Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-01-12

Among the bills introduced was one
BY Spooner, Wis, providing in brief
that when the insurrection of the Phil
ippines shall have been supprc ssed. the
government of the islands shall be
vested in such person or persons as the
President may direct until Congress
shall direct how the islands shall be
governed.
A concurrent resolution offered by
kenney. Del. directing the secretary
of war to make an estimate FOR the inn
provement Of Mahon harhor, Delaware.
was adopted. At the conclusion of
morning routine business the resoIu-
ton offered by Pettigrew. :. d.. sew
eral days ago together with the sub
stitute for it offered by Lodge. Mass.
was then laid before the Senate. The
object of both the resolution and the
substitute was TO obtain from the Pres
ident, if not Incompatible with public
interests. all information in regard to
the insurrectOn in the Philippines
Lodge suggested that both PettigreW's
resolution and his own substitute b.
withdrawn and that the resolution Of
fered by Hoar be adopted as substi-
luton as might be deemed desirable Or
advisable.
The resolution offered by Hoar was
sweeping in its call for information re-
lating to the Philippine insurrection.
but Mr.. Lodge said his desire for all in
formation concerning the instruction
was 50 great that he proposed to offer
an amendment extending its provisions.
1t had been stated, he said. that there
was danger Of an uprising in Manila
by the Filipinos. with the object of
numbering Americans and all foreign
erS. 1t had been stated also that Fill
ipinos had threatened to throw bombs
into the funeral procession Of Gen.
LaNton. He wanted information upon
these points as we'll as upon others.
Lodge wanted to know what infor-
nation the government possessed as
to reprisals placed upon other tribes
Nv Aguinaldn and the Tagalogs. He
wanted especially to know how the
Filipinos had treated American and
Spanish prisoners. there being wide
divergence Of information upon that
point. If the government had infor-
nation relating to the encouragement
received by Aguinaldo and the insur
gents from the United States and what
effect that encouragement had had up
m the course Of the rebellion. he
thought the Senate and the people were
entitled to it.
This point was most important and
the Senate and people We're anxious
for the truth. II was a matter, too. of
common report that the nti-lmperal-
stic League had been urging our sol
Hers to oppose the war This work.
Lodge thought. had had little effect
because of the insignificance of the
persons in il. Little attention had
leen paid t. this reasonable action.
because" said Lodge. no sensible
nan wants to convert a bore into a
martyr. even though the bore be ma
evolent" He thought there was no
in any quarter to suppress |
He believed with the |
amendment he proposed Hoar's reso- |
ution would cover every point upon |
which information was desired.
Hoard said he was in general accord |
With his colleagues ideas as to the res
lution. He would be glad to have the
between the President
nd the peace commission at ParlS, but
would not insist upon that now. He
wanted. however. the distinct recon-
nendations and instructions of the
President to the Philippine commission.
.odge suggested that the resolution Of
'ettigreW and his own substitute he
aid on the table ana that Of Hoar
With his proposed amendment be
dopted.
To this Pettigrew objected. lie had
sked his resolution for specific infor-
alton. which he desired. 1t made no
Inference to him, he said, what infOr
nation the Massachusetts senators
wanted. PettigreW then launched in
D a rather sensational speech, contain
ng bitter attacks upon the admins
ration. 1t was evident. he said. that
he object of the administration was
. keep detailed information from the
eople and it was quite evident that
he political success of the President
nd of the Republican party was of
reater concern to the imperialists than
whether the information asked for
hCuld reach the Filipinos. Such an
bjection to the sending to the Senate
f information as that it would be
to the F'ilipinos was