The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-30
iHE DEBATE GROWS WARM
For an Hour the Matter Engages the
Senate's Attention.
THE SOUTH IN The REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Mr.. Hoar'S Statement That Massachusetts Furn-
shed More Men Than the South Draws
Correction From Mr.. Money and
Apology from Mr. HOar.
(By the Associated Press }

Washington, ID c., Jan. 29.-For an
sion the question whether censorship
of press dispatches in Manila. While no
such turbulent scenes were enacted as
were witnessed during yesterdays ses-
sion, the debate for time was very
! spirited The Secretary of War was
quoted as saying that no press censorship
now existed in the Philippines, and a let
| ter from General Greedy, the chief signal
officer of the army, was presented by
| Mr.. Beveridge, Of Indiana, making the
statement officially that there was no
censorship of press dispatches, and that
/ the press is entirely free" On the con-
trary it was contended by the opposition
that press censorship did exist in the
| Philippines, and that copies of every
news dispatch with the cable company
were filed with the military authorities.
That, it was maintained, constituted d
! virtual censorship.
| Mr.. Cullom, Chairman of the Commit
! tee on Foreign Relations, delivered an
extended speech upon the history of the
reciprocity negotiations.
| Mr.. Cullom maintained that the Ding
ley Act could not limit the treaty maxi
! ing power or the time in which the
| President shall make treaties.
| Addressing the Senate, Mr.. Money
| said the Senator from Massachusetts,.
| (Mr Hoar), made a statement few
days ago TO the effect that the State of
Massachusetts had furnished more troops
in the War of the Revolution than all
that section south of what is known as
| Mason and Dixon's line. The figures had
| been taken, it was stated, from report
of General Knox, the first Secretary of
/ War, expressing his entire belief that
the Massachusetts, Senator would not
willingly present a statement 70 the Sen
ate falsifying the facts Mr.. Money read
| from authors to show that the southern
section of the country had furnished its
full quota OF troops, Virginia supplying
Sc, 722 and South Carolina 81 ,131 The lat
! ter State had furnished 81 out of every
AZ citizens capable of bearing arms.
while Massachusetts had furnished 80
tracts from historical authors in main
tenance of his position.
! Mr.. Hoar, il statement replete with
historical illusions, explained that in
whatever he may have said upon the sub
! ject referred to by Mr.. Money, he had no
purpose of insituting a comparison be-
| tween any sections of the country. He
said he would be the last person in the
world TO disparage the efforts of the
| Southern States in the War for Inde-
peQdence.
| At the conclusion of Mr.. Hoar's re-
marks, Mr.. Bacon desired to continue the
discussion of the participation of the
South in the Revolutionary War but
| Mr.. Lodge, who had the fioor, thought it
better TO proceed with consideration of
the Philippine measures. The Senator
from Alabama (Mr Morgan), he said.
! had expressed a desire TO speak upon
| his proposed amendment to the pending
bill and he ought to be permitted to
proceed.
Mr.. Bacon appealed to Mr.. Morgan TO
permit him to speak briefly.
Certainly" replied the Alabama SEN
ator, speak as long as you like"
! Mr.. Lodge, however, declined to yield
the floor His declnation irritated Mr
! TIllman, who said:
you can't gag us in your effort to
/ lOiC iIVlS JnlllpplliSS Dlll NOW uOtS
| the Senator get his own permission to be
| so invidious and so ungracious'
Mr.. Lodge dlsclaimed any intention OF
being ungracious. He said if Mr. Morgan
| did not care to so On he himself would
present some matter bearing upon the
/ Philippine BILL
We'll" interpolated Mr.. Tillman, 'we
will discuss this historical question and
well discuss it on the Philippine bill. ,"
Mr.. Lodge was about to proceed when
/ he was interrupted by Mr.. Hoar, who
said
The most emphatic argument against
! this whole Philippine business,
! is the healthy discussion OF the pa
triotic impulse OF our ancestors inter
| jected Mr.. Tillman. taking the idea, per
haps, if not the words out of the Massa-
! chusetts Senator's mouth
/ During Senator Lodges remarks Mr..
Dubois declared that in his Judgment
| there was censorship in Manila. NO
newspaper man can file dispatch with
! the cable company without filing an ex-
act copy or duplicate of it with the mil
/ itary authorities.
You may quibble over that fact. In
nv opinion that is a censorship.
! Mr.. Lodge said that he called upon the
f! Secretary of War last evening and had
| been assured by him that there was no