Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-15

Washington, Jan. IA spirited and
at times sensational debate was pre-
cipitated in the senate Thursday on
the Philippine question, the basis for
the speechmaking being the resolution
of inquiry offered several days ago by
Senator Pettigrew (pop., S. d. to
which substitutes were proposed. Pet
tigreW attacked the administration
policy in the Philippines and also
made some startling charges against
those who are supporting the admin
istratiOn. He declared a systematic
effort was being made to prevent &C
curate information from reaching the
people of the United States and that
it was political scheme to farther
the candidacy of President Mckinley
for denomination '|The trouble with
the imperialists," Said Pettigrew, lis
they haves COMPOUNDED the interests Of
the people of the United States with
the political desires and ambitions of
their puny president and have regard
ed him as more important than the
rightful treatment of the FilipinOs.
If any amendment is to be made to the
resolution, he said, sit ought to be
made to read that the information
should be transmitted to the senate if
not incompatible with the presidents
intentions as a candidate for re-elec-
ton. The fact is this whole business
is bound up in the presidents desire
to again be the candidate of his party
for PRESIDENT He discussed at length
the proclamation issued by the presi-
dent declaring it was in such shape
that Gen. Otis recommended it should
be changed in order not to
provoke hostilities on the
part of the F'ilipinos. Subsequently
he said it was altered materially and
as altered published to the Philippine
natives. AS originally drawn it was,
to his mind, fiat declaration Of war
and when Aguinaldo and his leaders
came into possession of the original
they so regarded it. 'The whole
wretched business" declared Petit
grew vehemently, was one of conceal
ment and dupEcity, intended to de-
ceive not only the people of the
United States but also the islanders
themselves" In substantiation of his
charge that dispatches from the Phil
ippines were censored in the interests
of the administration, Pettigrew quot
ed from letter written by Robert nj.
Collins, Associated Press representa-
tive at Manila. When he (Collins)
had filed dispatch containing infor-
nation which he thought proper to
send to the United States he had been
informed by the censor that he had
been instructed to cut out anything
that might hurt the administration.
Subsequently when he desired to send
a story in relation to the use of silver
in the Philippines the censor told
him his instructions were to allow
noting to pass him which might be
helpful to William Jennings Bryan in
the United States.
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin intro
duced a bill providing in brief that
when the fnsurrection in the Philip
pines shall have been suppressed, the
government of the islands shall be
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the president may direct until congress
shall direct how the islands shall be
governed.
The debate was ended. Sen
ator Stewart of Nevada made
an elaborate speech on the
question of national finances.
Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, in
charge of the financial bill, asked to
have some arrangement made regard
ing that measure. 1t was apparent,
however, that no speeches were ready
for delivery and tne measure was post
poned until Monday. The senate then
agreed on adjournment until Monday.
The consideration Of a census measure
comforting additional authority upon
the director of the census was then
begun. Senator Pettigrew offered an
amendment directing the director of
the census to collect statistics in re-
gard to the distribution of wealth, in
regard to the extent to which machin-
cry has displaced manual labor and in
regard to private corporation indebted
ness. The amendment was defeated
Senator Allen (pop., Neb.) proposed an
amendment providing for the collec-
ton Of statistics relating to trusts, but
that too was defeated. A sharp and
amusing colloquy took place between
Senators Allen and Tillman (dem., S.
| o.. The latter criticised the amend
ment and Allen charged Tillman with
having gone over to the side of the
trusts. In emphaticaIly denying this,
Tillman likened Allen to the dog in
the southern opossum hunt who fol-
lowed a specter. Allen replied with
some heat He said there was a dis
position among senators to say "the
public be damned" and he had no idea
| there was any intention to gather in
| formation regarding trusts. The bill
passed without farther objection. The
bill increasing the limited cost Of the
| indianapolis public building to
| $2,500.000 was then passed and the