The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1902-02-28
WORK OF CONGRESS-.

With the exception of few minute.
given to routine business the senate on
the 10th devoted its entire session to the
Philippine question, Senators Patterson
(Col.), Nelson (Minn.) and McCumber On.
d. taking part In the debate. Senator
Sacon (Ga.) gave notice of his intention
to offer an amendment to the Philippine
tariff BILL declaring 1t to be the intention
or the United States, when order shall be
restored in the Philippine islands, to al
low the formation of a government by
the Philippine people and to guarantee
to them the same degree Of liberty that
this country has pledged to the Cuban
people. A bill authorizing the construc-
ton of bridge over the Missouri river
at Kansas City was passed. Senator
Clark (Mont.), from the senate commit
tee on military affairs, reported favor
ably the bill, for the ratification of the
treaty with the Crow Indians Tor the ces-
sion and opening to settlement of about
1,O00,0 900 acres of their reservation in Mon
tana.. The house worked on the Indian
appropriation bill, AZ of the 62 pages be-
ing disposed of. Mr. Smith (Ariz.) offered
an amendment to strike out the appro-
priation for the Carlisle school and it be-
came the text for a general onslaught on
the practice of educating Indians in east
ern schools. His amendment was de-
feated. Mr.. Fitzgerald On. W made an
attack on the superintendent of the school
was charged with permitting the de-
bauchng of Indian girls. Mr.. South
wick IN. Y.) introduced bill to prevent
the brewing of inferior beer. 1t requires
that hops and malt shall be the only
products entering into the brewing of
beer and ale, and that no other products
than barley. wheat and rye shall enter
into the manufacture of malt.
For more than six hours on the 21st the
senate had the Philippine tariff bill I'M
der discussion. Senator Bate (Tenn) de-
liVered a carefully prepared speech in op-
position to the pending measure. He was
followed by Senator Spooner CWis.) in a
brilliant defense of the republican at
titude toward the Philippine islands.
Senator Tilman Is. c. declared that the
expression of the motives for enacting
the bill were a subterfuge and a hum
bug and everybody knew it. He charged
that the American authorities in the Phil
ippineS were steering clear" of the prov
inces in the islands where war was real
and were combining themselves to those
places where opportunity was effected to
secure "pelf'' and to rob the people. He
said the Filipinos now were being ''paci-
fled off the face. of the EARTH" Senator
Tillman had not concluded when the SEN
ate adjourned. The house passed the
Indian appropriation bill. The latter part
of the session was devoted to the con-
sideration of private claim bills, a num-
Der of which were passed.
The senate the 22d listened to the
farewell address of Washington which
was read by Senator Burrows (Mich).
Senator Lodge (Mass.) then presented
memorial for a constitutional amendment
to enable congress to enact laws regard
ing the hours of labor in the various
states. When the routine business was
concluded Senator Tillman IS. c. re-
sumed his speech in opposition to the
pending Philippine tariff bill, in the course
Of xu11 no a rnf1Qnt-
ing on his colleague, SerCtor McLaurin
Is. c.. McLaurin arose and said that
Tillman's statement regarding him was
n "willful and deliberate and malicious
lie.' Tillman jumped over chairs and
struck McLaurin in the face and a vicious
encounter ensued before the senators were
parted. Both senators afterwards took
the floor one after the other and made
lengthy apologies. In the afternoon Sem
ator Burton (kan.) took Senator Tillman
to task for rejecting on Gen. Funston
in his statement that cruelties were prac-
ticed on FilipinoS by soldiers under the
Kansas general. The senate had an even
ing session, but the attendance was
scant:.. The house was not in session.
After eight hours of tumultuous debate
on the oath the senate passed the Philip
pine tariff bill by vote of 46 to &c. a
strictly party vote. Senator Tillman and
Senator McLaurin, the two senator's from
South Carolina, who were declared by
the senate to be in contempt because of
their fight in the chamber, were not per-
mitted by voice or by vote to participate
in the proceedings. The question as to
their right to vote precipitated a sharp
debate, lasting nearly two hours. During
the debate on the Philippine bill Senator
McComas (Md) and Senator Wellington
(Md.) became involved in controversy,
during the course of which the latter de-
clared that if Senator McComas should
make his statements outside of the senate
chamber he would brand them as a ma
iicious falsehood. He was called to order
promptly and resumed his seat amid con-
siderable excitement. Senator Proctor
Vt.) reported favorably the house oleo-
margarine bill Senator Lodge CMass.)
introduced a bill creating the bureaus Of
drainage, irrigation and highways in the
department of agriculture. The house
passed a bill to divide Texas into four
judicial districts and also the Tawney
resolution calling on the secretary of war
for information concerning the transfer
of sugar lands in Cuba since the Ameri-
can occupation. 1t then transacted some
business pertaining to the District of Co
lumbia and later took up the diplomatic
and consular appropriation BILL The bill
carries an appropriation of 81. 9S1 .67s.