The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-04
BOILING POINT
NEARLY REACHED
Debates in Senate Are Becoming
Warmer Republicans
Heating Up.
(By Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Discussion Of
the Philippine question became heated
| in the Senate to-day. Mr. Spooner, OF
Wisconsin,; Mr.. Lodge. Of Massachu-
| sets, and Mr.. Eoraker, Of Ohio, spoke
| in defense of the administration and OF
! the army, and they spoke hotly, almost
| ,Inrestrainedly. The result was one OF
the most spirited debates that has yet oc-
cured on the Philippine question.
! A cablegram from General Chat1ee was
! read by Mr.. Lodge, saying that 1t was
! irnpracticable for Gardener to leave the
| islands at present. as ne was an essen
| t;ol figure in civil inquiry in the prov
! ince Of which he was Governor The
| reading Of the cablegram called out
| sharp attack upon army methods by Alr.
| Rawl;ns. of Utah, who insisted that
| Gardener ought to come to washington
| immediately In the course OF his re-
marks, Mr. Rawlins said the bias OF
| General Chaffee, as shown in his cable
gram to the War Department, was mani
| fest That cablegram indicated that
| Major Gardener was reluctant 70 SUI
nit himself to an investigation by Oh
| fcers who had been the supIecs " i'
| criticisms. ,
Mr.. Spooner. Of Wisconsin. said the
| observations Of Mr. Rawlils We're quite
characteristic Of the action OF the Dem
ocrats in the course Of this debate lie
| had read carefully the telegram from
General Chaffee, and had discovered
nothing indicating a bias on his part.
THE Senator from Utah.. continued
! Mr.. Spooner, "seems to be blinded with
suspicion of the army and Of almost
| everybody charged with any RESPONSE
|. bility in the Philippines"
1t seemed to him that there was
too great willingness on the part
of the minority to impeach the
| whole American army.
The complaint Of the minority seemed
| TO be, said he, that the Secretary Of War
had not given Major Gardeners charges
Immediately upon their reception to the
Associated Press for wide dissemination.
He was Interrupted by Mr.. Carmack,
OF Tennessee. who said the complaint was
| that the charges had not been furnished
to the Philippine Commission.
Mr.. Foraker defended Governor Taft
against the charge that he had with
| held Major Gardeners report. 1.-The re-
cord,' he said, "shows conclusively that
such a. statement is not warranted
! Replying to the Republican Senators,
Mr.. Rawlins said the minority were met
everywhere with objections and obstruc-
tons"
"I call the Senator from Utah to or
DER said Mr.. Lodge. s'No Senator has
a right to charge any other Senator with
obstruction
| Mr.. RawlinS referred to the case OF
Private Riley and quoted the Secretary
OF War in connection with it. that pri-
vate soldiers are inclined to ''draw the
long bow" in writing home Of occur
rences in the Philippines, which, he said.
was itself a severe reflection on the ad
ministration. Contrary to the Secretary s
statement. he said. the charges Of the
| privates had been sustained
Mr.. Lodge: 1.-THE Riley case is the on
w one that has been SJlStair ed -
Mr. Rawlins: 1.-THE Riley case is the
only one that has been fully investigated .
| Without replying Mr.. Lodge gave no.
tice OF a speech next Monday.
In the House.
! fBy Associated Press.)
| WASHINGTON, May 3.-The death of
| Representative Amos j. Cummings. OF
| New York, in Baltimore, last night, caused
| general regret and sorrow in the House
today.
Mr.. Payne. floor lender OF the majority,
! announced Mr.. Cummings death and Of
fered resolutions providing for funeral
service In the House on Sunday.
| At 12:15 the Speaker, as a. further mark
| Of respect, declared the House adjourned.