The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-15

as tbpgtou, January i4.-For the first
0 o'I5hr ehsession the Philippine question
waS~ll| %tCn in the senate today. The
lntereS' 3, in4catcs that It viii occupy
the attcaao. upper branch of con.
gress for soi. |s09 when the tariff bill is
reported. Tho .ilippncs were the sub
ject of an address by Mr. IIoar (Mass.).
who spoke ON his resolution providing for
the appointment Of senate committee TO
investigate the administration of those
islands.
Nh. Lodge Mr.. Hoar's colleague. said he
regarded the resolution as reflection on
the Philippine committee. Of which he was
chairman, and the necessity for the latter
would cease were this resolution to be
adopted. His committee, he said, was per.
tectIY able to handle any investigation
which might he conducted
Mr.. Carmack lDcm.l agreed with him
The discussion was leading rapidly to an
opening up Of the whole Philippine question
when It was agreed that the resolution
should 20 over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Mason mo made a speech Ia favor
of reciprocity with Cuba and discussed the
protective policy generally.
When the senate met a Joint resolution
was passed appointing joint committee Of
congress TO consider the question Of a site
for o han Of records to be erected in Wash.
iugton.
resolution offered by Mr., Harris was
also passed directing the attorney general
TO inform the senate ms to what steps had
been taken, to secure the payment of Inter
est still. due to the United States on account
Of the subsidy debt Of the Kansas division
n 10 I "a a.
Mr.. Honr called up his resolution offered
yesterday providing for an investigation Of
the conduct Of the Philippine campaign.
etc, and after explaining that the purpose
Of the resolution was not TO interfere with
the work Of the Philippine committee, he
claimed that We ought 70 have some reia.
HE information regarding the war in the
Philippines which he characterized ~ a
painful controversy" There are many
things about which the public has been in
doubt. rs, for instance, the statement ap-
peariuE IN the public press and twice made
in the senate, that Aguinaldo had sold out
his countrymen.
rye want to know who promised the
FilipInos indcpendenceT' he insisted.
Some charge that Dewey did and Dewey
says they ie and the matter was allowed
to stop there.
Was It worth while for MS, he continued,
TO be considering these great questions
which involve the propriety and good faith
and integrity of our dealings with these I'M
fortunate people in the matter Of their lib.
crty when we were in the darkI He said
he wanted to know something about the
character Of tho Filipinos. He wanted Gov.
ernor Taft to come before senate commit
tee where he could he asked questions He
said he had received some terrible stories
from brave soldiers and officers of high
rank about the way the war in the Philip.
pines is conducted.
Continuing, Senator Hoar said: 81 do
not know OF anyone able to give a state
ment Of the truth as to the differences
between Governor Taft and General Chat.
fec ] get some dreadful stories from brave
soldiers and officers of high rank about
the manner in which the war is conducted
] have heard of an investigation now going
on 10 regard to one transaction. which, II
true, has covered with foul blot the GaC
which We all love aud honor. | think there
should be a place where any senator who
makes such a suggestion IN his official re
sponsbility can 60 and say: ! want two
witnesses on that subject brought here and
then We shall know.
He said he had been tainted by news
papers for three or four years with state
ment attributed to General Lawton to the
effect that II certain people at home hold
their tongues there would not be any diff
Guilty with the Islands. But what the gen
eral is understood to have said was that
we should stop this accursed war; It Il
ltime for diplomacy, time for mutual under
! standing There is no one. Mr.. Hosr dc
| clsred. who can toll whether General Law
ton said that or whether n is forgery: n
/ whether he said the other, or whether II II
forgery.