The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-29
WEEK DOlNGS
in CONGRESS i
Business Transacted by the
House and Senate in the
National Capital.
PHILIPPINE DEBATE GOES ON
Senator Hoar Makes a Noteworthy Adj
dress in Opposition to the Administra-
tion's Philippine Policy-House Consid-
ers Immigration Bill.

Washington, May 21.-Senate.-Be.
fore the senate resumed consideration
OF the Philippine bill today it adopted
resolution congratulating the republic
OF Cuba on its entry into the family
OF independent nations, and the Sec
rotary of state was directed to trans
nit the resolution to the president of
the new republic. The senate also
ordered the Associated Press account
of the ceremonies of the transfer
from the United States to the Cuban
authorities printed in the Congress
sional Record as public document.
Wellington, of Maryland, opposed the
pending Philippine measure, and said
the action Of the United States in the
Philippines was as indefensible as
the attacks of the hordes of hell upon
God. He declared that above the
army and the war department and the
president were the American people,
and in his judgment they were re-
sponsible for the condition of affairs
in the Philippines, because they had
placed the dollar above the man. Ba-
con, of Georgia, again denounced the
Philippine policy pursued by the gov
eminent. He indicated that if lead
Ing republican senators would declare
it to be their purpose to give the Fill
pinos a free government the minority
would not quarrel about the time
when the governm mt was to estab-
llsh it.
house.-The house began the con-
sideration Of the immigration bill to-
day. The principal speech was made
by Shattuc, of Ohio. chairman of the
committee on immigration. Wood,
of Alabama, gave notice of an amend
ment to provide an educational test
and much of the discussion was on
LIS subject. The house earlier in the
day settled three contested election
cases in favor of sitting members, and
passed a number of bills c8 minor i'm.
portance.
Washington, May 22.-Senate.-A
notable contribution to the discussion
of the Philippine question was made
in the senate today by Hoar, of Mas.
sachusetts. His views on the subject
are we'll understood, but his expression
Of them today was profoundly inter-
esting and even impressive. When the
venerable senator began to speak ev-
cry senator at the capitol was in his
seat, and for the two hours and half
his address consumed, he was accord
ed the most careful attention, not only
by his colleagues on the floor, but
also by the people in the thronged
galleries. Hoar confined himself
closely to his manuscript. He denounc-
ed the attitude of the government in
the Philippines as one of the most
wicked and foolish chapters in the
American history. He urged that the
United States withdraw from the is.
lands and permit the people to erect
their own government, as has been
done in Cuba. He arraigned General
Funston for the methods he pursued
in the capture Of Aguinaldo, and init.
mated strongly that had the senate
been aware of the facts Funston might
not have ben confirmed In his recent
promotion. He hoped that as the ire.
vocable step had not been taken by the
United States, better counsels would
yet prevail, and this government
would leave the Philippines. spon-
taneous applause swept over the SEN
ate and the galleries at the conclu-
sion of the speech. Such demon
of the senate. So pronounced was it
LAdS CAAO "a VoAuAA6 UACSk Cd1lOu UAlS
attention Of the senators to the rule
prohibiting any expression of APPROX
al or dissent. Teller, of Colorado, de.
livered speech in the nature of
history of the legislative proceedings
through which the new Cuban. repub.
lie was erected.
House.-The house today resumed
discussion of the immigration bill.
Almost the entire day was taken up by
the amendment offered by Underwood,
of Alabama, requiring the educational
test for immigrants to this country.
It was adopted. The house disagreed
to the amendment OF. the senate to
the omnibus public building bill, and
it was sent to conference. An amend
ment to the rules was adopted requir.
ing that conference reports should be
printed in the Congressional record
before being presented to the house.
Washington, May 23.-Senate.-A
temperate and carefully prepared
speech was delivered in the senate to-
day on the Philippine bill by Dubois,
of Idaho. He confined himself almost
entirely to the discussion of the COM
mercial and industrial aspect of the
Philippine question, his purpose being
to show that 1t would be a disadvan-
tage to the people of this country to
retain the islands. Whatever of profit
there might be in them, he said, would
accrue to a few capitalists who, by
their development of the resources of
the archipelago though cheap labor,
would come into competition with the
the agriculturalists and manufacture
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