Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-14
Pettigrew's Filipino Flag Resolution
Tabled.
BY Vote OF Al YEAS TO 20 NAYS
House Resumes Debate on the
Currency
MR.. SIBLEY'S STATEMENT

When the Senate convened today Mr.
Aldrich asked for temporary postpone
ment of the usual Thursday motion for an
adjournment over Sunday until it could be
ascertained whether the democrats w,ull
be ready today to announce their 'ommit-
tee assignments. He added that in case
they were not SO prepared he would ask
the Senate to sit tomorrow in order that
the appointments to committees could be
made. In obedience to this request Mr.
Hale, who had moved the adjournment
withdrew the motion.
Mr.. Pettisrew's resolution asking for in
formation as to whether the flag of the
Phlllppine 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
Mr.. Pettigrew asked a Withdrawal of the
motion. but this was declined. There was.
however no objection to an explanation
by Mr.. Pettigrew, and he spoke briefly,
saying that his only purpose was to ascer-
tain whether certain newspaper statements
concerning the recognition given Aguinal-
dos forces by our fleet in Manila bav in
the summer of 9S We're true. He said the
statement had been repeatedly made that
vessels hearing the Philippine flag had
passed IN and out of the harbor at that
tline, and that the flag had been saluted on
dl1erent occasions by the American forces
he had never seen contradiction of this
report, and he considered it important to
know whether it was based upon fact He
haa aiso seen frequent statements to the
erect that at one time our forces had
turned over prisoners taken in battle on
Subig bay to the Filipinos.
II this was true he would like to know
the facts and the circumstances under
winch they occurred. He knew MANY
other people who would like to know these
lacts He therefore considered the resolu-
uon a proper one and hoped that Mr.
ChandlerS s motion to lay on the table
would not prevail
Mr. Chandler replied that every word of
the resolution and the speeches made upon
II would be cabled to Manila. For this rea-
son he hope1 that the resolution would be
disposed of as promptly as possible
Mr. Pettigrew called for the yeas and
nays on the motion to lay on the table
follows: 49,
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Beveridge. Carter
Chandler, Clark CWyo). Deboe, Depew. Ell
kins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, FRYE.
Gallinger, Gear, Hanna, Hawley, Kean,
Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride McComas. Nc
Crmber. McEnery. McLaurin Mcmillan,
Nelson, Perkins, Platt Comm, Platt (N.YD
Pritchard. Ross, Scott, SeweI. Shoup,
Srooner, Stewart Thurston, Wellington,
Wetmore, Wolcott-41.
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler, Clay,
Cockrell, Harris, Heitfeld. Hoar, Jones
(Ark). Kenney, Money, Pettigrew Pettus,
Rawlins Sullivan, Taliaferro, Tillman, Tur-
ley, Vest-20.
After a brief executive session the Senate
agreed to the House resolution for Christ
mas holiday adjournment on the 2Oth of
December until the Sd of January.
On motion of Mr.. Foraker the Senate
then. at 1:O5 pm, adjourned for the day
out of respect to the memory of the late
Representative Danford of Ohio.