Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-05-08

Washington, April 30.-A spirited dis
cussion of the Philippine situation oc-
Cured in the senate yesterday. II re-
yolved around the order alleged to have
been issued by Gen. Jacob 4. Smith
to make the Island OF Samar a bowling
wilderness and to kill all male inhab-
itants over the g OF ten years. The
debate took a wide range however, and
many other points were discussed. Mr..
Teller declared that Gen. Smith, IL he
had issued such an order as had beer,
attributed to him, ought TO be dis
missed from the service, as ii was a
disgrace to the American army and TO
the American people. MI. Lodge said
that while he knew little of the circum-
stances surrounding the alleged order,
he did not approve of cruel methods In
warfare, and every right minded per-
son must regret Gen. Smiths order.
To him. Ii 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 off
all opportunity for amendment, the
house yesterday passed an omnibus
public building bill which will dis
tribute s17, 405,450 among ia cities. The
bill provides for TT new buildings and
sites, 6 buildings on sites already pur-
chased, IL buildings or donated sites
and IS increases in appropriations for
buildings already authorized. Tt also
provides for the purchase of 16 sites.
In the Senate.
Washington, May LA resolution Of
fered in the senat 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 tho Philip
pine committee precipitated 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 en~deayo-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
u reservation In South Dakota and
the surdry civil appropriation bills
were considered but no action was
taken on them.
I'm 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 spee ial rule adopted before
the district bill was taken UP ii will be
In order to attach a rider to IL TO make
! operative the existing personal tax
law of the district. which a been a
dead letter for twenty years. Chair
man Cannon estimated that there was
$l00,0 coo, 600 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.
I'm the senate.
Washington. May 2.-Aguinaido was
the special subject OF discussion In the
senate yesterday. AS soon as the Phil
ippine bill was taken up MI. Carmack
OF Tennessee resun ed his criticism of
the Philippine committee because of
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