The times., 1899-02-21
$40, 100000 FOR SPAIN.
The Bill Passes the House Under Sus-
pension of the Rules

pehSion OF the hutes.
The 100000, 600 appropriation for Spain
passed the House yesterday. The bill
carrying that sum was brought up by
Chairman Cannon. of the Appropriations
Committee under suspension of the rules,
and was passed without permitting any
amendment 10 be even offered, by a vote
of 215 to "a.
The President is thus freed from the
necessity OF signing bill carrying dec
laration as to the future policy for the
Philippines. For this he has reason TO
be grateful to Representative Wheeler OF
/ Kentucky, who forced the 0.0oOO0O ap-
preparation out of the Sundry Civil bill,
where amendments could have been offered
and would have been adopted.
1t was late in the afternoon when Chair
man Cannon. of the Appropriations Com
mittee moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill Mr.. Dockery demanded
second, a technical term for thing
which if allowed, would allow forty min
utes debate, half on each side. Pending
the ordering of this Mr. Dockery asked
Mr. Cannon to accept an amendment,
which he held in his hand. When acting
under suspension of the rules, no amend
ment can be offered except by unanimous
consent of the House.
Mr.. Cannon refused, saying that his COM
mittee had instructed him to accept no
COulu not accept IL IL
would he concluded, "and / think that
! would not accept if | could" He asked
unanimous consent that the second be con-
sidered as ordered. For some strange
reason Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky objected
and the Speaker put the question to the
House, which promptly ordered the second
by vote of 16i to 10.
Mr.. Cannon said that he had recently
promised that the House should have an
opportunity to act on this proposition. The
Committee on Appropriations had now
ordered him to ask that the rules be sus-
pended and the bill passed.
| Mr. Dockery sent to the desk the amend
ment he wished to offer and had it read.
1t proved to be the McRae amendment,
/ and ran as follows:
| That by the ratification of the Treaty Of
| Peace with Spain it is not intended to incorpot-
| ate the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands into
! citizenship of the United States, nor is it in
| tended 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 IN
habitants of said islands prepare them for local
| self-government and in due time to make such
| disposition of said islands will best promote
| the interests of the citizens of the United States
and the inhabitants of said islands.
Mr.. Dockery said the amendment was
made up of the McEnery and Bacon reso-
| lutions, and he asked unanimous consent
| that 1t be received an amendment
| Mr. Cannon objected and the forty min
utes' debate began. Mr.. Shafroth of Col
! orado spoke in favor of the rejected amend
ment Mr. Brucker of Michigan said that
if there were any way to get out OF 1t he
should vote against the proposal. But the
/ incident was closed and nothing was left
to be done. He objected, he said, Ito buy
| ing war
Mr.. Gillett of Massachusetts objected ex-
ceedingly to the bill being passed without
| the amendment. He thought that the House
! should be allowed TO vote on such dec
| laration.
Mr. Ridgeley of Kansas and Mr.. Clayton
| of Alabama spoke on opposing sides. Mr.
Wheeler OF Kentucky denounced Mr.. Can
non for rushing through the appropriation
under suspension OF the rules when NJ
amendments could be even offered If ever
one man objected to them. He proposed
| to vote against the bill and to demand th'
yeas and nays.
Mr.. Walker of Massachusetts asked th'
House to be generous-not only just, bu
generous.
Mr.. Cannon closed by scoring Mr.. Wheel
er for having made a point of order las
Friday against the appropriation when OF
| the Sundry Civil bill. where II was subjec
TO amendment, and now objecting becaus
he was given no chance to amend. An!
resolution would, he said. at present be bu
as sounding brass and tinkling cymbals.
The question then required on suspend
ing the rules and passing the bill. Mr.
Wheeler demanded the yeas and nays. AM
the roll was called The following gentle
men voted nay" Baird, Baker of Hi
nois. Ball. Bartlett, Bland, Brewer. Brous
sard. Brucker, Brundidge. Castle Clark o
Missouri Cooney Cooper OF Texas, Cox
Davis, DeArmond DeGraffenreid, Griggs
Handy, Hartman, Hay, Howard Of Georgia
Hunter Kitchin, McCulloch, Mcdowell
Norton of Ohio, Rixey. Robb, Strait. Tai
bert. Tate, Vandiver and Wheeler of Ken
lucky.