The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-25
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Philippine Tarin Bill.

Philippine Tariff Bill.
The Philippines tariff bill was then
taken up speeches being. limited to ff-
teen minutes each. Mr.. Hoar said he
intended to vote for the measure Mr.
Foraker declared that the work OF this
government In the archipelago had been
an uninterrupted success and not the
miserable failure" which had been
charged by the minority. He denied that
the officers and men of American army
had been guilty Of atrocious cruelties
and barbarities and he insisted that his
amendment fixing the duties at % per
cent. instead of IS per cent. OF the Ding
ley rates should be adopted.
Mr.. Turner (Wash.) resented Mr.
Spooner's criticisms upon the Democratic
marty for what he said were the structures
upon the army OF the United States.
Mr. McComas (Md.) said his colleague
{Mr. weIlington) had said that ne (Weh-
inEton) had been given assurances by
President Mckinley that the United
States did not propose to hold the Philip
pines as colonies He referred to Mr..
Wellington's desertion from the Republi-
can party but was interrupted by Mr..
Wellington.
~ object" said the latter. "to my col
leagues words regarding my desertion
from the Republican party.
Mr., McComas said he accepted the
objection and continued. He said ne
had been present at the conference De-
tween the President and Mr.. Wellington
and he denied emphatically tnat the
Presidents promise had not been kept.
II was absurd in his colleague, he assert
ed. for him to make such charge. re
regretted he said. sarcastically that Mr.
wellington had forgotten the details OF
the conference"
Cost Of the War.
Mr.. Berry (Ark.) said the Phihppine
trouble had cost $500, 00o, 900, five thousand
American lives and millions Of property
burned and otherwise destroyed.
Mr.. Dolliver Qowa) declared that IL was
not possible to make an attack on the
governments Philippines policy without
staining the monument the american
people were raising to William Mckinney.
He had little respect for a man who
thought the cause Of liberty had better
chance under a Malay chief than under
the American flag.
Mr., Vest (Mo.) gave notice OF an amend
ment that by the pending bill 1t should
not be held that the United States intend
ed to corporate the inhabitants of the
Philippines into citizenship Of the United
States, nor to retain the islands perma-
nently as an integral portion of the
InlLed SIdLeS, Uut tifdL ~ 10 thC AhsCh@hOh
to establish in the Philippine archipelago
a government suitable to the wants and
conditions of the Philippines.
Mr. Elkins (W. Va) maintained that
the treaty of Paris and the decisions Of
the Supreme Court determined the status
of the Philippines. They belonged to the
United States The Filpinos owed ale
glance to the United States and the
United States owed protection to the
H. mn mn
he said, would see that these obligations
were discharged.
Mr.. Culberson CTex) said the Demo-
cratic party maintained that trade be-
tween the United States and the Philip
pines should be free; that ultimately in
dependence should be granted to the Fill
pinos. He asserted that the policy OF the
Republican party was dictated by the
trusts. II
Dignity Of the Senate. r.f
Mr.. Lodge said that so much acrimony
had been developed that an incident had
occurred on Saturday which all deeply
depiored. That incident had grown out,
he said, of the fact that the ordinary de-
cencies of debate had been brushed aside.
The time had come for the Senate to re-
store it's debates to a higher plane. He
felt 1t was possible to decide. the Phil
ippines questions without Senators calling
each other robbers and thieves and scoun-
drels.
within a week." he added. I'VE have
heard a dead President charged with be-
Ing guilty of deceiving one Senator and
of bribing another and of treating the
Filipinos inhumanely."
Mr.. Dubois Qdaho) said he had left the
Republican party not SO much on account
of the money question as because of the
great corporations and trusts had got
ten control of the Republican councils.
Mr.. Bacon announced the Withdrawals
of his amendment offered to the pending
bill, saying that he would offer 1t later
to the proposed Philippines government
bill.
Mr.. Wellington, evidently laboring I'M |
der excitement, angrily replied to some
statements made during today's debate |
by his colleague. Mr.. McComas. These |
statements. he said. had cast doubt upon |
his CWellington's) truth and veracity. but /
he insisted Mr.. McComas's recollection /
did not serve him we'll. HE is" said Mr.. |
wellington, 80 ignorant upon this ques- |
ton that he ought not to speak upon It, |
or his statements were untrue"
He explained that while Mr.. McComas |
accompanied him In his call upon the |
late President, he was not within hear |
ing of all of the conversation and did not |
know what had been said. He asserted |
tIHt the f-TtSiucHt uiu Hdhc
the promises to him which he had stated |
previously he had made. ~ believe" said |
he that the President meant at that
time to carry out those prm6ises,
but because of sinister and ma
llgning influences. he was forced
to abandon them and to drift-to drift
Wellington's Threat
II do not stand alone in this matter
and my colleague in so assaiiing my
varacity assails that of another Senator.
The same promises were made to him as
were made to me. He is on the floor
now" declared Mr.. Wellington. pound |
ing his desk emphatically, ''or was few
minutes ago. was not mistaken"
He demanded of his colleague that there |
should be no equivocation upon his part |
and declared that Mr.. AicComas, refrain |
ing from making the charge against him |
in the last campaign, had waited until he |
could hide behind the rules of the Senate
before casting the imputation of such
charge upon him.
After referring to visit to President
by General Agnus of Baltimore
and himself Mr.. Wellington. speaking
with elaboration and emphasis. said:
II desire to be within the rules of the
Senate. l will say this: If my col
league at any time will reiterate outside
of this chamber what he has said In this
chamber then l will tell him that he is
not correct and tell him what I will not
say in this chamber because of a Sena-
torial dignity, becaues of parliamentary |
rules that he utters a cowardly and
malicious falsehood."