New-York tribune., 1902-02-07

same vein. But If l were guilty or anything
under that utterance am sure the Senator from
ago" (Laughter.)
"I do not want to be left out of that honorable
coterie" interjected Mr. Timan.
We'll we'll include you said Mr.. Foraker
laughIngly, 'if you are anxious to be hanged
In response to a question from Mr.. Patterson
(Col), Mr.. Foraker said that there was not a
single word in the sedition laws adopted by the
Philippine Commission which would enable the
authorities to touch any who was loyal
to the United States. In this reply he referred
particularly TO an act which provided that no
secret society should advocate any policy mimi
cal to the government of the United States or
TO its control of the islands.
Mr. Tillman said that he had seen statement
from General Chaffee that practically the entire
Philippine population imbued with hatred
of Americans. I'm view of this statement"
said he. " must continue this infamous. ty-
rannical, British. South African. Then.
hesitating a few seconds. he continued TIL
stop right there, because I can't find word
hot enough to apply to the situation
ARMY WILL RETURN VICTORIOUS.
IT want to say to the Senator and to the
Senate" retorted Mr.. Foraker with great We
hemence that our army will never come back
from the Philippines until it comes back VIC
torious That may as well be understood now
as at any future time. Gentlemen may rail
about it in Congress and out, but 1t is fact
that all by this time ought thoroughly to under-
stand"
Further along when Mr. Foraker referred in
cidentany to legislation enacted for Porto Rico
in the last Congress. he was interrupted by Mr.
Carmack. who suggested that the Porto Rican
legislation followed suspiciously close after the
appearance in Washington of a powerful lobby
interest in that legislation.
oh" replied Mr.. Foraker, that suggestion is
| unworthy of the Senator from Tennessee. 1t
was made in the last Congress. 1t was charged
| that the sugar and tobacco trusts were inter
ested in that legislation for Porto Rico. The
charges were utter nonsense. and have been
shown to have been by the progress OF events
That was legislation which has brought pros
perity to Porto Rico, and that fact is recognized
now by the people of the island. Every man
who assisted in promoting that legislation has
reason to be proud of his action. and every man
who opposed IT, as the Senator from Tennessee
| Gid. ought 70 regret his opposition And So
Mr.. President. will it be with the legislation
which we are now providing for the Philip
pines"
MR. HOAR RESTORES PEACE.
| Mr. Hoar closed the debate of the afternoon
tribute to Thomas Corwin, who. in the face Of
hostile Senate. had uttered the sentiment
which he had quoted earlier in the day. He de-
clared that Corwins name and memory had be-
come one OF the treasures of the republic, and
that he had been placed among the immortals
OF this government. The great questions now
before the country he said, could be discussed
temperately and calmly. 1t was n great ques-
tion whether this powerful republic should
| crush the life out Of republic modelled after
our own government; it was a great question
how the slaughter Of both Flipinos and Ameri-
| cans was to be stopped.
Men as good as I am, men wiser than I am. -
said he. differ from me upon these questions.
do not believe the distinguished Senator from
| Ohio wants to do injustice TO any one Some
men. however, show their love of the flag by
| protecting It against violence and some show
| their love OF the flag by keeping 1t pure and as
a symbol OF justice. The one is an honorable
thing and the other is an honorable thing.
Those who are resisting the policy Of our gov
eminent in the Philippines are quite as loyal as
those who are supporting IT," The difference OF
opinion which had arisen among the people, he
| said. in conclusion. was the Legitimate result
of this miserable Philippine business"
| AMENDING THE TARIFF BILL
Earlier in the session Mr.. Lodge, in charge
Of the Philippine Tariff BILL expressed a desire
! to perfect It by the addition of some amend
| ments to the phraseoogy. He proposed verbal
| notifications to the first amendment. which
| were agreed TO, and the amendment then was
! adopted.
An amendment offered by Mr. Lodge to
| Section Of the bill. so that Il would read as
| follows:
That on and after the passage Of this act. in ad-
| diuon to any tonnage dues or taxes now imposed
| oy the government OF the Phllpplne ISIaAds the
same tonnage taxes shall be levied. collected and
Pa!f9 upon an toTesn vessels coming into the
| and In addition to any tonnage dues or taxes now
ands upon all foreign vessels, except vessels OF
Spain. owned by Spanish subjects, engaged in traf-
which are required by law to be levied collected
and paid upon vessels coming into the United
! that until otherwise provided by law the pro-
visions OF law restricting vessels of the United
ehandse, directly indirectly one port of the
United States 10 another port of the United
| In trade between the Philippine Archipelago and
the United states or between ports in the Philip
| pine Archipelago
| Mr.. Patterson, a Democratic member of the
| Philippine Committee. inquired what effect the
| proposed amendment would have on the coast
| wise trade. and whether excellent oppor-
| tunity was not offered now to build up and ex-
| pand American shipping by placing the Philip
| pine Islands in the same category with our own
| coastwise trade. so that the interisland traffic
| might be transferred from foreign to American
/ bottoms.
Mr.. Lodge replied that he agreed with Mr..
| Pattersons purpose and he expressed the hope
! that all that trade would be handled IN
! American bottoms; but he did not think this
| was the proper time to apply the coastwise navi-
| cation laws of the United States to the Philip-
| pine Islands, or even to say they would he q D.
| satisfied there would be enough American yes
sels IN the Islands TO handle all the interisland