Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-25
57th CONGRESS-.
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insisted that his amendment fixing the
duty at Is per cent. instead Of IS per cent.
Of the DIngiey rates should be adopted
Turner fwash) resented Spooner's crit
icisms upon the Democratic party for
what he said were structures upon the
army OF the United States He believed
that II was unjust TO the dead and cow
ardIy TO the living TO inject the late Pres
ident McKinley's name into the debate.
McComas (Md) said his colleague. We'll
lington, had said that he Wellington
mad been given assurances BY President
Mckinley that the United States did not
propose to hold the Philippines colo
mics. AcComas said he was present at
the conference between the President and
Wellington, and he denied emphaticany
that the Presidents promise had not been
kept.
Berry, Ark, and Dolliyer, Iowa, each
spoke.
Vest, Mo, gave notice of an amend
nent that under the pending bill it
should not be held that the United
States intended to incorporate the in
habitants Of the Philippines into citi-
zenship of the United States. nor 10
retain the islands permanently as an
integral portion Of the United States,
but that IT Is the intention to establish
in the Philippine archipelago a govern
ment suitable to the wants and con-
ditions Of the Philippines.
E.lkins, w. Va. and Culberson. Texas,
then addressed the Senate, followed
by Lodge, who said that so much acri-
mony had been developed by the sub
ject that an incident occurred on Sat
III 4. ali n.x1ty dzr he
time had come. he said. for the Senate
to restore It's debates to a higher plane.
He felt 1t was possible to discuss the
Philippine question without senators
calling each other robbers and thieves
and scoundrels.
Within week, he added, we
have heard dead President charged
with being guilty OF -deceiying one
senator, and of bribing another. and OF
treating the Filipinos inhumanely.'
Dubois Udaho) and Stewart tNevD
were next heard. Bacon announced the
withdrawal of his amendment to the
pending bill, saying that ne would offer
ii later To the proposed Philippine gov
eminent bill.
Wellington angrily answered some
statements made during the days debate
ments. he said, had cast doubt upon his
(Wellington's) truth and veracity and he
insisted that McComas' recollection did
not serve him well. He is. said We.-
iington, so ignorant upon this ques-
ton that he ought not to speak upon It,
for his statements were untrue
He explained that while McComas ac-
companied him on his call upon the LATE
President he was not within hearing OF
all Of the conversation and did not know
what was said. He asserted that Presi-
dent Mckinley did make the promises 10
him.
II believe" said he, that the President
meant al that time to carry out these
promises but because of sinister and ma
lign influence he was forced to abandon
them, and TO drift and to drift.
Il do not stand alone in this matter
and my colleague in 50 assailing my
veracity assails that of another sena-
tor. The same promises were made to
him as were made to me. He is on
the floor now declared Wellington,
pounding his desk emphatically, "or
was a few minutes ago. l was not
mistaken.
He asserted that McCormas RETAINED
from making the charge against MIN
in the last campaign. but waited I'M
I'll he could hide behind the rules OF
the Senate before he cast the impu-
taton of this charge upon him.
After referring to visit to Presl-
dent Mckinley which Gen. Angus OF
Baltimore and he made, Wellington
said: Il desire TO be within the rules
of the Senate. | will say this. If my
colleague at any time Will reiterate
outside Of this chamber what he mad
said in this chamber, then | VIII tell
him that he is not correct and viii tell
him what will not say In this cham
Der because of senatorial dignity, be-
cause of parliamentary rules. that ne
utters a cowardly and malicious false
hood"
FRYE the President pro tenn, ordered
wellington to take his seat. The Mary
land senator complied. Hoar made the
point OF order that Wellington was out
OF order in using the language he had
Just uttered. Frye sustained the point
OF order.
Allison defended the policy of the ad-
ministration in the Philippines.
Clay challenged any senator to indi-
cate a single instance OF disloyalty to
the American army on the part VI any
Democratic senator.
Hanna said that with the personal
differences Of the two senators from
Maryland he had nothing to do. but
when statements We're made involving
the action of a President whose lips
were now closed i'm death, he felt it was
time for him to speak.
THE statements made" said Hanna.
that promise was given by our dead
President with respect to the DISPOSE
ton of the Philippine islands-a prom
Use that was not kept-I resent that
statement in the name of the American
people" (Applause).
He was willing to admit that there
might have been a misunderstanding,
but II any REPUTATION Of the charge
were needed the character of President
Mckinley ought to afford a sufficient
refutation of 1t, 1t was not possible to
entertain such charge and In the
name Of the American people he en-
tered his protest against 1t.
Rawlins. in charge Of the minority
substitute. made brief speech In sup
port of the substitute.