Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-02


special account was kept of Philippine
war expenses, ANA it would require
the service Of a large force of clerks
10 gel the information desired.
Both the Rosebud reservation hill
and the sundry civil appropriation bin
received consideration but not final
action.
When the Senate convened, a bill
appropriuting $4,000 for il lighthouse
Keepers dwelling at Ecorse range light
station, Detroit river, Mich, was pass
cd.
AT the conclusion Of routine business
a resolution offered. yesterday. by Cul-
bcrson, Texas, calling for information
as 10 recent orders issued in the Phil
ippineS was adopted.
The resolution offered bv Patterson.
Colo, yesterday, which precipitated a
two hours debate, then was laid before
the Senate.
Patterson modified his resolution so
that it requested the President to
cause the secretary of war Immediate
~ to cable Major Gardener to return
to the United States without delay 10
give testimony before the Philippine
committee.
Temporarily the resolution was laid
aside and consideration was resumed
81 the bill providing for the purchase
Of the Rosebud reservation in South
Dakota from the Sioux Indians.
Without action on the Indian reser-
yation bill the Senate resumed consid-
Grafton Of the Philippine bill and Car
mack, Tenn, continued his remarks Of
yesterday. He said he could see no
Sood reason for the majority's refusal
10 summon Aguinaldo. Mabina ana
other Filipinos to appear as witnesses
before the committee. General Fun
ston had said that Aguinaldo had con-
fessed to him that he (Aguinaldo) had
had Luna assassinated because Luna
was becoming too popular. Gov. Taft
had testified that General Funston had
said Aguinaldo had had Luna killed
lest Luna should kill him.
Foraker wanted to know what the
killing of Luna by another Filipino had
to 90 with the Senate's action on the
pending bill.
Carmack said it had been the pur-
pose of the majority Of the Philippine
committee to show that Aguinaldo was
n thief, bey-taker and murderer. and
he urged that in common fairness,
Aguinaldo ought to be heard in his own
defence.
Tillman, S. c., insisted that "decency
demands that AgUinaldo be brought
here to testify in his own behalf"
Dubois said it seemed strange that,
after the committee had decided not to
summon Aguinaldo as a witness, Gen.
Mae Arthur for the first time had tes-
tilted, today. that Aguinaldo was a man
| of high character
Culberson, Tex. had read letter
from the secretary Of war in which he
showed the expenditures in his last an
nual report and in which he said that
| it has not been customary for the war
department to arrange accounts of ex-
penditures with reference to the place
where the ultimate service depending
upon them is rendered. No separate ac-
count has ever been kept of expendi-
lures of the army according to the diff
| feIrnt localities in which troops might
| be stationed for carrying on military
| operations. 1t is therefore impracti-
| cable 10 answer your questions with
out discharging q large number Of
| titihS liptti the Current WtFk OF the
department which can be kept up only
by their unremitting efforts"
| Carmack declared that this letter was
simply part Of the policy of suppress
sion and classification which had been fol-
! lowed ever since the beginning of the
Philippine business He had read a letter
| sent to the general manager of The AS
| sociated Press by Robert NJ Collins, III;
| Manila correspondent. and declared thas
the letter demonstrated that the news IN
| the Philippines was suppressed not as u
| military necessity but to protect the in
| terests of the Republican party
| Burton tkas.) replied To some of the
| remarks Of Carmack concerning General
| Funston'S statement Of the Luna killing
and declared that the Tennessee sena-
tors remarks simply show that he was
controlled by feeling and not by dis
terminating judgment.
| The philippine bill then was laid aside.
| Consideration then was resumed of the
sundry civil appropriation bill. but with
out completing it The Senate, ut SIS r.
NJ. went into executive session and soon
| afterwards adjourned.