Show SENATOR TELLER ON PHILIPPINE TREATY WASHINGTON Feb 11 At iL-At At the conclusion conclusion conclusion con con- of routine business In the Senate Senate Sen Sea ate today today forty minutes were ere devoted to the consideration of bills billi on the calendar calendar calendar cal cal- exclusive o of private pension bills Upon the request of Mr 1 Hoar the the Senate pro proceeded to the consideration of a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of ot the United States respecting the termination termination tion and commencement of Congress changing the date of the inauguration of the President and VIce-President VIce from March to the last Thursday In April at noon the commencement and termination of or Congress to occur at the same time Mr Stewart protested against the passage of ot the resolution but the Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate overruled his objection and adopted the resolution by the necessary two- two I thirds vote Among the other measures passed were the following To establish a sub-port sub of entry at Naco Ariz Adz appropriating for a fog signal and keepers' keepers dwelling at Piedras Blancas Ca Cal appropriating for a monument to the memory of Dorothea Dix to be erected at Hampden Hampden Hamp Hamp- den Me resolution recognizing the able and gallant services of Capt Francis Tuttle revenue cutter service his officers and men of the Bear for the heroic services of Lle D. D H. H Jarvis E. E P. P Bertholf and ad Dr Samuel J. J Call composing th the overland expedition to Point Barrow Barrow Arctic Arctic pecan ocean for the re relief relief re- re lief of imperiled whalers At 1 Clock o'clock consideration of t the e Philippine tariff bill was sas resumed Mr 11 TeIl Teller r. r who had the floor when the adjournment came yesterday continued continued continued con con- his speech ch He did not think the holding of f the these so Islands by this Government Government Government Gov Gov- would ever eyer be profitable and he could see readily that It might prove dangerous It was contrary to our out principles to hold any people in subjection subjection subjection sub sub- by force Nobody he said was likely to question the right of the United States to h hold ld the archipelago no nation would dare to raise such a question That question might be raised in the American Congress ConTess but nowhere else He felt that a profound mistake had been made In ill our early treatment of the Filipinos but the treaty had been passed and It was now our duty to do what wa was right Nobody insisted he said that the United States could force upon the Filipinos our government or our civilization These people were of ofa ofa ofa a different race from the Saxon Anglo-Saxon and su such h a government as would be desirable for Americans would not be desirable for the Filipinos o |