The National tribune., 1902-05-15
CONGRESS-.
The Senate the Scene of Hot Words on
the Philippine BiIl-No Vote Yet-An-
other Congressman Dies-The House
Passes the Statehood Omnibus Bill.
Private Pensions.

u During the past week the debate in the
Senate upon the Philippine Government
Bill has proceeded, and for the most part
it has been earnest, not to say turbulent.
. For several days it was exceedingly warm.
Messrs. Beverage, of Indiana; Foraker,
of Ohio; Burton, of Kansas; Dolliver, of
Iowa; Lodge, of Massachusetts,; McCo-
!; mas, of Maryland and Spooner, of Wis
consin, bore the brunt Of it on the Repub-
lican side, and Messrs. Carmack, Patter-
son, Turner, Tillman and Teller took up
the cudgels for the opposition. 1t has been
Il partisan discussion. The effort of The
Democrats has been apparently to make
party capital by attacking the course of
the army in the Philippines and bringing
to the front instances of torture of natives
and burning of the Philippine villages.
On Tuesday Mr.. Beverage opened the
ball in a characteristic manner by aSSail-
ing the Democrats for suppressing testi-
mony taken before the Philippine Investi-
eating Committee showing that natives
had been treated in our hospitals with
kindness, and that prisoners had been we'll
fed and well cared for.
On Wednesday Mr.. McCOmas, by way
of illustrating the general horrors of war,
called up the operations OF Sherman's
march through Georgia on the one side,
and the horrors of AndersOnville Prison
on the other during the civil war This
| brought Mr.. Tillman to his feet, and there
was an Old-time partisan discussion of
Southern methods during and after the
war which was more bitter than anything
which had occurred in Congress for years.
Mr.. Burton, of Kansas, arraigned Tillman
for his utterances, while Mr.. McLaurin, of
Mississippi, Joined in, defending the cleo
ton laws of his State.
On Thursday Mr.. Dolliver and Mr.. Car
mack had it hot and heavy, and the latter
used such language that he was sharply
called to order by Senator Hoar and his
words were taken down. The Tennessee
Senator withdrew the offensive language,
and after a colloquy, which the crowded
gallery had mOmentarily expected to result
in personal collision, Mr.. Carmack ended
the skirmishing by going up to Dolliver
on the Republican side of the Chamber,
and shaking hands with the young Iowan
ald Hoar, while the gallery laughed. 1t
seems that the controversy was only skin
deep after all.
Friday was queter day, although the
Philippine Bill was discussed, Senator
| Teller, of Colorado, making the chief
speech in opposition to the measure. An
effort was made to fix a time for voting,
| but the Democrats would not consent to il,
claiming that many speeches would yet be
made, and that it was not time to bring
| the discussion to a close on any given day.
On Saturday the Senate passed the
Army Appropriation Bill.
The House on Tuesday for three CON
secutive days again adjourned without do
ing business, on account of the sudden
death of Representative Salmon, of New
Jersey. This is the first time in the his
tory of the body that three consecutive
deaths Of members has happened. and it
is a curious incident that Maj. Otey, Of
Virginia, was named upon the funeral
committee of Representative Cummings.
of New York, and Mr.. Salmon had been
appointed a member of a similar commit
tee out of respect to Maj. Otey.
On Wednesday the House finally begun
the consideration of the Omnibus State
hood Bill. providing for the admission of
the Territories of New Mexico, Arizona,
and Oklahoma. The debate continued
three days, and finally passed on Fri
day, substantially as it was reported. The
debate showed that the Democrats were
anxious to add Indian Territory to Okla
homa, which the Republicans resisted. The
Republican leaders We're opposed to the
admission of New Mexico and Arizona,
and an effort was made to adopt an
amendment proposed by Mr. Overstreet,
of Indiana to admit the two Territories as
one State under the name of MOntezuma;
but the amendment being defeated by an
overwhelming vote, the bill was finally
passed without division and goes to the
Senate.
The debate had n sensational wind-up.
which il was feared for moment would
result in tragedy. Delegate Mark a.
Smith, of Arizona, who had been fighting
for the admission of his Territory for a
dozen years, and had just made q vigor-
Gus speech against the Overstreet amend
ment, was seized with rush of blood to
the head, which was feared would result
in apOplexy. He was conveyed to the lob
by, where it is believed that only the pres
ence Of several physicians who are mem
bers of the House. and who rendered
prompt assistance by the administering of
powerful heart stimulants saved him.
The latter part of the day OH Friday
was devoted to private pension bills, a list
Of which will be printed next week.
On Saturday the House met for eulogies
on the late Representative Polk and the late
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.
On Tuesday, Immediately after the rou
tine business of the morning hour the Sen
ate devoted 30 minutes to the considera
ton of unobjected pension cases. The fol-
lowing bills were passed:
Helen +. Lasher widow Of Oren F.. I.asher
Lieutenant, L. S. n; SO. and 81 additional
on account OF each minor child. blouse
BILL
James Merrlck. Co. /. 133d n Y; Increase
$2i. blouse BILL
William 7. Peterson. Co. f, 10th Pa. in
crease, S24. House BILL
Frederick o. Clark. co. ii, 10th Ill: in
crease SIG. blouse BILL
James ". Ashley. Co. l., LIST Ky. Cav: in
crease. $50. House Bill
Hannah A. Tmmons. widow of William L.
TimmOns. Captain, Co. ID, 35th III. $50
House Bill
Lunsford Y. Bailey. Co. |, 23d Ind. and
Signal Corps, L. s. a; Increase, $50. House
Bib
Folkmar Major and Assistant Adjutant- Gen
eral T. ). A.; increase. 49,. House Bill
Henry +. Williams, First Lieutenant, Co.
b, 31st Iowa; increase, $40. House BILL
Hiram II. Thomas, Co. |, LIST II. l. Cav;
Increase, $50.
John J. Manner, CO. Il, 202d \. Y, war
with Spain: SD. House BILL
Frank W. Lynn. Co G., LIST Colo, war with
Spain; S2I blouse BILL
De Witt Clinton Let's, Co. C, 139th y. Z:
So. blouse Bill, 81
Joanna Rogers, widow OF Alma Rogers,
60. c. nth H.; ST..
Charles o. BALDWIN. Second Lieutenant,
Co. T., nth Conn; Increase. $50.
Ncsta a. Brown, widow of William A.
Brown. co. +, nth Me-; increase, So.
Jennie NJ Wagner. widow of Max Wagner.
Second D6Ih Inf war with