The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-01-29
SULU TREATY WAY
FOSTER SLAVERY
Pettigrew Holds President
Mckinley Responsible
for CIauss.
EXECUTIVE DENIAL READ
Senators Tillman and Chandler En-
gage in a Friendly but Sharp
Tilt During CONSIDERATION
of a ResolutiCn To
Extend Censcs.

| washington, january 2i-iNouune DUST
ness occupied the attenuG Of the senate
today I'm a brief session. The resolution
offered yesterday by NJ Pettigrew, of
South Dakota, calling a the president
for information regarding the treaty en-
! tered into with the sudan Of Sulu was
passed. after Mr.. Pettgrw had made an
| attack upon the admsn tration for en-
tering into an agreemen, which. he said.
authorized slavery
| An extended debate vas precipitated
| by n conference report a the census ad-
ministrative bill. but Oh census commit
] tee gained its point and he measure was
/ sent back to conferenc.
! Mr.. Allen offered a esolution calling
| upon the secretary of var for all the IN
/ formation and sPndeuce relating
to the administration q customs affairs
in Porto Rico. Cuba al the Philippines
/ since the war with SPIN. Objection be-
! ing made, It went over
Mr.. Pettigrew. Of Soth Dakota. offer
ed a resolution declair. that the United
States government void not recognize
/ the right of any nation % declare as con-
traband and seize food products as such
and that any such sesure would be an
act unfriendIv to the -nited states. The
resolution went over ugier the rules.
Mr.. Pettigrew then tlled up his Sulu
treaty resolution and made speech Ill
its support. lie said hat slavery IN us
worst form existed inthe Sulu group OF
islands and the treaty tself provided thdt
every slave could puchaso his freedom
at the regular markt price. He SAID
the amount of the slaries paid TO the
sultan and his ofiiciai under the treaty
was S9120. yet the Sanish government
paid them only $500 n translation Oh
the treaty. he said. vas wlthheid from
the people until after the ono elections.
This was merely a prt OF the pohcy Oh
concealment and cesoring adopted 10y
the administration. IT. SpoOner. Oh WIS
consin. asked Mr. Pctigrew If he meant
to hold the president responsible for the
slavery cause in the Sulu treaty
Charge Against the President.
81 do. Mr. Pe,dsrew replied.
''Then.' said Mr.. spooner. Il read from
the message of the president to congress.
The president says:
4 have confirmed said agreement, sub
iect to the action If congress. and with
the reservation which l have directed
snail be communicated to the sultan OF
Jolo. that this ag-ecmenr is not to be
deemed in any way 70 authorize or give
the consent Of the United States to the
existence of slavery IN the Sulu aren't
pelago'
Mr.. Pett1grew rcplied mat there was
no assurance that the presidents state
ment would ever reach the sultan. He
declared it was simply Il case of double
dealing and nothing else.
AT the conclusion OF the address OF
Mr.. Pettigrew Mr.. Lodge, of Massachu-
sets said that while the resolution was
covered by one previously adopted there
was no objection TO It's passage. IL was
then adopted.
A JOINT resolution diverting and setting
apart $4,000 out of the sums heretofore
appropriated for jetty work at Cumoer-
land sound, in the states Of Florida ana
Georgia, for slucins ana dredging at the
entrance Of the sound, was passed.
Mr.. Carter. OF Montana, chairman or
the census committee. made a partial
report of the conferees on the bill con-
ferring additional authority on the d.
rector of the census. The partial report
was then agreed to-
Mr.. CockreH. of Missouri. moved that
the senate recede from its disagreement
as to the collection Of statistics or the
deaf, dumb and blind.
He insisted that the senate Should ad-
here to its original purpose OF restricting
the limits Of the census proper in order
not 10 let down the bars on all sorts Of
In favor of his motion.
Chandler and Tillman Have Tilt.
Mr.. Chandler warned the senate that
any extension of the census work would
result I'm so clogging It that it would be
years before any tangible results would
be obtained
During the debate which followed
the motion, Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. TIL
man were pitted against each other
Mr.. Chandler declaring that 1t would be
impossible for even the South Carolnian
to get the necessary Information within
tho period of thirty days.
Possibly" responded Mr.. Tillman, j
am not so nervous or so much like a
grasshopper as the senator from New
Hampshire"
"a pltchfork never touches a grass
hopper" said Mr.. Chandler in reply to
this sally, and Mr.. Tiilmans reply was
drowned in the burst Of laughter which
followed. Mr.. Cockrelrs motion 10 re-
cede was lost, aye 80; noes 80.
Mr.. Pettsgrew moved that the house
amendment relating to the collection OF
statistics Of mines and mining be agreed
TO bv the senate. The motion was de-
feated, 80 TO Is. The senate further in
sisted upon Its disagreement, and Sen
ators Carter. Hale and McEnery Were
named as conferees