The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-24
CIVIL WAR IS { AGAIN FOUGHT House Debate on the
 Philippine Bill. BARTLETT MAKES SPEECH Question of Treatment of
 Prisoners of War. Proven That Greater Per Cent of Confederates Died in Northern
 Jails Than Union Soldiers in Southern Prisons.

Washington, June 23.-Debate on the civil government bill warmed up in the House today and henceforth premises to be of a much livelier character. The in- creased interest is due to the injection into the debate of a comparison of the cruelties charged to have been practiced in the Philippines with those which oc- cured during the civil war. The sub ject has been lightly touched upon once or twice before, but attracted little at- tention until MT. Grosvenor tOhio) today revived the memory of the extremities to which Grant and Jackson were put during the rebellion.
 This was followed late in the day by a speech from Mir. Mahon Pa). in which he paraded the Lorrors of Andersonville and Libby prisons. He predicted that in the coming election, the American people would stand by the boys in blue"
 MT. Bartlett CGa.) refuted statements of Mir. Mahon.
 Mir. Grosvenor. in his speech, also de- tended the rules of the House against the criticism passed upon them and paid a high tribute to Speaker Henderson's impartiality.
 MT DeArmond [Mo.) spoke at consid- erable length in opposition to the admin istration's Philippine policy.
 Opening of Session.
 The House met at Il o'clock today Some routine busiress preceded the re- sumption of the debate upon the Philip pines government bill.
 Bills were passed to authorize the Sec retary of War to issue duplicates of cer- tificates of discharge. instead of certified copies as provided under the present law; to authorize the Secretary of the Treas ury to bestow medals upon First Lieuter- ant David S. Garvis. Second Lieutenant F, B. Borthof and Surgeon s, J. Call, of the revenue cutter service.
 resolution was adopted calling upon the Secretary of War for information as to any payments made by Governor Gen eral Wood to F. B. Thurber and any other persons or COT operations together with the dates and amounts of such payments TOT advocating reciprocity with Cuba.
 The consideration of the Philippine civil government bill was then resumed and MT. DeArmond CMo0 made gen. eral speech in opposition to the policy of retaining the islands. He repudiated ut terly the charge that the opposition to the present Philippine policy in criticis- ing some of the acts of the army of-
  and assailing the army.
 Not Opposed to Expansion.
 He agreed with Mir. Kahn that the sur render of the territory north of Wash iugton on the Pacific had been a mistake but he pointed out that that territory was contiguous to our border, and was capa- ble of furnishing homes for our own citi- zens and eventually coming into the Union as d State. while the Philippine Islands, already denseiy populated by an alien people. could never be incorporated into the Union. The Democratic party, he declared, was not opposed to expan- sion founded upon American principles. Expanson upon the American continent. north or south, he said, was the Demo- cratic idea of expansion, not holding by subjugation 900 people 1000 miles be- yond our territory
 In conclusion, MT. DeArmond told of his presence in Havana May 20th. when the American flag was lowered and the flag of the republic of Cuba hoisted. To him, as an American citizen, he said. the sight was inspiring, far more inspiring, he continued, than if the American flag had remained put in Cuba and the faith of the American people violated
 MT. Olmstead (Pa.), member of the Insular Committee, followed Mir. DeAr- mond
 GlVll WdA 3SAOb6AS OP"
 MT. Grosvenor (Ohio) declared that in DO war in modern times had there been less brutality and retaliation than in the war in the Philippines. That, he said, would be the verdict of history. If ev- erything that had been said of General Jacob Smith were true, he could find it's counterpart on both sides during the civil war. He then proceeded to read report from General Grant to the Government at Washington, telling of the arrange ments he had made to carry desolation everywhere through the Shenandoah Valley, to seize all men under 50 years of age as prisoners of war. to destroy crops and make the valley barren waste"
 "Refore Phil Sheridan got through. be made 1t d barren waste said MT. Gros- Venor
 He then read from "The Letters of Stonewall Jackson" edited by his wife, a statement that Jackson believed the black flag should be raised and no quar- ter given as the best means of resisting invasion, and saying that he had urged this policy upon Lee. He also read a tel egrsm from General Beauregasd urging the passage of bill for the execution of prisoners. By this means, the telegram read: England will be stirred to &C., tion." MT. Grosvenor said he did not reau thSSS tLihBS tO Teklnule the emDefS of sectionalism but to show how deplor- able war always was.
 Bartlett Scores.
 When that bill was introduced in the Confederate Congress" interrupted MT. Bartlett (Ga), had not Lincoln issued a proclamation to seize the citizens of the Valley of Virginia and try them by court-martia and had they not been seized?'
 T do not know" replied Mir. Grosve- nor.
 This is history" declared Mir Bartlett
 If that is true" responded MT. Gros- venor. it furnishes only another reason to excuse those of our soldiers who re- taliated when the natives in the Philip pines snesked up and cowardly murdered their comrades.
 < R. Williams uILJ opposed the bill.