Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-25

Il do not stand alone in this matter and
my colleague in SO assailing my v~eracity
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, pounding his desk, ''or was
a few minutes ago. ] was not mistaken"
ArrSIgus His Colleague.
He demanded OF his colleague that there
should be no equivocation on his part and
declared tina Mr.. McComas, refraining
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 a charge
upon hin
After referring to a visit to President
Mckinley by General Agnus OF Baltimore,
and himself, Mr.. Wellington, speaking with
elaboration and emphasis, said:
1 desire to be within the rules OF the
senate. / will say this: IL my colleague
at any time will reiterate outside of this
then 1 will tell him that he is not correct
and tell him what 1 Will not say IN this
because of nsriiamentsrv ruiss-tbst he
utters cowardly and malicious falsehood.
Mr.. Frye. the president pro tenn, ordered
Mr.. wellington to take his seat. The
Maryland senator complied.
Mr.. Hoar made the point Of order that
Mr.. wellington was out OF order in using
the language he had used. Mr.. Frye sus-
tanned the point Of order and the incident
seemed to close at that point.
Allison Defends Government.
Mr.. Allison defended the policy of the
administration in the Philippines and as
serted that such a government was being
established In the islands as would enable
all the people there to participate in it.
Mr.. Clay challenged any senator to in
dicate q single instance OF disloyalty to
the American army on the part of any
democratic senator.
Mr.. Hanna said that with the personal
difference Of the two senators from Mary
land he had nothing to do, but when
statements were made involving the ac-
tlon Of a president whose lips now were
closed in death, he felt it was time for
him to speak.
THE statement made" said he, that a
promise was given by our dead president
with respect to the disposition of the Phil
ippine islands q promise that was not kept
Il resent that statement in the name OF
the American people" (~applause).
He was willing to admit there might have
been a Misunderstanding, but IL any refu-
tatlon Of the charge were needed the char
acter of President Mckinley ought to ar
ford a suf1eient refutation of it. 1t was
not possible to entertain such a charge and
in the name of the American people he en-
tered his protest against 1t.
Lodge 'Oners Amendment.
-Four o'clock having arrived Mr.. Lodge
offered the amendments of which he had
given notice ali hour before and both were
adopted. The amendments we're:
To provide for the light of appealing
to the board Of general appraisers and
should be extended absolutely to the Phil.
ippines. = 1850 Ausa s,r
Mr.. Patterson, democrats OF Colorado
then offered his amendment providing fol
the repeal of the sedition acts passed b,
the Philippines commission and a vote
was taken on it.
At this point the guest Of the nation
Prince Henry of Germany, was escorted
into the chamber to a seat by the side Of
the president pro tenn, Mr.. Frye. AS the
prince assembled the presidents platform
the senate rose as a body, and hearty ap.
plause swept over the floor and thronget
galleries. Mr.. Bailey, democrat, Of Texas
expressed the opinion that senators could
not be prevented from exercising theii
right to vote, even though they we're un
der actual arrest. While Mr.. Bailey wal
speaking, Prince Henry, who had occupied
his seat besides Senator Frye for twent!
minutes, withdrew from the chamber. &C
eompanied by his escort and amid applaus,
from both the floor and the gallery.
Regards IL Not So Bad.
Proceeding, Mr.. Bailey said that any sen
ator would have been likely under tn
same circumstance to do what the sena
tors from South Carolina had done on Sat
urday, and he did not consider their of
Tense SO serious as to warrant the depriva
tion Of a state OF it's representation on tn
floor Of the senate.
Finally the chair recognized Mr.. Aldricl
and he made the point that as the senat
was proceeding under a unanimous consen
to vote on the Philippine bill no discussion
was in order on any other subject, an
the discussion was declared out of order b
a vote of. as to Is.
On this question Senator Wellingto
voted with the republicans to sustain tn
point Of order, while Senator Jones @
Nevada and Senator Mason voted with tn
democrats.
Mr.. Turner then sought to secure recog
milton in order to have spread on the rec
ords a protest Of Mr.. Tillman, but tn
privilege was denied at the time and tn
senate proceeded to the consideration Q
amendments 10 the Philippine bill.
The first Of the amendment taken u
was that offered by Mr.. Teller, declarin
that the constitution and all laws Of til
United States, which are not locally in
applicable, shall have. the same force l
the Philippine archipelago, as elsewhere 1
the United States. The amendment wa
voted down. 26 to Al.
Mr.. Hoar then offered an amendment pre-
yding that no person shall be convicted {
treason in the Philippines by a tribuna