Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
lands ENCAGESCLARK
Sharp Colloquy in the
House.
CHEERS OF AUDITORS
ANIMATED DEBATE ON PHILIP
PINE BILL.
Senate Passes Bill to Establish Ma
tional Appalachian Forest
Reserve.
CHEERS OF AUDITORS

Some routine business was transacted in
the HuuS. today. prior to the resumption Of
the debate upon the Philippine civil gov
eminent bill. Bills were passed to establish
II sSubp"rt Of entry at Naco, Ariz.; to ap-
prepriitr 5000 annually for the support
ard maintenance of the permanent inter
national commission of the congress of
navigation. to authorize the director of
census to compile statistics regarding irri-
cation.
Mr.. Ball tTeNasl, the first speaker on the
Philippine civil government bill today, made
q general onslaught upon the republican
policies. Taking Pecksnif his text he
charged the President and administration
with hyppcri }. If the President would dis
suIy. iIr firm IF ''Havsmeyer. Root. Wood,
ThGrbnr x Co and strike a blow at the
sugar trust by agreeing to accept the House
cuban reciprocity bill. ne said, the bill
WaHId pass the Senate by the aid of a solid
Democratic vote III twenty-four hours. The
?. Spur sihiiry for the failure 10 do duty
ny tfjhJ. ne insisted rested upon the Pres
i'll, ut.
Turning to she question of trusts he also
charged III" administration with hypocrisy
upon that subject.
HAS the gentle man read Mr.. Bryan's
comment upon the democratic harmony
dinner IN New York; asked Mr.. Olmsted
tiJI-
Il decline 10 answer such an inpertinent
question. replied Mr.. Ball amid republican
laughter.
What j. Your remedy for trusts?" asked
Mr.. I.itJl. field Me-.
To place all trust made products on the
r. list. responded Mr.. Ball. ito deny
trusts thr power of interstate trarsporta-
tiou and the use of the mails and to inaugu-
Tat- an administration which will resort to
penal statutes and not injunCtiOns in the
we mt # Democratic
piaus,
L. charging the democrats with assaiing
In" army in the Philippines. Mr.. Ball claim
al that the republicans were hypOcritical.
''I-ik~ hytusts' said he. you go down into
tho grave tn Islander the armies of the
s"uth and of the north to try to make the
American believe the soldiers of both
armies We're guilty of the sort of atrocities
that occurred in the Philippines. L de-
r"urre Your stateme calumnies and
ISLANDERS Up"E both armies" democratic
Hpr.aUSsD
A Dying Soldiers Plea.
Mr. lands Undl. who followed Mr..
Fail made an earnest speech in support of
the pulley Of retaining the Philippine
Islands lie drew a touching picture of the
deathh-i scene Of a soldier who died in
Ms Hnmr town last October. and who said
70 Mr.. Lands before he died: I'VE SOL
fi"rS " un served in the Philippines do not
want t" have it said in the years to come
W followed Il retreating flag
Ia that UtieranCe. Mr. Lands said.
the true philosophy Of the situation.
'NHl. h.- added amid republican applause
ii viii not he said in the years to come
that oEr brave hoys followed a retreating
lag
I'll" democrats. he proceeded to argue
could not shift from their shoulders their
share Of TIM, problem that confronted the.
r"uatry in the Philippines. They urged on
In war with Spain and they helped to
ratiIy the treaty which gave the Philip
pines 10 the United States.
Sharp Passage With Mr. Clark.
Nj Lands engaged in a sharp passage
with NJ. Clark MOI. He described Mr.
COX. after the Spanish war was declared
a charging up and down the aisle boast
irG ;ha, The democrats had taken the re-
rrb.iraH party ny the scruf of the neck
e~J dragged it into war.
This drew from Nh. Clark challenge TO
Nj. Lands to place I'm his speech the
names of the cighty-five republicans whom
y described as the kichers. and who he
said. won't 10 President Mckinley and
Threatened IL vote with the democrats TO
recognize tire Independence of Cuba unless
," sent the right kind Of message to
Congress
THAT j. a fiction" cried Mr. Lands
vhiie MI Cooper CWis.). who said he was
member of the committee that waited
EP"H President Mckinley. denied that any
S"'I 'phN'fSdJ lpn occurred On the CON
mary he said. the committee told the
President that they were willing 10 abide
~ The decision of the administration
Nj Lands thereupon repeated his state
iH'ii mat Mr. Clark had boosted that the
demos rats had dragged the republicans into
the Har
That's what We did shouted Mr. Clark
AHd jh"u when the war came with its
J.. 'l'"TnS. Consequences and responsible
t;">. flashed hack Mr.. Lands YOU turned
yong backs and ran away
A Full Minute of Cheers.
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