New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-01
A STORM IN THE SENATE
PEI'7TGREW FLATTYACCUSED
OF TREASON.
HE ATTEMPTS TO INTRODUCE A
STATEMENT FROM AGUINALDO,
WHICH DEWEY CALLS A
TISSUE OF LIES.
IRx TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

/ tBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNEl
/ Washington, Jan, 31.-Mr. Pettigrew, whose
! talents at parliamentary bushwhacking are ap-
parently as limitless as are the running powers
Of his Tagalog friend and idol, Emilio Aguinaldo,
started spirited skrmish again to-day in the
Senate by trying to get printed at Government
expense a statement from the Filipino warrior
! sprinter which Admiral Dewey had denounced
as tissue of lies Mr. Pettigrew asked yester-
day to have the Tagal cheftains proclamation.
which appeared recently in a New England
newspaper reprinted public document. This
request denied. to-day the South Dakota
Senator incorporated practically the whole ad-
dress in resolution which he offered for the
sole purpose of having it appear tomorrow in
THE Congressional Record" Mr.. Lodge detect
ed the trick, and protested against the Senates
being led into giving publicity TO the string of
falsehoods the address contained. One Of these
was the assertion that Admiral Dewey had rec
ognzed the alleged Filipino government, and to
demoish this Mr.. Lodge produced an emphatic
letter of denial. written yesterday. by Admiral
Dewey. In the exciting debate which followed
Mr.. Pettigrew vas fatty charged with treason
well as parliamentary sharp practice. So ac-
customed has the Senate become, however, to the
South Dakotan's chronic vagaries of opinion
and speech that nothing he said could long
seriously disturb the temper of his colleagues.
But the upper house had perhaps a little more
of Pettigrew this morning than his contract
a daily fighter Of windmills seemed reasonably
to call for.
THE BEGINNING OF THE TROUBLE.
Mr. Pettigrew presented resolution which he
desired to have read for information. The reso
luton consisted of several pages on which were
pasted slips of printed matter. The clerk began
, to read, and it became evident tnat the matter
contained in the resolution the statement
he of he
Filipinos against the Spaniards. 1t also con-
tained Aguinaldo's version of conference with
Admiral Dewey and the statement that Admiral
Dewey recognized the Filipino Republic"
Mr. Lodge protested earnestly against this
last effort of Mr.. Pettigrew to secure the print
! ing of Aguinaldo's statement by the United
States Government. The reason protest" said
Mr.. Lodge, lis that the document contains
number Of statements that are absolutely false.
Statements attributed to Admiral Dewey
which are utterly without foundation. Now. the
Anti-Imperialistic League and it's organ can
print such matter as this without restriction.
That is to be expected of them. But that the
United States Government should lend its aid TO
the circulation of branded faisehoods concerning
the Admiral of its Navy is preposterous
-''I want to read passage from, a letter
addressed to me by Admiral Dewey The state
nent of Emilio Aguinaldo, as recently published
relates to me, is tissue of falsehoods.'
Mr Lodge again protested strongly against
the publication by the United States Govern
ment of matter that known to be false. He
declared il would be an imposition on the United
States to print such resolution.
Mr. Aldrich raised point of order against the
resolution on the ground that Mr.. Pettigrew had
already a resolution pending providing for the
printing of the statement public document,
Nhoir Mr.
order thus disposing of the resolution offered
by Mr.. Pettigrew
PETTIGREw RENEWS CHARGES.
The South Dakota Senator gained the floor,
however, and addressed the Senate briefly. He
SPOKE in an impassioned manner. and several
times sharply declined to yield to Interruptions,
He said the paper which he had offered in his
resolution was a translation made in Boston Of
a statement written by Aguinaldo himself 1t
had been sent by The Springfield Republican
to this city, and submitted to Admiral Dewey
with a view of ascertaining whether 1t was ac-
l.crrate or not. The Admiral Mr.. Pettigrew said'
declined through his secretary TO say anything
in regard to the document, saying that he must
adhere to his intention not to discuss the Philip
pine question in any form in advance OF the
Philippine Commissions report.
Now" said Mr.. Pettigrew, Admiral Dewey,
after the publication of the document, sends here
a letter repudiating the statements he is quoted
as having made and denouncing them tissue
of falsehoods. Admiral Dewey did recognize the
Filipino Republic" shouted Mr.. Pettigrew,
"and'-
"How?'' inquired Messrs. Lodge and Spooner
in unison.
"By saluting the Filipino flag" declared Mr..
Pettigrew his voice keyed to high pitch. 'By
proceeding to Subig Bay with Aguinaldo's forces
and there receiving the surrender of Spanish
garrison; by his conferences and statements TO
Agunado."
Mr. Gallinger objected TO the continuance of
the discussion.
Mr. Hawley-I object to the statement be-
cause II is treason. 1t Is lending aid and
fort to enemy of the United States, and the
Senator has been doing that for months
Mr. Pettigrew replied that what he wanted
was to have the facts OF the matter placed be-
fore the country. He charged the State Depart
ment with holding back information OF value to
Senators and to the people. and intimated that
the Department afraid 10 publish them TO
the world.
.'The threat Of treason he declared. will not
deter us from disclosing the facts as they come
into our possession"
DEwEY'S DENIAL READ
Mr. Lodge regained the floor. and speaking
forcefully but in a comparatively low tone of
voice said: my objection to this pamphlet is
that II is a mass of falsehoods-a tissue OF lies
7 want all of the facts in this matter. but l do
protest against the publication by this Govern
ment of matter that has been branded by the
Admiral of the Navy false. / did not intend
10 read all of the letter which have here from
Admiral Dewey. / hoped that sentence would