Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-02-08

The Philippine Situation Causes
Passionate Utterancss in senate.
SENATOR PET1ICREN The TARGET.
Debate on the Indian Appropriation bill
In the House Made the Orc ..ion for the
Discussion At IL Wide Range OF
Public Questi0n..

Washington, Feb. l.-Debate in the
senate, ordinarily calm and dignifed,
burst yesterday into passionate ut
terances and bitter recriminations.
Senators hurled dennnciations one at
another until the auditors quivered
with excitement. The debate grew
out OF phase of the Philippine ques-
ton and no scene has been witnessed
since the discussion of the war res
buttons in the last congress which,
in sensational features, compared
with that of yesterday.
/. Senator Pettigrew, who has pre-
cipitated nearly all of the debates
upon the Philippine question during
the present session, sought to have
read resolution embodying a doc
ument written by Emilio Aguinaldo
upon the Filipino insurrection and
containing his version of the alleged
recogI ton of the Filipino republic
, by Admiral Dewey.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
protested against printing the doc
Vment in any form and read let
Ter from Admiral Dewey in which
that portion of Aguinaldo's statement
relating to the admiral was denounced
as tissue of falschoods."
Senators on the floor listened with
eager attention and many gallery
spectators leaned far ovet the rail
ings in their desire not to miss
sentence. Senator Lodge said he pre-
ferred accepting Dewey's word to
that of Aguinaldo and was satisfied
the American people would also.
In a pas'i' nate reply Senator Pet
tigrew declared that Admiral Dewey
had recognized the Filipino republic
and although offered an opportunity |
heretofore to deny Aguinaldo's state
ments had not done So In an in
slant half Il dozen senator's We're on
their feet. Mr.. lawley, the venerable |
senator from Connecticut, denounced !
Senator Pettigrew action as treason
In rapid succession, Senator Petit
grew was made the target OF singing |
arraignmcnts w Senators Spooner,
Ilawley, sewe'l and Callirgsr. That
the feeling was at pitch seldom
noted in the senate was evidenced /
by the pale faces of the men who
spoke.
Senator Jones, democrat of Arkan
sas, and Mr.. Teller, of Colorado,
endeavored to stem the tide of pro-
test and deep feeling, BY conciliatory
speeches.
At the conclusion Of the scene,
which will remain memorable in the
senate annals. the financial bill was
taken up and discussed by Senator
Berry democrat, of Arkansas, and
Nenator Teller, silver republican, of
Colorado.
Senator Penrose introduced bill to
make the proceedings of the Grand
Army of the Republic part of the
public records of the United States,
the commander-in-chief to make a re-
port Of the records TO the secretary
of the interior.
A bill dee airing Qui,er river, Mis-
souri,, not tc he a nlvgable stream
was passed After brief executive
session the senate, at 4:l0 p. M, adj
journed.
The Proceedings In the House
Washington. Feb. l.-Under the lat
itude allowed in general debate upon
appropriation bills the Indian appro-
priation bill in the house yesterday
was made the occasion for the dis
cussion OF a wide range Of public
questions. Our policy in the Philip
pine islands, the government OF
Puerto Rico, the leasing Of our arid
lands and election methods In the