The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-22
SENATORS FUSS.
Clash Between Members Of the Phil
ippines Committee.

ippines Committee.
Washington. May 22.-During the ex-
animation Of O'Brien before the senate
Philippine commission. Gen. Crozier said
that the cartridges produced by O'Brien
were not different from the ordinary
regulation cartridges. Asked if they
We're dun dunn" or explosive bullets
the witness replied In the negative.
They are perfectly normal bullets,
he said The regulation Krag-Jorgen-
sen bullet, he said, often has practical
" the same effect as a DUN dunn or ex-
plOsiVe bullet.
O'Brien then was questioned by Sena-
tor BeVeridge, who required the Wit
ness to go into minute details respect
ing his charge that number of Ameri-
can officers had violated the person OF
Spanish woman at the time the town
of Igbaras was burned
Questions blu the senator brought out
the fact that there were then just four
American officers in the town of 1g-
baras
Consequently" said the senator. IF
the statements made by the woman's
husband are true these four men are
guilty of the crime charged.
The witness assented to this inference
He gave the names of two privateS IS
being those whom he thought had told
him the story. When the names had
been given Senator Patterson protest.
ed, saying that to compel the witness to
mention them under the circumstances
and in view of his protest was a grave
injustice to the men whose names had
thus been dragged in.
Senator Lodge retorted that he believ-
ed that instead of doing an injustice
the committee was on the road to doing
justice,
This statement caused Senator Pat
terson to say with evident appearance
of warmth, that the attitude of Senator
Lodge had been that of menace toward
the witness ever since he had taken the
stand
Lodge, has not been any more that Of
menace of the witness than your atti-
tude has been that of defense of him"
Mr.. Patterson: II deny the imputa-
ton
Mr.. Lodge: And deny that in any
way have attempted to menace this
witness"
Senator Dietrich charged Senator Pat
terson with having done all that ne
could to lnjure the army and with haV-
ing done nothing to protect and pre-
serve its good name.
Mr.. Patterson resented this statement
sharply and angrily.
1.-The senator from Nebraska he said,
should be ashamed of himself. He
knows that the truth is exactly contrary
with what he has stated and that what
he has said is positively untrue"
Senator DIETRICH: Il know that what
I have said is true, and I repeat that
the senator's efforts have been to bring
| out everything he could against the
army"
Senator Patterson: THE senator
should be ashamed to make such a
statement. No man is more anxious
than I am to present the army IN true
light and develop whatever good may
be said of it. I have not hesitated in
my course in that respect"
Replying Senator DIETRICH said he de-
fed the Colorado senator to prove the
truth of his remarks. to which Mr. Pat
/ terson replied that the minority had
| made an honest and faithful effort to
| get facts. and that he was convinced the
| present intention was to divert it from
/ the course. In this connection he de-
clared that no gentleman would make
/ such a statement as had been made.
Senator DIETRICH closed this phase of
| the controversy by saying that a gem
/ tlenan engaged in such an inquiry as
/ this would try to bring out things in
/ the interest of the army rather than
matters of a contrary character.
Returning to the question of the treat
ment of the lgbaras woman, Senator
/ Beveridge asked witness if he believed
| that the officers did violate her person.
| wish to commit himself on that point,
/ but he ultimately said that such was his
| belief.
With these statements O'Brien's tes-
! timOny closed, and Mr.. Patterson rose
/ and made a formal statement to the
/ effect that he and Senator Rawlins had
/ both protested against Introduction OF
hearsay evidence alleging maltreatment
of a woman by American officers, and
first examination in confirmation of his
| statement