The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-31
PHILIPPINE DEBATE.
Fierce and Partisan Becomes
Discussion In Senate.
SHARP DIVISION OF SENTIMENT.
How lieutenant Jarvis, Hero of the
Point Barrow Expedition, Has
Been Rewarded-A Bif @sf Sarcasm
by senator Ledge.

Point harrow EApeo1tiOn, HIS
Been Rewarded-A Bif of Sarcasm
by senator Ledge.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-l Special. i
The Philippine debate ia the senate has
progressed far enough to show that
fierce partisanship will he the feature
of the discussions until the bill is final
ly disposed of. The Democrats do not
want to retain the Philippines, while Ii
has become the declared policy of the
Republicans to keep and to govern
the islands. There may be In the minds
of some Republicans lurking suspi-
cion that ii is not the best policy To
pursue and there are others, like Sell
ator Hoar, who are outspoken in their
position in favor of declaring for Phil
ippine independence, while there are
some Democrats who believe with the
Republican majority, but the party
lines generally are drawn as taut as
they are when tariff bill Is Under dis
cussion. In the house the debate has
developed oftentimes into personalities
between partisan opponents and such
may be the case in the senate before
the end comes. For IA long time after
the Spanish war the Republicans would
not admit that il was their intention to
retain the islands, but now all the lead
ers in the debates are outspoken for the
oriental expansion idea, SO far as IL
applies to the islands acquired from
Spain. OF course ii may be wondered
why this should cause bitter PARTISAN
ship. but il does, and the debates show
that the division of sentiment - so
strong that il develops bitterness equal
10 that shown when the southern situa-
ton was the bone OF contention ne-
tween the parties.
Reward From Roosevelt.
The appointment OF Lieutenant d. IL
Jarvis Of the revenue cutter service TO
be collector OF customs OF Alaska is an
illustration of the appreciation which
President Roosevelt has of brave
man who does things" For years
the Alaska collectorship has been re-
garded as a part of the Oregon patron
age. This has been more OF tradition
than anything else. 1t WAS promised
20 one of the Oregon senator's by the
late president but his death prevented
that promise from being fulfilled. The
contest between Oregon applicants be-
came quite warm. and President RoOse-
welt began looking elsewhere for 4 man
who knew something of Alaskan af-
fairs. His attention was attracted by
a government publication giving an ac-
count of the overland expedition Tor
the relief OF arctic whalers which took
place in the winter OF 1S9I-9S. Upon
reading the report he found that the
revenue cutter Pear Went to the relief
of eight whaling vessels imprisoned in
the Arctic ocean in the vicinity Of
Point Barrow, Alaska The Bear sailed
from Puget sound the last pat of No
Yember, 1897. and returned about the
middle of September. 1898. When she
reached the high isritudes, she wss UNI
able to proceed on account of the ice.
Lieutenant Jarvis was detailed to Il Ike
supplies across to the whalers with
dog teams overland. He left with his
party Dec. 10. 1897 and arrived at
Point Barrow March %, 1893, travelling
1900 miles 10 the northernmost point
of Alaska in the dead Of winter. He
took food supplies and arranged for a
large herd of reindeer to be sent along
his trail. The trip was largely in dark
ness, as the sun was far to the south.
and the cold was intense, but Jarvis
succeeded, and that is why he has been
made collector of Alaska.
No Hot Haste.
At the beginning OF the debate on the
Philippine tariff bill Senator Bacon
made a vigorous protest against the
speed with which the Philippine bill
was being urged and he said there was
no necessity for any such haste in the
matter In view of the fact that no
measure can be passed in the senate
as long as senator wants to talk upon
1t, the sarcasm of the following remark
Of Senator Lodge was appreciated by
the senator's: II will not undertake to
review the many grievances of the SEN
ator from Georgia, but l think / can
relieve his mind on one point. SO long
as he is in his present admirable and
vigorous health no bill to which he is
opposed is going to pass the senate in
hot haste"
Applause In Wrong Place.
Representative Hepburns second
speech on the Nicaragua canal bill was
withheld some time, but when 1t was
printed in The Record 1t showed that
sometimes The Record is just the con-
trary Of what was meant. 1t so hap
pened that the speech ended with col
loquy, and the last man talking was
Representative Adams of Pennsylva-
MIA. AS Mr.. Adams got through with
just a single sentence the chairman
Of the committee of the whole an
nounced, according to The Record, "the
time of the gentleman from Iowa has
expired" Loud applause.1
Spooner Couldn't Hear.
Senator Nelson was hammering away
at his department Of commerce bill.
and during the discussion Senator Hale
walked over to make q suggestion not
intended for debate. AS result both
senator opCo cod I'm utlfta n 1ittla pri-