The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-01

( OF the word partisan" and said that
II was the misfortune of the majority
! Or the Philippine committee not TO be
/ able To bring the partisan" minority
/ into conformity with its views
Mr. Patterson said il was the desire
o. the minority Of the committee 10
| get Major Gardener as a witness as
| soon as possible. The effort was made
IN good faith. as he was regarded as
a valuable witness.
Mr.. Allison said he was satisfied that
MAJOR Gardener would reach Washing
| ton long before congress adfourne5.
and there would be ample time "a ret
MS testimony in the regular course az
/ events, without calling on the authori-
/ Ties TO cable him to come at once
MI IlIlman indicated his belief that
Information was being smothered. /"
and he demanded to know from ~
Lodge whether he proposed TO "dra goor,
the senate into vote upon this meas.
ure" i'e'ss
Mr. Lodge replied. Iaughinelv. thar
ne wished he could Dragon the senate
INTO a vote on the measure. bur M
the kind. -
Objects to COncealment
OF course" said Mr. TiUman
everything can go along leisureil- is
the Philippine committee is 10 smofbe,.
information" 'ii'1
MI Allison pointed out that nobodv-
objected TO the testimony of Major CO..
1SHSf- his regiment would leave the
EhHlppines- He intimated that Major
Gardener was particularly 9nxiors ~
be a witness, and personally he ~.
not IN favor of decorating him nv on
dering him by cablegram to come n
this country in advance of his reoi-
ment. ' issi-
Mr. Mccormack Of Tennessee de-
Clareo Jhat the report made by Major
gardener Was so startling and fnporf.
ant that the secretary Of war had 81.
oeaVored 70 keep it from the senate
ana from the American people.
Mr.. Culo@rson of Texas EXPLAINED
that the minority Of the Philipoine
committee especially desired Major
Gardeners testimony. becausA biS
statements had been CHALLENGES -,
Governor Taft and General Macarthur
Mr. Lodge, the Chairman, said that
Major Gardener ought to appear before
the committee Personally, he desires
70 near his testimony before congress
adjourned. If the testimony of ore
provincial governor was eesfrsh In
that Of thirty odd other Provincial
governors probably would be.
Other Governors Nay Testify.
Has the senate suggested2p inter
rupted Mr. Patterson, that the other
governors be Ca1led?"
j make the suggestion now" retort-
ed Mr.. Lodge
Mr.. Patterson said the minority had
OBJECTED to the calling of no witness
and. indeed, was willing that any wit
nesses should be summoned who could
throw any light on the situation.
Continuing, Mr.. Lodge said thar the
minority OF the committee had sue-
gested that Aguinaldo, Mabim Sixfo
Lopez and some prisoners of war on
the island of Guam; II. II. Brav. an
agent Of the Filipino iunta at Hong
kong. and two Associated Press corre-
spondents-Mr Collins, at Pekin. and
Mr.. Martin, in Venezuela-be called as
witnesses. The committee had decid-
ed not to call them for various reasons.
The committee said that the testi-
mony of Filipino prisoners was not de-
slraole; Bray was a British subject;
and the two correspondents were mac
cessible.
Mr.. Carnack said Major Gardener had.
made a grave accusation against mil
lJary conduct in his province, and he
believed the accusation demanded in
vestgation. He then sent to the clerks
desk and after some objection from
Mr. Lodge and a brief spat between
the two, had read a synopsis of a
statement which Edward Atkinson ex-
pected to have made to the commit
tee had he been called.
Soon after the Philippine bill was
laid aside and the reading of the sun
dry civil appropriation bill was re-
sumed. Mr.. Allison offered an amend
ment which was adopted, appropriat-
ing $250,00O for the purchase Of the
ground and building now occupied by
the census bureau.