The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-04
LODGE BILL PASSED
SENATE ADOPTS PHILIPPINE Gov
EMINENT MEASURE.
THE VOTE STOOD 4s TO 30.
MeLAURIN THE ONLY DEMOCRAT
TO VOTE FOR 1T.

Messrs. Hoars Mason and Yelling
ton, Republicans, Voted With
DemOcrats-Some of the Discussion
Was SPiey-senator Berry DepIOres
the Presidents Partisan Speech.
New Philippine Charges Submitted
NV MIR. CuIbersOn-The Features of
the Measure Set Forth in Detail.
Washington, June 3.-Shortly after 5
o'clock this afternoon the Senate pass
ed the Lodge Philippine government
bill by a vote of AS to 80. Three Re
publcans, Senators Hoar, Mason and
wellington, voted against the measure
and one Democrat, Senator McLaurin
of South Carolina, voted for it. All
amendments offered by the minority
were rejected.
The detailed vote on the bill is as
follows:
Yeas-Allison, Bard, Beveridge, Burn
ham, Burrows, Burton, Clapp, Clark of
Wyoming, Cullom, Deboe, Dietrich, Dill
bingham, Dolliver Elkins, Fairbanks,
Foraker, Foster of Washington, Frye
Gallinger, Gamble, Hanna, Haw1ey,
Jones of Nevada, Kean, Kearns Kit
tredge, Yodge, McComas, McCumber,
McLaurin of South Carolina, Mcmillan,
Willard, Mitchell, Nelson, Penrose, Per-
kins, Platt of Connecticut, Plat of New
York, Pritchard, Proctor, Quarles,
Quay, Scott, Simon, Spooner, Stewart.
Warren and Wetmore-4S.
Nays-Bacon, Bailey, Bate Berry
Blackburn, Carmack, Clark of Mon
tana, Clay, Cockrell Culberson, Du-
Bots, Foster of Louisiana. Gibson, Har-
ris, Heitfeld, Hoar, McEnery, McLau-
rim of Mississippi Mallory, Martin, Ma
son, Money, Morgan, Patterson, Sim
mons, Taliaferro, Gilman, Teller,
Vest, Wellington-3O
The debate on the measure has been
in progress for seven weeks and two
days, Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts.
ch"ir"an of the Philippine Committee,
who has been unremitting in his ad-
vocacy of the measure, was the recip-
lent of many congratulate on his
successful conduct of the bill.
senator Called to Order.
Just at the close of the discussion
to-day sharp exchange occurred be-
tween Senator Dietrich of Nebraska
and Senator Pattersos Of Colorado, in
the course of which the former re-
flected caustically upon Senator Pat
terson, He was called to order, his re-
marks were read and he was declared
to have been out of order in uttering
them He withdrew his statement
thus ending the controversy.
During much of the time to-day the
Senate was in recess, no senator car
ing to discuss the measure.
After the passage of the Philippine
bill the Nicaragua canal bill was made
the unfinished business and it's consid-
Grafton will begin tomorrow.
During the consideration of the bill
Senator MCLaurin of Mississippi de-
MED that the Democrats had attacked
the army and placed the responsibility
for the outrages committed in the
Philippines upon the policy advocated
by the Republicans.
Tie Pacific Must Be Ours.
Mr. Beveridge of Indiana said the
next worlds drama would be enacted
on the Pacific and it was essential
that the mastery of that great ocean
should be ours and that it would be
ours.
Senator Berry of Arkansas deplored
the fact that the President ON Memo
rial day had seen proper TO make a
bitter partisan speech. The President,
ne said, had gone back forty years t
rekndle the fires of sectionalism and
had referred to the acts of an infuri-
ated mob to justify he supposed, the
awful order of Gen. Smlth in the Phil
ippines.
Mr. CLlkerson of Texas mtnated
That die War Depar ,meat was endeaY.
o-'os lC suppress information concel L.
ing r'atters IN the Pnil!ri ines. He
then presented the charges of Private
AhdreN &. Wier as9insJ Lir;It. F. P.
mod d the re 'ort thereon by Capt
r West. alleging crL..'Irs against
Filipinos.
BeVeridEe Makes Inouiry
Mr. Beveridge inquired if the infor-
nation had come from any officer of
the war Department, saying that it
was desirable to learn whether the
charges had been in possession of the
department.
After some fencing, Mr. Culberson
The question of the senator might
nent"
Finally Mr. Culberson declined to
Sleid further to Mr.. Beveridge.
AFTER some further reports had been
read Mr. Beverage again inquired
whether the matters presented had
come from an officer of the War De-
partment:
1 have already indicated to the
senator, with sufficient emphasis, that
am not to be inquired of further -
responded Mr.. Culberson
>, l viii ask the senator" Mr.. Bever-
Iuge persisted, whether or not, d.
rectly or indirectly, the papers were
received by him from Gen. Miles"
10 this inquiry Mr.. Culberson made
no reply.
Mr.. Beveridge sententiously remark
ed' That is ALL"
Did Not Come From Miles.
Mr.. Culberson later referred to the
coiloquy between himself and Mr.. Bev-
erldge. Not wishing that he should
De misunderstood by not answering the
question at the time, he desired to say
mat the papers were received from a
party disconnected with the army and
neither directly nor indirectly from
Gen. Miles.
Among the amendments rejected was
one offered by Mr.. Quay of Pennsyl-
Vania, providing that the duty on i'm
ports to the United States from the
philippines. products of the islands
shal be so per cent. of the rate OF
auty charged on similar imports from
other countries. The amendment was
feJected-19 to Sc.
WHAT THE MEASURE MEANS.
'"rm of Government for the Philip
pines