Show APPEAL FROM FILIPINOS Senator I Teller Presents a Petition Containing ° Sensational I Statements From 2000 > > People in Manila 1 Senator Hawley Makes Vigorous Objection to Its Publication as a Document Declaring It a Treasonable Denunciation of the Government and an Attack Upon American SoldiersConsidera < tion Committee Amendments to Army Bill Completed Washington Jan Considerably progress was made by the Senate today to-day i with the army reorganization bill but the final vote upon the measure seems to be as far off as ever Todays proceedings were characterized by I several l sharp colloquies some of which were of a decidedly personal nature an appeal was presented by Teller of Colorado from more than 2000 perj sons In Manila urging the United States Government to cease its operations opera-tions against the Filipinos The appeal ap-peal Is sensational In its statements I and so unusual In form that Mr Haw Icy of Connecticut made f Vigorous I objection to its docu OhJeCtOH is publication as a I ment He decayed that it was a treasonable trea-sonable denunciation of the Government Govern-ment and an attack upon our soldiers Consideration wns concluded of thin committee amendments of the army r reorganization bill and the Senate took 1 up the amendments proposed by individual in-dividual Senators The amendments providing for the appointment of Gon James H Wilson Fitzhugh Lee and Gen Shafer to be MajorGenerals of the reguar army and retired precipitated preci-pitated an extended and on the part of Mr Pettlgrew a bitter debate The amendments prevailed however despite de-spite the opposition ROSES FOR GALLINGER On the desk of Mr Galllngcr of New I Hampshire at the opening of todays session of the Senate lay a bunch oC beautiful roses sent by friends as a testimonial tes-timonial of his efforts to secure thp abolition of the canteen in the army VEST AND RAWLINS EXPLAIN Mr Vest and Mr Rawllns announced that they had been unavoidably unavoida-bly from the Senate yesterday when I the vote upon the canteen question was taken They would have voted had I they been present to sustain thc action of the Sepate QpmrnlUecrrtha isfii I SCfa against tho abolition of the canteen Ii MEMORIAl FROM FILIPINOS 1Tr TAllnr1 rAn Cdi it momnvlril I from I 2006 Filipino and peaceful i inhabitants of Manila The memorial was In the I form of an appeal to the Congress of tho United States and as Mr Teller stated was signed personally by the leading people of Manila and that section sec-tion lawyers bankers and professional profession-al men representing the best elements of that community I reviewed the circumstances leading up to the present pres-ent struggle of the Filipinos for independence inde-pendence EULOGIZED AGUINALDO I paid a high tribute to tho work of Aguinaldo and his coadjutors In their endeavor to obtain liberty and independence Inde-pendence for the people of the Philippines made to of pines Reference was mae some the principal events of the present revolution against American authority tho petition urging that the American troops had failed to make serious impression im-pression unon the revolutionary party I pointed out that Aguinaldo had declared de-clared he might Jose the hope of victory vic-tory but he would not lose the hope of dying for the liberty and Independence or his people SUPPORT REVOLUTION I points out that the revolution has the support of practically all the people I of the Philippines and declares that though 100 revolutionists be destroyed 1000 will rise up to support the light for Independence All of tho Islands of I the archipelago says the memorial are supporting the revolution and they will I not yield until the last of Filipino blood has been shed WHAT PETITION ASKS The Filipino nation the memorial Flplno naton memoral I continues bearing In mind the history of America and Its humanitarian doctrines doc-trines asks the Government of the United States to cease its persecution of men struggling to be free struggling strug-gling against greater odds and greater wrong than those which Inspired the fathers of the Republic This they aslIn the name of Washington of Jefferson of Lincoln In the name of justice and in the name of the God eternal REQUEST INDEPENDENCE The appeal suggests that an autonomy autono-my similar to that enjoyed by Canada and Australia would not be practicable for the Filipinos who desire full liberty and Independence and they urge the Government of the United States to give them liberty and independence I When the reading of the memorial had been concluded Mr Teller asked that It be printed as a document TREASONABLE DOCUMENT I object said Mr Haley of Connecticut Con-necticut it Is a treasonable denunciation denuncia-tion of our Government and an attack upon our soldiers I protest against the paper being printed as a Senate document I is an attack at-tack upon the United States 1 its authority au-thority and HI troops and t passionate appeal to the Filipinos to continue to kill our men I Jefferson Davis had brought forward a similar paper after the battle of Gettysburg and demanded to have Il read and printed as a Senate document It would have been a mild crime in comparison with this On account ot the oblectlon of1 Mr UawJey the request went over until tomorrow ARMY BILL CONSIDERED Consideration of the arm bill was resuined the pending question being I the amendment offered by Mr Proctor r of the Military committee providing how volunteers might be appointed First and Second Lieutenants in the regular army A committee amendment to increase the number of firstclass privates In the signal corps from 200 to 250 was adopted To section 51 ot the bill providing for retirement of officers amendmcnta were made that the section should not apply o any officer whose active service ser-vice Jn the army docs not exceed fifteen I yaar and It shall not apply towny olllcej I who has been placed upon the retired liSt by virtue of any special act of Congress or to any olllcor who has already received such high radc In discussing these amendments at 4 1lin 1 length I Mr Teller said II wan llosay Tat this bill was drawn In the Army office I was drawn with the Idea of Inking care of the pets of the service TJie pending bill he said was neither reasonable just nor JSl c Proctor said the pending bill cer Milnly had not been drawn with the Ijliia l of rewarding favorites as suggested sug-gested by Mr Teller He felt that the bill went as far In providing for the iVitircment i of olllcers as it should go reasonably Pending action upon the amendment proposed by i Mr Teller to increase the retired list the whole matter went over until tomorrow = AMENDMENT BY PENROSE jlENDlIENT i An amendment offered by Mr Pen rose authorizing the members of societies soci-eties and corps and regimental organizations organ-izations of Spanish war veterans to uso and wear upon occasions the distinctive < badges of such organizations was < Ses orgnizatons adopted i c I Mr P no e also offered an amendment amend-ment providing In elaborate terms against the desecration of the United States lag but objection was made and It went over TO RETIRE LEE AND WILSON Mr Daniel of Virginia offered an amendment authorizing the t President tp select from tho list of Brigadier Generals of volunteers two olllcers Without regard to age for the purpose of appointing them MaJorGenerals of the regular army and retiring them ilr Daniel stated that the amendment was Intended to provide for the retirement retire-ment of Gen J IL Wilson and Gen Fitzhuirh Lee WAN SHAFTER INCLUDED Mr Sewcll offered an amendment to amendment authorizing the President Presi-dent to select u regular officer not above the rank of BrigadierGeneral to be appointed as a MajorGcneral and retired 5 l answer to an Inquiry of Mr Teller IrScwcJl replied that his amendment nv s intended to applyrto the benefit of the man who conquered the Spanish nation Gen Shatter PKTTIOKEW OPPOSES STIAFTER Mr Pcttigrew declared there was nothing In the history of the conflict at Santiago which warranted the proposed pro-posed action by the Senate I is conferring distinction for honor not wonJ he declared and for services not rendered I am opposed to It If I read1 the history of that engagement correctly the cuedit for our victory certainly does not belong to Gen Shafter I READS FROM LODGES HISTORY Mr Pettigrcw then sent to the clerks desk and had read n chapter of Senator Lodges history of the SpanishAmerican war giving an account ac-count of the battle of Santiago After the clerk had read for some time Mr Pettlgrew himself took up the reading making as he proceeded sarcastic remarks re-marks upon Gen Shatters conduct of the battle SOUTH DAKOTAN SARCASTIC Yet ail he this is the man who Is to be especially honored by Congress Con-gress after it has laid before it this damaging testimony from tho most prominent historian of this body The victory at Santiago was not only not won by Gen Shafter hut in spite of Gen Shatter Now we propose to promote pro-mote him for mere blundering incapacity in-capacity and Inefficiency I without parallel In the history of the battles resultIng In victory We have already al-ready promoted Corbin who was not away from Washington during the war and Alnsworth who acted as a clerk merely and now we propose to put Shatter upon the list to emphasize the fact that Congress never promotes anybody unless It is sure he has never done any fighting SEW ALL DEFENDS SHAFTER Mr Sewall made a warm defense of Gen Shatter He declared that Gen Shafter had been selected to command com-mand the army in Cuba as one of tho I best soldiers in the army an officer who hal settled satisfactorily all the I Tllrlrir frnilllltta in tllrt Jnn Mnirtah oriM who rl was the fighting man of the period l That he was a military genius said Mr Sewall was conceded by military authorities and all competent to judge Mr Sewalls amendment was agreed toIl to 1 and the original amendment amend-ment was agreed to without division NEW SECTION OFFERED Mr Pettlgrew offered as new section sec-tion of tho bill an amendment providing provid-ing that onethird of the vacancies made by this act shall be made by selections of officers from the volun selectons ofcers teers Mr Proctor opposed the amendment Mr Daniel of Virginia spoke in support sup-port of the amendment Without concluding con-cluding his speech Mr Daniel yielded the floor until tomorrow A committee was appointed to attend the funeral of Representative Clarke As an additional mark of respect the Senate at 505 adjourned i |