The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-27
LYNCHING DISCUSSED
GALLINGER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
SEEKS INVESTIGATION.
WANTS TO FIND A REMEDY.
DWELLS ON HORROR OF THE TEX.
AS CREMATION.

Ten Years-Mr. Bailey Doubts
Right OF Government to Go Into
States for Such "A PurpOse-Crimes
and Iniquities in other States
Which Would Make Unpleasant
Showing.
Washington, May 26.-During the
greater part of the Senate's session to-
day Mr.. Patterson of Colorado, one of
the minority members of the Philip
pine Committee, occupied the floor in
a discussion of the Philippine question.
| He devoted much of the time in justi-
flying the course of his newspaper, the
Denver News, from whose editorials Mr.
Foraker of Ohio quoted several days
ago. Mr.. Patterson quoted from the
ptterances of the paper to show that
it had consistently advocated the in
dependence of the Filipinos since De-
cember 1898, the editorials quoted by
Mr.. Foraker having been written prior
to that time. He discussed the whole
Philippine question and had not con-
Guided his remarks when he yielded
the floor for the day. Several lively
| colloquies occurred during the speech.
D.. MIR. MchinIey's Proclamation.
During Mr.. Patterson's speech Mr..
| Hoar asker Mr.. Foraker to read the
sentence in President McKinley's pro-
clamation which had been eliminated
! by Gen. Otis lest it should bring on
War He said Gen. Otis had assumed
| extraordinary authority to himself to
| suppress a part of the proclamation
and IN SnhGfifIIfn CT
| would indicate to the Filipinos that
they were to be granted a full measure
| OF liberty. Mr.. Hoar said he realiz-
! ed the purity of purpose and intellec-
tual superiority of the Republicans
i with whom he differed on this question.
! He would rather lose his right arm
/ than take the position he had taken,
! but he was so constructed by his
Creator that he could not help it Gap
| plause)
A sharp colloquy arose between Mr..
/ McComas and Mr.. Carmack, the former
asserting that Democratic senators had
been guilty of abusing the army.
In Thls, Atr-C armaek denied Mr.. Nc
Il Comas declared that abuse Of the army
-ot1cers and men--was to be found in
every speech, almost, on the Democratic
SIDE, and Mr.. Carmack insisted that
not single Democratic senator had
abused the army.
! Mr.. Dubois interrupted to say that
| rot Democratic senator had abused
! the army as much as Gen Chaffee had
| n an Associated Press dispatch from
| Manila, published to-day.
MIR. HOar Speaks Plainly.
Mr.. Hoar later referred to the assur-
| ance of President Mckinley to Andrew
| Carnegie that in thirty days resistance
/ in the Philippines would cease. Gen.
! Otis knew the Filipinos would not sub
NIT, and that the only way to keep the
| peace was to tell them they were to
have their independence.
so, said Mr.. Hoar, Gen. Otis sun
| pressed it, but Gen. Miller who noto-
| rlously wanted an attack, produced it
! ana Aguinaldo met it with an instant
! and speedy defiance"
Mr.. Foraker asserted that the proc
lamation was not issued as a declara-
ton OF war upon the Filipinos.
Mr.. Hoar declared that if such a
proclamation had been issued to the
people of Ohio they would have regard
ed 1t as declaration of war.
After some further discussion of the
Philippine question between Mr.. For
aker and Mr.. Hoar, dealing principally
with President McKinleys proclama-
ton to the Filipinos, the bill was laid
aside for the day and 81 private pen
! sion DIS were passed.
Mr.. Gallinger of New Hampshire
offered a resolution providing that the
| Judiciary Committee of the Sanate
/ should make an investigation into the
subject of lynchings in the United
States with view to ascertaining
! whether there is any remedy for them
/ Mr.. Gallinger said he introduced the
resolution in full view of the fact that
he might be charged with precipitating
sectional controversy, but nothing
was further from his thoughts. He
SAID lynchings were not confined to the
South. Horrible cases had occurred in
the North, and white men as well as
/ black had been the victims Through
out the country intense interest was
manifested in the subject He thought
1t imperative that the Judiciary Com
mittee should take some action on the
subject. During the past ten wears
Z,65S lynchings had occurred in the
United States. If the strong arm of
the law could reach out to
prevent such occurrences he deemed
1t desirable that it do so. He had read
the Associated Press account of the
burning of a negro in Texas a few
| days ago. He said history did not
| furnish a more fiendish instance of
mob wrath, and Fox's book of mar
| tyrs was tame in comparison The
| whole wretched business, he said was
a disgrace to American manhood and
| in the light of which the alleged afro
| cities in the Philippines paled into in
| significance.
! The Spanish Inquisition did not fur
nish case exceeding that one in in
humanity. He apprehended that it
would be said that the federal govern
ment was powerless and that the
states had exclusive jurisdiction. If so
the American people desired to know
! it. Public sentiment should be aroused
! to prevent such inhuman atrocities.
! They should come to an end and the
majesty of the law should be vindi-
Gated.
BaiIey's Sensible Reply.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas said he had no
idea of being drawn into any sectional
controversy by the senator from New
Hampshire, and he would be willing to
have the people judge the men who
perpetrated such outrages. He desired.
however. to discuss the question
whether the government had the right
to go into the several states and take
charge of peace and good order He
asked. therefore, that the resolution
go over.
There can be no objection" said Mr.
Bailey Ito a report from the Judici-
airy Committee on the subject. because
/ am sure there can be but one con-
clusion reached BY that committee. But