Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-02-27
CONGRESS-.


final vote on the Philippine tariff
bill and the pending amendments
should be taken next Monday after
noon at o'clock. The only stipula-
ton made by the minority was that
the last days debate should be de.
voted TO speeches not exceeding If
teen minutes in duration. Senator
Wellington, Of Maryland. spoke today
in opposition to the pending bill. and
Stewart, OF Nevada. in support of the
measure. Wellinston's address COW
cred the Philippine question general
ly. de set forth his well Known views
forcefully. He always had been a re-
publican, he said, believer in the
system of protection. and a support
er of the gold standard currency but
he had come to the parting of the
ways with his party In 1898 when II
developed its 'imperialistic tenden-
cies." He opposed the pending tariff
bill because he did not think congress
had the right to enact legislation by
which people were taxed without rep
resentation and governed without their
consent. Stewart made brief legal
and constitutional argument In sup
port OF the authority of congress to
hold the Philippines and to provide
a proper government for their in
habitants.
House.-The speech of Wheeler. of
Kentuck, on last Friday when
he bitterly assailed Secretary Hay
and Lord Pauncefote and criticised the
official preparations for the reception
Of Prince Henry, had sequel in the
house today during the debate on the
Indian appropriation bill. Gislet, OF
Massachusetts. in half hours
speech, declared that the intemper-
ance Of Wheeler's language carried its
own condemnation. Nevertheless he
(Gillet) grievously deplored such an
affront to foreign country. During
the course of the speech two demo
crats-Robinson. of Indiana. and
Thayer. OF Observation-Disclosures
any sympathy with Wheeler's utter
ances. These disclaimers drew from
Talbert, of south Carolina, the state
ment that he desired to snare in the
responsibility of the speech, every
word Of which, he said. he endorsed.
Wheeler himself subsequently replied
to Gillet. reaffirming what he mad said
and declaring that he would stand by
his words, whether they were discreet
or not. He read a number of letters,
kilograms, and one cablegram from
London. commencing his utterances.
The incident was the feature of the
day. Earlier In the session Hill. of
Connecticut, and Shaforth, of Colo
RADIO, discussed The formers bill to re-
deem silver in gold. Burleson, of
Texas. criticised the president for
changing his position on trusts.
Washington, Feb. 19.-Senate-The
senate continued the consideration of
the Philippine tariff bill today. the
main speeches being made by Bur-
rows of Michigan. for the bill. and
Money of Mississippi. against 1t, al.
though Mitchell of Oregon, Foraker
of Ohio, Mallory of Florida and Till
man of South Carolina all look more
or less part in the general debate on
the subject.
House.-Again today the general de-
bate on the Indian appropriation bill
was devoted almost enIirely to ex-
traneous topics. AS on yesterday. the
issue raised by Wheeler, of Kentucky
few days ago, came in for consid-
cradle attention and was the feature
of the session. Cromwell, republican,
Of Ohio; Boutell. republican. of I'LL.
nois; Kern of Illinois, democrat, and
Fleming, a Georgia democrat, added
their views to the literature on the
subject.
Washington, Feb. 20.-Senate.-With
the exception Of a few minutes given
to routine business. the senate today
devoted its entire session to the
Philippine question. Patterson, of
Colorado. one of the minority men,
bers of the Philippine committee, de-
livered his first extended speech in
the senate, and was given a most at
tentive and careful hearing. He dis
cussed principally the sedition laws
enacted by the Philippine commits.
SION, vigorously attacking the au.
thority of the commission to enact
and enforce such laws. He maintain
ed that congress alone had the power
to put in force enactments of that
character. He compared information
furnished by the executive depart
ments of the government with some
OF the statements of Governor Taft in
his testimony before the Philippine
committee with respect to the capa-
bilites of the Philippine people. and
declared. with some heat, his belief
that Governor Taft misrepresented the
true situation In the islands for mo-
tiyes unknown. He asserted that If
the 100000 of Christians in the Phil
ippines We're Protestant Christians,
the cruelties practiced on them by the
American authorities would have to
stop, as no MEMBER of congress would
be able to withstand the wrath of the
Methodists, Baptists and Presbyter-
ians Of this country. Nelson, OF Min.
nesota, presented a legal and constitu-
tional argument in support of this
governments action in the Philippine
archipelago and sharply criticised
Mr.. Patterson for injecting into the
controversy the question of sectar.
ianism. McCumber. of North Dakota,
urged that congress should not bind
the future now by declaration of a
definite policy regarding the Philip
pines, as it was desirable that all pos
sible information should be In hand
before a permanent policy was deter
mined upon.
House.-The house spent the day
working on the Indian appropriation
bill. Forty.two Of the sixty-two pages
were disposed of Several amend.
ments were adopted. but none of much
Importance.
Washington. Feb. 21.-Senate.-For
more than six hours today the senate
had the Philippine tariff bill under
consideration. Bate. democrat. of
Tennessee. delivered a carefully pre-.
pared speech in opposition to the pend.
ing measure. He was followed by
Spooner, republican, .of Wisconsin, in
a brilliant defense of the republican
attitude toward the Philippine Islands.
He became involved frequently in
heated colloquy with members of the
minority. The tariff 5ill, he said. was
entirely free from enmOlica tiouc IL