The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-29
SENATORS IN A TILT
CARMACK GIVES BEVERIDGE A
FIERY ROAST.
CRUELTIES OF THE ARMY
DROVE RAWLINS AND OTHERS TO
THEIR CRITICISMS.

resolution Calling on the Secre-
tary of War for Philippine Courts
martial Proceedings - Father Au-
gusttn Murdered in Cold Blood Is
the Chnrge-CarmncIx Sustains the
Against the Army.
Washington. Jan. ga sharp de-
bate was precipitated in the Senate
to-day when Senator Rawlins called up
his resolution offered yesterday. direct
ing the Secretary of War to furnish the
Senate the proceedings of a number of
courts-martial in the Philippines. In
the course of shis remarks Senator
Rawlins referred to the death OF Faith
er Augustin, and said he was murdered
in cold blood. This aroused the ire of
Senator Beveridge, who demanded
specifically to know who had commit
ted the cold-blooded murder.
Senator Carmack entered the debate
and characterized the charge, which he
said had been repeatedly made, that
the Democrats were assailing the army,
as the "meanest and dirtiest" of any
that had been made against that party.
Senator Proctor defended Capt. Cor
nelius M. Brownell. who had been
mentioned in the Rawlins resolution as
being responsible for Father Angus
tins death.
Senator Rawlins said he had not
specifically charged any person with
having committed cold-blooded MUIR
der, but his statement was based on
affidavits on file in the War Depart
ment.
Not ArraigninE the Army.
'Tt is the old charge" he said, that
we have called attention to fortunes
and thereby have been arraigning the
American army. 1t is a false and in
famous charge. and l will cram it
down the teeth of the men who have
falsely given 1t utterance. / brand
the statement as infamous, If not cow
ardly. 1t is simply an attempt to
put me in false position, which !
will not occupy"
IF that is the best explanation the
Senator can give" remarked Senator
Beveridge, "for his remarkable Lam
guage here i think the best friend the
Senator has would advise him to ac-
cept the alternative Of silence"
Senator Hoar interrupted and asked
If ii was fair to impute to anybody
desire to attack the American army
when the government of the United
States itself, through its military au-
thority, has made such charges.
Senator Carmack characterized the
charge that the Democrats were as
sailing as the meanest and dirtiest of
all that had been made.
Not the Whole Thing.
ut has been the very vermin," SEN
ator Carmack said, "of this debate,
and l am little surprised to find 1t
crawling in the hair of the honorable
Senator from Indiana. Jake Smith is
no more tho American army than the
Senator from Indiana rs the American
Senate, and not half as much as he
thinks ne is"
Whoever made the charge, he said,
consciously took a falsehood upon his
lips when he spoke it. He declared
that the Senate Committee on the
Philippines had refused TO investigate
the facts of the murder Of Father Au-
gustin. There had, he said, been a
policy of suppression, and in the case
of one witness who had testified false
ly before the committee he had been
allowed to go unpublished. He insist
GU lltdl Whatever dCLtOi Idu UttH
taken by the President and War De-
partment 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, Senator Beveridge said
Senator Carmack had made his charge
because the investigation did not result
as he (Senator Carmack) hoped 1t
would
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the investigation by the Committee on
the Philippines as to the conduct of
the army in the Philippines and said
that it occupied but four days of seven
hours each, although the Secretary OF
War, with his usual loose and rash
unveracity," had said it occupied five
months.
Proctor Defended BrownweII.
Senator Proctor defended Capt. Cor
nelius M. Brownell, who is charged
in the Rawlins resolution with being
responsible for the death of Father Au-
gustin. He declared that Father Au-
gustin was the head and front of the
instruction in his district. From his
standing in the church, he asserted,
Father Augustin was able to divert
contrary to the canons Of the church,
its revenues from their legitimate pur-
poses. and use them to further the in
surrection.
Senator Proctor, replying to Senator
Tillman. said that Capt. BrownelI had
been mustered out of service, and that
the judge advocate general had held
that he could not now be court-mar-
tailed.
Senator Tillman said that If Capt.
Brownell is innocent of murder he
ought to be able to prove IT, but that
those who desire to do so should be
allowed to produce evidence showing
that he is not innocent.
Senator Proctor said that Capt.
Browneli was justified in taking the
steps he did. He had, he said, seen a
man hung for q much less violation of
the rules of war than Father Augustin
was guilty of.
Senator Tillman said that for the
honor of the American army, / would
to God Father Augustin had been shot
by drumhead court-martial, instead
of tortured to DEATH"
The statehood bill was taken up at 2
o'clock and Senator Lodge spoke in op-
position TO it.
An attempt by Senator Aidrich to d.
vide the business Of the Senate with
the statehood bill failed and the SEN
ate, at Sis O'Clock, adjourned.
WITH CARGO ON FIRE.