The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-02
CARMACKS RESOLUTION
It Provided For Visit to the Philip
pines by the Committee.
LARGE PART OF iNVES FlGATI0N AFARCE
Mr. Carmack and Mr. Spooner InduIged in Some
Rather Strong Talk. The Resolution
Was Finally Referred TO
Committee.
(By the Associated Press.) }

Washington, July 1.-After a session
marked by some of the stormiest de-
bates ever heard in the American Con-
gress the Senate adjourned sine die at
5:&G this afternoon.
During the last hours of the session
there was a tart debate on the Philippine
question participated in by Messrs. Car
mack, of Tennessee; Spooner, of Wis
consin; Culhcrson, of Texas; McComas,
of Maryland, and Lodge, of Massachu-
setts. The conference report on the Phil
ippine Government Bill was adopted
without very serious opposition and then
when the desks of the Senate were cleared
for adjournment, Mr.. Carmack called up
his resolution providing for continu-
ance OF the investigation of the Philip
pine committee and for visit to the
Philippine Islands by the committee dur
ing the present summer. This started
the trouble and for more than an hour a
battle Of words was waged. The resolution
vas referred to a committee, thus ef-
fectually killing it.
Just before adjournment the usual res
clutions We're adopted including one Of
fered by Mr.. Cockrell the venerable
Democrat Of Missouri cordially thanking
President Pro- tempore Frye for ''the dig
nified, impartial and courteous manner
! in which he had presided over the de-
liberations of the Senate" After the
adoption of the resolution Mr.. Frye de-
lvered a feeling response and then de-
clared The Senate adjourned without day.
During the discussion of the Philippine
Bill Mr.. Culberson, of Texas, said the
report of the Secretary of War indica-
ted that from May I, 1898, to April 80,
1902, the expenditures for the army were
$6O5, 100000 IN round numbers, while of
this sum only $40, 100000 were expended
in the Philippines. This statement Mr..
Culberson questioned, and figured up an
expenditure by the United States of 1922
1854 on account of the Philippines and
even these figures he said did not in
clude some of the expenditures made for
The Philippines.
Mr. Patterson, of Colorado, referred
to Admiral Deweys testimony concern
ing the agreement for tne surrender of
Manila before the attack of August 13.
1895. He said this understanding pro-
Nidcd that no American soldier should be
killed, but that notwithstanding this
agreement, General Merritt permitted
the soldiers to make the assault without
any knowledge of the agreement. He
asserted that this revelation calls for
court martial or board of inquiry.
Mr.. Carmack in support of his reso-
luton, said the Committee on Philip
pines had not considered it. large
part Of the Investigation by the commit
tee had been a farce and the investiga-
tion had been "choked, strangled and
destroyed. There has been on investiga-
tion.''
In reply to Mr.. Carmack, Mr.. Spooner
declared that the attack made upon the
army by the minority of the Philippine
committee and of the Senate was not
only farce" as it had been termed
but 4 wicked and cruel farce.
Mr.. Spconer asserted that it was the
fault of the minority that the investi-
cation had been, as stated. a farce. The
scheme of the minority had been found
to be mistake. The Democrats had
mistaken the temper of the American
people.
The investigation had not been persua-
sive with the American people because
they did not favor attacks upon the army
composed of men far, far away-men
who are brave and humane because they
are brave"
Mr.. Lodge, chairman of the commit
tee, made an extended statement of the
work of the committee. He did not think
anything was to be gained by a contin
uance of the investigation during the
summer.
'The case has gone to the American
people. Well hear from them next No
vcmber. We will make the appeal if the
other side does not. 1 think 1 know
what the verdict will be-"
Mr.. Carmack said that if it were prop
or he would denounce Mr.. Spooner's re-
marks as ''the merest balderdash'
The fact remains" he said, ''that the
committee failed to perform its duty and
deliberately suppressed the purposes of
the investigation" He denied the charge
that the minority of the Philippine COM
rnittee had assailed the army. "Any
fool" he declared could utter such q
oalumny and any parrot could be taught
to repeat it."
Messrs. Allison and CockrelI as mem
bers of the joint committee OF the two
houses. reported that the President had