Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-29
WILD DAY IN SENATE
Bitter Personal Attacks Made
 During Philippine Debate.
SHARP ADMONlTIOY FROM THE CHAIR
Teller Compelled to Retract by Lodge-TiIIman and Spooner In Wordy Warfare = Department
 of Commerce. BiIl Passed.


 WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-A Philip pine storm was central in the senate chamber yesterday for nearly three hours, but was void of definite results. At times 1t looked very serious, and the spectators who thronged the galler- ies watched 1t with breathless interest.
 Acrimony in senate debates is not in- frequent, but old senators say it has been years since there has been such q hurricane of bitter vituperation, of per sonal taunt, of ugly charges and of un- modified criticism as was witnessed yesterdays Not since the discussion of the resolution leading up to the His pano-American war have any scenes occurred in the senate comparable with those of yesterday. Even that debate lacked the personal bitterness mani tested at times. Irritation was aroused on both sides of the chamber, and once or twice personal encounters between senators seemed imminent. Once when Senator Teller taunted the Republican senators by declaring they knew the statements made in recent dispatch from Manila in which General Whea- ton was represented as criticising the opponents of the governments policy in the Philippines were true half dozen Republicans were on their feet in an instant. Senator Lodge, at whom the taunt seemed to be aimed particu- larly, hurriedly crossed from his seat in the center of the Republican side to the main aisle of the senate and, white to the lips, passfonately chal- lenged the statement of the Colorado senator and demanded that he with draw it. Senator Teller so modified the statement that further hostilities at that time were averted.
 One of the sharpest colloquies of the session was between Senators Spooner of Wisconsin and Tillman of South Carolina. The race problem, involving the lynching of negroes, was interjected Into the controversy, and much feeling was manifested by both senators. In the course of the colloquy MT. Spooner declared that if the same rule were to Philippines as MT. Tillman referred to In the south then "God help the color ed man in the Philippines"
 'God help him in the Philippines now!' shouted the South Carolina sen- ator passionately. You have already butchered in three years three times as many as the Spaniards did in three centuries"
 Tt is one thing" retorted MT. Spoon CT, Ito kill men with arms ill their hands against the government and 10 f is, f<, 1ax1r. them.'
 Senators in their excitement seemed for the moment to have forgotten the subject of debate. The chair (AIr Frye) was able with difficulty to main- tain order. When the discussion final- ly was ended for the day, the chair felt called upon seriously to admonish senators that the rules of the body had not been observed, and after reading the rule which had been violated he expressed the hope that in the future senators would have a care to observe 1t. Such an admonition has not been made by the presiding officer of the senate in many years.
 Prior to the outbreak on the Philip pine question the senate concluded the consideration of the bill establishing a department of commerce and passed it. The name of the new department was i changed to that of the department of commerce and labor.
 Just before the adjournment of the senate yesterday Senator Spooner in i troduced a substitute for the Nicaragua eanal bill. The new bill is practical authorization to the president Of the l United States to choose between the Panama and the Nicaragua routes.