Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-04

| caustically upon the Colorado senator
i He was called to order, his remarks
/ We're read and he was declared to have
been out of order in uttering them. lie
/ Withdrew his statement, thus ending
the. controversy.
During much of the time yesterday
the senate was in recess, no senator
caring to discuss the measure.
4 After the passage of the Philippine
bill the Nicaragua canal bill was made
the unfinished business and its consid-
Grafton will begin tomorrow
Early in the session the senate by
unanimous consent permitted Mr. Car
/ mack, of Tennessee, to print IN the
/ Congressional Record the remainder OF
| Sixto Lopez statement, portion OF
| which he read yesterday.
Mr.. Culberson, of Texas intimated
that the war department was endeaV-
oring to suppress information concern
ing matters in the Philippines. He then
presented the charges of Private An
| drew X. Wier against Lieutenant +.
p. Arnold, and the report taken thereon
| by Captain p. w. West, alleging cru
elites against Filipinos.
Mr.. Beveridge then inquired If the in
formation concerning the charges had
come from the war department.
Mr.. Culberson said he had not re-
ceived the charges from the depart
ment:
Mr.. Beyeridg,e then inquired If the in
| formation had come from any officer
| of the war department, saying that 1t
y. ~ l.a, IA
charges had been in possession of the
department.
After fencing; the question for a time
Mr. Culberson, being pressed, said:
1.-THE question of the senator might
properly be characterized as imperu-
ment
Finally Mr.. Culberson declined to
yield further to Mr.. Beveridge.
After some further reports had been
Tread. Mr.. Beverage again inquired
whether the matters presented had
come from an officer of the war de-
partment.
II have already indicated to the SEN
ator with sufficient emphasis, that j
am not to be inquired Of further" re-
sponded Mr.. Culberson.
Il ask the senator Mr.. Beveridge
persisted. whether or not, directly o.
indirectly, the papers We're received by
him from General Miles?"
Mr.. Culberson to this inquiry made
no reply at the time, but later said that
the papers were received from party
entirely disconnected with the army,
and neither directly nor indirectly
from General Miles.
Mr.. Dietrich, OF Nebraska, referred to
a conversation he had had with Agui
ton, which adopted the so-called con-
stitution, in which Aguinaldo had told
him that no representatives from any
of the southern islands or any of the
provinces of the island of Luzon were
present.
This statement brought reply from
Mr.. Patterson, of Colorado, to the effect
that as Mr.. Dietrich had opposed send
ing for Aguinaldo to appear before the
Philippine committee, he did not Think
a conversation had with Aguinaldo
who was about 5000 miles away ard
unable to defend himself, should be re-
peated.
Mr. McComas, Of Maryland, criticised
Mr. Patterson for his defense of Agui-
naldo, and Mr.. Dietrich followed will
some remarks that We're so personal
that Mr.. Bailey. of Texas. called Mr.
Dietrich to order and requested that
his words be taken down.
Mr. Dietrich said IL his words were
in violation of the rules of the senate
he would withdraw them.
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