The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-13
TILT IN THE SENATE
Passage Of Words Between Chand-
Ter and Pettigrew.
OVER WARDNER AFFAIR
PROPOSAL TO INVESTIGATE CON-
DUCT OF MERRIAM.
Pettigrew Introduces Resolution Re-
curing Secretary of Navy to In
form Senate Whether Admiral
Dewey Ever Officially Recognized
the Philippine Republic.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Whether Dew
ey, acting for the United States govern
ment. formally or informally, recogniz-
! ed the Philippine republic at Manila is
question which Mr. Pettigrew of
South Dakota desires the navy depart
ment tc answer. He introduced
resolution today directing the secretary
of the navy to supply the senate with
| Information on the subject, but Mr.
Chandler of New Hampshire objected
to its immediate consideration.
Following this objection, Mr.. Petit
grew and Mr.. Chandler had a sharp
tilt over the resolution offered yester-
day by the former demanding from the
secretary of war an explanation of GER
tain charges against General Merriam
in his conduct of the Occur d Alene
! trouble. Politics were injected into the
controversy, and the personal refer
ences made by each senator against the
other lent some liveliness to an other
wise quiet session.
Gases of Clark and Scott.
AT the opening of the session reso-
buttons We're reported favorably from
the committee on contingent expenses,
authorizing the committee on privileges
and elections to proceed with investiga-
tons of the election to the senate of
w. A. Clark of Montana and n. 3.
Scott of West Virginia. The resolutions
were adopted.
Mr.. Cullom's bill providing a form of
government for Hawaii was sent to the
committee on foreign relations. Mr..
Pettigrew Is. d. offered the following
resolution:
That the secretary of the navy be,
and is hereby directed to inform the
senate whether the flag of the Philip
the bay of Manila, and whether the flag
of the Philippine republic was ever sa-
luted by Admiral Dewey or any of the
vessels of his fleet at any. time since
May 1. 1898; were Spanish prisoners de-
livered over to the Philippine forces at
the time of the surrender at Subig bay:
did vessels commanded by the forces
under Aguinaldo, flying the Philippine
flag. accompany the vessels Concord
and Raleigh back to Subig bay in June,
1898. in order to compel the surrender
of the Spanish forces?'
They Become Personal.
Mr. Pettigrew asked for immediate
consideration of the resolution, but Mr.. I
Chandler objected. and it went over
until tomorrow.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Pettigrew IS. d., reciting certain
things alleged to have been done by
General Merriam in connection with the
trouble in the Occur d'Alene mining dis
trict, and directing the secretary for
war to transmit 10 the senate all orders
and information in his possession bear
ing upon the subject, was laid before
the senate.
Mr.. Chandler On. H.) objected to the
statements in the preamble of the reso-
luton, and desired to offer a substitute,
but Mr.. Fe.tigrew declined to &C, ept the
substitute.
Although am not certain whether
my friend, the senator from New
Hampshire, is Republican said he.
Il am satisfied that any substitute he
may offer is Dernieious. as he himself
often is
Mr.. Chandler-It requires pernicious
senator sometimes 10 deal with a per-
nicicus proposition.
Mr.. Pettigrew-That's the reason. l
suppose, why you are trying to deal
with this.
Liven Up Proceedings.
Mr.. Chandler secured the reading of
his substitute. which. he pointed out,
eliminated only the charges made in
and, in his opinion, would serve much
better the purpose of Mr.. Pettigrew I
than the original.
Mr.. Pettigrew, in reply, declared the |
action of General Merriam was a dis |
grace to civilization, but he was per- !
fectly willing that the Republican party |
should take The responsibility of it.
Mr.. Chandler-The Republican party !
has its faults, perhaps. but I'm much |
more willing to remain with it since /
the senator from South Dakota left it,
He then read a paragraph from Cen /
eral Merriam's report to the war de- |
partment bearing upon the Occur |
d'Alene trouble, indicating that the Of |
ficer had acted with justice and discre I
ton.
Mr.. Pettigrew asked that the resolu-
ton and amendment be referred to the |
committee on education and labor but |
Mr.. Hawley (Conn). chairman Of the /
committee on military affairs. objected,
and the resolution was referred - the
on military affairs.
After an executive session, a message
from the house was presented ANNOUNCE
ing the death of Representative Daniel
Ermentrout OF Pennsylvania, and on /
motion of MI Penrose tPa.l, the sem
ate. at 1:40 2. m, as a mark of respect.
adjourned