Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-15
WEEKS DO|NGS
IN CONGRESS
Business Transacted by the
House and Senate in the
National Capital.
PHILIPPINE DEBATE GOES ON
Republicans Change Their Tactics and
Come to the Defense OF the Administra-
tion-House Passes Oklahoma, New Mex
leo and Arizona Statehood BILL

"uohihebohs NAV W iiONSN' -
almost four hours today fierce dis
cussion of the Philippine situation
ragged in the senate. 1t was started
by Beveridge. of Indiana, who made
some sharp structures on the members
of the opposition, because, as he said,
they persisted in telling in their
speeches only one side OF the story.
While he admitted that some outrages
had been committed by the American
soldiers in the Philippines. it was true.
to, that unparalleled kindness had
been shown by American troops to
Filipino prisoners and Filipino wound
ed. Food and medicine, he said. had
been shared with them, and they had
been succored on the battle ground and
cared for tenderly in the hospital
While saying that the omission to tell
this side of the story by the democrats
was unintentional, he suggested that
it was unfair to make an arraignment
of the American soldier and not tell
both sides. Carmack and Rawlins
warmly resented any charges of un-
fairness. Rawlins declared that no
partisan motives had actuated the OPP
ponents of the present Philippine
policy, but that they were moved only
by patriotism and love of country.
Turner, of Washington, delivered a
scathSg criticism of the methods prac-
ticed by the military authorities in the
Philippines, dwelling particularly upon
the alleged order of General Smith,
whom he denounced as a monster in
human form. He urged the Philippine
committee to turn all the light pos.
sible on the Philippine question to the
end that the people might be fully in.
formed on the situation. Hoar, of
Massachusetts, briefly defended the
action OF the Philippine committee,
saying that already it had furnished
much valuable information. He urged
, that the committee, in all justice.
should call some prominent Filipinos
to testify in their own behalf.
House.-The house today adjourn
ed Immediately after the reading of
the journal out of respect to the mem
cry of Representative ]. d. Salmon,
of New Jersey. This is the third con-
secutive legislative day on which the
house has paid similar tribute of
respect to one CT its deceased mem
bers. Never before in its history have
three desks been draped at the same
time.
Washington. May 7.-Senate.-Dis
cussion of the Philippine bill in the SEN
ate took a sensational turn again today
McComas of Maryland. referring to the
alleged cTuelties of American soldiers
in the hilippines-cruelties which he
deeply deplored-told of some of the
cruelties which had occurred on both
sides during the civil war. Neither
side, he held, was to be held respon.
sible for those regrettable occurrences,
as neither side approved of them.
In this connection he suggested that
senators from South Carolina and Mis-
sissippi, where there is less popular
liberty than in any Others" were
shouting loudest for constitutional
liberty in the Philippines. These re-
marks drew a sensational reply from
Tillman of South Carolina, who de-
clared that it was no longer possible
to sneer away the responsibility for
the infamies committed by the Ameri.
cans in the Philippines. He said that
il it had been known in the south that
the reigns of government were to be
given to the negroes, the civil war
would have been prolonged indefinite
ly He insisted that, in order to
maintain their self respect. the white
people of the south had been compel.
led to subdue the negro by whatever
means they could, using the shotgun
as one of the means. He frankly de-
scrIJed how one of the negroes had
been defeated at the polls, admitting
that the whites had gotten just such
majorities as were necessary. He re-
ferred to the outrages in the Philip.
pines, and then said he had heard only
of the application of the sand cure
in the south. He thought the sand
cure as described, was mild. When"
he declared, I'VE get ready to put
nigger's face in the sand, we put his
body there, too" The south would
not submit to negro domination. He
insisted that the republicans conten-
ton was that the negroes of the south
were fitted to govern In this country.
but that the Filipinos were not fit
ted to govern themselves in the Phil
ippines. In the United States, he
maintained, serious problem con.
fronted the government-the negro
problem-and we might better try to
solve that than to hunt for trouble in
the Philippines.
Washington, May S.-Discussion of
thC III thC oChdtC toddsg
while ii scarcely abated in bitterness.
took on an amusing phase. In bree-
zy speech Deliver of Iowa, made such
a good na.ured. and yet such sar-
cas,.c arraignment of Carmack OF
Tennessee, that senators and occu-
pants of the thronged galleries were
convulsed with laughter. While, seem
ingly. considerable temper was arous-
ed by the debate, good feeling was
shown by the active participants In
the war of words-Dolliver and Car
mack-who cordially shook hands and
laughed over the encounter. Burton
of Kansas concluded the speech which
he began yesterday. He referred, as
instances Of atrocious cruelty, to the
battle of Wounded Knee, to the Noun
tain Meadow massacre and to the mas
sacre of Union soldiers at Fort Pill
low, and contended that the action OF
the American troops in the Philippines
was, in most cases, entirely within
the regulations of civilized warfare.
In response to some statements made
yesterday by Ti,lman. Vest OF Mis-
souri,, delivered a forceful and effec-
tive speech, and made an historical
contribution with reference to the
Hampton Roads conference between
President Lincoln and Confederate
leaders.
House.-The bill to place three new
stars in the American flag had the
right of way again today in the house.
General debate, the feature of which
was an extended speech by Grosvenor,
of Ohio, in opposition to the measure,
was closed at o'clock. &c. the bill
was then read for amendment under
the five minute rule. An amendment
offered by McRae to consolidate the
territories of Oklahoma and Indian
territory was defeated. 81 to 1903. An
amendment offered oy Overstreet, of
Indiana. to consolidate Arizona and
Naw Maxicn and admit them as the