Show I SE ION LAWS OF ISLES RedHot Debate Over Them in the Senate t FORAKER PLAIN SPOKEN He Colls Tillman to Time and Declares De-clares That Declaration of South Carolina Senator Would Render the Revived Status on Treason and Offenses Of-fenses Against tho Country AI pliable to Him i Ho Were Not Protected by His Position a Senator Sena-tor Complete Philippine Tariff iiill tOICmpletePJiipplno Tarf i 1 II I I i t Washington Feb GFor four bourn I today the Senate had tho Philippines I tariff bill under discussion The meas r ure was completed so far as the Philippines Phil-ippines commission Is concerned all ot I the committee amendments being adopted Several other amendments however will be offered one or two being pending I Toward the close of the session the I discussion became heated In response to a resolution offered several days ago by Mr Rawllns of Utah the Secretary of War transmitted to the Senate the sedition laws enacted by the Philippines Philip-pines commission They were read In full Immediately drew tho fire of the opponents of the Governments Philippines policy Messrs Hoar FOal FO-al e1 Tillman and others participating ina sharp debate ISTHMIAN CANAL RESOLUTION Mr Scott Rep of West Virginia called up and had read a resolution which he offered several das ago providing pro-viding for the appointment of a commission com-mission ot experts to examine what Is I known at the San Bias or Mandingo bay route for an Isthmian waterway and to report to the Senate the cost ot constructing an Interoccanic canal by that route At the conclusion of Mr Scotts speech Mr Morgan chairman of the committee on InterOceanic Canals moved that the resolution offered by Mr Scott he referred to that committee I and it was so ordered HANSBROUGH ON IRRIGATION M > Ilansbrough oC North Dakota then addressed the Senate On the gen oral subject of irrigation of arid lands his remarks being based upon his bill appropriating the receipts from the sale oL > nubllc lands in certain States and fTcrrltorIestS thc on3lruatlon of irrigation irri-gation works for the reclamation of arid t lands He said the proposition was not w sectional one as throughout the East and South there was a strong sentiment senti-ment In favor of Ju In support of this statement he Indicated many prominent promi-nent newspapers and periodicals In tho East and South which had Indorsed the i Irrigation plan QUOrES PRESIDENTS MESSAGE Ho quoted too from the message oC President Roosevelt to Congress to show that he was In favor of I Mr I Hansbrough said the bill did not contemplate 4 con-template a raid on the United States treasury the cost of carrying the project pro-ject Into effect being limited to the proceeds pro-ceeds of the sales of public lands In r thirteen States and three Territories these These proceeds would amount to 2GOO 000 per annum In 0 period of thirty f eight years ho said 10000000 acres of land would be reclaimed by the available avail-able waters 1 the work to be done j under the direction of tho Secretary of the Interior BILL UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mr Hansbrough asked that his bill business after Ii bo made the unfinished atCr the Philippine tariff bill and the Senate Sen-ate agreed to the request Consideration of the Philippine tariff bO was then resumed Mr Lodge In charge of the measure expressed a desire de-sire to perfect It by the addition of small amendments to the phraseology t These amendments were presented and I disposed of t lsposcd I SEDITION LAWS IN ISLANDS Consideration of the measure woo then Interrupted ta permit tho sedition laws In force In the Philippine islands 1 be laid before the Senate heY had been sent to the Senate by the Secretary Secre-tary of War In response to n resolution offered by Mr Rawlins of Utah several days ago The laws were read in full by the clerk At time conclusion of the reading M > Forakor sent to the clcrkfl desk and had road sections 5331 l 53oS inclusive of tho Revised Statutes of the United States dealing with the same offenses HOAR SPEAKS ON MATTER Mr Hoar then spoke briefly upon Iho sedition laws enacteu ay tne xmiiuiJuuxt commission saying he was sorry that the commission hnd had Us action just the only harsh flcdflcd by reference to harh and cruel provisions that were to ho found In tho Statutes of the United States Under this cruel provision 1 In the Philippines a mother having knowledge of treason of her son muse inform ityi authorities upon him the son must Inform upon the mother the brother upon the brother the daughter upon the father and so on Ht said the laws of the United States were applied ap-plied only to citizens of this country citizens by either nativity or adoption In the case of this application of these acts In the Philippines he said they were being put Into execution by alien authority responsible only to an alien government or command TAFT NOT INCLUDED Mr Patterson interrupted Mr Hoar lo say that one of the members of the Philippine commission ought to bo relieved re-lieved from any odium attaching to tile Philippines sedition Jaws Gov Taft he said had Informed the Phllippineu committee that he was 111 when theso r acts were enacted by the commission and that had he been propont there probably would have been some modification modifi-cation of the acts I am quite ready said Mr Hoar fo believe what the Senator has wild of HO able and humane a man as Gov ToftFORAKER FORAKER TAKES A HAND Mr Forakcr said ho never had heard the Philippines acts rend until now Ho was surprised however that time Senator from Massachusetts Mr Hoar should be mentally and morally disturbed dis-turbed by such provisions as had been heard When Mr Hoar mid desired lo know he added whether It were pos ilble that the UnIted States had enacted IConlinucd on Page 2J R a I1 BBS SEOITON lAVSOF ISLES Continued from Page 1 such provisions ho had sent for the United States statutes and had had read he nets upon treason and offenses against the country ADOPTED US LAW ON SUBJECJT Not only are the provisions the same he declared ula those contained In the Philippines acts but the wording1 In both Is practically identical The Philippines commission adopted the language of the revised statutes adding such matters as would make the provisions pro-visions applicable to the Philippine islands INTERRUPTED BY TILLMAN Mr Tlllman interrupted Mr Foraker ito denounce the sedition laws enacted b y the Philippines commission as damnable doctrine llt might be in order said Mr rorakcr warmly to Inquire of the Senator from South Carolina on which side of the struggle In the Philippines are his sympathies with the Flll My sympathies are FI pinos shouted Mr Tlllman pounding his k emphatically FORAKER PLAIN SPOKEN Undoubtedly they are retorted Mr Foraker and such a flatfooted and unqualified declaration ab the Senator has made would render the revised statutes applicable to him if he were not tor protected by his position as Soon torMr Hoar again Interrupted Mr Foraker and directing attention to the declaration In the Senate chamber Thomas Corwin of Ohio during th debate de-bate on the Mexican war that If he were a Mexican he would welcome the Americana with bloody hands to hospitable graves Inquired 1C the people of Ohio did not reverence the name and memory of Thomas Corwln Mr Foraker rtplled that the people of Ohio did love to recall the memory of Thomas Corwin but they realized he said that In that great emergency he had made a profound mistake LOYAL MEN NOT AFRAID In response to n question from Mr Patterson of Colorado Mr Foraker said that there was not a single word In the sedition laws adopted by the Philippines Philip-pines commission which would enable the authorities to touch any man who was loyal to the United States Mr Tillman said that he had seen a statement from Gen ChafCeo that practically the entire Philippine population popu-lation was imbued with hatred of Americans In view of this statement state-ment said he we must continue this Infamous tyrannical British South African then hesitating a few seconds sec-onds continued Ill stop right there because I cannot find a word hot enough to apply to the situation WILL COME BACK VICTORS I want to say to the Senator and to say retorted Mr Foraker with great vehemence that our army will never come back from the Philippines until it comes back victorious That may as well be understood now as at any < lu ture time HOARS TRIBUTE TO CORWIN Mr Hoar concluded the debate of the afternoon and in the course oC his rc marks paid a brilliant tribute rcf Thomas Corwln who In tho foceiof t hostile Senate had uttered the sentiment 1 ment which ne had quoted earlier In tho th day He declared that Convlns annie and memory had become one of the treasures of the Republic and that he had been placed among the Immortals of this Government The great questions now before the country he said could be discussed temperately and calmly I was a great question whether this powerful Republic should crush the life out of n republic modeled after our own Government it was a great question how the slaughter of both Filipinos and Americans was to be stopped LOVE OF THE FLAG Men as good as I am men wiser than I am said he differ from me upon these questions I do not believe tho distinguished Senator from Ohio wants to do injustice to anyone Some men however show their love of the ot flag by electing It against violence and some show their love for the flag by keeping It pure and a symbol of Justice Jus-tice The one Is an honorable thing and the other Is an honorable thing Those thinS who are resisting the present policy of our Government in the Philippines arc quite as loyal as those who are supporting sup-porting It portIng I The difference of opinion which had risen among the people he said In conclusion con-clusion was the legitimate result of this miserable Philippine business At 6 oclock the Senate went Into executive session and at 610 adjourned until tomorrow |