The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-07
Opposition Informed TINT the Ameri-
can Army VIII Never Return
Until Ii Is Victorious.
WORK ON THE TARIFF BILL
ALL THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
DISPOSED OF YESTERDAY.
Speech by Senator Scott I'm Favor of
the San Bias Route for
Isthmian Canal.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-For four hours
to-day the Senate had the Philippine
tarin bill under discussion. The measure
was completed, so far as the Philippine
committee is concerned all of the commit
tee amendments being adopted. Several
other amendments. however. will be Of
fered, two being pending. Toward
the close of the session the discussion be-
came heated. In response to a resolution
offered several days ago by Mr.. Rawlins,
of Utah. the secretary of war transmitted
TO the Senate the sediton laws enacted by
the Philippine Commission. They were
read in full and Immediately drew the
fire of the opponents OF the governments
Philippine policy. Mr.. Hoar, Of Massa-
chusetts. expressed his astonishment that
such laws should be enforced by the gov
ernment authorities.
Mr.. Foraker, of Ohio, had read from the
Revised Statutes of the United States the
laws OF Congress relating to the crime of
treason and similar offenses against the
government. and said that the acts passed
by the Philippine Commission were almost
Identical In their language with the laws
enacted by Congress in the days of the
fathers OF the Republic, and that there
was nothing unprecedented unusual
about them. The Ohio senator was inter-
rupted continually. and had several warm
colloquies with senators who were oppos-
ing him. In one OF them he announced,
with great earnestness. that the American
army never would return from the Philip
pines until il returned victorious. and that
gentlemen in and out Of Congress. rail
about it as they might. ought thoroughly
to understand that fact.
In conclusion of the debate Mr.. Hoar
poured oil on the troubled waters of the
Senate. maintaining that men might we'll
differ on any OF the great questions now
before the country. but that all were thor
oughly loyal TO the country and were do
ing their duty they saw it,
SAN BIAS ROUTE ADVOCATED.
Early in the day Mr.. Scott. of West vir-
ginia. delivered a speech in which he ad-
vocated an investigation OF the San Bias
route for isthmian canal, and Mr.. Hans
brough made carefully prepared address
on his bill TO provide national system of
Irrigation OF arid lands.
Mr.. Scott said that nearly one-fourth of
the sum necessary TO construct a canal
by any of the routes proposed already had
been expended in an endeavor to find
suitable route for an isthmian canal; but
confronted as Congress was by proposed
appropriation of nearly $500 600 for the
building OF an interoceanic waterway II
was the duty of prudent men TO carefully
investigate every possible route. He dis
claimed any intention to obstruct consid-
GRAFTON of a canal bill TO delay the
building OF the canal itself. but he MAIN
tanned that the question OF route still
debatable. After thorough investigation he
was convinced that the San Bias route
met practically every requirement OF the
proposed waterway, but because the adop-
tiOn OF that route involved the driving of
tunnel through the granite OF mountain
Fisfsar w INIT H.
passage Of any ship afioat the route had
been regarded as impractcable. Person
could be constructed at a reasona BILE cost
Mr.. Scott explained that the San Bias
route connected the two oceans from the
Bay OF MandingO In the Gulf of San Bias
on the Atlantic side. TO Pearl Island har-
bor I'm the Gulf or Panama on the Pacific
SIDE. Including the hve-miie tunnel. the
that the harbOrs of the San Bias route had
excited the enthusiasm OF all engineers
who had investigated them. He believed
that electric power made IL entirely prac-
ticable by this route 10 tow ships through
the canal by electrical trolley. For the
following reasons Mr.: scott believed the
San Bias route the only feasible and
practical sea level canal route: First its
healthy location; second. its shortness;
third its magnificent harbors: fourth,i its
total absence of locks: fifth. the possibility
of working gangs or men night and day,
I'm the wet and dry season under good sani-
tar conditions: sixth. the very important
Onsideration that by this route and no
other sailing vessels could be towed by
electric power. by night as well as by day.
thus efIecting a great saving OF time and
expense: seventh. the economical mainte-
nance OF the canal when completed; eighth.
the petmanency OF its rock bed and the alb
sence of earth embankment; ninth. the de-
sirable fact that II can be constructed
within three or at most five years Without
objection the resolution was referred to
the committee on interoceanic canals.
THE SEDITION LAWS
The Philippine bill was then taken up
and various amendments acted on. It's con-
sideratiOn was interrupted TO permit the
sedition laws I'm force in the Philippine
islands 10 be laid before the Senate. They
had been sent to the Senate by the secre-
tary OF war in response 10 a resolution OF
Mr.. Rawlins several days ago. The laws
were read in full by the clerk.
At the conclusion of the reading Mr. For
aker sent 10 the clerks desk and had read
Sections 5SSl and 5S3S. inclusive. of the Re
with the same Offenses
Mr. Hoar spoke briefly the sedition
laws. saying he was sorry the commission
had had It's act justified by reference 10
the only harsh and cruel provisions that
were 10 be found in the statutes OF the
United State Under this cruel provision
IN the Philipsi1e commissions act a mother
having knowivoss OF the treason OF her
son must inform the authorities upon him
and the son must inform upOn the mother
the brother upon the brother the daughter
upon the father and so on He said the
laws OF the United States were applied only
10 citizens or this cOuntry-citizens by
either nativity r adoption. In the case
OF this application OF these acts IN the
Philippines, ne said. they were being put
into execution by alien authority RESPONSE
bic only 20 an alien government or com
mand The people there had nothing to do
Mr. Patterson interrupted Mr.. Hoar 10
say that one Of the members OF the Philip