The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-15
Sent TO The TABLE
OF SOUTH DAKOTA, AS TO PHIL
IPPINE RECOGNITION
MR.. CHANDLER MAKES MOTION

ter on the Ground That 1t Might
Encourage the Filipino Insur-
gents-Text of the Resolutions as
Presented by South Dakota Sem
Rtor-Slavery I'm SuIu u Feature.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The senate
without discussion, laid on the table the
Pettigrew resolution of inquiry as to
whether or not United States forces had
recognized the Filipino insurgents flag
and had turned over Spanish soldiers to
the insurgents. 1t agreed to the house
Christmas recess and agreed to meet
tomorrow to receive reports on the COM
position OF its committees for this con-
gress.
Mr. Pettigrew's resolution came up in
the regular order. Mr.. Chandler moved
to lay the resolution on the table and
refused Mr. Pettigrew's request to with
draw the motion. There was, however.
no objection to an explanation by Mr.
Petugrew, and he spoke briefly, saying
that his only purpose was to ascertain
whether certain newspaper statements
concerning the recognition given Aguin-
aldo's forces by our fleet in Manila bay
in the summer of 1898 were true He
said the statement had been made re-
peatedly that vessels bearing the Philip
pine flag had passed in and out of the
harbor at the time, and that the flag
had been saluted on different occasions
by the American forces. He had never
seen contradiction Of this report, and he
Gj6nrod 70 hot
er 1t was based upon fact. He had also
seen frequent statements to the effect
that at one time our forces had turned
over prisoners taken in g. battle on
Subig bay to the Filipinos. If this was
true he, and many others, would like to
know the facts and circumstances under
which they 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 the resolution would
be promptly disposed of. The motion to
lay on the table was carried. Yeas, IL +;
nays, 20, as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Beveridge, Car
ter, Chandler, Clark (Wyol, Deboe, De-
pew, GIhliiS, II dITOd1hS, OIGhSI, II OS-
ter, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Hanna HaW-
ley, Kean, Lindsay, Lodge Mcbride Nc
Comas, McCumber, McEnery, McLaugh-
lin, Mcmillan, Nelson, Perkins, Platt
Scott, Sewell Shoup, Spooner Stewart,
Thurston, Wellington, Wetmore, Wolcott
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler,
Jones (Ark), Kenney, Money, Pettigrew,
Pettus, Rawlins, Sullivan, Tallifero, Till
man, Vest-20.
TEXT OF REVOLUTIONS.
The text of the resolutions is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The hope has been held out that
the F'ilipinos, now waging war against
the forces of the United States in the
island of Luzon, would lay down their
arms if authOritatively assured that 1t
was the intention of the government and
the people Of the United States ultimately
to grant to the people of that island in
dependence and the absolute control Of
their domestic affairs
and whereas, such is the intention OF
the government and of the American peo-
pie who do not believe in wars of CON
quest or criminal aggression against 9TH
er peoples, and have frequently declared
their horror thereof. Now, therefore, be
1t =
Resolved, by the senate and house of
representatives, in congress assembled,
that 1T has always been our intent and
or the F1i1pfnos to government and
national independence and that in pur-
suance thereof we shall make formal
recognition OF these rights and WITHDRAW
our land and sea forces upon the estab-
lishment of peace and the inauguration
of constitutional government or govern
ments by the people of the islands, or any
of them, provided the said governments
agree to refund the $40 OOO, 900 which was
paid by us to the Queen of Spain: to give
US in fee simple, right of sovereignty
vested in u.s. place suitable for naval
station and other places fitted for coaling
stations, and to grant the American peo-
pie In perpetuity the right or free access
to all Of their ports for goods, merchan-
disc and persons bent on peaceful or mis-
slonary pursuit.
We pledge ourselves to treat as an
unfriendly manifestation towards the
United States any foreign interference
or aggression for the period of ten wears
from and after the establishment of such
government, provided that the govern
ment and people of said islands shall
surrender into our keeping, during that
period, the entire question of their for
elgn relations, and shall pay the expense
to which we may be put for such troops
as snail, at the request Of said govern
m m pc Kept on Philippine territory, and
OF SUCH ships and naval forces as may be
Kept In the Philippines or adjacent wa
{ers Tor the purposes of the protection
herein promised"
The Sulu resolution is as follows:
iefedS, the constitution OF the Unit
ed States provides that neither slavery
nor Involuntary servitude except as pun
ishable for crime shall exisf ryi+b
in the United States or any place subject
to their Jurisdiction and
Whereas, the island Of Sulu, one of the
Philippine group, is and has been for
some time by virtue of the ratification
OF the treaty of Paris between Spain and
the United States within the states or
subject to their jurisdiction, and
Whereas, II IS currently reported and
believed that slavery does actually exist
is said islands, and
Whereas 1t is further more currently
reported and believed that 1t exists by
me connlVance or express agreement OF
the federal authorities, therefore
soa Be it; it resolved, by the house of repre-
hereby requested, if in his opinion com
patible with the public interest, to trans
NIT to the house such informa ton as may
be available on that subject Including
official documents, agreements or conven-
tons entered into and between the an
thorities, civil or military, of the United
States and the sOcalled Sultan of Sulu,
his agents or representatives"