The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-29

under the bayonet aud under carpetbag
government more damnabe than you put
on us in lS6sT'
THAT Is the old question" replied Mr..
spooner "Thc power to occupy Inhabited
territory involves the power, l suppose, 70
change the allegiance We acquired Louis
lana. No one ever pretended that men
and women were bought and sold In that
transaction"
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Spooner's re
marks Mr. Teller (Col) offered the follow
ing amendment to the pending bill;
BE It further enacted that the con,
stitution and all laws OF the United
States which are not locally innppnca-
hc shall have the same force and cnect
within the said Philippine archipelago
MS elsewhere within the United states.
Mr. Teller declared the outrages aud tor
lures committed in the Philippines by the
Spanlards had been increased since the
advent OF the Americans In the Islands, ms
always is tho case when the Anglo.Saxon
succeeds the languid Latin In such an IN
dcrtaking He was satisfied, he said, that
II the senator from Massachusetts, tMr.
Lodgcl would call before the Philippine
committee men who knew the facts he
would and in the Philippines a condition
Of absolute insurrecuon and war. There
was not square mile OF territory In the
islands, he said, outside OF Manila, where
an American could walk without the pro-
lection Of hayonets, The civil branch OF
this government he declared, insisted that
there was no war iu the Philippines while
the military authorities were calling for
more troops.
Mr.. Teller referred 70 what he declared
was the establishment in the Philippines
OF concentration camps and 20 the repeti
ton OF the horrors introduced into Cuba
/ by weyler. lie said that private letter
| from an army officer In the Philippines
| had been received in Washington in which
an army officer was quoted as saying with
respect TO the establishment Of concentra.
ton camps:
az this thing is continued will have
TO apologies to Weyler,'
Another officer was quoted as adding;
"The time has come when I'm ready to
apologize. to him now"
MrxTeer, in response 10 = volcy of qucs-
lions replied that he did not known the
name OF the writer Of the letter and would
not mention It II he did know H. AS he
was proceeding to discuss tho censorship
on press dispatches sent from Manila, no
was interrupted by Mr. Foraker who quot
cd from an interview with President TAFT
Of the Philippine commission, under yes
torday's date, stating that there was NJ
censorship Of press dispatches now. Fur
thor along Judge Taft with reference e
the alleged establishment ~ concentration
camps. explained that only an insurrec
tionary Gordon had been established with .
view to crushing ont what remained Of
the rebellion.
Mr. Teller was insisting that he had goo'
authority for tho statement that press dis
patches were censored in Manila, when Mr.
Bcvcridee dudD said he knew from per
sonaI observation in the Philippines tina
, press dispatches were not censored. II
was well acqu mtcd, he said, with the As
) sociatcd Press correspondent in Manila an
knew from him that the censorship ha
boon suspended.
Manlfcstlng considerable irritation, MI
s Teller declared he would let the senate cor
r sidcr the 'Gmpcrtlnence" Of Mr.. Bcverldg
r in interrupting him for question an
l. then proceeding TO lecture him. He sal
+ there had been some rules Of decency an
Y courtesy which had been recognized in III
Il senate for twenty-five years
"Thls is the first time in my experience,
r floor to ask question and then charge
c. the senator who yielded TO him with ber
a liar"
pr Mr.. Beverldge promptly disclnimed al
le Intention Of discourtesy toward Mr.. Telle
70 well, consider that the senator WI
'l- very discourteous, said Mr. Teller.
n Soon after Mr.. Teller, referring TO Il
tn Associated Press dispatch from Manil
q fat eli
an some utteranceB Of DR.. schurman in
sc Boston speech, said: "There is not a Sc
I'd ator on that side OF the chamber Cpolntll
p 10 the republican side who did not kuc
OF that the statements in that dispatch we
ne true"
ct Instantly half dozen senator's on I
republican side. including Mr. Lodge \
lie Hawley and Mr. PIatt Comm, sprang
es their feet. uttenng protests against t
ou Colorado senator's statements.
THAT Is not true, and ! viii not perm
~. 81 TO go unchallenged," declared Mr.. LODI
60 "Then l win change IT," said Mr.. Tell
no land say that there IL not a senator
that side who ought not to have kno'
Gu that the statements in that dispatch VIZ
y true"
IN Mr.. Foraker interrupted Mr.. Teller
| inquire IT ne hau my luluIuhtlph dd
tlonsl 10 that which he had yesterday up
the accuracy ~ the dispatch
81 said had satisfactory evidences
dence satisfactory 70 my mlnd-that
Ns statements In the dispatch were correct
I.o without further interruption. Mr.. Tel
80 concluded his remarks, declaring that
proposed 10 discuss the whole Phllippi
no question during the pendaucy Of this me
~, ure, and did not propose TO be "bu
81. ragged" by anybody or deferred from
~ ing what be considered 10 be his duty
~, an amendment senator
Al the conclusion OF the debate the pr
YEA dent pro TEN. Mr.. Frye. made the foil
an. ing announcement from the chair; ~
~. experience OF today causes the chair TO
orv attention OF senators 70 a rule which
Ia, been violated" He then read the I
w. requiring that when senator desires
~ speak he shall address the presiding Off
hev and shall not proceed unless he IS rec
nized, and that no senator shall inter-
snI another senator IN debate without hie