Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-26
A PROPOSED INQUIRY
Mr.. Gallinger Wants Lynch
ings Investigated.
RESOLUTION GOES OVER
MR.. BAILEY'S OBJECTIONS TO
CONSIDERATION.
A Number of Private Pension Bills
Passed by the House-District
Business Taken Up.
RESOLUTION GOES OVER

Soon after the Senate convened today M
Ciallinger IN IL offered a resolution pro-
vding that the Judiciary committee of the
Senate should make an investigation into
the subject of lyrchnss in the United
States. with vi.w Of aScertaining whether
there is any remedy for them.
Mr. GalIinger said p introduced the reso-
luton in fun view Of the fact that he
might be charged with precipitating sec
tienal eentrove rsy, a1,4i nothing further was
from his thoughts.
He said IynChines were not confined to
the south. Horrible cases had occurred in
the north. and white men as well black
had been the victims. Throughout the
country intense interest was manifested in
the subject. lie thought it imperative that
the judiciary committee should take some
action upon the Subject. During the past
ten years 2.GtS I.nJhings had occurred in
the United States. OF these 121 had oc-
CURED in the south and fourteen in the
north. the remainder in other parts of the
country. If The strong arm of the law
could reach Out 10 prevent such occurrences
he deemed It desirable that it do so.
Recent Lynching in Texas.
He had read the Associated Press account
d of the burning Of a negro in Texas few
more fendish instance Of mop wrath and
FoX's book Of martyrs was tame in COM
parison. The whole wretched business H.
said. was disgrace to American manhood
and in the light of which the alleged atroci-
ties in the Philippines paIed into insgnifi-
canoe
The Spanish inquisition did not furnish d
case exceeding that one in inhumanity- He
appreheEded that il would be said that
that the states had exclusive jurisdiction.
III So, the American people desired to know
1t. Public sentiment should he aroused to
prevent such inhuman atrocities. They
should come to an end and the ma jesty of
the law should be INDICATED.
Mr. Bailey CTeXD said he had no idea OF
being drawn into any sectional controversy
by the senator from New Hampshire. and
he would be willing To have the people
judge the men who perpetrated such out
RACES. He desired. however. to discuss the
question whether the government had the
right to go into the several states and take
charge of the peace and good order. He
asked. therefore. that the resolution go
over.
There can be no objection said Mr..
Bailey. to report from the Judiciary COM
mittee on the subject. because | am sure
there can be but one conclusion reached by
that committee. But if. in the course of it's
investigation, it should undertake to parade
before the country all the lynChings and
bUrnngs that have occurred in any sect ion
over nameIess offense and all the murders
Of women and children and all the abduc-
tons which have occurred in other sections
of the country. the only result it seems to
me. would be to make us think less of our
selves as people and nation. and 1
have little DISPOSITION to indulge in that
pastimn myself.
The Lynching in Kansas.
The resolution went over. Subsequently
Mr. CulbersOn Tex had read the story of
the burning of a negro rear Leavenwo@th,
Kan. last January. saying he wanted the
fact shown that these crimes occurred in
other states than Texas. He hoped the
New Hampshire senator when reciting ex-
ampies of these atrocities in the future
would not confine himself to one state.
Mr.. Hoar chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee, said his committee had had the
subject under consideration. and the bill
Considered had been reported by him ad-
SerSeIy- Inc matter had been considered as
question of constitutional law and duty.
The conference report, on the fortifica-
lions appropriation bill was agreed to with
out debate.
Mr.. Patterson on the Philippines
Consideration then was resumed of the
Philippine government bill, Mr.. Patterson
tC0l) addressing the Senate in opposition to
the pending bill and the present policy of
the government in the Philippines In be-
ginning Mr.. Patterson read extracts from
report of ministers meeting held re-
Gently in Boston. in the course of which
addresses the ministers stated that the
American flag had been disgraced in the
fhiilpplnes by the commission of tragedies
and horrors in the islands, although no spe-
ciai attack was made upon the President
and Secretary of War
Had Changed His Views.
Mr.. Patterson referred to the editorials
from the Denver News which Mr. Foraker
had read in the course of his speech. These
editorials strongly urged the retention of
the Philippine Islands and advocated the
governments policy as to the islands Mr.
Patterson said he was responsible for the
utterances of the Denver News then and
now He said he was a type of hundreds
OF thousands of American people who had
held views similar to those expressed in
the Denver News editorials and suisse
quently had changed those views Just
prior to the ratification of the Paris treaty
ne had changed his opinion and since that
time had advocated strenuously the indie
pendence of the Filipino people
Mr.. Patterson declared that after the
Capture Of Manila "a censored press. de-
!lberately guided by the powers in Wash
Nlston. had misrepresented the sittIat ton in
the Philippine Islands,
THE HOUSE.
Inc conference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill was agreed to in the
House today.
The conference report on the urgent de-
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