Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-20
The PHILIPPINE BILL
Senate Will Vote on the Measure
Next Monday Afternoon.
The INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.


Washington, Feb. 19.-lt was agreed
by the senate yesterday that a final
vote on the Philippine tariff bill and
the pending amendments should be
taken next Monday afternoon at four
o'clock. The only stipulation made
by the minority was that the last
days debate should be devoted to
speeches not exceeding IL minutes in
duration. Senator Wellington, Of
Maryland, spoke yesterday in oppo-
sition to the pending bill and Senator
Stewart, of Nevada, in support of the
measure. Senator Wellington's adj
dress covered the Philippine question
generally. lie set forth his well
known views forcefully. He always
had been a republican, he said, be-
lever in the system of protection and
a supporter of a gold standard of
currency, but he had come to the
parting of the ways with his party
in 1898, when it developed Its i'm
perialistic tendencies" He opposed
the pending tariff bill because he did
not think congress had the right to
enact legislation by which people
were taxed without representation
and governed without their consent.
Senator Stewart made brief legal
and constitutional argument in sup
port of the authority of congress to
hold the Philippines and to provide
a proper government for their inhab-
itants.
Several bills of minor Importance
were then passed.
The speech of Mr.. Wheeler, of Ken
lucky, in the house last Friday, when
he bitterly assailed Secretary Hay
and Lord Pauncefote and criticised
the official preparations for the recep-
ton Of Prince Henry, had sequel in
the house yesterday during the De.
bate on the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Gillett, of Massachusetts,, in
half hours speech, declared that the
intemperance of Mr.. Wheeler's Ian.
guage carried its own condemnation.
Nevertheless, he (Gillett) grievously
deplbred such an affront to foreign
country. During the course Of the
speech two Observation-Disclosures, Of
Indiana, and Thayer, Of Massachu.
setts-disclaimed any sympathy with
Mr.. Wheeler's utterances. These dis
chalmers drew from Mr.. Talbert, Of
South Carolina. the statement that
he desired to share in the RESPONSE
bility of the speech, every word of
which he said he Endorsed. Mr..
Wheeler himself subsequently replied
to Mr.. Gillett, reaflirming what he had
said and declaring that he would
stand by his words, whether they
were discreet or not. lie read u
number OF letters. kilograms and one
cablegram from London commencing
his utterances. The incident was the
feature of the day.
Earlier in the session Mr.. Hill. of
Connecticut, and Mr.. Shafroth, of
Colorado, discussed the formers bill
to redeem silver in gold. Mr.. Bur-
Lesson, OF Texas, criticised the presi-
dent for changing his position on
trusts. The Indian bill was not
touched in the speech making.
The senate amendments to the cen
sus bill were disagreed to and the
bill was sent to conference.
Mr.. Richardson, Of Tennessee, in
troduced a bill to refund to religious,
charitable, literary and art institu-
tons the taxes collected on legacies
and requests under the operation of
the war revenue act.