Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-27
FIFTY-SlXTH CONGRESS-.
Washington, April q
sENATR

Mr.. Peitigrew offered q resolution re-
ouesting the President to inform the
Senate whether General Torres, one of
the officers of the Philippine army. came
to General Otis with flag OF truce on
February 6, 1899 the day after the
fighting commenced between our forces
and those of the Filipinos, and stated to
General Otis that General Aguinaldo
declared that fighting had begun acct
IDENTIFY and that Aguinaldo wished to
have it stopped, and to bring about a
conclusion of hostilities proposed the
establishment OF neutral zone between
the two armies, and whether General
Otis replied that fighting having once
begun must 90 On to the grim END.
Was General Otis directed by the Sec
rotary OF War to make such an apswe'r
Mr.. Pettigrew introduced this same
resolution January 8, calling on the
Secretary of War for the information.
He claims it was ignored by the War
Department. To the resolution a. tirt
offered Mr.. Pettigrew adds request
| for information whether the flag OF the
Philippine republic was ever saluted
by Admiral Dewey or any of the yes
| sells of his feet.
| The resolution went over.
| Mr.. Perkins offered an amendment
to the naval appropriations bill provid'
Jog that the Secretary Of the Navy be
instructed to cause to be made an ex'
animation of cable route across the
Pacific touching at Sitka and Dutch
| Hsrbor, thence along the most avail
able route to the Philippine Islands,
giving an estimate OF the cost OF cable
over this route together with the prob
| able revenues TO be derived from 1t.
After routine morning business Mr.
Money called up the bill to revive and
amend an act to provide for the collec-
lion OF abandoned property and the
prevention of frauds in insurrectionary
districts within the United States.
When Mr.. Money finished his speech
Mr. C1mas called up the Scott case.
Mr.. Pettns addressed the Senate CD
his motion to recommit the case to
the committee on privileges pnd cleo
tons with instructions 10 make further
Investigation.
HOUSE.
When the House met the pending
question was the adoption Of the con-
ference report on the bill creating a
territorial form of government in
Hawaii and upon this the roll was
called.
The report was adopted by vote Of
1873 to "a.
Mr.. Loud, chairman of the postoffice
COMMITTEES, rising to q question Of
privilege, attacked Mr.. Fitzgerald for
having introduced in the Record state
ment charging him UouG) with having
violated an agreement to reconsider az
amendment adopted to the postoffice
appropriation bill limiting the work OF
letter carriers TO 48 hours a week. This
charge, which included a statement
that the amendment had been inserted
under false pretences, had not been
made on the floor but had been "cun-
ningly inserted" he said.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said that the amend
ment had been adopted By a subter.
| fuge on the statement of Loud that it
was favored by the letter carriers. That
no found was not correct. 1t repealed
the eight-hour law in effect. He thought
ne had perfect right to make such
changes in his remarks as he thought
proper.
The controversy was ended by strik.
ing out ofthe Record the remsrks sub.
stituted by Mr.. Fitzgerald.
The House then went into committee
of the whole for the consideration OF
private pension bills.