The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-05-09
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In the Senate.

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In the Senate.
Washington. April 3o.-A spirited dis
cussion of the Philippine situation &C.
CURED in the senate yesterday. 1t re-
volved around the order alleged to nave
been issued by Gen. Jacob A. Smith
to make the Island of Samar a hoWlng
wilderness and to kill all male inhab-
itants over the age of ten years. Inc
debate took "a wide range. however ana
many other points We're discussed. MI.
Teller declared hat Gen. Smith, If ne
had issued such an order as had peel
attributed to him, ought to De dls-
missed from the service. as 1T was a
disgrace to the American army ana 10
the American people. Mr.. Lodge salo
that while he knew little of the clrcum-
stances surrounding the alleged order,
he did not approve of cruel methods III
warfare, and every right minded per-
son must regret Gen. Smiths order.
To him, it was revolving. He defended
the administration, however, saying as
soon as knowledge of the order had
come to Washington the president had
directed that Gen. Smith be court-mar-
tailed.
In the House.
Under a special order which allowed
| three hours debate, but which cut OH
ali opportunity for amendment, the
house yesterday passed an omnibus
public building bill which will dis
tribute ST., 405. 450 among ia cities. Ihe
| bill provides for II new buildings ana
sites. 6 buildings on sites already pur-
chased, II buildings o n donated sites
and IS increases in appropriations for
| buildings already authorized. 1t also
provides for the purchase of l6 sites.
In the Senate.
Washington, May IA resolution Of
fered in the senate yesterday by Mr..
Patterson of Colorado, directing the
secretary of war to order by cable Maj.
Gardener, now in the Philippines, to
| come Immediately to Washington. to
| appear as a witness before the Philip
| pine committee p~recipitated a warm
discussion. The Debate continued about
two hours, considerable feeling being
| manifested on both sides of the cham
Der. The charge was made by the mi
nority that the majority of the commit
tee was ~endeavo~ing to suppress facts
and information. This was denied by
the chairman of the committee, Mr..
Lodge, who said that any such action
would be inconceivably stupid. The
resolution finally went over until to-
day.
The bill for the purchase of the Rose
bud reservation in South Dakota and
the surdry civil appropriation bills
were considered but no action was
taken on them.
In the House.
The house yesterday passed the ag-
ricultural appropriation bill and began
consideration of the District of Colom-
bia appropriation bill, the last but two
of the regular supply measures. BY the
terms Of a spe cial rule adopted before
the district bill vas taken up it will be
in order to attach a rider to it to make
operative the existing personal tax
law of the district, which has been a
dead letter for twenty years. Chair
man Cannon estimated that there was
$10O. 600, 900 of untaxed personal prop
erty in Washington.
The GOldfogle resolution calling on
the secretary of state for information
as to whether American citizens of
Jewish faith were excluded from Russia
was adopted.
In the Senate.
Washington, May 2.-Aguinaldo was
the special subject Of discussion in the
senate yesterday. AS soon as the Phil
ipp1ne bill was taken up Mr.. Carmack
OF Tennessee u ed his criticism of
the Philippine committee because of
its refusal to call Aguinaldo and other
Filipinos as witnesses. He maintained
that as reflections by witnesses had
been cast on the character Of Aguinaldo
he ought to be pern.itted "in all de-
cency to defend himself. Mr.. Car
mack's contention was sharply COM
batted by Mr.. Foraker of Ohio, Mr. Nc
Ccmas of Maryland and Mr.. Burton of
Kansas.
Mr.. Culberson of Texas, in support of
a statement by Mr.. Carmack that the
war department suppressed informa-
ton and falsifed the Philippine situa-
tion, presented a letter from the secre-
tary of war which he thought was
proof of the Tennessee senator's asser-
ton.
The secretary stated in the letter
that it was not practicable to supply
the information requested because no
q hCpl VI hAIppllC
war expenses, n it would require the
service of a large force of clerks to
work out the information desired.
Both the Rosebud reservation bill
and the sundry civil appropriation bill
received consideration. but not final
action.
In the House.
The house gave most OF the day to
the district of Columbia appropriation
bill, which was not completed.
In the Senate.
washington, May "a lively debate
was precipitated in the senate yester-
day by Mr.. Pritchard Of North Caro-
INA by some remarks he made on po-
htical methods in North Carolina in the
course of a discussion Of the Philippine
bill. He suggested that some Of the
methods employed by the opponents Of
the bill in this country ought to be re-
formed, and told of what is called the
sand cure" In North Carolina, the vic
tim having his face crushed into the
sand to stifle his cries, while he was