Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-22
57TH CONGRESS-.
Senate Sends Congratulations
to the Republic of Cuba.
Philippine Bill in Senate and Immi-
grafton in the House.
Three Contested Seat Cases in the
House Also Decided.

Washington May 2l.-Bef0re the
Senate resumed consideration of the
Philippine bill, today. it adopted res
olution congratulating the republic of
Cuba on its entry into the family of in
dependent nations, and the secretary of
state was directed to transmit the res
olution to the President Of the new re-
public.
The Senate also ordered The Associ-
ated Press account of the ceremonies
of the transfer from the United States
to the Cuban authorities printed in the
Congressional Record and as a public
document.
Wellington, Nd, opposed the pend
ing Philippine measure and said the
action of the United States in the is
lands was as indefensible as the attack
Of The hordes of hell upon God. He de-
clared that above the army and the
war department and the President We're
the American people, and in his judg-
ment they We're responsible for the con-
dition of affairs in the Philippines be-
cause they had placed the dollar above
the man.
Bacon. Ga, again denounced the con-
centration policy pursued in the Philip
pines. He indicated that if leading Re-
publican senators would declare it to
be their purpose to give the Filipinos n
free government the minority would
not quarrel about the time when the
government was to be established.
Soon after the Senate convened
communication from the secretary of
state was presented announcing the un-
yelling of the statue of Marshal
Pochambeau of France in Washington,
Saturday. May "a. On motion of Gull
lon. ILL.,. the Senate decided that when
it adjourned, Friday, May %, it be until
the following Monday, in order, he said
that the Senate might attend the cere-
monies.
Fairbanks, Ind. called attention to
what had transpired, yesterday, in the
island of Cuba. There never had been
an act of such splendid significance
where a republic had been erected un-
der the auspices of the United States
a report Of this historic incident was
found in the dispatches of The Asso-
Ciated Press.
The report was temperate and pra
nhic one and he believed ought to be
incorporated in the records of the Sen
ate. He asked that this dispatch be
made a part of the record of the Senate
and also printed as a Senate document.
This was agreed to.
Hale. Me-. offered a resolution declar-
ing that the Senate Of the United
States view with satisfaction and ex-
press its congratuation at the appear
ance of the Cuban republic among the
nations Of the world. The resolution
was adopted.
The secretary of state was directed
to transmit to the President of Cuba Il
copy of the resolution just passed.
Consideration of the Philippine bill
then was begun. Wellington. Nd, ad-
dressing the Senate in opposition. He
denounced the war in the Philippines
as being indefensible as that of the
hordes of he'll led by Lucifer against
God. He declared that we had de-
parted from the civiliZa ton of the day
and had resorted to the barbarities and
infamies of the most barbarous peo-
pies.
Our army had resorted to the killing
of the wounded and of defenceleSs pris-
oners and had resorted TO the concen-
tration of the F'ilipinos into camps
where disease and death was to deci-
mate them. The American army was
responsible for these outrages although
it was the creature Of the policy adj
ministered by the government.
Wellington said he attacked not the ar
my alone for the "outrages' committed
in the Philippines, but the administration
as well, for the administration was re.
sponsible for the operations of the army
He criticised the administration for re-
fusing Gen. Miles offer to go to the Phil
ippines with an intent TO end the war.
He said the administration preferred such
officers as Bell and Smith and Chaffee
All the orders of these officers wera
known by the war department and yet
above that department was the President.
who began this unconstitutional war"
Above the President was the administra
ton people and they were yet to decide
whether the United States should contin- |
ne it's policy in the Philippines. In pre-
vious elections, he said, the American |
people had placed the dollar above the |
man, and upon the people themselves |
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