Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-03-08
Senator Patterson Fires Complicated Ques.
tions at Him in Reference TO the
Philippines.
READY ANSWERS ARE GIVEN
The House Of Representatives Adopted the Conference
Report on the Bill TO Give the Spanish Claims
Commission Power TO Compel the Attendance
of witnesses.
THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION.

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terson continued questioning Genera
Hughes in the senate committee on the
Philippines today, taking up the be-
ginning of hostilities In February, 1899
The witness repeated his previous
statement that the first shot had beer
fired by an American. Patterson ask
ed Hughes what he meant when he
said upon hearing firing at first, the
thing Is on" There was some spar
ring between the two, as on previous
occasions, the senator insisting upon a
direct answer.
II wish to answer my own way, as
am informed have right to do
said the witness.
II felt they made an attack upon us,
and we must defend ourselves" he adj
ded.
did you mean simply you should de-
fend yourselves or that you should
make an attack also?"
IT had no intention beyond what
stated"
Patterson then sought to bring out
the fact that the attack was made be-
fore the Filipinos were ready. Hughes
admitted that the Filipino leaders were
absent in conference at Malolos. He
said hostilities We're so active the next
day that there was no opportunity to
attempt to heal the breach.
Patterson questioned Hughes con-
cerning the effect of President McKin-
ley's proclamation on January 10, 1889,
for the extension of the military occu-
patton of the United States to the en-
tire archipelago, asking the witness IT
there was anything to do but to attack
the Filipino forces. Hughes replied the
policy was to use only peaceful means
so long as they We're effectual, but
when thew were exhausted, to resort to
war
HOUSE
Washington, March S.-Representa-
tive Burleson of Texas, today intro
duced in the house a resolution OF In
uuir5 calling upon the secretary OF
state for information whether he de-
clined the request of the British gov
ernment to grant transports to Kew
Hiram w. Thomas and wife, who are
alleged to have requested permission
to go to South Africa for the purpose
of distributing the funds raised in the
United States for the relief OF nom
cambatant prisoners.
The house adopted the conference re-
port on the bill to give the Spanish
claims commission power to compel
the attendance of witnesses and the
production Of papers. The debate on
the rural free delivery bill was re-
sumed.
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
Washington, March S.-Speaker Hen
derson, Chairman Payne of the ways
and means committee, and Senator Al
lison. member of the finance commit
tee, called at the White House today,
presumably in relation to the pending
controversy over Cuban reciprocity
There was positive declination to
discuss the purpose of the call. 1t was
said. however, the president had IN no
way changed his attitude, favorable to
reciprocity. There were renewed inti-
nations of a special message which
would clearly set forth the presidents
views.
There was renewed talk of compro-
mise today, one report being that a IL
per cent reciprocity might be substitu-
ted for the 20 per cent. Both sides,
however, denied the y per cent COM
promise story.
A GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT.
Washington, March s.-The house
committee on industrial arts and ex-
positions today authorized Chairman
Tawney to recommend to the appro.
priation committee the sundry civil bill
which contains provisions for $S00,OO0
for the government exhibit at the st.
Louis Exposition, $4,000 for the Indian
exhibit and 100000 additional for a
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