The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29
ARE AFRAID OF THE LIGHT

Hon and badgerins about American sol.
Replying. Mr.. Ravnns said he had not
specihcaiiy charged any person With hav-
ing committed cold Hooded murder, but
ms statement was based on auidavlts on
rle IN tho war department 1T Is the
90 chstgc he said. that we have called
attention 10 terrnrs and thereby have been
Ilfalgniug tho American army. II Is n
raise and Infamous charge, aud / will cram
u down the teeth Of thp men who have
falsely given. n uttcrsncc. hraud the
statement as Infamous n not cowardly.
IS simply al attempt to put me In a
false position which | vii not occupy.
m thatais the bcst c1pluuatipn the sru.
ator can give. remarked Mr.. Bcyeridge,
FOR his remarknblc language here, thtuk
Tho best friends Of the senator would ad.
encc.
!c ihen entered upon defense Of the
army and said that Mr.. Hawlins Ind givcn
~" best argument Why the resoIutou
should not he adopted
Mr. Hoar Interrupted md asked II It was
,,a9inE, 70 9h lmpggn anybody IN desire TO A..
eminent Of the United Statcs itself bad
made such charges.
Mr, Reveridse referred to the use Of the
words cold hlooded murder" and said
that Mr. R1wlips would not undertake the
responsibility Of snvlng it
Mt tarmack characterized the charge
tnat tho democrats were atsailDg tho army
as tho meanest and dlrtlest Of an that had
been made II has been the very vprmin. 3"
he said "of this debate and I am a little
snrn, 'ssd to lind Il crawling in the hair NJ
Whoever made tho charge. he said, con
sciously took q falsshond upon his ps
VIXEN he spoke ~ ,He declared that the
senate committee on the Philippines had 70
fused 10 investigate tho facts ~ the mur-
dor ~ Father Augustine There had been
policy Of suppression, he asserted ard
In the case n witness, who, he said, had
testified falsely before the committee. no
Ind been allowed 10 90 unpublished He in
slated thst whatever action had been taken
by the president md the war department
had been because they were driven to II
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 mndo his charge because the in
v"stiEatlon did not result ~ he CCarmach
had hoped II would 1T aid not result In
putting on the army he brand which the
scnstor had thought would he nut there
but which resulted In q complete and brit
liant vindiCation %
Mr. CarmBck again reverted 10 tho inves
tigation by tho committee on the Philip
pines. MS 10 the conduct Of the army In
tue islands and said " occupied hut four
DAYS and seven hours although the score
tary ot war with his usual loose and lavish
unyeractty,' said n occupied months
Mr. Proctor said that Captain Cornelius
II Brownell, who Is charged In the Raw
Inns resolution with being responsible for
tho death Of Father Augustine, was a Yer
specimen of the volunteer soldier I'm Yer
mont Or any other State He bad read a
statement by Captain Rrowuel detailing
the circumstances Of q plot m massacre his
company, and the methods adopted to over.
come t..
Mr.. Proctor declared that Father Angus
tine Vas the head and front Of the tnsur-
rrc'ion IN his district He read q letter by
Father Augustine addressed to the priests
NJ the island. calling for contributions to
aid tho Filipino cause.
Mr. Proctor, replying "a Mr. Tillman.
snid that Captain Browncll had been mus
tered out Of service and that the Judge
advocate general had held that he could
not now be courtm0rt1led.
Mr.. lillmnn interrupted and said that II
Captain Brownell is innocent of murder
he ought 10 he ahlo to prove It, but those
VIII" desired In do So should he allowed to
produce evidence showing that he Is not
innocent.
Continuing his defense NJ Captain Brown
oil Mn Proctor said he was justified In TAX
! Ing he steps he did
Mr. Tillman declared ''it would be to tbe
honor of tho American army IL Father Au.
| Eusttne Ind been shot 10y . drum head court
martial instead Of tortured to death
MI Quay cut the debate short bv de-.
mandlng the regular order Discussion Of
tho statehood hill vas resumed and Mr.
Lodge addressed the senate In opposition
IN the omnibus measure.