The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-12

Washington, Jan. ia spirited and
at times sensational debate was pre-
cipitated in the senate today on the
Philippine question, the basis for the
speech making being a resolution Of
inquiry offered several days ago by
Mr.. Pettigrew Of South Dakota, t.
which substitutes were proposed
Mr.. Pettigrew attacked the admins
tration's policy IN the Philippines, and
also made some startling charges
against those who were supporting the
administration. fe declared that a
systematic effort Eas being made to
prevent accurate information from
reaching the people Of the United
States. and that it was a political
scheme to further the candidacy of Mr..
Mckinley for renCminatiOn and re-elec-
ton.
The debate was terminated by re
sumption of consideration Of the cur
rencv bill at , o'clock. Mr.. Stewart
of Nevada made an elaborate speech
on the question of the national finances.
Before adjournment the senate. aIter
prolonged debate. passed the Dill con
ferring additional powers upon the al
rector of the census.
Much Routine Business.
An unusual amount of routine bust
ness, including TIE presentation OF pc
titions and introduction Of resolutlors,
was transacted today Among the bills
introduced was one by Spooner (Wis-)
providing in brief that when the insur-
rection in the Philippines shall have
been suppressed the government OF the
islands shall be vested IN such person
or persons as the president may direct,
until congress shall direct how the IS
lands shall be governed.
At the conclusio1 of the morning rou-
tine business the resolution offered by
Mr.. Pettigrew Of South Dakota several
days ago, together with the substitute
offered for it by lIr. Lodge OF Massa-
chusetts, was lad before the senate
The object of BON the resolution and
the substitute WIS to obtain from the
+ president. if not Incompatible with pub
! lie interests. all information in regard
/ to the insurrection liz the Philippines.
/ MIR. Lodge suggested that both Mr..
! Pettigrew's resolution and his own
substitute be withdrawn, and thaI
/ the resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar,
with suitable amendments, be adopted
as a substitute for both
Sweeping In Its Scope.
] The resolution offered by Mr.. Hoar
was sweeping in its call for mtoTma-
ton relating to the Philippine lnsur-
recticn, but Mr. Lodge said bis de-
sire for all information concerning the
instruction was 50 great that ne pro-
+ posed to offer an amendment extending
its provisions.
It had been stated, he said, that there
was danger of az uprising in Mania
by the Filipinos with the OBJECT OF
numbering Americans and ali foreign
ers. 1t was STATED also that tlIpinos
{ had threatened to throw oomDs Htu
the funeral procession Of General Law
ton. He. wanted information upon
these points as well as upon others. he
wanted to know what Information the
! government possessed as 20 reprisa-s
/ placed upon other tribes by ASuinaldo
and the Tagalos.
Mr. Rawlins suggested that If the
/ resolution was to oe burdened why no.
make it include al the preliminary ne
+ gOtiaIions with kne insurgents beIore
I the war began
Mr.. Lodge said mat was what he was
/ trying to procure, a full and complete
account of all occurrences from Jan
II, 1898.
Encouragement of Aguinaldo.
! IL Ne~A4NNA ettit-tlAAA1
the Filipinos had treated American and
Spanish prisoners, there being wide di-
vergence of Information upon thai
point. If the government had infor-
nation relating 10 the encouragement
received by Aguiaaldo and the insur-
gents from the United States, and what
effect that encouragement had upon
/ the course of the rebellion he thought
the senate and the people were entitled
TO it.
It was matter, too, Of common re
port, that the anti-imperialisuc league
| had been using our soldiers to oppos,
| the war. This work Mr. Lodge thought
had had little effect because Of the in
| significance Of the persons engaged II
it. Little attention had been paid b5
| the government To this reasonable ac-
ton because, said Mr. Lodge, N,
sensible man wants to convert bore
into a martyr even though the bore bi
maievolent" Mr.. Lodge thought there
was no disposition in any quarter Z
suppress information.
Mr. Hoar said he was in general ac