Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-03

Washington. Jan. 28-An animated
md prolonged discussion was prec1pl-
tated in the senate yesterday over the
right of army officers to critlclse the
utterances made in the senate or else
where on the conduct of affairs In the
Philippines. At times it became some
what acrimonious, officers in the Phil
ipines being taken sharply to task for
statements attributed to them in dis
patches from Manila Rising to
question of privilege early in the SEES
sion. Senator Dubois of ldaho nad
read of an Associated Press dispatch
from Manila in which General Wheat
on was quoted as criticising some ut
terances of Prof Schurman in
speech delivered in Boston. Senator
Dubois thought the president, in the
circumstances, would be warranted IN
reprimanding Wheaton for his crit1-
cisms. He declared such comment
upon the action Of the senate was
Outrageous and indecent" and the
minority had had quite enough threats
and blackmail.
The debate thus precipitated took
wide range. Senators Lodge Of Mas
sachusetts and Spooner of Wisconsin
and others maintained that no news
paper utterance ought to be accepted
as a basis Of reprimand of any officer
unless it were supported by investiga-
ton indicating the accuracy of the re-
port Rising to speak on the pending
question Senator Money of Mississippi
delivered an extended speech in the
course Of which he went pretty thor
oughly over the whole Philippine ques-
ton Senator Platt Of Connecticut
took sharp issue with the Mississippi
senator on some of his conclusions Of
constitutional law, contending that
the United States could not be expect
ed to grant independence to the Fill
pinos and relinquish all rights in the
islands merely because of the natives
desire for liberty.
Senator Carmack yesterday sub
mitted the minority report from the
committee on the Philippine tariff. 1t
says the opposition to the measure
was not based on the mere question Of
revenue or theory concerning the
forms and principles of taxation, but
because the bill violated constitutions
al rights and transcends the limits of
constitutional power. The objection
of the majority is to the whole policy
of colonial empire, to the, control of
this government of vassal provinces,
to the spirit of military aggression
and war for the sake of the spoils
The report says the bill reported by
the majority committee is a character
istic manifestation of such policy and
spirit.
Senator Foraker introduced a bill
for the erection in Washington of a
statue of the late John Sherman to
cost $4,000.
The senate in executive session re-
Ceived the treaty with Denmark trans
ferring the West India possessions.
The exact consideration specified in
the treaty is $5,OOO,OOO.
In the House.
The house yesterday adopted res
olution calling for the documents re-
lating to the old training ship Yer
mont which was placed out Of COM
mission last summer, and also passed
the bill to provide, for compulsory at
tendance of witnesses before the reg
listers and receivers of the general
land office. The bill to appropriate
100000 for establishing homes for
the teaching of articulate speech to
deaf children was defeated. The
house adjourned until tomorrow.