The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-29
RawIins Refers to CrueIties
in the Philippines.
BEVERIDGE TAKES 1T UP
Carmack Leaps lno the Ring, Characterizipg
the Charge That Democrats Had Az
sailed the Army as The Meanest
and Drtiest Made,
(By the Associated Press }

| washington, ID. c., Jan. 2S.-A sharp
debate was precipitated in the Senate to-
| day when Mr.. Rawlins called up his
resolution offered yesterday, directing
the Secretary of War to furnish the
Senate the proceedings of number OF
courts martial in the Philippines In the
course Of his remarks Mr.. Rawlins re-
| ferred to the dispatch of Father Angus
| tine and said he was murdered in cold
| blood. This aroused the ire of Mr. Bev-
| eridge, who demanded specifically to
know who had committed the cold blood
ed murder. Mr. Carmack entered the
debate and characterized the charge,
which, he said, repeatedly had been made.
| that the Democrats were assailng the
army as the "meanest and dirtiest" of
any that had been made against that
party.
Mr.. Rawlins said he had not speoif-
cally charged any person with having
committed cold blooded murder but his
statement was based on affidavits on file
in the War Department. 1t is the old
charge" said he, that we have called
attention to tortures and thereby have
been arraingning the American army 1t
is a false and infamous charge and I
will cram it down the teeth of the men
who have falsely given it utterance.
brand the statement as Infamous If not
cowardly. 1t is simply an attempt to put
me in false position which / will rot
occupy"
'If that is the best explanation the
Senator can give" remarked Mr.. Bever-
idge, for his remarkable language here
think the best friend the SenafoN has
would advise him to accept she alterrN-
tive of silence
Mr.. Hoar interrupted and asked if itN
was fair to impute to anybody desire
TO attack the American army when the
government of the United states itself
through its military authority has made
such charges
Mr. Carmack characterized the charge
that the Democrats were assailing the
army as the "meanest and dirtiest" OF
all that had been made. ut has been
the very vermin,'' he said, "of this de-
bate and L am a little surprised to find
it crawling in the hair of the honorable
Senator from Indiana
Jake Smith is no more the American
army than the Senator from Indiana is
the American Senate and not half as
Whoever made the charge, he said
consciously took a fa1sehood upon his
lips when he spoke it. He declared that
the Senate Committee on the Philippine
had refused to Investigate the facts OF
the murder of Father Augustine. There
had been policy of suppression, he as
serted, and in the case Of one witness
who, he said had testified falsely before
the committee he had been allowed to go
unpunished. He insisted that whatever
action had been taken by the President
and War Department had been because
they were driven to it by the minority
of the Senate. and that even then no
single fact was brought to light.
Replying, Mr.. Beveridge said Mr.. Car
mack had made his charge because the
investigation did not result as he Gear
mack had hoped it would.
Mr. Carmack again reverted to the in
vestigation by the Committee on the
Philippines as to the conduct OF the
army in the Philippines, and said that
ii occupies but four days, Of seven hours
each, although the Secretary Of War
with his usual loose and lavish unveraci-
ty had said it occupied five months
Mr.. Proctor defended Captain Cor
Rawlins resolution with being RESPONSE
BILE for the death of Father Augustine
Mr.. Proctor declared that Father
Augustine was the head and front of the
insurrection in his district. From his
standing in the church, he said, Father
Augustine was able to divert contrary
to the canons of the church, it's revenues
from their legitimate purpose and use
hO, 10 frr ha inc inn
Mr.. Proctor replying to Mr.. Tillman,
said that Captain Brownell had been
mustered out of service and that the
acting advocate general had held
that he could not now be court martialed.
Mr.. Tilman interrupted and said if Cap
tain Brownell is innocent of murder he
might not be able to prove It. but that
those who desired to do so should be al
lowed to produce evidence showing that
he is not innocent.
Mr.. Proctor said that Captain Brown
ell was justified in taking the steps he
did He had. he said. seen men hanged
for a much less violation of the rules
OF war than Father Augustine was guilty
Of
Mr.. Tillman declared that 'for the
honor of the American army I would tn
God Father Augustine had been shot bv
drum head court martial instead OF
tortured to death. J"
The Statehood bill was taken up at 2
o'clock and Mr.. Lodge spoke in oppo-
sition to It.
An attempt by Mr.. Aldrich to divide
the business of the Senate with the
Statehood bill failed. and the Senate at
5:15 o'clock adjourned