The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-09
''GUlLTY OF TREACHERY"
MIR. PETTIGREW FEARS WE, AT
Tackled AN ALLY.
HIS PHILIPPINE RESOLUTION WEDNESDAY
1t Goes Over Until Then at His Own REQUEST.
The financial Bill viii Be Discussed
Thursday. The Samoan Treaty
Taken Up.

Washington, Jan. SIN the Senate
today a resolution offered by Mr. Alien
(Neb.) calling upon each Cabinet officer
for nitemized statement of the amount
of the $50000,O00 defence fund each
department expended, was adopted.
A resolution calling upon the Secre
tary of the Navy for Admiral Dewey-s
report in which he made the statement
that he could take Manila ut any time,
offered by Mr.. Pettigrew tS. d. was
adopted.
A resolution offered some line ago hy
Mr. Pettigrew calling upon the Secre-
tary of War for information as TO an al
legged interview between General Torres.
of the Filipino army, and General Otis
was called up. Mr.. Lodge lMassl or
fered a substitute for the ending reso-
luton calling upon the President, ii
not incompatible with public interests.
to furnish general information regarding
the Philippine insurrection contained in
official documents and dispatches
Mr.. Pettigrew said he thought Cor
gress was entitled 10 all information
regarding the action of our forces in the
Philippines. If we have attacked an
| ally said Mr. Pettigrew. sit is ipnpor-
tant that the representatives ot the peO-
pie in Congress should know the facts
and at once. | believe we have attack
ed an ally. 1 believe we have been
guilty of gross treachery. | believe we
have gone further in dishonor toward an
ally fighting with us than any other ma
ton ever went"
Il do not believe we attacked an ally
replied Mr.. Lodge. Il am sure we never
recognized the Filipino ,,ovcrnmcnp.
They had no government except the gov
ernment of dictator set up by himself
to impose his authority upon other tribes.
The President has acted thoroughly IN
conformity to the law and the facts will
uphold his course. These facts | am in
favor of having placed in the hands
of all Senators. They will strengthen the
hands of the Administration.
Senator Morgan (Ala.) spoke at length
upon Senator Pritchard's resolution with
regard to the question of restriction .f
suffrage.
AT 2 o'clock the Financial Hill be-
came the regular order, but finally wenr
over until tomorrow.
At the conclusion of Mr. Morcan's
speech, Mr.. Pritchard gave notice that
he would address the Senate on the reso-
luton OH January odd After pro-
tracted discussion of the general D. IL
sion question brought out by amend
ments made to the dependent pension
act of June 9th, $780, the Senate adj
| journed.
THE SAMOAN TREATY.
| Washington, Jam. S.--The Senate today
/ took up the Samoan Treaty in executive
! session and after having it read from the
desk Senator Davis, chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, made
! a brief explanatory statement. In doing
/ so he quoted literally from the report
4 upon the Samoan situation matle by Hon.
Bartlett Tripp. The Senator referred to
j the hostilities of last summer. saving
/ that these were merely q forerunner of
what might have occurred on a far larg-
er scale if the ,tripartite arrangement be-
tween the United States. Great Britain
and Germany had been permitted to con-
tinue in force. He contended that Ger
many had simply made quit claim deed
/ to the United States and that in turn the
i United States had quit-claimed to Ger
many.
While the statement was in progress
Senator Pettigrew asked show many peo-
! pie the United States had bought with
/ the islands this country comes into pos
session of by the transfer" but Mr..
Davis refused to admit the applicability
of the language to the transaction.
Senator Bacon stated his opposition to
the treaty and gave notice that he would
ask to be heard upon it when the treaty
is again taken up.
The injunction of secrecy was removed
from the treaty. 1T has been published
! heretofore.