Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03
Vote on Philippine Bill This
Afternoon.
ITS PASSAGE CERTAIN
RECESS OF SENATE, AS NO ONE
WAS READY TO SPEAK.
Conference Report on the River and
Harbor Bill Adopted by the House
After Some Discussion.

After a debate on the Philippine govern
ment bill continuing seven weeks the Sem
ate late this afternoon will reach final
vote upon the measure. That the bill will
be passed is beyond doubt.
When the Senate convened at II o'clock
today Mr.. Hale (Me), chairman of the
committee naval affairs reported the
naval appropriation bill and gave notice
that he would call II up for consideration
at the earliest possible time.
Mr. Foraker (OhioD called up the House
concurrent resolution extending the thanks
CT Congress to Secretary of State John Hay
for his memorial address delivered to the
two branches of Congress on the life and
, services of William Mckinley.
Mr.. Allison moved that the Senate concur
in the resolution and the motion was agreed
to without comment or division
Mr. Pettus (AlaD, on account of other du-
ties. withdrew from the committee of the
Senate appointed to confer with a like COM
:. mntee of the House with respect to differ
= ences as to conference reports, and Mr..
e, Teller tCol.) was named in his stead.
Philippine Bill Taken Up.
= Consideration then was resumed under
the fifteen-minute rule, of the Philippine
government bill. Mr.. McLaurin (Miss) de-
MED that the democrats had attacked the
army and placed the responsibility for the
outraSes committed IN the Philippines upon
the policy advocated by the republicans.
t.. Mr. Beveridge (Ind } said the next worlds
ID drama would be enacted on the Pacific. and
1t was essential that the mastery of that
great ocean should be ours and it would be
ours.
Mr. Berry (Ark) depIored the fact that
the President, on Memorial day, had seen
proper to make "a bitter partisan speech"
The President, he said, had gone back forty
years to rekind1e the fires of sectionalism
and had referred to the acts of an infuri-
ated mob to Justify. he supposed. the awful
order of General Smith In the Philippines.
Mr. Quarles (Wis.) denounced as ''damna-
BILE the suggestion that the object of the
pending bill was to turn over the Philip
pines TO the exploitation of carpetba ggers,
scoundrets and seallawags Every decent
American would hide his face in shame If
that were true, but It was not.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Carmack
(TennD was permitted TO print in the Rec
ord the remainder of Sexto Lopezs state
ment. portion of which he read yesterday
Private Wier's Charges
Mr.. Cuiberson CTex9 intimated that the
War Department endea voring to sup
press Information concerning matters In the
Philippines. He then presented the charges
of Private Andrew K Wier against Lieut..
F. P. Arnold and the report thereon by
. Capt =. w. West. alleging crueities against
Filpnos.
Mr.. Beverage inquired if the Informal
tior concerning the charges had come from
the War Department.
Mr.. Culberson said he had not received
the charges from the department.
Mr.. Beveridge then inquired if the in
formation had come from any officer of
the War Department, saying that it was
desirabl to learn whether the charges
had been in possession of the department.
The Question Pressed.
Mr~ Gusbsrson, being pressed, said: The
question Of the senator might properly be
characterized impertinent.''
Finally Mr.. Culberson declined to yield
further 10 Mr.. Beveridge.
After some further reports had been read
Mr. Beveridge again inquired whether the
4. patters presented had come from an Off
Ger of. the War Department.
81 have already indicated to the senator.
with sufficient emphasis. that l not to
be inquired of further" responded MIR. Gull
berson.
Il ask the senator" Mr.. Beveridge per-
sisted, whether or not, directly indi-
rectly, the papers Were received by him
from General Miles?'
Mr. Cuiberson to this inquiry made no
reply.
That is all
o.. Mr. Scott (W. va) defended the army.
declaring that the officers and men COM
pared favorably with the men on this floor
who had traduced them
Mr.. Allison QOwa) said Lieut.. Arnold.
who had been attacked, resident of
Iowa, and that the charges seemed to de-
pend upon pure hearsay. If the charges
had been presented to him he would not
have given to them the publicity which
MIR. Cuiberson had given them.
Jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
Mr.. Lodge, in charge of the bill. offered
an amendment. providing that the supreme
court of the islands shall possess and ex-
ercise jurisdiction as heretofore provided
and such additional Jurisdiction shall
hereafter be provided by the Philippine
commission.
The purpose of the amendment, Mr..
Lodge explained. being that the commits
sion should not diminish the present pow
ers of the supreme court. The amendment
agreed to.
Another amendment offered by Mr.. Lodge
and agreed to provided that the members
Of the supreme court should continue to re-
ceive the salaries they now receive until
otherwise provided by Congress. The
present salaries. Mr.. Lodge said, in an
swer to inquiries, were $1,000 a year for
the justices.
As no other senator was prepared to pro-
- coed with the debate, and other bust
ness under the agreement, could be trans
acted. the Senate. at 1i35. on motion Of
Mr.. Foraker. took recess until 2:30.
No senator desiring 10 address the Senate
at 2:30 a further recess of half an hour
was taken.