Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-26

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The following excerpt from the Con-
gressional Record of January II, 1900
embracing some remarks of Senator
Pettigrew in relation to the resolution
calling for information on specific
matters of the war in the Philippines
will be found of interest to all who are
fwatching the course of the admins
lSration in w ashington and in Luzon: \
The president pro tempore. The
chair lays before the senate the reso-
luton submitted by the senior senator
from Massachusetts (Mr. Hoar) on the
9Th instant. It has been read in full.
Mr.. Vest. should like to hear the
the amendment read.
Mr.. Hoar. The amendment has been
agreed to by myself and my colleague,
and it has been read. Does the senator
desire to have it read once more?
Mr.. Vest. was not in the senate
when the amendment was read, and I
simply want to understand what it is
The president pro tempore. The
secretary will read the amendment
which was accepted as part of the
resolution by the senior senator from
Massachusetts,. -. ~.
The Secretary. After line z in the
original resolution the following amend
ment was inserted: .,e. ..
). F.'Also, all instructions given by him
hottie commissioners to the Philippine
Islands, or either of them; ...
t3ia '.Also, any information which may
have come to him or any department
of the government since January l.,
1898, in regard to any plans of the
people in arms against the United
States for the pilage of Manila. for
rising in the city, or for the destruc-
tion of foreign property and the mas
sacre of foreign residents;
ALSO, any information that may
have come to him or any department
of the government Of the treatment of
the other inhabitants Of the Philip
pines by those in arms against the au-
thority of the United States, and of the
attitude and feeling of such other in
habitants or tribes toward the 90.
called government of Aguinaldo and
his armed followers; ~
''Also. any information that may
have come to him or any department
4 of the government of the treatment of
prisoners, either Spanish or American,
by the people in arms against the
authority of the United States;
IN. "Also any information that may
have come to him or any department
of the government as to any aid or en-
couragement received by Aguinaldo
and his followers from persons in the
United States, as to what pamphlets.
speeches, or other documents emanat-
ing from the United States, and ad-
verse to its authority and to it's policy,
were circulated, in whole or in part,
among the Filipinos in arms against
the United States, among the other
inhabitants of the Islands or among
the soldiers of the United States, and
any information as to the effect, if any
.of'such pamphlets, speeches, and other
documents, or of similar utterances in
the United States, upon the course OF
the rebellion against the United
States ..aa..s Ill.,
Also, any futher or other informa.
,ion which would tend to throw light
upon the conduct and events OF the in.
surrection against the authority of The
United Sta'es in the Philippines Isl.
ands, and of the military movements
for its suppression since January I,
1885,
Mr.. Pettigrew. Mr, President, wish
briefly to address the senate on this
subj ect.
The resolution is in the discretion Of
the president. Such inform alton as he
chooses to send us we are to receive
under this resolution. I am in favor
of passing the resolution. am desir'
ous of securing whatever Information
we can upon this subject.
EARLY in the session, nearly a month
ago, introduced resolution asking
whether the vessels of our navy, the
officers of our navy, had saluted the
flag of the Philippine republic; wheth'
er two of our vessels accomp anied a
Filipino vessel to Subig Bay for the
purpose of capturing a Spanish garri.
son, and whether after the surrender
of that garrison we turned the prison
ers over to Aguinaldo's forces. That
resolution was tabled by the senate
without allowing me the privilege OF
speaking upon it.. The fact contained