The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-15
IN THE SENATE.
Pettigrew Resolution of Inquiry Laid on
the Table

tho Table. AN
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE senate to-
day by a decisive vote and practiealy
without discussion laid on the table ths
PettigreW resolution of inquiry as to
whether or not the United States forces
had recognized the Filipino insurgents
nag and had turned over Spanish so1-
diers to the insurgents. 1t agreed ta
the house Christmas recess resolution
and agreed to receive reports on the
composition of its committees for this
congress.
When the senate convened Mr.. AID
rich asked for temporary postpone
ment Of the usual Thursday motion OF
an adjournment over Sunday until ID
could be ascertained whether the DEM
ocrats would be ready to announce
their committee assignments. He adj
ded that in case they We're not so pre-
pared he would ask the senate to sit
tomorrow in order that the appoint
ments to committees could be made.
In obedience to this request Mr. Hale.
who had moved the adjournment, with
drew the motion
Mr. PettigreW's resolution asking fer
information as to whether the flag OF
the Philippine republic had ever been
supported by the American forces in
the Philippines came up in the regular
order. Mr.. Chandler moved to lay the
resolution on the table and refused Mr..
Pettigrews request to withdraw the
motion. There was, however, no OBJ
lection to an explanation by Mr.. Pet
tlgrew, and he spoke briefly, saying
that his only purpose was to ascertain
whether certain newspaper statements
concerning the recognition given
Aguinaldo's forces by our fleet in Ma
Mia by in the summer Of 1895 wera
true. He said the statement had been
made repeatedly that vessels bearing
the Philippine flag had passed in and
mt nf howl hoy ata hot
that the flag had been saluted on diff
ferent occasions by the American
forces. He had never seen contra
diction of this report and he epnsid-
cred it Important to know whether it
was based upon fact. He had also
seen frequent statements to the effect
that at one time our forces had turn
ed over prisoners taken in battle on
Subig bay to the Filipinos. If this was
true he and many Others would like
to know the facts and the circum-
stances under which it occurred. He
therefore considered the resolution a
proper one and hoped Mr.. Chambers
motion to lay on the table would not
prevail.
Mr.. Chandler replied that every word
of the resolution and speeches made
upon it would be cabled to Manila. For
this reason he hoped that the resolu-
ton would be promptly disposed of.
The motion to lay on the table was
carried-yeas, Il; nays, 20, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Beveridge.
Carter, Chandler. Clark of Wyoming.
Deboe. Depew, Elkins, Fairbanks, For
aker, Foster, Frye, Gallinger, Gear.
Hanna, Howley, Kean. Lindsay,
Lodge, Mcbride. McComas, Mccumber,
McEnery, McLaurin. Mcmillan, Nell
son, Perkins, Platt of Connecticut.
Platt Of New York, Pritchard. Ross,
Scott. Swell. Shoup, Spooner, Stewart.
Thurston, Wellington, Wetmore, VOL
cott--total, Al.
Nays-Bacon. Bate. Berry, Butler,
Clay, Cockrell. Harris, Heitfeld. Hoar.
Jones of Arkansas, Kenny, Money. Pet
tgrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Sullivan, Tall
iferro, Tilman. Turley, Vest-total, 90.
After a brief executive session .he
senate agreed to adjourn for Christ
mas holiday adjournment from Dec. 20
until Jan. 3.
On motion of Mr. Foraker the senate
then. at 1:05 p. m, adjourned outs of
respect to the memory of the late Rep
resentative Danford of Ohio