The age-herald., 1902-01-23
House Has a Hot Debate on the Philippine Question
FREQUENT PARTISAN CHEERS
cun,nnlns Shakes Ills Fist In Face of FeIIow-Democrats and During Dramatic Scene Votes With
 the Republicans.

Washington. January 22-some of the old partisan fire was injected into the proceedings of the House today when the urgent deficiency bill appropriating $50O 900 for a military post at Manila, which the Democrats have been taking as text for speeches in opposition to the Philippine policy of the administration for the last three days, was reached.
 MT Cannon. in charge of the bill, con eessed that the appropriation was sub ject to a point ol order and 1t went out. In lieu thereof he offered amendment to appropriate the same sum for ''shel ter and protection of the officers and enlisted men of the army on duty in the Philippines This the chair held to be in order, and 1t at once became the subject of a very spirited debate in which MT. Richardson, the minority leader; MT. Williams of Mississippi and MT. De Ar mond of Missouri were pitted against the chairman of the appropriations com mittee.
 Partisan appeals rang out on each side to cheer on the respective champions, and there seemed to be a solid line upon each side of the political aisle. But when the vote came to be taken MT. Cum mns of New York. Democrat voted with the Republicans, turning angrily on his political brethren as he did so and clinched his fist in their faces, crying out that he hoped he might be parayzed when he refused to vote to protect an American soldier The vote on the adop- tion of the amendment stood. Ayes 127 nays 10O
 MT. Watson Closes Debate.
 MT. Watson of Indiana closed the gen. eral debate with an hours speech in de- fense of the administration Philippine policy.
 He denounced the statement which he said was made on the other side that the United States had taken the place of Spain as the despoiler of the Philippines. He produced figures from the Spanish budget to show that 50 per cent of all revenues of the islands under the Span lsh regime was diverted to the mother country. On the other hand he said ev cry dollar raised from taxation since the American occupation had gone into the lnsular treasury. Then he contrasted what we were doing in the island in the way of education. public improvements, etc, to what was done In the old Span ish days.
 "We have heard these opposition speeches before" continued Mr. Watson, addressing himself to the other side. When William Mckinley, the gentlest memory of our day, was President theses same epithets were used. You remember how they hurled their maledctions at his head; how the roleful prophet from Mis- souri (Mr. DeArmond) phophesied unut- terable unwoe unless all these things should happen that he wanted to happen.
 Quotes Scripture.
 "Why, the stately and mournfu stan gas of Isiah, the deep and melancholy reflections of Jeremiah, the sharp and exclamatory maIedictions of Malachi are but as the murmurous breath as com pared with the woe-laden and sorrow burdened phophesies Of the gentleman from Missouri daughter and applause). Behold they did not come to pass! Those clean hands of the great statesman now gone, were charged as being dripping with the warm blood of his fellow men. That heart which we now know to have been pure was charged with being a nesting place for tyranny and hate. That breast which we now know in it's aims embraced humanity and humanity's cause, was charged with being spawn ing place fer expressions breed. They did not hesitate to say that that fertile brain which throbbed with love for all mankind was full of schemes for land robbing, for lust of empire for greed of gain. We know that all these arrows were hurled at his head. These arrows were broken at his feet and left his name un- tarnshed. And now that the narrow chasm which separates us from eternity is bridged and his soul has fitted through its dark and sombre shadows, and Will liam Mckinley stands immortal 1t does seem remarkable to me that our Demo- fio fri ba vituperation, of islander, of aspersion. of villifcation in speaking of the Repub- lican party and of the boys fighting over wonder in the Philippines under the shadow of the American flag (Ap- plause.C
 Mir. Cochran, Missouri. declared that the attempts to subjugate the Filipino people already had cost the United States more than enough to build the Nicaragua canal and to construct 300 warships to defend it. yet the end was not in sight.
 Democrats Anxious for the Fray
 When the appropriation of s5Oo.oOo for military post at Manila was reached half-dozen Democrats, including Mr. Richardson, Of Tennessee, were on their feet, but the chair recognized MT. Hull, Republican, Iowa. who raised the point of order that 1t was legislation.
 Mir. Cannon urged MT. Hull to let the other side make the point of order
 T hope the gentleman will not lecture his own side of the House" " observed Mir. Richardson Thereupon Mir. Cannon con fessed the point of order. and the appro- priation was ruled out.
 In lieu of the provision Mir Cannon of fered the following amendment:
 For the proper shelter and protection of officers and enlisted men of the Uni ted States army on duty In the Philip pines to be expended in the discretion of the President $5000OO."
 Mir. Richardson immediately raised the same point of order against this. con tending that it was in effect identical with the provision ruled out and was not deficiency appropriation. Mir. Cannon argued that the amend ment was fin order in that it was neces- sary to carry out existing law for the maintenance of the army in the Philip pines.
 A sharp exchange followed between Mir.