Evening star., 1902-02-19
MR. BURROWS SPEAKS
Addresses Senate on the
Philippines.
MR.. MALLORY FOLLOWS
DOCUMENTS PRESENTED BY MIR.
TILLMAN.
Conferees Appointed on Bill to Estab-
lish Permanent Census
Bureau.

Soon after the senate convened today a
Resolution offered by Mr.. THlman (S CD
was adopted directing the civil service COM
mission to transmit to the Senate state
ment showing the apportionment OF the
employees in the various departments OF the
government from the several states and the
District of Columbia together with the per-
centages of employees in the departments.
At the conclusion of routine business Mr..
Burrows lMch) addressed the Senate
upon the Philippine tariff bill. He said
that ii was not his purpose to discuss fully
the Philippine question, but to show sim
ply how the United States was in the Phil
ippines and why 1t should remain in the
islands. He said that Congress now was
dealing with questions as they were found
today. and not as they had been in the past
or might be in the future. He felt that the
nation was confronted by a condition and
not by Il theory.
We hold said he. 1.-The Philippine Is
lands by title that cannot be challenged
by any court in christendom. We have be-
come responsible for them to the nations Of
the world. The pending bill simply pro-
Tid"s revenues sufficient to meet the needs
OF the government of the Philippines
After he had compared briefly the pend
ing bill and the substitute offered by the
minority, he entered upon discussion of
the events which led up to the war with
Spain. The war. he said, was in response
TO the popular demand in the United States.
and no people We're more clamOrOus for
war than those VINO now constituted the
minority
Conferees on Census Bill.
Mr. Burrows speech was interrupted to
enable the Senate to agree to a conference
with the House the bill establishing
permanent census office and to appoint
Senators Quarles. Wisconsin: McComas,
Maryland. and Taliaferro. Florida. as con-
fcreoS on the part Of the Senate
Mr.. Burrows resumed his speech with
review of the beginning of the war in the
Philippines, his effort being to show that
the United States proposed to make Its Oc
cupation OF the islands as gentle as posi-
bl. with a due regard to this governments
international obligations.
While the Michigan senator was reading
the proclaim OF President Mckinley
known the benevolent assimiiation''
proclamation. Mr. Tillman Interrupted to
inquire If he intended to say that the Pres
ident had authority to issue that proclama-
tion.
NO doubt of it," replied Mr.. Burrows.
While the treaty had not been ratified. he
said. the President had ample authority to
issue such 4 proclamation as guide to
the military commander in the Philippines.
I'm other words" suggested Mr.. Tillman.
although that proclamation seduOusly ig
II
* was expected that the 9.UO0W of people
would accede to IT'S provisions
Mr Culberson CTeXas) interrupted to say
that the proclamation was considered so eX-
treme that a part of 1t was suppressed by
General otis.
Mr.. Burrows declined to be diverted fur
ther from his argument by Mr.. Tillman,
the questions OF the senator from South
Carolina evidently arc not intended to il
Illuminate the subject"
Mot for 1panrorlorDa
Mr.. Burrows contended that while the
Filipinos desired good government they
did not whole desire independence. be-
cause it was realized by the best Informed
of them that an independent government in
the archipelago was neither practicable nor
desirable.
The Filipinos. he contended, We're not
prepared either by education or experience
for Independence. and could not maintain
II ii il We're granted to them.
Outlining the results of American domi-
nation of the Philippine Islands. Mr.. Bur
rows said the legislation proposed in the
pending bill seemed to justify the continued
exercise of American sovereignty over a
people advancing in the scale of civilization
and orderly government. As to the
future no man could foretell. but to his
mind to abandon the islands now to give
up the great work OF reform and pacifica-
ton. to turn the archipelago over to war
ring factions within and to assaults of de-
ter crime of the century.
Mr.. Mallory's Amendment
Mr.. Mallory (F'lorida) declared his op-
position 10 the principles underlying the
pending measure and to the specific pro-
VISIONS of the bill. He made an argument
H. support of his proposed amendment to
thc bill. which, he said was designed to
make II conform to certain principles OF
navigation that have been i'll operation for
MANY years.
Mr.. Mallory's amendment provided. in
brief that the navigation laws of the
United States. suitably modified. should be
applied To the traffic between the United
States and the Philippines. and among the
Islands of The archipelago.
Documents Presented by Mr.. Tillman.
Mr.. Tilman presented a number of pub-
lie documents, as he said. in refutation of
statements made by Mr.. Burrows i'm his
address earlier III the day.
These papers generally bore upon the
treatment by the United States of the in
hahtdnts of the newly acquired countries
AMI We're intended to show that they have
III the past been received as citizens
He laid especial stress upon the differ
encc OF the circumstances connected with
IN. acquisition of Louisiana and those
connected with the acquisition of the Phil
ippines. The former he characterized as
democratic expansion and the latter as re-
publican subjusation Speaking Of the
Philippines. he said that our conduct in
those islands had been so Infamous that
II should cause a blush of shame to man.
tie the cheek of every American.
THE HOUSE.
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