The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-18
BLOOD OF MARTYRS
Us That Of American Dead Ia the
Philippines.
PETTIGREW BECAME CAUSTIC.
Charged It to William Mckinley, the
County's President.
THE SEIZURE OF AMERICAN FLOUR
Was the Subject Of q Spirited Debate Led
by Mr.. Hale.
EFFORT MADE 10 BURY IN COMMITTEE
dissolution Finally Passed After
Adoption OF several Modifying
Amendments.

Washington. January i7.--An agreement
was easily reached in tho senate today
to name the anal vote on tho pending bill
fixing gold as the standard Of value In
tho United States on February ~. After
several DAYS OF debate the draenct rssolu
ton Of inquiry regarding the conduct OF
the Philippine war WAS adopted 1t was
introduced by Mr. Hoar or Massachusetts,
and practically was adopted as a general
subsutute for the resolutions OF similar
but less extended character offered BY
MIR. Pcttigrew and MIR, Lodge Beyond
vigorous speech by Mr.. Pettgrew the
resolution aroused no debate, as It Is with
IN tho discretion OF the president to
send or not send the information required,
The resolution offered by Mr.. Hale CMe)
as to tho seizure OF -four by tho British
authorities was adopted, but only after -
spirited debate and after the resolution
had hcen materially amended
Mr. Teller (Colo) addressed the senate
upon the financial bin aud will continue
his speech tomorrow,
AZ the conclusion Of routine business ,a
the senate today the resolution Of inquiry
introduced by Mr. Hoar (Masa.l aud
AMENDED by Mr. Lodge CMaes9, calling Tor
general information regarding Inc conduct
OF the insurreouon in the Philippines. WA
laid before the senate
Mr. Penigrew cS. d. said he desired 10
address the senate upon the resc4utioa
before It was passed, He favored the
lpdssase OF tho resolution. believing he
information asked for waE entirely mon
or lie declared that he had received
information since the introduction OF his
resolutions that assured him Of the facta
he asserted.
"Thc blood of every soldier" said
hc,"0ho has fniicn since the war be
nnn Is on the hands Of the admins.
trntion. The blood OF the sixty soldier
boys at south Dakota, who lost thei'
lives pftcr being conscriptcd into an
, unwilling service after their term
had expired, lies AT the door OF the
: administration nnd there - no es'
cnpc for 81. charge that the cen
, sorkhip of the press and the sup
preston of fncts are for the purpose
of advancing the political ambition
of Mr. Mckinley. If this action putt
The administration In a hole, as ra'
stated, a. is not my tauit.'
Mr.. petdgrew reverted to tho assertion
thai the acquisition of the Philippines wa.
brought about by Tho act OF God, but n
! Il gnltIh
hand in the work was that God must have
used Mr. Mckinley as a prophet or ap'
peared TO the president in vision
Al the conclusion OF MI Pcttlgrew
speech the resolution OF Mr.. Hoar wa
passed without division.
The resolution introduced several days
ago by Mr.. Hale lMe), calling on tbs
} secretary Of state for iniormation In pos
session Of the atste department reisuni
to the seizure ana detention OF American
-four by British authorities IN Delagos
Bay. South Aries. was laid before th'
senate After 81 had been modified Nj
Plat tconn.l made q speech in which NJ
said he did not believe the passage OF mi
resolution ri this time wise.
sir. Davis (bilnu1. chairman OF IN
committee on foreign relations, move
that the resolution be referred - ~
committee II was possible, he said. tina
we resolution WE ihNiSNNNNN
He said that the subject OF the resolution
was now under diplomatic negotiation
No conclusion TO thai negotiation ha'
yet been reached. MI Davis said il wa
a questions whether some OF he asser
, tons Of the resolution were true. u az
) not become the senator tMr HAZE n
I said, 10 Introduce such resolution
. this time. But" said Ar. DAVIS, "wha
! strikes me as most To be criticised IN "a
resolution is the concluding paragraph
IL IS stated that II the detention OF IA
u property is persisted In. such act woni
u be considered as without warrant and OF
K fenslVe TO the government and people q
1 the United States ! venture 70 say thu
K no pronuneiamento ON such an importan
u question was ever made by goyernmer
I, until the diplomatic consideration had bee
a completed. Il IS statement which
II made only on the verge OF hostiitiei
4 That" concluded Mr. Davis, is very 81
n rious language In It's present form
n means serious difficulty. | think !
If should be referred
n In response Mr. Hale the author Of g
e resolution. began brief address by send
le ing to the clerks desk and having rea
l. newspaper account OF the seizure o. n
r -four. lie declared the senate aud rounlr
we're entitled 20 know what the sliuatio
10 Was as thev were IN ignorance ~ 70 wua
K was being done He deemed y nfrffrtl
4 clear TINT Il was -four snd NOS arms Z
= amnunition that had heer seized IT.
Il seFxnre was not ~ eontrshsnd gpcds
q needed. he THOUGHT no investigation ~
4 commit,ee 4, desermlne ths' aoyr was ~
i conirsbspd Of war "A majority ~ III
IL senate e3u sfI1s 'tir resol'tic' y 81
4 .fr Hale warmly but Il r3a net hf sur
= pressed 10 anw other nay,
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