Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-02-20
SENATOR PATTERSON ON
TREASON AND SEDITION
He Claimed That the Philippine Commission
Had Exceeded Its Authority in
the Islands.
SENATE.

Washington, Feb. 2O.-The senate re-
sumed consideration of the Philippine
tariff.
Patterson, Colorado, member of the
Philippine committee of the senate,
discussed the treason and sedition laws
as tyrannical and oppressive. He main
tained that the decision of the United
cate that when the question was pre-
sented unqualifiedly to that court, it
would be held that a bill of rights
would be extended to the Filipinos and
that they We're, as fact, Within the
limits of the constitution of the United
States. He maintained that when the
question finally should come before
the supreme court it would be held that
the rights of free speech and free press
in the Philippines would be protected
fully and beyond any doubt. He said
it was new and strange sovereignty"
that enabled the Philippine commission
to enforce such laws as have been put
into effect in the Philippines, and he
mission to enact such laws. He rec,
ognized that all the judicial powers of
the constitution were not extended to
territorial government, but he held
that, beyond doubt in his mind, the
Philippine commission had no authori-
ty to define treason or provide punish
ment therefor. That. he said, was
solely within the power and authority
of congress.
Patterson denounced the "devilish
the Philippine commission
displayed when it attempted to copy
the United States statutes and incor-
porated other and extraneous mat
ters. Patterson declared that only
four of the fifteen acts Of the Philip
pine commission relating to conspiracy
against the United States had any re-
semblance to the statutes of the
United States. The remainder he |
held, were taken bodily from the stat
utes of Spain as enacted by the Span |
sh cortes. He declared, after analyz-
ing the enactments, that no greater |
outrage could be inflicted upon peo- |
pie than the enforcement of the sedi- |
ton laws enacted by the Philippine |
Acts more tyrannical, |
more unconstitutional and more ini-
nical to the interests of the people, he |
never were enacted and they |
,ught to be repealed Immediately by |
lct of congress.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Washington, Feb. 20.-The president
tent the following nominations to the
Postmasters Arizona: Laura G.
1rabble, Tombstone. Texas: Harry c.
Butler. Anson; Berry MCGEE Italy;
larry A. Griffin, Galveston.
HOUSE.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 20.-General
lebate on the Indian appropriation
ill having closed yesterday, the bill
vas read in the house today for amend-
nent under the five-minute rule.
Sherman. New York, chairman of
he Indian committee. explained that
he bill carried sS,441,55O, being $1,317,-
"a more than the estimates. but $1.297.-
95 less than the amount carried by the
urrent law.
Little, Arkansas, offered an amend .
1ent to direct the commissioner of In {
ian affairs to examine and decide
he feasibility and expediency of edu-
ating the Indians in schools upon the
and in communities where ,
UGH Indians reside, and submit the
est plan to accomplish this end to {
ongress at its next session." 1t was
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