Show SENATORS DISCUSS SLAVERY QUESTION I OF PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES' WASHINGTON W SIlI Jan Tho S. 28 The peo peo- of perpetuating in tho the penal code penalties against ag persons cn engaged in the slave sla trade was a subject of I debate in the senate yesterday in connection tion with which there thereas was liras as considerable considerable consider consider- able discussion of the question of the ci existence of slavery in iQ the Philippine islands Mr 11 Heyburn in char charge e of the bill contended d for the tho retention of the aln that there forms provision pro saying arc are of slavery other than those that tha t wore were abolished by t the e Civil war He cited coolie slavery cry and slavery sla for immoral He Ife add added t that he be had heard it charged charl-c that slavery of th the old old- fashioned kind still exi exists ts in one of tho the islands of the Philippine group I I Mr Halo Hale retorted that he had never nc suppo supposed d slavery ll er existed ted in the tho islands after the American occupation II I I I am nn surprised asserted Mr Ir Till rillman man who was quickly on OU his bis fet feet to hoar hear an any an Senator on the Republican can side aide disclaim knowledge o of what has bas been notorious since we riC took possession in the Philippine islands and aDd known to exist there |