The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-30
The WORDY SENATE
,xorHER DAY OF BIcKERING IN
UPPER HOUSE.
PATRIOTISM AND CENSORSHIP.
,r TWO SUBJECTS GET MIXED
UP IN DISCUSSION.

Figures OA ANOoFS
ubo served in Revolutionary
.,,-wr. Bacon EndeavOred to
,1 IN This, but Was Cut on
n4h.r Abruptly by Mr.. Lodge.
r.r,wou Gets in His PitchfOrk.
Real Censorship Appears to
still Exist.
washington, Jan. 29.-For an hour
sor the Senate had under discussion
+be question whether a censorship OF
rress dispatches exists in Manila.
1,,hile no such scenes were enacted as
oro witnessed during yesterdays ses-
CHM the debate for time was very
eririted. The Secretary of War was
oroted as saying that no press censor
chin now existed in the Philippines,
and q letter from General Greedy, the
chief signal officer of the army, was
rresented by Mr.. Beveridge, of In
diana. making the statement officially
that there was no censorship of press
dispatches and that "the press is en-
+irelv free" On the contrary, 1t was
contended by the opposition that
nress censorship did exist in the Phil
innines. and that copies of every news
dispatch filed with the cable company
was filed with the military authorities.
That. it was maintained, constituted a
virtual censorship.
Mr. Cullom, chairman of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations. delivered
an extended speech upon the history
of the reciprocity negotiations.
Mr. Cullom maintained that the
Dingley act could not limit the treaty.
making power or the time in which
the President shall make treaties. \
Addressing the Senate Mr.. Money
said the Senator from Massachusetts,
IMr. Hoar) made statement few
days ago to the effect that the state of
Massachusetts, had furnished more
troops in the war of the Revolution
than all the section of what is known
as Mason and Dixon's line. The fig
ures had been taken, it was stated
from a report of Gen. Knox, the first
Secretary of War. Expressing his
entire belief that the Massachusetts
Senator would not Willingly present
anything to the Senate but facts, Mr..
Money read from authorities to show
that the Southern section of the coun-
try had furnished it's full quota of
troops, Virginia supplying 56,7z2, and
South Carolina 31131. The latter
state had furnished thirty-seven out
Of every forty-two citizens capable OF
bearing arms, while Massachusetts had
furnished thirty-two out of every for
| ty-two. He read extensive extracts
from historical authorities in mainte-
nance of his position.
Mr.. HOar, in a statement replete with
| historical illusions, explained that in
whatever he may have said upon the
subject referred to by Mr.. Money, he
4 had no purpose of instituting a COM
/ parison between any sections of the
country. He said he would be the last
person in the world to disparage the
efforts of the Southern States in the
war Of indepedence.
AT the conclusion of Mr. Hoar's re-
, marks Mr.. Bacon desired to continue
the discussion of the participation of
the South in the Revolutionary War,
but Mr.. Lodge, who had the floor,
hought 1t better to proceed with con-
aderation of the Philippine measure.
The Senator from Alabama (Mr. Nor
gam, he said, had expressed a desire
to speak upon his proposed amend
ment to the pending bill, and he
mought he ought to be permitted tc
proceed.
Mr.. Bacon appealed to Mr.. Morgan
10 permit him to speak briefly.
Certainly" replied the Alabama
senator, speak as long as you like. .
Mr.. Lodge, however, declined to yield
Ile floor. His declination irritated Mr..
Illlman, who said:
1on can't gag us in your effort to
force this philippine bill. How does
tne Senator get his own permission to
W so invidious and so ungracious?''
mr. Lodge disclaimed any intention
y, W Delng ungracious. He said if Mr.
Morgan did not care to go on, he him
SELF would present the matter bearing
upon the Philippine bill.
,.,r Wen replied Mr.. Tillman, 1--WE
MIli discuss this historical question
bill" 0'i ''''' r'''-
MIR. Lodge was about to proceed when
n was interrupted by Mr. Hoar
4 ness"
,., Is the healthy discussion of the pa
tarIc t1,9uc impulses of our ancestors" in
Seectec Mr.. Tillman, taking the idea
Maps II not the words, out of the
massachusetts, Senator's mouth.
Must File Duplicates.
nDurlng Senator Lodges remarks Mr.
ools said that in his judgment there
vac d censorship in Manila. No news
bpel bdp can file dispatch with the ca
@ company in Manila without filing
t exact copy or duplicate of II with
"e .s,i military authorities.
iou may bubble over that fact. Ir
4'y opinion that is a censorship"
nj Lodge said that he had called
sp spon the Secretary of War last evening
t u mad been assured by him that
4 nat was no censorship of press dis.
pp,r,hes In the Philippines.
MI. mr. beveridge said that he had re.
gugssted an official statement upon the
o@ret from Gen. Greely, chief sigma
sC Oh the army. Gen. Greedy wrote.
No. Nehsorship in the Philippine Islands
H. Deen removed entirely between
Islands and Europe and Ameri.
NJ saYe IN the case of code messages
N authorized firms having no stand.
-. Ihe press is entirely free.
essarllY "A limited censorship II
iri,ieained over messages i'm the Phil
bo,nt Archipelago, and 10 adjacen
sgar. where insurgcnt troops ans
tbo i. are ~ active hostility agains
not nlled states. Press messages ar,
or laofed TO any place in EurOp'
lns,,r, lca, but only 10 points wheri
thro,ia are actively engage
as luhtas or other agencies, sucl
Aft.r ,hole Kong or Singapore. j"
lmptor WlsI remarks by Senators Wei
mo ana stewart Mr. Bacon Raines
ds,ii'of. He criticised M Lode ~