The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
Senator GaIingeT Offers ResO-
 IuiOn on Subject
TEXAS MEMBERS DISCUSS II
Bailey Does Not Think It a Good Idea to Parade Such Crimes Before the PublIe-CuIberson
 Defends Texas.

Washington, May 26.-Mr. Patterson of Colorado one of the minority members of the Philippine committee of the Sen ate, occupied the floor most of today in a discussion of the Philippine question. He quoted from the utterances of his newspaper the Denver News, to show that 1t consistently had advocated the independence of the Filipinos since De- cember, 1899 He said the editorials quot ed by MT. Foraker some days ago had been written prior to that time.
 Soon after the Senate convened, Mir. Gallinger of New Hampshire offered a resolution providing that the judiciary committee of the Senate should make an investigation into the subjects of lynch ings in the United States, with an ob ject of ascertaining whether there is any remedy for them.
 Sectional Controversy.
 MT. Gallinger said he introduced the resolution in full view of the fact that he might be charged with precipitating sec tional controversy, though nothing was further from his thoughts.
 He had read the Associated Press ac- count of the burning of negro in Texas a few days ago. He said history did not furnish a more fendish instance of mob wrath, and Fox's Book of Martyrs was tame In comparison. The whole wretch ed business, he said. was disgrace to American manhood and In the light of which the alleged atrocities in the Phil ippnes paled into insignif1cance. The Spanish inquisition did not furnish case exceeding that one in inhumanity. He apprehended that 1t would be said that the Federal government was powerless and that the states had exclusive jurisdic- ton. If so the American people desired to know It. Public sentiment should be aroused to prevent such inhuman atroci- ties.
 MT. Bailey of Texas said he had no idea of being drawn into any sectional con troversy by the Senator from New Hamp- shire, and he would be willing to have the people judge the men who perpe- trated such outrages. He desired how ever, to discuss the question whether the government had the right to go into the several states and take charge of the peace and good order. He asked, there fore, that the resolution go over.
 There can be no objection" said MT. Bailey, ito a report from the judiciary committee the subject because l am sure there can be but one conclusion reached by that committee. But if in the course of it's investigation 1t should un- dertake to parade before the county all the lynchings and burnings that have occurred in any section over a nameless offense and all the murderers of women and children and all the abductions which have occurred In any other section of the country, the only result. 1t seems to me. would be to make us think less of our selves as a people and as a nation and I have little disposition to indulge in that pastime myself"
 Cuiberson Defends Texas.
 The resolution went over. Subsequently MT. Cuiberson, Texas having read the story of the burning of a negro near Leavenworth, r>an., in January, 1901 said he wanted the fact shown that these crimes occurred in other states than Texas.
 He hoped the New Hampshire senator when reciting examples of these atrocities in the future would not confine him self to one state.
 MT. Hoar. chairman of the Judiciary commit ee, said his committee had had the subject under consideration and the bill copsidered had been reported by him adversely. The matter had been consid- cred as a question of constitutional law and duty.
 The conference report on the fortifica- tions appropriation bill was agreed to without debate.
 THE HOUSE.
 Washington, May 26-The House of Representatives devoted today to busi- ness connected with the district of Co., lumbia.