The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-02

press Information ,ohsIueTabIe
Feeling Displayed On Both Sides.
To Make District of Columbia
Residents Pay Taxes ON Personal
Property.
Washington, April 3O.-A resolution
offered in the senate today by Senator
Patterson, of Colorado, directing the
secretary of war to order by cable
Major Gardener, now in the Philip
pines. to come Immediately to Wash
ington to appear before the Philippine
committee, preCipitated a warm dis
cussion. The debate continued for
about two hour, considerable feeling
being manifested on both sides of the
chamber. The charge was made by the
minority that the majority of the COM
mittee was en1eavoring to suppress;
facts and information. This was de-
MED by the chairman of the commit
tee, senator Lodge, who said that II
such action would be incOnceivably
stupid. The resolution finally went
over ntil tomorrow.
The bill for the purchase of the Rose
bud reservation in South Dakota and
the sundry civil bill were considered
but no action waits taken upon them.
During the discussion on the Patter-
son resolution, Senator Tillman indi-
Gated his belief that information way
being "smothered" and he demanded to
know from Senator Lodge whether he
proposed Ito dragon the senate into
d vote Upon this measure"
Senator Lodge replied laughingly
that he wished he could dragon the
senate into n vote upon the measure,
but Senator Tiilman knew he could do
nothing of the kind. He believed it
would be preposterous for the senate to
wait upon a single witness.
of course" said Senate Tillman.
everything can go along leisurely if
the Philippine committee is to smother
information.
Senator Allison pointed out that no
one objected to testimony of Maj. Gar
dener. His regiment would leave the
Philippines sOor. He intimated that
Major arden was particularly anX-
iOuS to be Il witness and, personally,
he was not in favor of decorating MIN
b. ordering him by cablegram to come
to this country in advance of his regi-
ment. If one witness were to be called
from the Philippines he thought it
would be necessary to summon others
1t might be necessary to get the views
OF the other thirty provincial COVER
nOrs, which, he suggested, might be
as valuable as those of Major Garde-
ner. He was strongly opposed to call
ing Major Gardener home by cable.
In support OF the resolution Senator
carmack, of Tennessee, declared that
the report made by Major Gardener
was so starting and important than the
secretary of war had endeavored to
keep it from the senate and from tbs
American people. He insisted that un-
less the proposed resolutions We're
adopted Major Gardener surely wOuld
not get to Washington before congress
adjourned.
Senator CulberSon, of Texas, explain
I'd that the minority of the Philippine
committee especially desired Major
Gardeners testimony, because his
statements had been challenged by
Governor Taft and General MacAr.
Ihur.
After making a brief review of the
work OF the Philippine committee, Sen
ator Lodge, the chairman, said h
Major Gardener ought to appear before
the committee. Personally he desired
to hear his testimony before congress:
adjourned, but If Major Gardener wa:
TO be called by cable. he probably
would want ID call the other thirt,
DkoN SONC- ~
sarcastically, that Major Gardener wa:
n particularly important witness. be
cause he seemed to agree in some re
spects with the minority. If the testi
mony of one provincial governor wa
desirable that of the thirty odd other
probably would be.
Has the senator suggested" inter
rupted Senator Paterson. that TN
other governors be called
IT mako the SIrpCHSfiOn now rprOrf
ed Senator Lodge.
Senator Patterson said the minorit
had objected 70 the calling of no wit
nesSes and indeed was willing that an.
witnesses should be summoned if the.
will throw any light upon the situa
tion.
Continuing Senator Lodge said tina
the minority of the committee had sug
gested that Aguinaldo, and IL
IepOz. Mabini ne some prisoners @
war on the island of Guam; H. M
Bray, an agent of the Filipino junt
at Hong Kong, and two Associate,
Press correspondents. Mr.. Collins. a
Pekin and Mr.. Martin. in Venezuela
be called as witnesses. The ccmmitte
had decided not to call them for va
rious reasons. The committee though
tina the testimony of Filipino prison
ers was not desirable; Bray was
British subject and that the correspon
dents were inaccessible. Admire
Dewey and Genera Anderson, he saiC
would appear as witnesses and the lis
of witnesses was of sufficient length
occupy the committee until the ad
journment of congress.
Senator Carmack said Major Garde
ner had made a grave acoustic
against military conduct in his pro
vince and he believed the accusato
demanded investigation. He insisted
however, that tie majority of the com
mittee was not eager to get informs
ton. He then sept to the clerks des
to have read a Grief Of the statemen
which Mr.. Atkinson expected to hay
made to the committee.
Senator Lodge objected TO the read