The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-02-03
Mr.. P[TT|GREN0 ONCE MORE
The South Dakota Senator Tries to
Get a Statement by Aguin-
aldo Into the Record.
he FINDS THE ROAD BADLY BLOCKED.
Mr.. Pettigrev Charged With Giving
Aid and Comfort to the Enemy
Main Objection to Aguinnldo's
statement IL That 1t il n Tissue OF
known F~ulsehoods.

Washington. Jan.31.-When the sem
senate convened to-day. Mr.. Hale (Me.l
made Il partial report of the confer
ence committee on the urgent def
cheney bill. it was adopted, and Il fur
thor conference was requested.
Mr.. Pcttigrew wished a statement
made by Aguinaldo printed as a docu-
ment.
He said that if it was not allowed
he would read the statement, and there
by get it in the record.
Mr.. Hawley Comm said he would
object to the reading As reasonable.
"It is giving aid and comfort to the
enemy, and that is what the senator
from South Dakota is doing all the
time said Mr.. Hawley.
Mr.. Pettigrew asserted that the de-
partments were holding back informa-
ton.
Mr.. Lodge (Mass.) objected TO the
Aguinaldo statement, because, he said,
it was Il mass of f~alsehoOds. He re-
scented the statement that anything
was held back.
VI OhE us ttS -
from Admiral Dewey, denying the
statement of AguinaldO, and saying
thai he had never received him with
military honors. nor sa1uted the Fill
pino flag; nor promised the Filipinos
independence in any way whatever.
Mr.. Spooner thought it was about
time to draw the line upon this coun-
slant and daily suit of Aguinaldo
against the United States. He said thac
no statement Of a man in arms against
The United States should be placed on
the records of the senate. 1t would.
he thought. be construed rs encour-
to those in insurrection
against the flag and authority Of the
t United States.
Mr.. Spooner made a touching al
= fusion to Gen. Lawton. and read from
: a letter Of the dead general. who dep
l reccted the u%tterances of the anti
imperialists in America on account OF
their effect in the Philippines.
Mr.. Gallinger (N.H.) said that it was
r time the kind of argument of the
4 South Dakota senator should cease II
2 the senate. He said it was a question
whether we should believe the charge
of Aeuinaldo or the statement of Ad
miral Dewey.
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) said he though
that all the truth should be known. II
thought a great mistake was made l
refusing to pass the resolutions of in
Is ouiry. He also thought there Shout
81 be no objections to printing doct
ments. If they were true they ough
n to he known; if false their untruthfu
Of ness would be shown. There had bee
ct a rigid censorship of everything con
ina. from Manila, said Mr.. Jones. Ii
charged that the republicans feared
as have the truth regarding the Phil
a pine being known.
IT. Mr.. Pettigrew replied a tsomelengt
AT saving the United States had less thu
one Quarter of the soil in the Phil
is pine archipelago. and that the way
he peace was to grant the Filipinos ind
al- pendence. He read from the queei
Ter speech at the opening of the Britt
parliament and said that ii was ma
to appear that the English were
tackled by the Beers. There was
more truth Ill lnut SAdltlhVH' IN"
d. the similar one that the United Sta
/. had been attacked by the Filipinos
ne Mr. Sewall On. j. said he was not
las favor Of Philippine acquisition, but
matter what his personal opini'
nu- we've. he supported the flag when
ere wa, attacked. He deprecated beyC
nee measure the action of the senator fr
ing South Dakota (Pcttigrewl and un
an the circumstances he was a traitor
nor his country in supporting the a
aral traitor of the United States, VINO
her, sold himself 10 Spain and betrayed
to w country. He characterized
PIT ccedings as monstrous.