The age-herald., 1902-05-10
TELLER OPPOSES
 PHILIPPINE BILL Islands Are Held Under OiShon-
 orabIe Conditions CARMACK MAKES APOLOGY Sorry He Used Epithets Which of- tended Senator Dollver-No
 End in Sight to Debate
 In Senate.
CARMACk MAKES APOLOGY

Washington, May 9.--An effort was
 made in the Senate to fix a time for a vote on the pending Philippine bill, but it was unsucccsstui. Today's debate on the Philippine bill was mild. MT. Teller. Colorado, in opposing the measure con- tended that the Filipinos were capable of self government and of establishing a government quite equal to some Euro pean governments
 Some debate cccurl ed over the resolu- | ton to discharge the committee on priv. | ileges and elections from further consid | eraton Of the proposed constitutiona
 amendment prov.dug for the election o | Senators by the people. Finally the res | olution was withdrawn, assurance being | given that a report from the committed | soon would be made.
 | Speaking to a question of privilege. MT Carmack of Tennessee referred to the passage of words which had occurred yesterday between himself and MT. Dol liver He had withdrawn the expression he had employed but he said;
 q feel that l ought in view of what oc- cured yesterday, having used language unjust to the Senator from Iowa, to offer my apologies to him. Our personal rela- tions are most cordial, and I would not use language to him that would be of fensiye to him.
 MT Teller of Colorado then spoke in opposition to the bill. He characterized 1t as vicious and uncalled for, the pro- vision in the bill requiring that all laws to be enacted by the Philippine commits sion shall be "by authority of the United States
 There was a degree of looseness, he said in the provision which designated the inhabitants of the islands as "citi- zens of the Philippine Islands" because it gave them no legal status. If they are citizens "of the government of the Phil ippine Islands, he wanted to know what kind of government 1t was.
 He contended that if there is a govern ment there, it is the government of the United States; if not, there is no govern ment there at all.
 He denied that the majority had tra- duoed the American army
 There had been statements against American soldiers. but not the army. Fourteen months ago, he said, he had submitted unquestioned evidence of the practice of the water cure, but he was told that no such thing existed.
 The members on the Republican side with the exception of MT. Gallnger had vanished from the chamber. Noticing this, MT. Teller remarked:
 "I want to say to the few Republicans in sight that you cannot escape the cherge of misconduct in the Philippines by saying we are abusing the American army"
 MT. Galinger, replying, said that as he for the moment constituted the few | Republicans" he would call MT. Teller's s attention to the fact that on December | 20 1898. the Senator from Colorado had declared that the United States should not surrender the islands to anybody. MT Teller said that at that time to have given up the islands would have been to turn them back to Spain or else they would have been seized by Ger many.
 If we can hold the islands with honor and decency to the Filipinos, even though it be to some disadvantage to ourselves, I am in favor of doing so''
 Shaking his finger at the Republican side the Colorado Senator said; You have got to face tfiG proposition. Give these people a free government or de- clare tlicy shall never feve one. If we listen t5 the voice of kindness and mercy and not to that of aVurlce and greed, we will answer the appeal made to us for self government aIId freedom"
 After a short exc 6cutIve session the Sen att at , D. m. sd;0u' ntd.