Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-07
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON. February Z.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Frye stated in the Senate to da,
that the commerce committee wer
now considering the river and harbo
bill, and that from now until THURSDAY
Senators who wanted to be heart
would have the opportunity. The hear
iDgs will close on Thursday.
The Senate passed the bill granting
the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf Rail
way the right of way through the IL
dian territory.
Mr.. Tillman addressed the Senate OF
the McEnery resolution in reference tx
the Philippines. He declared the reso
luton was cold blooded. useless ons-
intended to buy and sell the Filipino:
for our interests and not fof theirs. He
said in the public prints that this reso-
linton was to be passed in order to re.
deem a pledge. He did not care
whether this was true or false. Never
in his legislative experience had he
known SO many men to yield to pressure
and vote for measure they admitted
| they could not indorse. He thought
this country had no constitution left
st least most of the lawyers had practi.
cally said SO. 1t was now the rule OF
the majority. Mr.. Tillman re-
marked further, that it was nat
ural for Americans to want TO
fight and it aroused the ire Of our peo-
pie to have the flag fred upon. The
pending resolution was nothing but a
declaration of our power over the
100000 Asiatics who have come un-
der our sway. He conteuded that time
alone would Tell whether the recent
battle at Manila was encouraged by the
Filipinos or whether the attack was
encouraged by the Americans. While
he did not say so in plain WORDS. Mr..
Til!man minated that the battle w0s
brought ON for the effect it might have
upon the treaty. He followed with
the statement that he had been inform
ed only a few days ago by a regular
army officer just returned from the
Philippines that Manila had been
in a state of siege for more
than three months and that the
Americans were not permitted to go
outside of the city. Mr.. Tillman con-
tended next that the FIlipinos were
fred upon before we had any title to
exercise control over them. We may
now say they are rebels, but they are
patriots just as the Americans were
when fighting for their liberties against
the British.
Mr.. Tillman insisted that the Ameri-
cans had no right to remain in the
Philippines, and that the same treat
ment should be accorded the Filipinos
as has been guaranteed to the Cnbans.
Mr.. Lodge took the floor to reply to
what he termed several misstatements
of fact by the South Carolina Senator.
He reviewed the insurrectionary move
ments in the Philippines. 1t WAS im-
possible for the insurgents to make any
resistance to Spanish rule until Admiral
Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet.
Then Aguinaldo advanced and at first
expressed a desire for annexaelDn.
Then Aguinaldo became holder and
swelled with importance. Admiral
Dewey had never recognized Aguianldo
as an ally, and all his official dispatches
showed that be had treated him with
irmness but with kindness.
Mr.. Lodge thought that the natives
mlstook kindness for timidity. All the
instructions sent to Dewey and Otis
have been not to attack the Fllipinos.
The latter precipitated the attack
although they knew that the American
forces had right to be in Manila.
They attacked the very men who had
liberated them. MIR. Lodge charged
that Agoncillo knew the attack was
coming and that ne fed to Canada
before the battle of Saturday night.
MIR. Lodge said when the Filipinos
come back to their senses then it
would be time enough to deal with
them. The American army and navy
in the Orient should be sustained, end
be was surprised that any Senator
should coddle or fatter the Filipinos.
MIR. Money read Sd extract from a
private soldier dated Manila, December
"a, 1898, in which he said the trouble
was then brewing and conflict be-
tween the Americans and the Fllipinos
was likely to occur at any moment.
Mr. Mason tried to get unanimous
consent for vote at one O'Clock to-
morrow on the McEnery resolution,
but MIR. Wolcott objected. Then Mir.
| Mason declared that an agreement was
reached yesterday that after the treaty
was ratified, as sort of sop to certain
Senators, the managers would permit a
vote Oh the resolution.
Mr.. Jones oissArkansas, said he had
not seen anything of that kind in the
Record.
Mr.. Mason replied that it was only
an understanding sail around"
"Do you mean all around you" In
CURED Mr.. Tillman.
That's a good deal" reported Mr..
Mason.
Then Mr.. Tillman wanted to know
if This promise had been made to
Messrs. McEnery and McLaurin.
Mr.. Mason further explained that the
p, o mise was surely made and if there
was not 8 vote pretty soon he
would ipfict a long speech, q;
he was bullying out with remarks
| He intimated he was going to make
trouble if the agreement was not car
RED out.
Mr.. Lindsay gave notice that be
would speak on the McEnery resolu
ton on Thursday.
Mr.. Allison then called up the Indian
appropriation bill.
! HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the House went into the com
mittee of the whole to consider the
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