The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-01-30
Is CENTRAEs IN D THEs+ SENATE
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LOOKS SERIOUS AT TIMES
Not Since the Discussion Preceding
the: Spanish War Have Such Scenes
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Between TeIIer and Lodge and An.
other Between spooner and TiIIman.
Senator Nelson's. Bill Passed. - :Ef: :

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Washington, Jan: ga Philippine
STORM was central in the senate cham
Der, for nearly three hours, but was
devoid of definite results. At times it
looked very serious and the. spectators
who thronged the galleries watched it
with breathless interest. .,..
Acrimony in senate debates is not
infrequent, but old senatorsrsay it has
feen years since there has been such
hurricane of bitter vituperation, of
personal taunt, of ugly charges and of
unmodified criticism as was witnessed
during the day. Not since the discus
sion of the resolutions leading up to
the Hispano-American war have any
such scenes occurred in the senate.
Even that debate lacked the personal
bitterness manifested at times in this
one. Irritation was aroused on both
sides of the chamber and once or twice
personal encounters between senators
seemed Imminent. Once when Sena-
tor Teller tainted the Republican SEN
ators by declaring they knew the
statements made in recent dispatch
from Manila, in which General Whea-
ton was represented as criticising the
opponents of the governments policy
in the Philippines, were true, half
dozen Republicans were on their feet
in an instant. Senator Lodge, at whom
the taunt seemed to be aimed ,particu-
larly, hurriedly crossed from his seat
In the center of the Republican side
to the main aisle of the senate, and,
white to the lips, passionately chal-
lenged the statement of the Colorado
senator and demanded that he with
draw it. Senator Teller so modified
the statement that further hostilities
ut that time were averted. ::->; -
One of the sharpest colloquies of the
session was between Senators SpOoner
OF wisconsin and Tillman of South
Carolina. The. race problem, involv-
ing the lynching of negroes, was inter.
jected into the controversy and
Much Feeling Was Manifested
by both senators. In the course of the
colloquy Mr.. Spooner declared that if
the same rule were to be applied to
the colored people in the Philippines
as Mr.. Tillman referred to in the
South, then God help the colored
man in the Philippines"
God help him in the Philippines
now,' shouted the South Carolina SEN
ator passionately. "You have already
butchered in three years three times
as many as the Spaniards did in three
centuries"
1T is one thing retorted Mr..
Spooner, ito kill men with arms in
their hands against the government
and against the flag. It is another to
burn them"
Senators in their excitement seemed
for the moment to have forgotten the
subject of debate.
The chair (Mr. Frye) was able with
difficulty to maintain order. When
the discussion finally was ended for
the day the chair felt called on seri-
ously to admonish senators that the
rules of the body had not been OBJ
served, and, after reading the rule
which had been violated, he expressed
the hope that in the future senators
would have a care to observe it. Such
an admonition has not been made by
the presiding officer of the senate in
many years.
Prior to the outbreak on the Philip
pine question the senate concluded the
consideration of the bill establishing
a department of commerce and passed
it. The name of the new department
was changed to that of the depart.
ment of commerce and labor.