The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-06
SENATE ENDS THE LONG PHILIP
PINE DEBATE
VOTE ON PASSAGE OF BILL
Three Republicans Voted Against
the BiII-Senator AcLaurin. of
Some Sharp and Personal Debates
Between SenatOrs-Senator Diet
rich Called to Order-The House
Takes up the Bill to Protect the
Life of the President.

Life of the President.
Washington. June 3.-Shortly after 5
o'clock this afternoon the senate passed
the Lodge Philippine government bill
by a vote of As to 80. Three repubIi-
cans, Senators Hoar, of Massachusetts,;
Mason, of Illinois, and Wellington, OF
Maryland. voted against the measure,
and one democrat. McLaurin, of South
Carolina, voted for it. All amendments
offered by the minority were rejected.
The debate on the measure has been
in progress seven weeks and two days.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, chair
man of the Philippine committee, who
has been unremitting in his advocacy
of the measure, was the recipient OF
many cordial congratulations on his
successful conduct of the bill.
Just at the close of the discussion to-
day a sharp exchange occurred between
Senator Dieterich, of Nebraska, and
Senator Patterson, of Colorado, in the
course of which the former reflected
caustically upon the Colorado senator
He was called to order, his remarks
were read and he was declared to have
been out of order in uttering them. He
withdrew his statement thus ending
the controversy.
During much of the time today the
senate was in recess, no senator caring
to discuss the measure.
After the passage of the Philippine
bill. the Nicaragua canal bill was made
the unfinished business and it's consid-
Grafton will begin tomorrow.
During the consideration of the bill
Senator McLaurin, of Mississippi, de-
MED that the democrats had attacked
the army and placed the responsibility
for the outrageS committed in the Phil
ippineS upon the policy advocated by
the republicans.
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, said
the next worlds drama would be enact
ed on the Pacific and it was essential
that the mastery of that great occasion
should be ours and it would be ours.
Senator Berry, of Arkansas, deplored
the fact that the president on memorial
day had seen proper to make "a bitter
partisan speech 1.-The president" he
said, had gone back forty years to re-
kindle the fires of sectionalism and had
referred to the acts of an infuriated
mob to justify, he supposed, the awful
order of General Smith in the Philip
pines.
Senator Culberson, of Texas, intimat-
ed that the war department was en-
deavoring to suppress information con-
corning matters in the Philippines. He
then presented the charges Of private
Andrew K. Wier against Lieutenant E.
P. Arnold and the report thereon by
Captain p. w. West, alledging cruelties
against Filipinos.
Senator Beveridge inquired if the in
formation had come from any officer
of the war department, saying that it
was desirable to learn whether the
charges had been in possession of the
department.
After fencing the question for a time,
Senator Culberson, being pressed, said:
erly be characterized as impertinent
Finally Senator Culberson declined to
yield further to Senator Beveridge.
After some further reports had been
read Senator Beveridge again inquired
whether the matters presented had
come from an officer of the war de-
partr1ent.
"I have already indicated to the SEN
ator, with sufficient emphasis. that ]
am not to be inquired of further re-
sponded Senator Culberson.
"I ask the Senator" Senator Bever-
idge persisted, whether or not, directly
or indirectly, the papers were received
by him from General Miles?"
Senator Culberson to this inquiry
made no reply.
Senator Beveridge remarked that is
ALL
Senator Culberson, of Texas, later re-
ferred to the colloquy between himself
and Senator Beveridge. Not wishing
that he should be misunderstood by not
rir,er fba r.r,0 OF no ir1,o n a
desired to say that the papers were
received from a party entirely discon-
nected with the army and neither di
rectly nor indirectly from General
Miles.
Among the amendments rejected was
one offered by Senator Quay, of Penn
sylvania, providing that the duty on
imports to the United States from the
Philippines, products of the islands,
shall be so per cent. of the rate Of duty
charged on similar imports from other
countries. The amendment was reject
ed-17 to 56.
House OF Representative.
The house today entered upon the
consideration of the bill to protect the
president of the United States and for
other purposes, known as the anti-an-
archy bill The house committee re-
ported substitute for the senate meas
ure.
Mr.. Ray, of New York, chairman of
the judiciary committee, who was in
charge of the bill argued that the senate
bill was unconstitutional.
Mr. Lanham, of Texas, supported the
feature of the bill to exclude anarchists,
but opposed that making it a particu-
lar offense to kill the president or any
one in the line of the president success
sion. He argued that every man was
equal before the yaw and that existing
laws were ample to punish the killing
or attempted killing of the president.
The house today adopted the confer
ence report on the river and harbor bill.
The bill now goes to the president.