Oxford eagle., 1902-05-01
WORK OF CONGRESS.


rariiy to provide a Eoverument for IN.
Philippine islands was begun IN The Ssa-
ate on the ii. Senator RawiIre U-fahN
the leading minority member Of the Phil
ippine committee. opening the DEBATE.
He denounced tie hill as an unwarrant-
ID imposition on the FIHpinos. declaring
that Il would establish on. Of n. fo-ils--,
otgarchses in the history % the world
While he was speaking two Efforts were
made to maintain a quorum. the sscoud
resulting In a lively tilt among several
senators. Senator Scott wv VA tutfrnat-
Ing that argument could NJ, Influence
any senator. Senator Hawley tCannl
chairman ot the senate committee on
military affairs. introducs,i a bfi to IN
crease the efficiency Of the army" The
most important section of the bill Is the
following. Subject to the command os
the president ana general direction q the
secretary % war. the lieutenant general
shall exercise command over tn. mill
tary forces % the United States. shall is
sue army orders and direct inspections.
OF trOcps-~ The above provision + intend
ed 20 give the commanding general a
tsg@i status which at present he has not
ard = Understood to be In the Interest,"
of Gen Mile---..The house rejected
Claims attached 20 the omnibus claim
III ~ the serate ssEr-EatlnE o 80 90
ard sent the hil 70 conference S~verai
private balls we're passed and ths hou~e
Resumed consideration % the military
scademy apprpprtaticn hiu When the
item reiafin< "a th- improvements at
West P~inf was reaehsys. On motion of
Mr. Huh fia-A IN charge % the hfil
ar1e-du-rts U~re adoqtess re,IuriuE the
limit y cust q th@ Improvements fron
fs.-a.s - &.ss.s snd tn. aprrnu-ia-
ton carried hy the hin sruun rs.a 80 to
tsss.s- Ths hln wa< tn uassei
'tnued hts sreech IN the senate o7pssSfrx
tn Phiiippi1e tenpcrary xovernrnsur
etil He discussed a. great ieu<th the
testimony presented % the committee 81.
Philippine ard the reports made By 90
Gals 70 the var department He p-~-
sentei many caSs< % torture q F1iius-
nos. % the burning - toNnS and = the
incarceration % FInpinos- AT this he
said Vas done % carry u fhe FTfof-o-
the benign administration % the A-,@-s-
can government He had nsat concIuie,.
when the -suate adiaurrsd Senator Dt-
hnis tlda-l introduced a him Tor a cau-,f<-
sion to inquire into N. condition q N.
epiorst people % the United States Th@
house bryan cnuSideratian % th.- s4rass
Amendments to the oisornarEartns hiu
BY the ruling ~ the chair the question
cf further amendment Of th- s~na,-
proposition waS c0nnnssi within ve-y nar-
row limits The opponents % the meas
ure. who sought 70 u1o-lify the senate
amendments IN various partfcrsiars. we--
outvoted On ever rrupc~itiea submitted
Five % the "a pages were cenplesed 49,
fore adjournment Mr. Rirharyssssr
sTenn-i introduced q r-solurion that The
ways and means committee b. Instruct
Ell % investigate the question % the -
cent Increase in the price q meats a-a
determine the eaus- Thereof ami Il rrzc-
ttc1hle o1er some explain nation that vii
AFFORD relief aE1lrst the evil cruriairs,s
OF Mr. NcD%rmott N = Infr-fur.,s
. htn aholtsking all duties upoa raeaf
and poultry FROM foreign ceszuiries-
Just before the senate adioa-re,i On tha
.trh Senator RtWlns fI-tahi csnrl-s--l
hls Spe-ch IN opposition t. the Phntp-
pine government hul - on rr.vssss
days he devoted much q his tin. % q
Consideration = TIE fezrfr-unw taken h---
fore the Ptilirniue committee re was
particularly severe IN his ss~nunelaris-
of Gen Chs~-e for the rrslsrs ~ hz1 -
sud IN carrylnS cut th- rolicy - the
government He declared IN con1lsasio-
that the United State wcuEf reap a
whirlWtui - utSforraEes aud disaster as
result of its policy IN the Fhnlrptue -
lands \ large number % private p-u-
Ste1 bills. a hslt ar-rnrrfzfE-< = 80 as-l
for a =hau o. r-corsfs IN Waszfu<ro-
and the hill authorizing an Increase os
r-snsto1 IN case of tutai -d@afuess Were
PASSED -Th~ house sent the ols.suia--
garine hill % conference after a-r.a-in<
II the senate ameu,iu1ets AHA some mod
i1catioas suggested b. the Agricultural
eonnitres The cppanents os the meas
ure offered a number % Amendments
the principal one % which rzS designed
10 place renovated butter on the same
footing EiJh oleornargarins but they
were Overwhelmingly voted doNn- The
house then went into committee cf the
whole and took up the agricultural htli
Nr- WadS~urth N Y. in charge % the
bill. made a statement Of th@ content.
OF the measure. which he explained car
ried SsiSS-57a. an Increase Of x57s. I.a over
the current law The largest Increases
were those for the weather bureau and
the bureau Of plant Industry. each about
slas l.s. Mr. Fox Mss. svzilin< hir-Self
Of the latitude allowed in general debate
frage in the south. with especial refer
ence to the constitution OF his owu state.
which he defended.
Two speeches occupied the entire at
tentiou OF the senate on the -rh- Sena-
tor McCumber IN d. discussed his bill
TO prevent the nisbranding and mIsrsp-
reSentatiou Of food products which en-
ter into interstate commerce Ssnztor
Carnack CTenn-f. ore Of the minority
=
spoke In opposition 10 the Philippine gov
ernmeut bill. now pending He sharply
criticised the president. not only for the
policy he i pursuing IN the Philippines.
bat for uttsrance< which. the senator
declared tended 70 fan the fame Of in
Surrection- He also denounced Gen Fun
ston- whom he described as the Jay
haWker hrigadier from the wind-swept
plains the mi<h,ieSt samson that ever
wietsed the jawhon@ of an ass as a
weapon % War- The house paSS=d IL
private pension bills. including bills 20
PENSION the widow % the late Gen VIII
Ham Ludlow AZ 81 a month and the
vidox Of the late ~Parson-- Bruxulov
Of Tsnn.ssey. AZ 81 pr month TIE -
rnzinsier q the day ZaS derotei 70 gen
sral debate on the agricultural approprt-
alton hIlL Mr. Cochran fMol made Q
Sp@ech on the universal spread Of trusts
zn1 combines in this country and the
necessity % curhing them The trusts.
he Safd contributed - both political par
ties and tied their hands. He said II was
a matter OF public nosoriety that IN som.
states SenarorShfpS were bocshr and sold
lust a. produce was bought and sold II
the public market Mr. Sins gTenn-e in
trodrcesi SEu aholIShing the duties OF
imports of BEEF. mutton pork and veal
An extended preamble reeiteS that the
present high price OF these fcof product.
+ tfue - trusts and uonepalieS-
Mas z Colleague OF Daniel Webster
Murfreesboro. Tenn April 2s--Ed-
win II Ewinr who was a colleague