The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-01
The Unusual Circumstance Is Attributable
to Carmack's Bitter Rejoinders.
Declared that from Speech of the President Lynch
ing in the South Was to Be Administrations
Defense for the Philippine Outrages.

senate is so unusual that when it occurred
in the course OF ihe Philippine debate
today. Il created a sensation. Mr.. Spoon
er (Wis.) was speaking, and referred in
cidenta1ly to the story that thousand
Flipinos had been put to death by Ameri-
can troops in trenches which they had
been compelled to dig. Mr.. Lodge (Mass)
said the story had been denied by the
iather OF the soldier who had started it.
and that the war department had cabed
10 General Chaffee 70 ascertain thc facts.
Mr. Carmack (Tenn.) interrupted to say
that no doubt the soldiers would deny
the story, as all soldiers in the Philippines
had been required to do. His remark was
greeted with Kisses from the galleries, the
demonstration OF disapprobation calling
cut sharp rapping Of the gavel from
the chair. Mr.. Carmack (Tenn.) occu-
pied the floor at the night session. In
the course OF his remarks, he declared that
d, was evident from the tone Of President
Roosevelt's Memorial Day address that the
cry OF "lynchings in the South was 10
be the administration defense for the
outrages in the Philippines.
Mr. Spooner occupied nearly FIVE hours
Of todays session in concluding his speech
begun on Thursday. lie maintained that
the United States could not leave the
Philippines like coward, and abandon
people who had come under our protcc-
ton, thus surrenderng them to tyranny
and chaos" lie did not believe in the
admission OF the Philippines to the Union
as States but in the conduct OF the islands,
nothing savoring OF Imperialism had been
suggested except for party purposes. lie
| charged that an incessant effort had been
made by the minority 70 put this country
in the wrong, and to stain the country
with dishonor.
In the course Of his speech, Mr.. Spooner
became involved in a spirited eolioQuy
with Mr. Hear (Mass,j, during which Mr.
Spooncr read a statute OF the State OF
Massachusetts which offered rewards OF
& 100 Tor the scalps OF male Indians over
the age OF Il years.
Mir Koar declared that II was a cruel
and barharous law, and Mr.. Spooner him
self did not attempt to justify it, simply
citing it as an instance OF cruelty in the
fighting OF savage natives Mr.. pettus
(Ala.J discussed some OF the legal phases
OF the Philippine question, and Mr., Nc
auru (Miss) insisted that the demo
Gratis in the senate had not slandered the
army as had been charged
lie referred to the Filipino army as "a
collection OF miscellaneous persons who
now constituted groups OF bandits aud
putthroats
CARMACK ASKS QUESTIONS
Mr. Carmaok CTeup.) interrupted 70
inquire ii Admiral Dewey had dealt with
that kind of people,
Il suppose Mr.. Spooner said, that
the senator from Tennessee will claiu
that the Filipino army was composed OF
the liberty-loving, patriotic and Law abid.
ing citizens
Mr.. Carmack said the speaker assumed
, that it was an army made mp OF outlaws
and ruftians
e Mr. Spooner said that one OF the lead
ing generals Of the Philippine army-Pic
del pilar-w notoriously the leader Of
4 band OF euuhroats and outlaws.
= Mr. Carmaek declared that if 9Th,
r. charge" of Mr. Spooner was accurate, Ad
4 inral Dewey ought to be branded ant
turned on OF the navy.
r MI Spooner retorted that that wa
only one OF the democratic charges agains
T the army and navy. He declared Agui
, nado'S army was an army which had de
, pine which had violated the rules OF civil
$ lied warfare, which had perpetrated atroci
Q ties not only upon American prisoners, hu
l | upon countless thousands OF Filpinos, anI
! who had respected neither sex,
: Mr.. Spooner referred 20 the diary of on
I of the officers OF Asuinaldo, who describe,
| the percgrinations Of Aguin9ldo. Mr.
! Spooner said Aguinado had "a govern
y ment OF proclamations, of eonhscaliou
o and assassmations; and the evidence al
/ shows It.
s AGUINALDO'S PLANS FOR TRAVEL
= Mr. Spooner quoted from the diary re
I ierred 20, 10 show that Aguiualdo ha,
: said that once the independence OF th
. Philippines was declared, he (Aguinaldo
/, and his friends would take trip t,
I. Europe with an allowance OF 100000
LOT expenses MT. Spponci iclcItSd 10 I'M
a last presidential campaign and the can
didacy of Mr. Bryan, and to the assertion
n Of the Filipino leaders that the success o
the democracy meant the independence O
i the Philippines, and then, after sayinl
a that the American people had passed tn
q Philippine question az the polls, added
You can not charge upon the ratification
. OF the treaty nor upon the sending OF n
e army 20 the Philippines all the blood she,
or all the cruclties that came 10 that army.
!. He thought Il was an unhappy thin
I that words OF reimbursement words de
4 nouncing the senate for having bought un
: eonstitutionally the sovereignty OF III
Philippines, ahould so to the Philippine,
4 saying that we were violating the declara
4 tion OF independence. and promising tina
n in case OF democratic success et the polls
J, the Filipiues would be granted independ
= ence under protectorate Those state
= ments had prolonged the war embarrSsse,
/ che operations OF the government an,
$ made II difficult 10 speedily carry 4
!. fruition the blessings which the Unite
States desired 10 confer,
= II say, VIII confer. said Mr., Spoon
\ sr, because the American people have n,
y idea OF turning back or OF running ava,