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THE DAY IN TIE SENATE
The lnsurreeiiOn in the Philippines
Again Discussed.
Mr. Hoar's Resolution Asking for In
formation Adoptcd-The Seizure OF
American Property by the AuthOri-
ties OF Great Britain at Della
goa Bay the subject of Debate.

In the Senate today Mr.. Wolcott Chair
man Of the Committee on Postoffces. in
troduced two bills relating to the admins
tration Of the PostofIce Department. one Of
them providing for the codifcation of the
! criminal laws affecting offences against
/ the postal service. Mr. WoIcott stated
mat no attempt had been made for thirty
years TO cOdify these laws and they were
scattered through the statute books eve.y-
where
The resolution offered by Mr. Hoar call
ing on the President for information with
! regard to the acquisition OF and the in
surrection in the Philippine Islands was
| laid before the Senate
Mr- Petugrew OF South Dakota said he
I had ohered some weeks ago a resolution
asking for the information as 10 whether
vessels Of the United States Navy had sa-
luted the Filipino flag and whether in an
eApf lluon 70 Subig Bay vessels Of the navy
mad not escorted a Filipino vessel and
! turned fr 20 the Filipinos. captured DTis-
1 uuers. le Senate. however, had voted
I down MS resolutions. II the statements
we're true. and he had no doubt they were.
those acts made the FilipInos allies Of the
United States II appeared from General
Olls reports that the war against the Fill
pinos was begun by the American forces.
who were therefore guilty OF firing on their
allies. He spoke in this vein al some
length.
A vote was taken and the resolution
! agreed to.
The resolution offered by Mr Hale -.
/ Maine on January 10 in relation to the seiz-
uTe OF American property by the British
/ authorities az Delagoa Bay as coutrabaud
Of war was laid. before the Senate.
Mr. Davis, Chairman Of the Committee
/ on Foreign Relations. moved that he re-
| solution be referred 10 that committee.
The question, be said. was a matter for
olplcmatlc negotiation. and nothing had
( appeared TO Indicate that negotiations were
lot proceeding In the most satisfactory
manner L was gravely TO be considered,
4 also. whether the assertions in the pre-
ambie were correct His own impression
was that -four might or might not be con-
tTaband Of war under particular circum-
stances As 2 general rule. such articles
as Hour are not cOntrab2nd. but iJ was a
question OF fact whether the aour Was des-
tined for a hostile purpose
Mr. Davis criticised various forms OF ex-
pressions employed in the resolution. and
1t was subsequently modified in these re-
spects, by Mr.. Hale. II was a very seri-
Gus question. Mr.. Davis said. to inform
another Government in limine" that u1.-
less some contested point is yielded at
once the refusal shall be considered often
siye 10 the Government and peopIe of The
United States.
Mr.. Hale argued in justification Of the
resolution. and said the Senate is entitled
10 know What the situation is The c0uu-
try IS entitled 10 know It Ii does not
know it. There is today profound Ignur-
ance OF what is going on IN asserting the
rights OF the United States. which have
been infringed upon BY the military au-
thorities Of Great Britain
Mr.. WolcOtt asked Mr. Hale whether he
was sure that the -four seized was the
property OF American citizens. and re-
minded him that the statement had been
made that the -four had been sent out by
a commission house in New York. which
claimed that its responsibility had ceased
in the natter: and that no American citi-
zen was making the slightest claim Tor
damages
That is just what am trying 20 find
cut. $ Mr.. Hale.
Mr. Hoar did not favor the resolution
because he said, an apparently harmless
resolution might seriously affect pending
negotiations.
Mr.. Hale recalled the fact that during
the Franco-German war, cargoes Of bread
stuffs were shipped from the United States
10 Aarseilles without any questioning by
the German Government.
After further discussion the resolution
as modified, was adopted. II reads:
Whereas IL is alleged that property Of c-fi-
zCrs of the United States not cuutrsband Of v--r
has been lately seized by the military authoriti,
oi Great Britain IN and near Delagoa Bav. south
Africa, without good reason f0- the same and
contrary 20 the accepted principles Of interna-
ti0ulI law; and
Whereas it Is alleged said property Is now
miusrly detained by the military authorities q
Great Britain in disregard OF the rights OF the
owners OF th~ same; therefore be &C.
Resolved, by the Senate OF The United States.
That the President is requested Jo send % the
Senate, il not incompatible with the public iu-
terest. al information 10 possession 0i the State
Department relating 20 said alleged seizure aud
detention. and also 20 infoIm the senate what
steps have been taken in requesting the restoll-
ton OF property taken and detained As aiore-
said