The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-22

ter first brought up by Mr.. Fairbanks,
who called attention to the ceremonies yes
terday and spoke of the action of the
United States in creating a new republic.
A report of the historic incident, he said,
was found in the dispatches of the Asso-
ciated Press. The report was a temperate
and graphic one, and, he believed, ought
to be incorporated in the records of the
Senate He asked that this dispatch be
made a part of the record and also printed
as a Senate document. This was agreed to.
Mr. Wellington, of Maryland, opposed the
pending Philippine measure and said that
the action of the United States in the
islands was indefensible as the attack
of the hordes of hell upon God He de-
clared that above the army and the War
Department and the President were the
American people, and in his judgment they
were responsible for the condition of at
fairs in the Philippines because they had
placed the dollar above the man. He de-
cared that we had departed from the civ
ilzation of the day and had resorted to the
barbarities and infamies of the most bar
barous peoples. Our army had resorted
TO the killing of the wounded and or de-
fenseless prisoners, and had resorted to
the concentration of the Filipinos into
camps where disease and death was to decl-
mate them The American army was re-
sponsible for these "outrages," although it
was the creature of the policy adopted by
the government.
Mr. Wellington said he attacked not the
army alone for the outrages committed in
the Philippines, but the administration as
we'll. for the administration was responsible
for the operations of the army. He criti-
cised the administration for refusing Cen
eral Miless offer TO go to the Philippines.
He said the administration preferred such
officers as Smith, Bell and Chaffee. All
the orders of these officers were known to
the War Department, but above the War
Department was the President, who began
this unconstitutional war. Above the
President were the American people and
they were yet to decide whether the United
States should continue its policy in the
Philippines. In previous elections, he said.
the American people had placed the dollar
above the man, and upon the people them
selves rested the responsibility of the war
in the Philippines.
Mr. Wellington. denouncing the present
conflict in the Philippines. said that it
seemed that efforts had been made to
make Infamous the Americans name by
every act of unbridled license" He de-
clared the President had no right to create
the Philippine commission and proceed 5
he had proceeded in the islands, and he was
not in favor of legaliZing the commission
as was proposed by the bill
Mr.. Bacon again denounced the concen-
tration policy pursued in the philippines.
He indicated that if leading Republican
senators would declare it TO be their pur-
pose TO give the Fiipinos a free govern
ment the minority would not quarrel about
the time when the government was 10 be
as applied TO the Philippine policy, he de-
clared that what the minority now asked
to be done TO the Philippines was pre-
cisely what leading senator's of the ma
ioritv wanted 10 be done in the beginning,
and after quoting from speeches of Messrs.
Lodge and Foraker, Mr.. Bacon said: If
these senators will say to US that il is the
purpose of the United States TO let these
people stand alone and ultimately TO give
them freedom, We viii not quarrel then
about the time What we want TO know
is that this excresence is to be cut off from
our body polite" AT this point he was
compelled TO suspend owing 10 the condi-
ton of his throat
MIR. Fairbanks then called up the omnibus
public building bill. Ii was amended so as
10 increase the appropriation for the public
building al Macon, Ga, from $l56,O00 TO $780,.
eco and that at Torrington, Conn, from
go 600 10 SEQ 200. Additions were made of
sos 600 for the proposed building at AnniS
ton Ala. S15G00 for Albuquerque, n NJ
and 100000 for Scranton, Pa. AS thus
amended the aggregate appropriation car
ried by the bill is $2l. 235. $50 1t passed after
consideration for an hour and three min
utes The Senate then. at 6:25 o'clock. ad-
iourned No session will be held Saturday
on account OF the Rochambeau ceremonies.