The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-12
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An unusual amount Of routine business
including the presentation OF petitions and
introduction OF bills was transacted by the
senate during the morning hour today.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Mr.. spooner of Wisconsin. providing that
shall have been suppressed the govern
ment of the islands shall be invested in
such person or persons as the president
may direct until congress shall direct how
the islands shall be governed.
At the conclusion Of the morning routine
the resolution offered by MIR. Pettigrew g.
D.l several days ago, together with the
subs tute for II offered by Mr. Lodge
tMass.J, was laid before the senate. The
object Of both the resolution and the sub
5titute was to obtain from the president
if not incompatible with public interests
all information In regard to the iusurree-
tion OF the Philippines
Mr. Lodge suggested that both Petit
Crews resolutions and the substitutes he
Withdrawn ana that the resolution offered
by Mr.. Hoar with suitable amendments
he adopted as substitute for both. The
resolution offered by Mr. Hoar was sweep
ing in its call for information relating
TO the Philippines iusurreetion. but Mr..
Lodge said his desire for all Information
concerning the iusurrection was so great
that he proposed to offer an amendment
extending its provisions. II had been
stated he said, that there was danger
Of an uprising in Manila by the Filipiuos.
with the object OF numbering Americans
and all foreigners. it had hes1 stated
also that the Filipnos had threatened TO
throw bombs into the funeral procession of
General Lawton. He wanted information
upon these points rs we'll as upon Others.
He wanted to know what information the
government possessed as 10 repr sails placed
upon other tribes by Aguinaldo ana the
Tagalos. He wanted especially 10 know
how he Fillpinos had treated American
and spanish prisoners, there being vide
divergence OF Information upon that point
II the goveruGio ut had been informed Of
the encouragement Of A9uinaldo and the
insurgents from She United States, what
effect thar encouragement had had upon
the course o: the rebellion, He thought
the senate and the people were entitled
to know It. II was matter. too. OF com
mon report that the neutrality-suspicious.
league had been urging our soldiers to
oppose the war, This work. Mr. Lodge
thought had had little effect because of
the insignihcance OF the persons engaged
in il. MIR. Lodge thought iherc was no
disposition in any quarter to SUPPRESS in
formation.
Mr. Hoar assented 10 Mr.. Lodges plan
and said he should like to include the
presidents instructions to the peace com
mssioners In Paris. But be presumed
there would be no objection to that and
he would not press II. But he would. he
said, press the resolution for all insiruc-
tons to the Philippine commissioners.
| Mr.. Lodge suggested that The resolu-
! tion OF Mr.. Pettlgrew and his own substi-
1 tute be laid on the table and that Of Mr..
Hoar, with his prepared amendment. be
adopted,
4 To this Mr.. Pettigrew objected He had,
/ he said, asked in his resolution for spe-
/ chc information and It should be passed.
"The resolution Of Senator Lodge should
read" he said. ''if not incompatible wi h
the interests OF the candidate for re-elcc-
ton"
He then launched into sensational
i speech containing many bitter attacks
upon tho administration. whose conduct.
he said. is In line with the policy OF con-
rsaling the news aad suppressing the
facts THE information covered By he
amended resolutions OF the Massachusetts,
senator was not all that might be called
for. Senators might ask, be said for In
formation concerning the dissertation OF
churches by American soldiers IN the
Philippines and as 10 many other OF the
horrors that follow in the path OF war.
II was evident. he said. that the o5jeef
OF the administration was 10 keep detailed
information from the people and It was
quite as evident that the success Of the
president and the republican party was OF
greater concern 10 the imperiallsts than
whether the information asked for should
reach the Filipinos Such an objection
TO the sending to the senate OF such In
formation as Il would be communicated
To the FillDlnos was ridiculous since the
Fllipinos already were in POSSESSION OF T.
The real reason for objeetius ~ is Pne-
lication was that Il was deemed not de-
4 sirable that the American people shonio
have II. :,
..The trouble with the imperialisEs-
said Mr. Pettigrew, "is that they have con-
four led the Interests OF the reople Of
the United States with the pohiipal oe-
ssres and ambitions OF their puny pfes'-
dent and regarded him and his success
as more important then rignt'ui iieai
mept 81 the FiiipinoF
Mr. Petlivrew said he wanted ,ne "
formation which he was seeking sne a
or the president regarded the nunii, lol
OF II as compatible with the pubic ln,sr,
ests or not. And he wanted Y WIEN,
the president desired It should
should not he known ~ az 'a..s,