The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-16
A HOT DEBATE IN HOUSE.
Vandiyer Of Missouri Denounced
Atrocities in Philippines.
CHARGES CHARACTERIZED AS FALSE.
Senate Amendments to Agricultural Bill
Disagreed to and Measure Was Sent
TO Conference.

Washington, May l5.-The senate amend
ments 10 the agricultural appropriation bill
were disagreed to by the house today, and
the bill was sent to conference, with
Messrs. Wadsworth. Henry Comm aud
Williams lNIss) as the house conferees.
BY unanimous consent u bill was passed
for the further distribution of supreme
court reports and digests to Federal OIL
cials and judges; also the bill opening to
homestead entry the extensive Ute tract in
Colorado, embracing about nine million
acres.
The naval appropriation bill was then
taken up aud an agreement made extend
ing the general debate until 4 p. N. today.
Mr. Grosvenor (ohlo) said he thought the
time had come for careful Investigation of
the question Of building warships IN gov
crnment yards, in order that the exact
facts might be determined. He proposed
that one battleship, one armored cruiser
and one gunbodt be built in u government
navy yard, and one Of each class Of ship in
a private yard, thus giving comparative
lesson
MIR. Vandiyer tAloJ sent to the desk and
had read statement appearing In the irish
World, signed by Corporal Richardson
O'Brien, company NJ. TWcuty-siNth Vuiuu-
Z A'tANs EANluH NiltEtu NtldlIN Ol atrocities III
,hS lhllppnes, the killing Of native women
ana babes under circumstances OF unusual
cruelty Including the alleged use of dunn
dum bullets. Mr.. Naudiycr read Il letter
from Patrick Ford, editor of the Irish
/ World, Sayiug he had talked with Corporal
| % Bricn, who affirmed the charges and was
ready 10 make affidavit to them. to be for
/ Wafued 70 Washington Tho charges were
/ 700 horrible for belief Mir Vaudlyer said,
/ II they We're not substantially borne out hy
I the official rcports OF outrugcs by our
iorccs against the natives. Whom Mr.. Van
/ ulNCf asked II any one IN behalf Of the adj
mtnistratlon was ready 70 rise ANA defend
I he atrocities by American soldiers on ma.
tves, w. A. Smith tMlcl rctorted with
/ an inquiry whether any one on the other
/ SIDE Of the chamber was ready to rise and
, dtfend the atrocities of natives on Ameli-
can soldierSg
An exciting passage followed between Mr..
Smlth ana MI Nandivcr The latter assert
/ ca that atrocities neither ON one side nor
on the other were defen>iblc
Il have evidence piled mountain high +"
ueclNied Mi. Nandivcr, "of cruelty eXtor.
I toht torture, murder. arson, rape and
every other crime known on the calendar. ="
I That Is false exclaimed Mr. smith
"and hurl back the charge ut the gentle,
man ana call upon him to produce the
proofs II he can.
The proofs are ample and will be pre.
sented,' said Mr.. Nandivcr
/ Inc gentleman ought to he ashamed of
hlmSei' interrupted MIR. Smith, ITO assail
the American army. 700 miles from home
for the dictates OF humanity We're greater
than that for soldiers guilty of such cruel
". lie proceeded TO read portions OF the
testimony before the Philippine committee
ot the senate. when he referred to General
Funston Mr.. Lands (fnd1 interiectel the
sarcastic inquiry: 'Funston-that is the
gentleman who captured your old friend
Emilio AguinaldoP'
Yes" answered Mr.. Vandiver, land this
Emilio Aguinaldo seems to be a great bug
near TO the other side or the chamber"
But all OF his eulogies come from that
Cthe democraticl side of the chamber" an.
swered Mr., Lands.
Soon after Mr. Vandlver became engaged
In n warm colloquy with Mr.. Hamilton
tMich.), who demanded to know how
stable government was going TO be main
tanned without soldiers"
There was considerable confusion and the
chair had TO rap vigorously for order
Mr. Nandiver continued to recite cases
or alleged cruelty.
Mr. Mudd Undl gave notice that hi
would move an amendment 10 the bill pro
hlbitng tho use OF any money carried in
the naval bill FOR the purchase of Maclay';
history, the animadvcrSions In It against
Admiral Schlcy being responsible in his
opinion. for the court of inquiry
II the history had been clear Of partisan
feeling, he said, and had the historian &C
Ceptcd the high minded thought pronounced
by Schley that there was glory enough
for all" the American nation would moi
now be the butt Of criticism among the
naval officers of the world.
Mr. Hill Comm made a spirited reiolndel
to Mr. Vandivers speech on crueties In the
philippines. severely arragnlnG the Mis-
ground that an eS parte case was being
DreSRnted