Show FIGHTING PHILIPPINE TARIFF TAIF Carmack Alleges Haste and ad Carelessness Careless Careless- ness Makes Sha Sharp Answer WASHINGTON Feb 4 The The Philippine Philippine Philip Philip- pine tariff tari bill bi was laid before the Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate at 2 o'clock yesterday and Mn Mr r. r Carmack of Tennessee a member of the Philippine committee delivered a speech in opposition to the pending pending measure At the conclusion of Mr r. r Carmacks Carmack's speech Mr Beveridge a Republican member of the Philippine committee sharply challenged a statement nent by the Tennessee Tennesee Senator Sentor that the Philippine tariff had not been we well wel or carefully considered As s a matter mate of fact he said the tariff scale was fixed after months of consideration and after consulting con con- suiting pines pins every every interest in the Philip Philip- Phlp NOT FOLLOW DEMOCRACY Further along Mr Beveridge declared that the reason why President ex-President Cleveland President ex-President ex Harrison Harison and Senator ex-Senator Edmunds all al of f whom hadnot hadnot had hadnot not been In sympathy with the Philippine Philippine Philip Philip- Phlp- Phlp pine policy of the Administration d de declined de- de dined to follow the Democratic party was w because the party would not accept the decision of the Supreme court and the verdict of the American people pele as final He asserted that the reasons why the moderate thoughtful and anti constructive constructive con con- people of the country hadnot had hadnot not riot followed the Democratic party Inis in ints Its is ts opposition to the proper control of the Philippines and in other matters maters of national policy was that they feared that party would sow the dragons dragon's teeth from which would spring a harvest harvest har han vest of anarchy IS NO RETREAT Another reason he said was that that party was sounding a note of re retreat retreat retreat re- re treat and never in the history of the country had the American Amerian people re retreated retreated retreated re- re treated from any proposition fairly presente presented presented pre pre- to them and they never would As he was proceeding to discuss some of oC the conditions in the Philippine islands Mr Tillman Tiliman Timan of South Carolina Interrupted with the inquiry Will wm the Sen Senator tor be bev bel explicit and give us the benefit of his personal observation observation ob ob- ob- ob or any of the information he i has in regard to the dispatch from Gen Bell Bel that he proposes to make war so terrible that they would want peace and an want it bad Is that true or Is it not BEVERIDGE ASKS QUESTION That was not done while I 1 was there replied Mr Beveridge I 1 will ivill vi ask ak the Senator whether when he Is making war var he would not make war war so terrible that the enemy would want peace That would depend said Mr Tillman Tillman Timan Till Till- Ti- Ti man whether I honestly honesty was wa engaged in a war that I thought was decent and respectable or one of subjugation and Infamy And does the Senator charge demanded demanded demanded de de- de- de Mr Beveridge that Gen Bell Bel does not believe he is engaged in tn an honest war var I know that there are plenty of officers officers officers' of- of cers cers' there who feel that they are doing doin I dirty work shouted Mr Ir Tillman Tima and nd they have told me they are ashamed ahamed of it Has Gen Bell Bel told you so Insisted Mr Beveridge I dont don't know about Gen Bell Bel said Mr Tillman TIman I have not seen him SHARP COLLOQUY After some sharp colloquy In which the Indiana and South Carolina Senators Sen- Sen Sena tors tars ridiculed each other Mr Beveridge Beveridge Beveridge Bev Bev- proceeded to relate an a incident of the burning of a village viage and said that upon Investigation it i proved that it was the act of the Insurgents his purpose being to disprove some re reports reports re re- re ports against the American m soldiers Mr Tillman Timan was on his feet agin again and asked aked Mr Beveridge Beveridg From whom do do- do we e get ge the statements statements state state- ments that the the insurgents insurgent or rebels or whatever they are did this burning buring The American authorities replied d Mr Beveridge And is it customary Inquired Mr Tillman to determine a case from ex x parte statements Why does doe the Senator always Insist in insist In- In retorted Mr Beveridge that any au authority hority which comes from an meri Ameri American merican can source Is a falsehood ev everything everything every every- ry that from the wb e thing comes enemy is the truth For the same teon eason 1 reason replied the South Carolina Senator that tat in my myown myown myown own State when its Is capital was burned In 1865 there was wa an infamous assertion assertion aser asser asser- tion ton that we burned it when everybody knew we did not do so BACK TO ANCIENT HISTORY Now Mr President said sad Mr B Beveridge Beveridge Bev Bev- v- v laughing we are back again on ancient history which I decline to discuss Mr Allison Alson of Iowa a member member of the Philippine committee said that so faras far faras faras as he was wa concerned he had given the Philippine tariff the most car careful ful consideration of which he was capable He had lad gone over the schedules carefully carefully care care- car car- fully and was wa satisfied that the the scale scle was as good perhaps as could be d de After some incidental discussion by Mr Foraker of Ohio Mr 11 Teller Tener of Colerado Colorado Colorado Colo Cole rado and Mr Carmack the Senate at went Into Int executive session and a afew afew afew few minutes later adjourned |