The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-05-09
DOIEGs IN CONGRESS.
Bills Passed and Resolutions Intro
duced at the First Session of the
Fifty-Seventh BODY.

/ AguinaldO was the. special subject Of
/ discussion In the senate on the 1st As
! soon as the Philippine government bill
7 was taken up Senator Carmack CTenn)
resumed his criticism OF the Philippine
committee because Of its refusal to call
Agutnaldo and other FilipinOs as wit
nesseS- He maintained that as redec-
tiOns BY witnesses had been cast on the
character Of AguinaIdo he ought to be
permitted ''in all decency'' TO defend
himself. Both the ROSebut reservation
{ bill and the suudry civil APPROXIMATION
bill received consideration, but not final
action The house gave most OF the day
to the District Of Columbia appropria-
ton bill which was not completed. The
BurlesOn resolution, calling upon the
war department for copies Of all orders
to the commanding officers in the Philip
pines bearing upon the operations in Sa-
mar under Gen Jacob H Smith, was
adopted
A lively debate was precipitated in the
senate on the ID by Senator Pritchard
IN CD republican, by some remarks he
made on political methods in North Caro-
lima, in the course Of a discussion Of the
Philippine bill. He told Of what is called
the sand cure" in North Carolina, the
victim having his face crushed into the
sand 10 stifle his cries. while he was be-
ing beaten to intimidate him politically.
Senator Simmons u. c., democrat, de-
clared that he never heard OF such a
practice Senator Pritchard charged
that the red shirts rode over the state
TO terrOrize republican voters. Senator
Simmons denied that statement and in
sisted that the red shirts never had com
mitted any unlawful act, and as a mat
ter OF fact intended only to organize the
voters OF the state The Rosebud Indian
reservation bill and the sundry civil bill
were again considered. but not com
pleted.---The house passed the anti-con-
spiracy bill reported from the judiciary
committee without a word OF debate.
The amendment providing the machinery
for the enforcement OF the personal tax
law OF the District Of Columbia passed
in 1913 was placed on the District appro-
priation bill as a rider and the bill was
passed
Senator Lodge CSdass). chairman OF the
Pn1lpplne committee, addressed the sen
ate in vindicatiOn Of the Americans pol
icy in the Philippines on the 5th. He
warmly resented the imputatfOns cast on
the president, the secretary OF war and
the army for the alleged crueItfes said
to have been practiced in the Philippines
and declared every effort had been en-
plOyed by the officials in authority TO
prevent such cruelties as had been re-
ferred to and measures had been taken
to punish those guilty OF them. In a
brief reply Senator Rawlins CUtah) de-
clared that the charges which had been
made were not against Gen. ChafTee or
the army but against Senator Lodge and
others who were responsible for the pres
ent Philippine policy Both the sundry
civil appropriation bill and the bill for
the ESrchase OF the Rosebud Indian res
erVatiOn were passed The amendment
to the sundry civil bill pOstpOning the
St Louis exposition until May I. 1904
was adopted by the senate. The death
Of Representative Otey CVa) was an
nOunced, committee was appointed to
attend the funeral and an adjournment
was taken as mark Of respect
covered with flowers when the house
met. One was the old place occupied by
Mr. Amos J. Cummings On. " and the
other was that Of Mr. Peter J. Otey
Va-), whose death occurred at Lynch
burg on the 4th. An urgency resolution
making additional appropriation OF So
600 for the expenses incident to the dedi-
cation Of the statue Of Marshal de
ROchambeau was adopted Mr. Jones
CVa-) then announced the death of Mr..
Otey and offered the customary resOlu-
lions Of regret.
For almost four hours on the 6th q
fierce discussion OF the Philippine stu
alton ragged in the senate 1t was start
ed by Senator Beverage OndD, who
made some sharp structures on the mem
bers Of the opposition. because they were
unfair in telling in their speeches only
one side Of the story While he ad-
mitted that some Outrages had been com
mitted by American soldiers in the Phil
Ieled kindness had been shown by the
American troops to Filipino prisoners and
Filipino wounded Senator Carmack
CTennO and Senator Rawlins CUtah)
warmly resented any imputation Of I'M
fairness. Senator Turner CWash-) de-
livered a scathing criticism Of the meth
DDS practiCed by the military authorities
in the Philippines, dwelling particularly
upon the alleged order Of Gen. Smith,
whom he denounced as a monster in hu-
man form Senator HOar CMass-) briefly
defended the action Of the Philippine
committee, saying that already il had
furnished much valuable information.
He urged that the committee, in all jus
tice, should call some prominent FilipinOs
to testify in their own behalf. The resO-
luton of the house announcing the death
of Representative Joshua s. Salmon q.
j then was laid before the senate and
a committee vas appointed to attend
the funeral As an additional mark OF
respect the senate then adjOurned----The
house adjourned Immediately after the
reading Of the journal out Of respect TO
the memory Of Mr.. Salmon This was
the third consecutive legislative day the
house has paid a similar tribute Of re-
spect to one Of its deceased members
Never before in its history have three