The Topeka state journal., 1902-06-03
CROzIER.
Secretary Root Stands by the
Man From Kansas.
Philippine Government Bill
Ready For Vote.

Washington, June 3.-senator Cock
ren presented to the senate today a |
number of documents, including a let
ter from the secretary Of war. bearing
upon the nomination of General William
Crozier to be chief of ordnance. Secre-
tary Root endorses General Crozier
warmly. The general in a letter ex-
plains his connection with the Buffing
ton-Crozier gun carriage.
After a debate on the Philippine gov
ernment bill continuing seven weeks.
the senate this afternoon viii reach
final vote upon the measure. That the
bill will be passed is beyond doubt
When the senate convened at IL
o'clock today Mr.. Hale (A1e) chairman
of the committee on naval affairs, re-
ported the naval appropriation bill and
gave notice that he would call it up
for consideration at the earliest possible
time.
Mr.. Foraker (O.) called up the house
current resolution extending the thanks
OF congress to Secretary of State John
Hay for his memorial address delivered
to the two branches of congress on the
life and character Of William Mckinley.
Mr.. Allison moved that the senate con-
cur in the resolution and the motion
was agreed to without comment OF
division.
Mr.. Pettus (Ala.) on account of Other
duties, withdrew from the committee
like committee Of the house with respect
to differences as to the conference re-
ports, and Mr.. Teller (Colo.) was named
in his stead.
Consideration was then resumed, un-
der the 15-mfnute rule, Of the Philip
pine government bill. Mr. McLaurin
(A1iss) denied that the Democrats had
attacked the army and placed the re-
sponsibility for the outrages committed
in the Philippines upon the policy ad-
vocated by the Republicans.
Mr.. Beveridge (Ind.) said the next
World's drama would be enacted on the
Pacific and it was essential that the
mastery of that great ocean should be
ours and it would be ours.
Mr.. Berry (Ark.) deplored the fact
that the president, on Memorial day.
had seen proper to make a bitter par
tisan speech
The president. he said. had gone back
forty years to rekindle the fires of sec
tiOnalism and had referred to the acts
of an infuriated mob to justify, he sup
posed. the awful order Of General
Smith in the Philippines.
Mr.. QuarIes (Wis.) denounced as
"damnable" the suggestion that the
| object of the pending bill was to turn
over the Philippines to the exploitation
of carpet-bagger scoundrels and seal
laWags. Every decent American would
hide his face IN shame if that were true,
but it was not.
By unanimous consent Mr. Carmack
! (Te2n.) was permitted to print in the
statement, a portion of which he read
| yesterday.
Mr.. Culberson CTex.) intimated that
| the war department was eDdeaVOring
| to suppress information concerning
matters in the Philippines. He then pre-
| sented the charges of Private Andrew
! K. Wier, against Lieutenant F. P.
Arnold and the. report thereon by Cap
tain P. W. West. alleging cruelties
against Filipfnos.
Mr.. Beveridge inquired if the infor-
nation concerning the charges had
! come from the war department.
Mr.. Culbefson said he had not re-
/ ceived the charges from the department.
Mr.. Beveridge then inquired If the in
formation had come from any officer Of
/ the war departn ent, saying that 1t was
! desirable to learn whether the charges
had been in possession of the depart
ment.
After fencing the question for a time,
Mr. Culberson being pressed said:
THE question of the senator might
properly be characterized as imper-
! tinent'
Finally Mr.. Culberson declined to
| yield further to Mr.. Beveridge.
After some further reports had been
er the matters presented had come from
/ an officer of the war department.
I have already indicated to the sena-
| tor, with sufficient emphasis, that I am
not to be inquired of further responded
Mr.. Culberson.
It ask the senator Mr.. Beveridge per
| sisted, whether or not directly or indi-
rectly the papers were received by him
| from General Miles2''
Mr.. Culberson TO this inquiry made no
| reply.
Mr. Beveridse sententiously remarked,
Mr.. Scott (w. va) defended the army.
| declaring that the officers and men COM
| pared favorably with the men on the
| floor who had traduced them.
Mr.. Allison Qa.) said Lieut., Arnold,
| who had been attacked, was a resident
| of Iowa and that the charges seemed to
! depend upon pure hearsay- If the charges
| had been presented to him he would not
| have given to them the publicity which
! Mr.. Culberson had given them.
| NAVAL BILL REPORTED.
Washington, June 3.-Mr. Hale from the
senate committee on naval affairs today
/ reported the naval appropriation bill to
the senate The cOmmitte is in favor Of
all of the new vessels recommended by
the house and at the prices fixed in the
house bill, but strikes out the provision
that half the vessels shall be built in
government yards There IS a provision
authorizing the construction either Of a
| battleship or cruiser on the Pacific coast
The secretary Of the navy is authorized
to contract with the Holland company for
five submarine boats, and he also may
have tested any other submarine boat and
purchase one at a cost not to exceed SlT5,-
o00 The bill as reported increases the
appropriation made by the house 1854, ,s42.
making a grand total of S7S,l66S3s.