The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
Mr.. PETTIGREW AGAIN
ANOTHER vITUPERATIvE SPEECH
BY THE SIOUX FALLS sCOLD.
He Accuses the President of Double
fork" and the "Grasshopper."

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Routine busi-
ness occupied the attention of the Senate
to-day in brief session. The resolution
offered yesterday by Pettigrew calling on
the President for information regarding
the treaty entered into with the Sultan of
Sulu was passed. after Mr.. Pettigrew had
made an attack On the administration for
entering into an agreement which. he said,
authorizes slavery. Mr.. Pettigrew said that
slavery in it's worst form existed in the
islands and that the treaty itself provided
that every slave could purchase his free
dom at the regular market price. He said
the aggregate salaries paid to the Sultan
and his officials under the treaty was So, 40,
a year. yet the Spanish government paid
to them only $500. A translation of the
treaty. he said, was withheld from the peo-
pie until after the Ohio elections. This was
merely part of the policy of concealment
and censoring adopted by the administra-
ton.
Mr.. Spooner asked Mr.. PettigTew IL he
meant to hold the President responsible for
the slavery clause in the Sulu treaty.
II do" Mr.. Pettigrew replied
Then" said Mr. Spooner, 81 read from
the message of the President to Congress.
ITeSluenl says. nave cOnErmed said
agreement. subject to the action of Con-
gress. and with the reservation which /
have directed shall be communicated to the
Sultan of Jolo that this agreement is not
TO be deemed in any way to authorize or
give the consent of the United States to the
existence OF slavery in the Sulu archi-
pelago.'
Mr. Pettigrew replied there was no as
surance that the Presidents statement
would ever reach the Sultan. He declared
that IL was simply a case of double dealing
and nothing else
At the conclusion of the address of Mr.
Pettigrew, Mr.. Lodge, OF Massachusetts,
said that while the resolution was covered
by one previously adopted there was no OBJ
lection TO Its passage. 1t was then adopted.
An extended debate was preciptated by
conference report on the census admins
tratfve bill, but The census committee
gained its point and the measure was sent
back TO conference.
Mr.. Cockrell moved that the Senate re-
cede from its disagreement as to the coll
lection of statistics Of the deaf, dumb and
blind.
Mr.. Hale spoke strongly against the let
ting down OF the bars OF the census as the
passage Oh the motion was doubtful. In
quiry regarding the deaf, dumb and blind
were made, special inquiries would be
asked for all sorts OF class information. He
insisted that the Senate should adhere to
its original purpose of restricting the limits
OF the census proper.
Mr. Chandler warned the Senate that any
extension of work of census would result in
so clogging 1t that it would be years be-
fore any tangible results would be OBJ
tanned.
During the debate which followed the
motion Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Tillman were
pitted against each other. Mr. Chandler
declared that it would be impossible for
even the South Carolnian TO get the neces-
sary information within the period of thirty
days
Possibly" responded Mr.. Tillman; ct am
not so nervous much like grass
hopper as the senator from New Hamp-
shire"
"A pitchfork never touches a grass
hopper" said Mr.. Chandler, in reply TO this
sally and Mr.. Tillman's reply was drowned
In the burst of laughter which followed.
Earlier in the session Mr.. Allen offered a
resolution calling on the secretary of war
for all information and correspondence re-
lating TO the administration of customs af-
fairs in Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philip
pines since the war. Objection being made
ii went over.
Mr. Pettigrew offered a resolution declar-
ing that the United States government
could not recognize the right of any nation
To declare as contraband and seize food
products such and that any such seizure
would be an act unfriendly to the United
States.