The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-22
Weeks DO|NC5 :
IN CONGRESS
Business Transacted by the
House ard Senate in the
National Capital.
PHILIPPINE DEBATE GOES ON

PHILIPPINE DEBATE GOES ON
Oolliver Makes Talk in Favor Of the
Measure and Scores the Democrats-The
House Passes the Big Naval Appropria-
tion Bill.
Washington, May 14.-Senate.-Dur.
ing the greater part of the senate ses-
sion today the Notifications appro-
priation bill was under consideration.
Proctor, of Vermont, offered an amend
ment providing that no part of the ap-
preparation should De used for pro-
curing disappearing gun carriages.
The amendment precip.Lated debate,
which continued for two hours, and
had not been concluded when the
measure was laid aside for the day.
Proctor led the fight against the dis
appearing carriages, declaring that
they never would be effective and
that in actual war 1T would be shown
that they were lamentable failures.
Perkins, of California, warmly de-
Tended the war department in adopt
ing the disappearing carriages, main
tanning that the bulk of evidence upon
the subject was in support of the car
riages.
House.-The naval appropriation bill
occupied the attention of the house
throughout the day, Dayton of West
Virginia, speaking on the need of
Strengthening of our naval battle line,
while w. w. Kitchin. of North Caro-
lima, Fitzgerald, of New York, Metcalf,
of California, and Maynard, of Vir-
ginia, strongly advocated the building
Of warships in government navy yards.
The debate took wider range at
times. Rhea, of Pennsylvania, speak
ing in criticism of the administrations
Philippine policy, and Elliott, of South
Carolina, presenting the advantages Of
The proposed Appalachian forest reser-
walton.
Washington, May 5.-senate-An
extended speech by McLaurin of Miss
issippi, in opposition to the pending
Philippine government bill, was feat
ure of today's session of the senate.
The Mississippi senator vigorously
assailed the Administrations policy in
the Philippines. He deprecated the
outrages perpetratel in the Islands,
whether they were committed by the
Filipinos or the Americans. They
were, in his judgment, the natural out
growth of the governments policy, for
which, he maintained, the republican
party was responsible. He urged the
abandonment of the policy in the in.
terest of humanity and justice. He
declared that the minority was not
discussing the pending measure to OBJ.
tain political capital, as all the poll.
teal material which the democrats
desired had been made for them by
the republicans in This congress. The
bill providing for the erection of a
union railway station in Washington
and the Notifications appropriation
bill were passed.
House.-The house today was plung.
ed into an exciting debate on Philip
pine affairs. Thus far the subject Of
alleged atrocities in the islands has
alone and only occasional echoes have
been heard in the house. But today
the reports of cruelty and outrage
were rehearsed in the house with We.
hemence and bi.lerness. The naval
bill was the order of the day, but it
received only scant attention after
the allegations of Philippine outrages
were presented. A speech by Van.
liver of Missouri, reciting instances
of alleged outrage, brought on the dis.
cussion. Personalities and recrimina-
lions were freely passed about. Van
diver was supported in his criticisms
by Wheeler of kentucky, while We
hement defenses of the American sol.
diers were made by Mr.. Hepburn of
Iowa, Grow of Pennsylvania, Hill of
Connecticut. w. A. Smith of Michigan
and Lessler Of New York General
debate on the naval bill closed at 4
o'clock, and when the mouse adjourn
Ell the measure was being read for
amendment.
Washington, May 6.-Senate.-An
effort was made by Lodge, OF Massa-
cnusetts, in the senate today to induce
the minority to fix time when vote
might be taken on the Philippine gov
eminent bill. but Dubois, of Idaho,
speaking for the democratic side, did
not desire to specify date for the
vote. Assurances were given that the
minority were not seeking for delay,
but wished simply that discussion
should be exhausted before the vote
was taken. McLaurln, of Mississippi,
concluded his speech begun yester-
day in opposition to the present Phil
ippine position of the government,
which he maintained, was responsible
for all the ills that had come to the
United States in those islands. Deboe
of Kentucky, supported the pending
measure in carefully prepared
speech, maintaining that the policy
outlined by Mckinney ought to be
followed to the end. He asserted that
peace would quickly come when the
sympathizers of Aguinaldo ceased
their attacks on the American army
and flag.
House.-The house had another
lively day of debate today. Philip
pine atrocities and the Schley' case
came in for considerable attention.
The naval appropriation bill received
little attention after the more excit-
ing themes of debate came up. Can
non, of Illinois, and Hepburn, of Iowa,
brought on the discussion by criticiz-
ing the extent to which naval officers
ALL HAYTI IN REVOLT.