Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-15


| ate. 1t follows:
THAT the United States hereby dis
claim any disposition or intention to
exercise permanent sovereignty, juris-
| diction or control over said islands
| and assert their determine ton. when IL
stable and independent government
shall have been erected therein entitled
| in the Judgment of the Government of
| the United Stats to recognition as such,
| TO transfer to said government. upon
| terms which shall be reasonable and
just, all rights secured under the ces-
| sion by Spain. and to thereupon leave
the government and control of the ISL
ands to their people"
a TIE VOTE.
A yea and nay vote was demanded.
resulting 90 to %. In announcing the
vote the Vice-Prcsdent said:
THE vote is n tie. The Chair votes
in the negative. The amendment is
| lost"
The detailed vote follows
| Yeas-Bacon, Bate. Berry Caffery,
Chiffon. Clay, Cockrcll, Faulkner. Cor
man. Gray, Hale. Harris IIetfeld.
Hoar. Jones (Arkansas). Jones (Ne-
vada), Lindsay. McLaurin, Martin
Money, Murphy, Perkins, Pettigrew,
Pettus. Quay, Rawlins. Smith. Tillman,
Nays Allison. Burrows. Carter,
Chandler. Deboe, Fairbanks. Frye,
Gear. Hanna. Hawley Kyle. Lodge,
Mcbride. McEnery. Mcmillan. Mantle.
Morgan, Nelson, Penrosc Plat (Con-
necticuO. Plat (New York;. Pritch-
ard. Ross, Shoup. Simon, Stewart,
Teller, Warren. Wolcott-29
! The Vice President voted in the
negative.
THE MENERY RESOLUTION.
The vote was then taken on the Nc
| Emery resolution, which follows:
| That by the ratification of the treaty
of peace with Spain it is not intended
to incorporate the inhabitants of the
| Philippine Islands into citizenship of
| the United States. nor is it intended to
| permanently annex said islands as an
integral part of the territory of the
| United States; but it is the intention of
the United States TO establish on said
islands government suitable to the
wants and conditions of the inhabi-
| tantS of said islands to prepare tlo.m
for local self government. and in due
time to make such disposition of said
islands as will best promote the inter-
ests OF the citizens of the United States
and the inhabitants of said islands"
THE VOTE
The resolution was adopted--yeas, &c:
| nays, 22-several Democrats who were
present and not paired Withholding
Their votes. The detailed vote follows:
Yeas = Allison, Burrows. Chandler.
Deboe. Fairbanks. Faulkner. FRYE,
Gear. Gray. Hale, Hanna. Harris. Kyle.
Lodge. McEncry, McLaurin. Mcmillan,
Mantle. Mason. Nelson. Perkina,- stt..
t,Scw YORK;, Quay, Sullivan.
| Teler-26
Nays-Bacon. Bate. Caffery, Carter.
Gay. Cockrell Hawley. Hoar. Lindsay.
Mcbride Martin, Money, Morgan. Muir
phy' Pettigrcw, Plat (ConnccticuD,
Rawlins. Ross. Simon, Smith, Stewart.
| Wnrren-22
motion of Mr. Hoar, went into execu-
tive session and at $40 D. M. adj
! iourncd.
NICARAGUAN CANAL BILL.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Nicara-
| qua canal bill was offered in the House
! this afternoon as an amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill. by Mr..
Hepburn. OF Iowa. chairman of the
| committee that reported it. and the
| leaders on the respective sides are en-
| gagged in desperate struggle which
| Involves the fate OF the measure ~
| this session of Congress.
After Mr.. Cannon. chairman of the
committee on appropriations. served
| notice last week that there was mo time
for the consideration of The canal bill
at this session. the supporters of the
measure determined to- force II on to
the sundry civil bill as a rider If pos
sblc. AS soon as Ii was offered this
afternoon Mr.. Cannon made four points
OF order against it, ana one OF the
most interesting parliamentary con-
tests of the session was on. As a re,
suit the appeals of the House leaders
are liable to hold the members in line.
but strong arguments are adduced in
support of the pcrtinency of The
amendment. and besides the bill has
strong friends on both sides OF the
chamber who are seemingly ready to
adopt any eXpedient to provide for the
construction of the canal. The debate
on the points OF order lasted two hours
to-day. ana was not concluded 1t
promises to consume several hours to-
morrow. IT seems 10 be foregonc
conclusion that the chairman of the
committee OF the whole (Mr. Hopkins
of lllinois), will sustain the points OF
order, so that the real test will come
upon the question of overrulng the
chair. Should the chair be overruled
there is no doubt that the amendment
VIII command "A majority OF votes.
Abou; twenty pages of the bill were
disposed Of to-day. No important
amendments We're adopted.
BILLS PASSED.
Al the opening of the session the fol-
| lowing bills were passed:
To construct n bridge across the Cor
pus Christi channel.
To authorize the Muscle Shoals Power
| Company to construct and operate ca
| nails at Muscle Shoals, Ala.