Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-24
CHARGES OF
DOUBLE DEALING
Senator pettigrew Makes Grave Ac-
cusation Against the President,
CASE OF SULTAN OF SULU.
Inquiry 10 be Made subject OF Con
traband OF War Extending
Census Limitations.

Washington, Jan. 24.-When the Sen
ate convened today Mr.. Hale reported
from the appropriations committee the
urgent deficiency bill and gave notice
that he would cali It up tomorrow.
Mr.. Allen offered resolution calling
upon the secretary OF war for all in
formation and correspondence relating
to the administration Of customs az
fairs in Porto Rico, Cuba and the Phil
ipplnes since the war with Spain.
Objection being made it went over.
Mr.. Pettigrew Is. Do, offered reso-
luton declaring that the United States
government could not recognize the
right OF any nation to declare as contra
band and seize food products. as such
any such seizure would be an act I'M
friendly 10 the United States
The resolution went over under the
rules.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr. Pettigrew calling upon the Presl-
dent for thee report OF Gen. John e.
Bate concerning the treaty made with
sultan Of Sulu was considered. The
resolution recited the salaries paid 10
the sultan and his officials and in
quired what fund these we're paid from
and what services the officers rendered.
Mr.. Pettigrew supported the resoiu-
tion in a speech. He said that slavery
In its worse form existed In the Sulu
group of Islands, and the treaty Itself
provided that every slave could pur-
chase his freedom al the regular mark
ct price. He said the amount OF the
salaries to the sultan and his officials
under the treaty was 50, 100. yet the
Spanish government paid TO them only
S. 800.
A translation Of the treaty, he said,
was withheld from the people until af-
ter the Ohio elections. This was mere
ly a part OF the policy OF concealment
and censoring adopted by the admin
istratlon.
Mr.. spooner (wis) asked Mr.. Petit
grew II he meant TO hold the President
responsible for the slavery clause In
the Sulu treaty.
Il do" Mr. PettIgrew replied. Then, "
said Mr.. Spooner, Il read from the mes
sage Of the President TO Congress. The
President says:
~ have conar-Nea said agreement.
subject 10 the actiOr OF Congress. and
with the reservation which | have d.
rected shall be communicated to the
sultan OF Jolo, that this agreement Is
not to be deemed In any way 10 author
lie or give the consent Of the United
States to the existence Of slavery in
the Sulu archipelago.
Mr.. Pettigrew replied that there was
no assurance that the Presidents state
ment would ever reach the sultan. He
declared that II was simply a case
OF double dealing and nothing else.
At the conclusion OF the address OF
Mr. Pettigrew. Mr.. Lodge tMass.), said
that while the resolution was covered
by one previously adopted there was no
objection TO Its passage. II was then
adopted,
A joint resolution dIverting and set
ting apart $4,000 out Of the sums here
tofore paid for jetty work at the Cum
berland Sound, in the States Of Florida
and Georgia, for sluicing and dredging
at the entrance of the sound, was
passed.
MI. carter lMOnt.), chairman or the
census committee, made a partial re-
port OF the conferees on the bill con-
ferring additional authority on the d.
rector OF the census.
A partial report was agreed to.
Mr Cockrell (Mo.) moved that the
Senate recede from its disagreement
as TO the collection Of the statistics OF
the deaf, dumb and blind.
Mr. Hale spoke strongly against the
letting down OF the bars Of the census,
as the passage Of the motion would do.
II special Inquiry regarding the deaf,
dumb and blind were made, special In.
quifies would be asked for all sorts OF
class information. He insisted that the
Senate should adhere TO It's original
purpose OF restricting the limits OF the
census proper.
Mr.. Cockrell spoke In favor Of his mo.
ton.
Mr.. Chandler warned the senator that
any extension OF the work OF the census
would result In so clogging Il that II
would be years before any tangible re.
suits would be obtained.