The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-05-16
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Discussion of the Philippine bill In the
senate on the It'll took sensational turn
| Senator McComas (Md.), referring to tho
| alleged cruelties of American soldiers in
| the Philippines, told of some of the cruel
| ties which had occurred on both sides
| during the civil war. In this connection
| he suggested that senators from South
| Carolina and Mississippi, where there
is less popular liberty than in any 9TH
ers," were shouting loudest for consti-
| tutional liberty in the Philippines. These
| remarks drew a sensational reply from
Senator Tillman Is. c., who declared
that 1t was no longer possible to sneer
away the responsibility for the infamies
| committed by the Americans in the
Philippines He said that if il had been
known in the south that the reins of
government were to be given to the me-
| groes the civil war would have been pro-
| longed indefinitely He insisted that in
order to maintain their Self-reSpect the
| white people of the south had been
| obliged to subdue, the negro by whatever
means they could. using the shotgun as
one of the means. when we get ready
| to put nigger's face in the sand" he
| shouted, 1--WE put his body there. too
Senator Burton (Kan-) followed with a
defense Of the governments policy in the
| Philippines and became involved in a
heated colloquy with Senator RawlinS
(Utah), because he had denounced some
| of Senator Rawlins' statements false.
| He paid brilliant tribute to Gen. Fun
ston as one Of the great heroes of the,
army. The house began consideration
of the bill to admit Oklahoma, Arizona
| and New Mexico into the union on an
equal footing with the original states.
| Mr.. McRae (Ark.), while favoring the
| admission of the three territories, gave,
notice of an amendment to consolida tel
| Oklahoma and the Indian territory and
admit them a single state. The con-
| ference report on the Indian appropria-
| ton bill was adopted. The senate amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation
| bill were non-concurred in and the bill
| sent to conference.
Discussion Of the Philippine bill was
resumed in the senate on the Sth. Sena.
| tor Burton (Kan.) concluded the speech
which he began on the 7th. Senator Vest
(Mo.) called attention to a statement by
| Senator Tillman Is. CO. that at the his
| toric conference in Hampton roads In
| 1864 between President Lincoln and
| Alexander H. Stephens, vice president OF
| the confederate states, and others Presi.
| dent Lincoln wrote upon a piece of paper;
Save the union,' then handing it Il
| Stephens, said: Alexander, take this
paper and fill up for yourselves the condii
t1onS of peace between the two couni
| tries" Senator Vest said the story had
| been denied by John H. Reagan (Tex)s
| who was the last surviving member Of
| the confederate cabinet. The discussion
| of the Philippine bill then was resumed
a scathing denunciation of the conduct
| of military operations in the Philippines.
| In a sarcastic response Senator Dolliver
| Qa) scorchingly arraigned Senator Car
mack. The bill to place three new stars
| in the American flag had the right of
way in the house. General debate was
| closed and the bill was read for amend
| ment under the five-minute rule. An
amendment to consolidate the territories
| of Oklahoma and Indian territory was
| 1afA - - A.
| consolidate Arizona and New Mexico and
| admit them as the state of Montezuma
| was pending when the house adjourned.
| The only amendment adopted was one
providing that nothing in the act should
| be construed to legalize polyganiy.
| The debate in the senate on the 9th on
| the Philippine bill was mild. Senator
| Teller (Col.) occupied considerable time
| in opposition to the measure. He con-
| tended principally that the Filipinos werl
capable of self-government and of es-
| tablishing a government quite equal to
some European governments. Some de-
| bate occurred over the resolution to dis
| charge the committee on privileges and
| elections from further consideration of
the proposed constitutional amendment
providing for the election of senators by
the people. Finally the resolution was
| withdrawn, assurance being given that
a report from the committee soon would
| be made. Senator Carmack CTenn.t
I apOlOSlZeO having uSeQ Un-
Just to the senator from Iowa on the
previous day and for the harsh epithetS
| he applied to Gems. Bell and Smith. The
bill reserving a tract OF land in Oregon
as public park was passed. 1.-The op-
position in the house to the bill for the
| admission of Oklahoma, Arizona and New
Mexico collapsed at the last minute and
the bill practically passed without divi-
sion as it came from the committee.
The real test came on an amendment Of
| fered by Mr.. Overstreet Qnd) to join
| New Mexico and Arizona and admit
them as the state of Montezuma. 1t was
| beaten, % to JOG, and all opposition then
ceased. Delegate Mark A. Smith (Ariz),
who has been fighting for the admission
| of his territory for a dozen years, had
lust made a vigorous speech against the
| Overstreet amendment, when be was
seized with a rush of blood to the head.
| He was conveyed to the lobby and later
was removed to his hotel. The latter
part of the session was devoted to pri-
| vate pension bills, 81 Of which were
passed.
A lively debate occurred in the sem
| ate on the 10th upon the amendment to
the army appropriation bill offered by
Senator Bailey (Tex.), providing that no
part of the appropriation made under
the measure should be used in defray-
ing the expenses of a special embassy
to the coronation of King Edward VII.
After considerable. discussion the amend
ment was withdrawn and the bill passed.
| A bill was passed under suspension OF
| the rules providing for the sale OF sites
I'm the Indian territory for manufacture
ing purposes. After passing a few pen
sion bills the senate went into executive
session and soon afterwards adj
| iourned . The house transacted only
minor business, Including the passage Of
a resolution Ito print 500 copies of the
Jefferson Bible and then laid aside pub
lie business to pay tribute to the memo
ries of the late Representative Rufus K.
Polk Pa) and the late Senator J. H.
| Kyle Is. d..
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