The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-29

lives and all rights are to be jeopardizedi
or to be destroyed In this country, ailo
whether they are property--W no-iter tre
people arc property You bought tiieni
at 81 a head. it Is true, but d1d you III
tend to give them their liberty as W.
propose? Or did you propose to noid tnem
under the bayonet. under carpet-pas
government more damnapie liie1h } oo pue
on us In 1882
.pThat Is the old question:, replfed MT.
Spooner. THE power to OCCUPY lnhaoit-
ed territory involves the power, suppose,
to change the allegiance we acauire0
louisiana No one ever pretended that
men and women were bought and sofa
In that transaction.
CRUELTIES INCREASED.
Mr. Teller. of Colorado. offered the rol-
lowing amendment 10 Tue peiioiilS plil %
a separate section:
"Be it further enacted, That the Con-
stit,1tion and all laws OF the United
States, which are not locally inappli-
cable shall have the same force and ef-
feet within the said Philippine arcnipei-
ago as elsewhere within tho United
States.
Mr.. Teller declared that the outrages
and tortlIres committed in the Philippines
t.y the Spariards had been increased since
the advent Of the Americans. There was
not square mile of territory in the Is
lands, he said, outside OF Manila, where
an American could walk without the pro-
lection of bayonets.
Mr. Teller said that private letter mad
been received in Washington In which an
army officer was quoted as saying Win
respect to the establishment OF concen-
tration camps: IF this thing is to con-
tinue I will have to apologize to Weyler.'
Another officer was quoted as saying:
The time has come whom am ready
to apologize to him now
CIr. Teller in response to volley OF
questions, replied that he did not know
the name OF the writer of the latter ana
would not mention it if he did know AS
he was proceeding to discuss the censor
ship of press dipatches sent from Ma
Mia, he was Interrupted by Mr.. Foraker.
who quoted from an interview with Pres-
dent taft, of the Philippine Commission,
IN the course of which he stated that
there was no censorship of press dis
patches now.
VERY DIsCOURTEOUs.
Mr.. Teller was Insisting that he had
good authority for the statement that
press dispatches were censored in Ma
Mia, when he was interrupted by Mr..
Beveridge, of Indiana, who said that he
from personal observation knew that the
censorship had been suspended Why Mr..
Teller insisted in making charges
concerning censorship was not clear
Manifesting considerable Irritation, Mr.
Teller declared he would let the Senate
consider the "impertnence" of Mr. Bev-
eridge in interrupting him for question
and then proceeding to lecture him. He
said there had been some rules Of de
ceacy and courtesy which had been
recognized in the Senate for twenty-five
years. This is the first time in my ex-
rerience," said he, that a Senator has
gained the floor to ask question and
then charged the Senator who yielded
to him with being liar
Mr.. BeveridGe promptly disclalmed
any Intention of discourtesy.
well, I consider that the Senator was
ys,ny discourteors,'' retorted MIR. Teller.
Then occurred the encounter between
Senators Teller and Lodge already de-
scribed, after which Mr.. Teller concluded
his speech and the Senate adjourned.