The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-13

tiri1ated. I amshere as an American Sem ator, and either the Senator from Wis consin does not recognize that fact or ne thinks l don't"
 MT. Tillman interrupted Mir. Teller to inquire of Mir. Lodge. Chairman of the Committee on Philippines whether l. was true as had been charged In some news papers. that that Committee was con ducting it's investigation of, the Philip pines question in sort of star chamber manner. special representatives of the press being excluded from the hearings.
 MT. Lodge replied that representatives of the three press associations were ad- mitted and that fair reports were being sent out to all the newspapers of the country. It had been decided by the Com mtttee not to admit all newspaper men because the Committee room was too small MT. Tillman insisted that the re- ports sent out were garbled and colored.
 That is not true in my judgment. said MT. Loo ge. That is simply charge that all three of these great news asso- citations sent cut garpled and colored re- ports"
 MT. Lodge said the Committee had bsen as diligent as possible in the conduct or its investiga ton
 Mir Patterson said that when the Phil ippine Commission had the matter of the hearings under consideration it was his recollection that the Chairman (Mr. Lodge) had sugge.ted that no members of the press be admitted.
 
 er," interjected Mir. Lodge, warmly.
 Notwithstanding" continued MT. Pat terson. I reiterate my statement"
 Well, protested NIT. Lodge, T have denied that statement most emphatical- ly.'
 Mir Hoar raised the point of order that Committee discussions were not proper subjects of comment in the Senate and the point was sustained.
 MT. Patterson then made an argument in gnnnQrf of lnpnin0 the Committee hearings in the Philippines investigation to all the memte CTS of the press.
 A communication was received from the Secretary of War tra 1smitting to the Senate memorial from the leaders of the Federal patty ii. the Philippines in support of American rule in the islands.
 MT. Hoar remarked sarcastically that the memorial was a pretty good com- pine Commission which prohibited the promulgation by any se~yety of any po- litical opinion Or policy. He said 1t ap- peared lawful under the acts of the Com mission to publish political opinions when three members of the Philippine Commis- sion were members of the society. pro- vided that the publication be accompanied by an expression of 'marvellou: admi- ration" for the Committee themselves. They tell" he remarked in conclusion that the Filipinos do not want iLdepen- dence when 1t is made by the authorities a penitentiary offense to express any de- sire for independence."
 Mir Patterson declared that the docu- ment presented by the Federal party might be considered as an utterance of three members of the Philippine Com mission. t-
 ''The Federal party has met whatever success 1t has achieved he asserted under declaration that it stands for the statehood of the islands in the Amer ican Union."
 He insisted that if. the Republican lead are ch hn,t1a oax th1% H-s~ l,S tention to give the Philippines statehood. the Filipinos who now advocate American control would desert them as rats leav- ing sinking ship. The Federal party. he said. had told the Filipinos that there would be no colonial government in the archipelago, but that they would be ad- mitted as soon as possible in the Ameri- can Union. He arSealed in conclusion that the leaders Of the majority be per fectly frank with the Filipinos.
 The Senate then, at 5 o'clock. went into executive session and five minutes later adjourned.