The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-08
sen IRIS WERE
UNUSUALLY QUIET
Their Debate Yesterday Was
Conducted Cautiously.
PENSION BILL WAS PASSED
Mir. pri,chard, piqued at the Failure OF
His Amendment, threatened TO Block
Pension Observation-Disclosures
inss In the House.
PENSION BILL WAS PASSED
Mir. pri,cssrs, piqued a, til. Failure OF
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WASHINGTON, Feb. ,7.-There was no
repetition to-day in the Senate Of the tu-
multaous scenes enacted at yesterdays
session. While the Philippine tariff bill
was taken UP carly in the day. the ses-
zion was notably quiet 0ir. Turner, OF
Washington, delivered carefully-pre-
pared speech upon tho general Philippine
question, and had not concluded when
the bin was laid aside for the day. He
discussed particularly the legal ana con-
stitutipnal questions involved in the gov
criInent and control OF the Phllpplnc
archipelago by the United States.
After 81 brief explanation and the adop-
ton of only minor amendments the pen
sion bill was passed carly in the session.
During the consideration of the PEN
sion appropriation bill Mr.. Pritchard Of
North Carolina, offered an amendment
providing that Il man who had served
in the Confederate army, but subse-
quently had served IN the Union army,
should have a pensionable status.
a point OF order against the amend
mcnt by MI Gallinger was sustained.
Mr.. Pritchard, evincing evidence of his
disappointment at the loss of his amend
ment, gave notice that he would sec that
not many bills viii hereafter go through
until something Is done in the direction
Of granting the relief desired.
The pension appropriation bill then
was passed.
a bill appropriating $4,000 for public
building in Winston-Salem, n. c., was
also passed.
POLICY OF DUPLICITY.
Debate was then resumed on the Phil
ippine revenue bill Mr.. Trr1ler, of Wash
ifEton, having the floor.
Taking up the condition of tho Fill
pinos. Mr. Turner said that the most in
:tructivn revelations have come to us
since the last Presidential election. The
policy OF conoealmont and duplicity, he
charged, which has been practiced for
the last three years with reference to
our conduct in the Philippine Islands, has
been only too well known, but he hoped
we at last had the truth. But whether
we have or not we nave more IMAM
enough to bring the blush of shame TO
every American who loves his country
and who would see it regulate It's con-
duct, not on lines Of false beneVolence
and philanthropy, but on high and
straight principles of honor and justice
and fair dealing.
After some discussion regarding the
passage of the Philippine bill. in which
Mr.. Lodge said he desired to complete
/. as early as possible, and Mr.. Teller
declared that its Importance merlteu the
fullest consideration, the Senate went
into cxec<stive session and adjourned
Until Monday.
In The iouss.
fBy--h5s,tiatcd Prcss)
WASHINGTON, d. C.. Feb THE
Uouse to-day passed the legislative, eN-
ccutive and judicial appropriation bill,
the second OF the leading supply bills.
AS PISSED, it carries $21.li1,969, which is
$500. =. n excess Of the current law. Onl.
rf i,,onn
adopted. one provides for commission
10 redistrict the legislative districts Of
oklahoma and the other authorizes the
President, in his discretion. to cover into
4he civil service the temporary clerical
force employed on account of the war
with Spain. There are about 1,25O of these
clerks still in the service. BY the terms
of the amendment the President must
place. all or none of tGen under the civil
service regulations.
Massrs. Smith, Of Arizona, and Robin
SON. of Indiana cri icisad the large sal
aries paid to Hawaiian officials. Mr.. Rob
inson called attention 10 the fact chat III
governor of the Philippines received
salary Of $4,000, and that the salaries OF
other officers there were equally eXtraNa-
CANT He suggested that Mr. Newlands,
of Nevada, should append to his resolI-
ton for the annexation of Cuba, recently
introduced, The statement that "the an
nexation of Cuba would be in line with
the Governments colonial policy
RESENTED STATEMENT.
Mr.. Newlands resented this statement,
declaring that his proposition was not IN
the line of pcrpetIation Of a colonial pol
lev: that on the contrary, it was in exact
accord with our traditional policy of an
nexinC adjacent territory necessary for
the defense OF the United States. His
propos,tion was to annex the island with
the avowed intention of ultimately ad-
uniting it as a State OF the Union. lie
discussed his proposition. declaring that
the immediate relief of Cuba was neceS-
sary TO prevent a crisis in the island
Cuba, he said, desired commercial union
with tho United States. The best COM
uercial union, he argued, would be that
which would come under political union.
If commercial union came without pohtl-
cal union, he contcnded that Cubs. S pro
tluction would be stimulated, and She
would lie enabled 10 compete in our mar
llets with sugar produced by the cheap
est labor she could obtain. whereas II
political union occurred our labor laws
would keep out of the island Chinese
coolies and other cheap laborers
In reply to question from Mr. Rich-
ardsou. of Alabama, Mr.. Newlands said
that while he did not think Cuba was
n-enared now for statehood. rather than
have the present situation continue, with
the possibility Of. civil war in the near
future. he would welcome Cuba on any
terms. a should prefer, however, SAID
he ito have Cuba admitted as territory
with the promise Of statehood"
After some further discussion the bill
.-as nassed and the House adjourned