The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-17

"This subject" Cullom said, seems to
call for investigation. These people re-
alize they are being badly treated. Such
treatment is without authoritw of law. and
1t ought to be stopped If possible"
Tillman--What is the immediate cause
of this petition? Does 1t come from Chit
cago?
Cullom replied that the petition came
from Chicago. but that 1t was signed by
people of many states.
Spooner called attention to sections of the
Revised Statutes. which provided penal
ties for violations of Federal election
laws.
Mr.. Chandler said he stood corrected.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on judiciary.
Bill Changing Pension Laws.
Gallinger, chairman Of the committee on
pensions, reported bill repeating section
4116 Revised Statutes, so far as 1t may be
ents of soldiers. sailors or marines who
served the United States In the war with
Spain. The bill was passed
welIington's Philippine Resolution.
wellington introduced joint resolution
declaring the purpose Of the United
States toward the Philippine islands and
gave notice that he would address the
senate on the resolution next Thursday.
Pettixrew Wants More Information.
Pettigrew offered resolution. which
went over, calling upon the secretary Of
war for an itemized statement Of the ex-
penses of our occupation OF Cuba since the
close of the war and the salaries Of all
officials.
Democratic Committee Changes.
Culberson of Texas withdrew as men,
ber of the census committee and Cockrell
presented an order making the following
additions to the standing committees Of
the senate:
Census--Mr. Taliaferra.
Civil service-Messrs Turley. Heitfeld
and Culberson.
Irrigation-Chiiton and Aller.
Education and labor-Daniel.
Fisheries-Kenney.
Mines and Mining-Butler.
Patents--Heitfeld.
Transportation routes to the seaboard-
McLaurin.
Potomac river front--Bacon.
National quarantine-Culberson
Philippine Resolutions Debated.
The resolution of Pettigrew, calling for
information regarding the conduct of the
war in the Philippines, was laid before
the senate. and the resolution introduced
by Hoar substituted for it, with an amend
ment offered by Lodge. 1t was about to
be passed, when Pettigrew offered an
amendment, calling for information as to
all the Instructions which the president
had given the commissioners who had
negotiated the treaty of peace at Paris.
together with the correspondence that
had passed between the president and the
commissioners.
Davis Asks Executive Session.
Davis, chairman of the foreign rela-
tions committee, and one of the commits
sioners, made the point Of order against
the amendment that 1t was executive
business
President Pro Tenn. Frye. who was him
self one of the commissioners. overruled
the point, because he said 1t was within
the discretion of the president whether
he should send the communication to the
senate or not.
"Then," said Davis, with much feeling.
az desire to protest in the strongest pos
siDle manner against d pupHc oiscussion ct
this amendment. ! may say that nothing
passed between the president and the
commissioners to which / should raise
objection to publication, but there are
matters which ought not to be made pub
lie at this time
Pettigrew Turned Down.
Ten minutes later the doors were op-
ened and Tavis moved that the amend
menr offered by Pettigrew be laid on the
table. The motion was carried-41 to -.
The following is the vote in detail:
Yeas--Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Burrows.
Carter, Chandler. Cullom. Davis. Depew.
Fairbanks, Foster, Frye. Gallinger. Hale.
Hansbrough, Hawley, Kean, Kyle tF.).
Lindsay (D.), Lodge. Mcbride. McLaurin
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