Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-17

Aguinaldo ceased their attacks on the
American army and American flag.
The Philippine government bill was
laid before the Senate before conclusion
of routine business. McLaurin. Miss.
| continuing his speech begun, yesterday
in opposition to the measure He criti-
cised the trial of Gen. Jacob Smith in
timating that his acquittal was fore
gone conclusion. He said he knew
I there was disposition on the part of
( the party in power to follow the lead
of Great Britain. In order to curry
favor with England, we sent, he said
! a special embassy to the coronation of
! King Edward. This led him to sneak oe
the Boer war and he criticised the Unit
| ed States for the position it had as
| sumed.
| referring to the defence by Burton
OF Cen Funston. McLaurin read a
7 statement from book on Cuha thar
\ Cen. Gomez ana his staff had run away
I from q locomotive which was blowing
off steam. fearing it was about to ex
plode. He said that Gen. Funston was
! on Gcmez's staff.
| DO You mean " lillliidlt, incurred
| Spooner. that Gen. Funston is a COW
| ard?'
You can draw your own inference"
replied the Mississippi senator. Il state
what this writer says"
| Burton called attention to the fact
! that Funston never had been on Co
mez's staff. He was Gomez's chief of
artillery but had not served as STAFF
officer
| McLaurin quoted from what he said
were Republican newspapers concern
| ing the "outrages'' in the Philippines.
He used these quotations as foil to
| the quotations made a few days ago by
| Foraker, Ohio. lie quoted from the
| Springfield, Mass, Republican and the
| Philadelphia North American.
GaIlinger. N FL, interrupted to say
that the Springfield Republican was a
Democratic newspaper, and Platt. Ct.
declared that it would be news to the
people Of Philadelphia to hear that the
North American was Republican
paper. He said it was the same sort of
| Democratic newspaper as was the New
York Journal.
rs not the Philadelphia North Amer
lean John Wanamaker's paper?" in
quired McLaurin.
1T is not" replied Platt. 1T belongs
to his SON
We'll" responded McLaurin, IF
Republican like John Wanamaker can
raise sons like w. r. Hearst to edit
Democratic newspapers there is some
hope yet for the country" Gaugh-
ter).
Deboe, Ky, supported the pending
bill He said that peace would come
quickly when the sympathizers of
Aguinaldo should cease their attacks
upon the American flag.
Dubois, representing the minority.
said no senator on his side was pre-
pared to 60 on with the discussion, to-
day. but that on Monday the Democrats
would be ready u 90 on continuously
with the debate.
Lodge. Mass. said only three mem
bers on the Republican side desired to
speak Dolliver. Burrows and Spooner-
DUBOIS said the minority had ar
ranged . program which included ali
on the Democratic side who desired to
speak upon tn subject. The debate,
he was certain would be continuous
from Monday HyNt. Patterson, COL,
having suggested that Spooner had
been Kept in reserve to fire the closing
vollay. the Wisconsin senator said that
If Patterson would fix Il near day for
vote h. would forcgo opportunity to|
discuss tn" bill"
Patterson said Spooncr never was 50
happy as when he was making an mn
possible proposition. He could not il%
a dav for vote if he would.
Lodge moved that when the Senate
adjourned. today. it be until Monday
next. ana the motion prevailed.
Among the bills passed We're those
tn increase the efficiency ana change
trr name of the United States marine
hosrjtaI service: to establish an addi-
tional life saving station on Monomoy
Island. Mass: providing for an addi-
tional circuit Judge in the eighth judi
cial district: to relieve Capt. George =
White. 9Th L. S. Cavalry, from liability
for the loss of $4299 public funds stolen
from him; appropriatlng Sl0,00O Tor the
establishment Of a biological station on
the Great Lakes; to donate TO the state
Of Alabama the sparS of the captured
buttieehips Don Juan de Austria and
Almirlnte Oquendo; to prevent false
branding Or marking Of food and dairy
products as To the state or territory in
which they are made or produced; the
bill regulating interstate commerce in
falsely branded goods, and So private
pension bills.
The Senate then. at Ais =. NJ, went
into executive session and at i.32 +. NJ.
adjourned.