Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
DOLLIVER'S SHARP REBUKE
IOwan Says Democrats Have Recklessly In
dioted Government in Philippine Case.
PREFER TO CRITICIZE RATHER THAN HELP
Refers TO Pendine Legislation ss Most
Important piece Of Constructive
work since the Civil
war.

WASHINGTON, May ls.-only q brief
time was devoted by the senate today to
consideration Of the Philippine government
bill, Mr.. Dolliver OF Iowa supported the
bill, which he said was one OF the most
important pieces Of constructive legislation
presented since the civil war, He ar
raigned the democratic minority for Its op-
position to the measure. He insisted that
the Philippine insurreotlon. as q military
proposition, was q thing OF the past and de-
ciared that IN no circumstances should the
United States relinauish the Philippines,
The chair laid before the senate the letter
Of tho French government transmitted
through Ambassador Cambon TO the seere-
tary Of state. expressing the thanks Of that
government for the sympathy evinced BY the
president and the congress and the nation
of the United States toward the sufferers
from the catastrophe in Martinique. The
communication was referred to the commit
tee on foreign relations.
ndIan Land Provision.
A Joint resolution was offered BY Mr..
Stewart and adopted providing that the
part of the Indian appropriation bill, which
relates TO subjecting to entry certain min
ing lands in the Spokane Indian reserva-
ton. shall take effect when the ailotments
70 the lnQldnb are Complotout
A bill providing for the retirement Of
Surgeon General sternberg as a major gem
eral was passed.
Mr.. Dolliver Of Iowa then began his ad-
dress in support Of the Philippine bill. He
said the pending bill presented the most
important constructive work aimee the civil
war. And yet. he said, he was disappointed
that not a single helpful suggestion has
been made by the minority. He suggested
that the democrats had evinced a studied
avoidance OF the matter In hand. The ar
Ruments advanced by the minority simply
were "a most reckless indictment of the
United States In Its civil and military gov
eminent.
No Republican Wants to Quit,
Mr.. Deliver declared that no republican,
on party grounds, would ask for a cessation
Of hostiiitiesl in the Philippines, for every
man must know that no political advantage
could be gained by an attack upon the army
Of the United States.
The charge had been made, he said, that
the government had entered upon . wicked
conspiracy against 10000 900 people. He
has listened to the malicious TRADE
through which an attempt had been made
to impeach the motives Of this govern
ment. He was satisfied that the party in
power could make It's way through this
volcano of malevolenoe and malice with
out harm to It.
Mr.. Dolliver paid a beautiful tribute TO
the late President Mckinley and his policy
In the Philippines, saying that In Mo-
Kinley's policy there was not 4 note. OF
greed or covetousness
Mr., Dolliver had found 1t d~ificult, as he
had heard the terms 'thieves,". muir
derers," ''plunderers" and "carpetbaggers''
flung recklessly from the lips OF demo-
cratic statesmen, to determine Just where
he was, whether he was really In the sem
ate Of the United States,
In conclusion Mr.. Doliiver said:
THE congdess Of the United States IL
more likely to, cede back the valley Of the
Mississippi to the lawful heirs of Napoleon
the Great than to leave the Philippine
archipelago to- become the prey OF anarchy
or the prize Of some European power"
Omnibus Claims Bill.
Mr.. Warren then presented the confer
ence report on the omnibus claims bill
As passed by the house the bill aggre-
gated S21s, 105. The net increase made by
the senate was 81, 92s, z52. The conference
report shows that the house had agreed
to $t.405, SsS Of the amount added BY the
senate, so that the amount carried BY the
measure agreed to is 81, SIS, AIS.
Mr.. Warren explained that the seltridys
board claims had been omitted from the
bill, the house refusing to agree to them
Mr.. Hoar declared that It was just a.
disreputable on the part Of q great anC
rich government like the United States q
refuse to pay these claims as It would b
for him or any other senator to refuse II
pay for a house he had ordered built. IN,
conference report was agreed to.
Messrs. Perkins. Warren and Tillmar
were appointed conferees on the fortihoa.
ton bill. ''