The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-02
SENATE'S LAST DAY
SESSION WAS STORMY, EVEN To
THE FINISH.
CARMAcK BEGAN THE TRoUBL
ROASTED PHILIPPINE COMMITTEE
HOR POOR RESULTS.

wanted Investigation Continued
and Committee to Visit Philippines
During the Summer-spOoner Re-
plies, Charging Minority With At
tacks on Army-SpoOner's Remarks
Alluded to "Mere BaIderdnsh'-
by Carmack-Any Fool Could Ut
ter Such n Calumny and Any Par
rot Be Taught to Repeat 1t.
Washington, July AFTER a session
marked by some of the stormiest de-
bates ever heard in the American Con-
gress, the Senate adjourned sine die at
$50 o'clock this afternoon.
During the last hours of the session
there was a tart debate on the Phil
lppine question participated in by SEN
ators Carmaok of Tennessee, Spooner
OF Wisconsin, Culberson of Texas, Nc
Comas of Maryland, and Lodge of
Massachusetts. The conference report
On the Philippine government bill was
adopted without very serious oppos-
ton, and then when the decks of the
Senate were cleared for adjournment
MIR. Carmack called up his resolution
providing for a continuance of the in
vestigation of the Philippine Commit
tee and for a visit to the Philippine ISL
ands by the committee during the
present summer. This started the trou-
BILE and for more than an hour a bat
tie of words was waged. The resoIu-
ton was referred 10 a committee thus
effectually killing it.
Just before adjournment the usual
resolutions were adopted, including one
offered by Mr.. Cockrell, the venerable
Democrat of Missouri, cordially thank
ing President Pro Tempore Frye for
the dignified, impartial and courteous
manner in which he had presided over
the deliberations of the Senate.
After the adoption of the resolution.
Mr.. Frye delivered a feeling response
and then declared the Senate adjourned
without day.
Incense Cost of the War
During the discussion of the Philip-
pine bill Mr.. Culberson said the report
of the Secretary of War indicated that
from May i, 1898, to April 80, 1902 the
expenditures for the army were, $685.
| D0O000, While of this sum only $170 600,
\ 600 We're. expended in the Philippines
I This statement Mr.. Culberson oues.
toned and figured up an expenditure
by the United States of 1929, 1876. 406 or
| account of the Philippines and ever
| these figures he said did not include
! some of the expenditures made for the
| Philippines.
Senator Patterson of Colorado re-
| ferred to Admiral Deweys testimony
| concerning the agreement for the sur
render of Manila before the attack of
! Aug. Is, 1898. He said the understand
ing provided that no American SOL
der should be killed, but that not
withstanding this agreement, Gen.
Merritt permitted the soldiers to make
| the assault without any knowledge of
| the agreement. The revelation, Sena-
tor Patterson said, calls for a court
martial or a board of inquiry.
| Senator Carmack. in support of his
| resolution, said the Committee on
Philippines had not considered it. A
large part of the investigation by the
committee had been a farce, and the
investigation had been choked stran-
gled and destroyed. There had been
no Investigation.
In reply to Mr.. Carmack, Mr.. Spoon
er asserted that the "ateSck made up
on the army" by the minority of the
Philippine Committee and of the Sen
ate was mot only a farce, as it had
been termed, but a wicked and cruel
farce"
Charged to the Minority.
Mr.. Spooner asserted that it was the
fault of the minority that the invest-
cation had been, as stated, farce.
The scheme of the minority he said,
10 - H. L. rIrt.
Democrats, he said had mistaken the
temper of the American people. The
investigation had not been persuasive
with the American people, Mr. Spoon
err said, because they did not favor at
tacks upon the army composed of
men 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 continuance of the investigation
during the summer.
"The case has gone to the American
people. We will hear from them next
November. We will make the appeal
if the other side does not. | think l
know what the verdict will be-"
Mere BaIderdash, Said Carmack.
Mr. Carmack said if it were proper
he would denounce Mr.. Spooner's re-
marks as the merest balderbash.'
THE fact remains" Senator Car
mack said, that the committee failed
to perform its duty and deliberately
suppressed the purposes of the investi-
cation"
Senator Carmack denied that the
charge that the minority of the Phil
ippine Committee had assailed the
army. ANY fool" Mr.. Carmack said,
could utter such a calumny and any
parrot could be taught to repeat it."
Senators Allison and Cockrell, as
members OF the joint committee of the
two houses, reported that the Presi-
dent haG no further communication
to make, and then the Senate adj
iourned.