem) of Missouri offered as an
amendment a declaration that the bill
should not mean that the Philippines should
ever be Incorporated into citizenship of the
United States or permanently be held as an
integral part of this country. The amend
ment was rejected. "a to 4S.
BILL WAS PASSED ny
VOTE OF 48 TO 20.
The bill then was passed-46 to 26.
Mr.. Turner, renewed his request that the
protest of Mr.. Tillman against not being
called to vote should he spread upon the
records and be published in the Congress
sional Record. He old not ask for the
unanimous consent of its publication. he
said. but demanded 1t as a constitutional
right
Mr. Platt RepJ of Connecticut objected.
Further discussion of the subject was cut
off by the Senate, at G:50. going into execu-
tive session. At 6:55 the Senate adjourned.
Mr.. Pritchard RepJ of North Carolina
submitted the following letter. which was
read at the clerks desk:
washington. Feb "a. 1S02-To Honorable
J. c. Pritchard. United States Senator,
Washington: My Dear Senator-I was pre-
vented. as you know. from offering the
resolution which l wrote at my desk on
Saturday demanding an investigation of the
charges made by my colleague by being ao>
Judged in contempt of the Senate. l am
now debarred the privilege and request you
to introduce the resolution for the reason
that IL the charges are true 1 am unfit to
remain a member OF the Senate. and II they
are untrue, the man who made them Is un-
fit to remain a member of this honorable
body. In any event. 1 feel that I am en-
titled to a vindication by the same body
that makes investigation in the proceedings
for contempt. 1 herewith inclose the resolu-
ton Yours very truly.
JOHN LOWNDES McLAURIN."
RESOLUTION TO PROBE
TILLMAN'S CHARGES.
Mr. Pritchard then offered the following
resolution:
Whereas the senior Senator from the
State of South Carolina charged in a speech
on the floor of the Senate that the junior
Senator from the same State had been i'm
properly influenced in casting his vote for
ratification of the treaty of peace between
the United States and Spain, and.
Whereas, The said charge was emphatic
ally denied by the Junior Senator.
Resolved. That the Committee Privi-
leges and Elections be directed to investl-
gate and report as to the truth of the
said charges with full power to send for
persons and papers"
On motion of Nj. Hale, the resolution was
referred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
The Philippine tariff bill was then taken
up. speeches being limited to fifteen min
utes each.
Mr.. Hoar said that he intended to vote for
this measure unless something was pre-
scented that did not seem to be there.
Mr.. Foraker declared that the work Of
this Government in the archipelago had
been an uninterrupte.! success and not the
miserable failure which had been charged
by the minority. He denied that the OFF,
GERS and men of the American Army had
been guilty of atrocious cruelties and bar
barities. and he insisted that his amend