The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-02-05

taining leave. to which he replied that
he was ''taunted in a way that nt
white man from South Carolina Car
submit to it.
After little colloquy, Mr.. Tillmar
said:
Now, l know that for farmer
like me to discuss the legal points with
a giant in the law like the senator
from Wisconsin is temerity that
would lay me over to the accusation
Of that old doggerel that ''fools rush
in where angels fear to tread" and
am fool enough to ask him when he
quoted the constitution moment ago
in regard to the power Of congress in
dealing with territory, and other pro-
perty, did he include men as other
property whose liberty and lives and
all rights are to be jeopardized or to
be destroyed in this country, and
whether they are any property; whe
ther people are property? You bought
them at 50 head, it is true, but did
you intend to give them their liberty
as we propose, or do you propose to
hold them uuder the bayonet, under
carpetbag government more damnable
than you put On Us in 1882"
THAT is the old question:" replied
Mr.. Spooner, "the power to occupy in
habited territory involves the power
I suppose to change the allegiance.
We acquired Louisiana. No one
ever pretended that men and women
were bought and sold in that transac-
ton
Mr.. Teller Of Colorado, offered the
following amendment to the pending
bill as a separate section:
BE it further enacted that the con-
stitution and all laws of the United
States which are not locally inapplica-
BILE shall have the same force and ef-
feet within the SAID Philippine archi-
pelago as elsewhere within the United
States"
Mr.. Teller declared that the out
RACES and tortures committed in the
Philippines by the Spaniards had been
increased since the advent Of the
Americans. There was not square
mile Of territory in the islands, he
said, outside Of Manila, where an
American could walk without the pro-
lection Of bayonets.
Mr.. Teller said that private letter
had been received in Washington in
which an army Office was quoted as
saying with respect to the establish
ment Of concentration camps, If this
thing is to continue I will have to
apologize to Weyler."
Another officer was quoted as ad-
ding: "The time has come when I
am ready to apologize to him now"
Mr.. Teller, in response to a Volley
Of questions replied that he did not
know the name of the writer OF the
letter and would not mention it if he
did. AS be was proceeding to discuss
the censorship OF press dispatches sent
from Manila he was interrupted by
Mr.. Foraker who quoted from an in
terview with President Taft of which
he stated that there was no censorship
of press dispatches now.
Mr.. Teller was insisting that he
had good authority for the statement
that press dispatches were censored in
Manila when he was interrupted by
Mr.. Beveridge of Indiana, who said
that he knew from personal obserVa-
tion that the censorship had been
suspended. Why, therefore. he said,
Mr.. Teller persisted in making his as
sertion concerning censorship was not
clear.
Manifesting considerable irritation
Mr.. Teller said he would let the SEN
ate consider the "impertinence" of
Mr.. Beveridge in interrupting him for
a question and then proceeding to
lecture him. He said there had been
some rules Of decency and courtesy
which had been recognized in the SEN
ate for 25 years.
This is the first time in my expert
ence," said he, THAT a senator has
gained the floor to ask a question and
then charge the senator who yielded
to him with being liar"
Mr.. Reveridge promptly disclaimed
any intention Of discourtesy.
well, l consider that the senator
was very discourteous." retOrted Nh.
Teller.
Old Soldiers Pensions.