The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-12

tion Asked-Debate on Currency
Measure Resumed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II. "A spirited
and at times somewhat sensational de-
q bate was INDUCED in in the senate today
on the Filipino question, the basis of the
debate being a resolution of inquiry of
fered several days ago by Mr. Pettigrew
Is. D., to which substitutes were pro-
posed. Mr.. Pettigrew attacked the ad-
ministrations policy in the Philippines,
and also made some startling charges
against those who were supporting the
administration. He declared that a sys-
tematic effort was being made to prevent
accurate information reaching the paople
of the United States, and that it was
political scheme to further the candidacy
of Mr. Mckinley for denomination and
reelection.
The debate was terminated by a re-
sumption of the consideration of the cur
rency bill at o'clock. Mr.. Stewart
(Nev) made an elaborate speech on the
question of the national finances.
Before adjournment the senate, after
prolonged debate, passed the bill con-
ferring additional powers upon the di-
rector of the census, and bill increas-
Ing the limit of the cost of the Indianan-
oils public building
At the conclusion of morning routine
business the resolution offered bv Mr.
Pettigrew IS. d. several days ago. TO-
gether with the substitute for it offered
py MI. Lodge (Mass.), was laid before the
senate. The object of both the resolu-
ton and tie substitute was to obtain
from the president if not incompatible
with public interests, all information IN
regard to the insurrection in the Philip
pines.
COMPROMISE SUGGESTED.
Mr.. Lodge suggested that both Mr.
67Pettigrew's resolution and his own sub-
stitute be withdrawn and that the reso-
luton oeeered by Mr.. Hoar, with suitable
amendments, be adopted as a substitute
for both. The resolution offered bv Mr.
Hoar was sweeping in its call for infor
nation relating to the Philippine insur
rection, but Mr.. Lodge said his desire
tor air information concerning the insur
rectlon was so great that he proposed TO
oHer an amendment extending its pro-
visions. 1t had been stated, he said,
mat there was danger of an uprising in
Manila by the Filipinos with the object of
numbering Americans and all foreigners
1t had been stated also that the Filipinos
had threatened to throw bombs into the
funeral procession of Gen LaWton He
wanted information upon these points as
well as upon others. He wanted to know
what information the government pos
sessed as to reprisals placed upon other
tribes by Aguinaldo and the Tagalos
He wanted especially to know how the
Spanish prisoners, there being wide di-
Eersence Of information upon that point
II the government had information re-
latlng to the encouragement received bv
Aguinaldo and the insurgents from the
united States, and what effect that en-
couragement had upon the course of the
rebellion, he thought the senate and
the people We're entitled to ii. II was a
matter, too, of common report that the
Rnl-lmperialistic league had been urg-
ing our soldiers to oppose the war. This
work, Mr.. Lodge thought, had had little
effect, because Of the insignificance of the
persons engaged in it. little attention
had been paid by the government to this
reasonable action, but" said Mr.
Lodge, no sensible man wants to con-
vert bore into a martyr, even though
{, the bore be malevolent." MIR. Lodge
thought there was no disposition in any
quarter to suppress information
general
cord with his colleagues. He would be
glad to have the correspondence between
the president and the peace commission
at Paris, but at this time would not in
sist upon that. He wanted, however, the
distinct recommendations and instruc-
tions of the president TO the Philippine
commission.
Mr.. Lodge suggested that the resolu-
tion of Mr. Pettigrew and his own sub
stitute be laid on the table, and that OF
Mr.. Ifoar, with his proposed amendment,
be adopted
MIR. PETTIGREW OBJECTS.
Tc this Mr.. Pettigrew >obieeted He
had, he said, asked in his resolution for
specific information, which he desired. He
then launched into a rather sensational
speech, containing many bitter attacks
Z upon the administration. The informa-
ton asked for in the amended resolutions
of the Massachusetts senators was not al
that might be called for. Senators might
ask for, he said, information concerning
the desecration of churches by American
soldiers in the Philippines, and of many
other horrors that follow in the path o1
war. 1t was evident, he said, that the OBJ
ject of the government was to keep de-
tailed information from the public and Il
was quite evident that the political sue
cess of the president and of the Repub-
~
the imperialsts than whether the infor-
nation asked for should reach the Fill
pinos. The objection to send information
to the senate, that it would be communi.
Gated to the Fiiplnos, was ridiculous
since the Fiipinos were in possession OF
it. The real reason for objecting to It's
publication was that it was deemed not
advisable the American people should
have 1t.
1.-The touble with the imperialists >
said Mr.. Pettigrew, rs that they have
confounded the interests of the people
of the United States with the political de-
sires and ambition of their puny president
and regarded him and his success as more
important than a rightful treatment Of
the Filipinos."
Mr. Pettigrew said he wanted the In.
formation which he was seeking. whether
the president regarded the publication o1
1t as compatible with the public inter.
ests or not. And he wanted it whether
the president desired it should or should
not be conveyed.
'If any amendment is to be made tC
the resolution he said, 'it ought TO be
made to read that the information should
be transmitted to the senate. If not com
= patible with the presidents interests as
candidate for reelection The fact is
this whole business is bound up In tn,