, 1899-02-15

washington, FEB. 1.-THE unani-
nous consent agreement reached by the
senate last Saturday to vote this after
noon on the resolution of Mr.. McEnery
democrat of Louisiana, declaring the
policy of this government in the Phil
ippines, was not vacated.
In accordance with that agreement
the vote was taken on the resolution at
2:30 today, and it was adopted, 26 to %.
1t was noticeable that several demo-
Gratis who were present and not paired
refrained from voting.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Ba-
con, democrat of Georgia, several days
ago was defeated. The vote on the
amendment was a tie-29 to 29-and
Vice President Hobart cas- the decid-
ing vote against the proposition.
THE BACON AMENDMENT.
THAT the United States hereby dis
claim any disposition or intention to
exercise permanent sovereignty or con-
troll over said islands. and assert their
determination, when a stable and in
dependent government shall have
been erected there, entitled in
the Judgment of the United
States 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 their people"
1t was defeated 30 to 90. the vice pres
ident voting in the negative. A yea
and nay vote was demanded, resulting
in go to 20.
In announcing the vote the vice pres
ident said:
THE vote is a tie. The chair votes
in the negative. The amendment is
lost"
Yeas-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery,
Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Faulkner, Cor
man. Gray, Hale, Harris, Heitfeld,
Hoar. Jones (Ark). Jones New, Lind
say, McLaurin, Martin, Money, Muir
ply, Perkins, Petigrew, Pettus, Quay,
Rawlins, Smith, Tillman, Turner-29.
Nays-Allison, Barrows, Carter,
Chandler, Deboe, Fairbanks, Frye,
Gear, Hanna, Hawley, Kyle, Mcbride,
McEnery, Mcmillan, Mantle, Morgan,
Nelson, Penrose, Plat Comm, Platt
IN. ", Pritchard, Ross, Shoup, Sim
on, Stewart, Teller, Warren, Wolcott.
The vote was then taken on the Nc
Emery resolution which is as follows:
That by the ratification of the treaty
of peace with Spain it is not intended
to incorporate the inhabitants of the
Philippines into citizenship Of the Unit
ed States, nor is it intended to per-
manently annex said islands as an in
tegral part of the territoy of the United
States; but it is the intention of the
United States to establish on said ISL
ands a government suitable to the
wants and conditions Of the inhabi-
tants Of the said islands TO prepare
them for local self-government, and in
due time to make such disposition Of
said islands as will best promote the in
terests of the citizens of the United
States and the inhabitants Of said ISL
ands."
The resolution was adopted. Yeas,
26; nays, %. Several democrats who
were present and not paired withheld
their votes. The detail of the vote fol-
lows:
Yeas-Allison, Burrows, Chandler,
Deboe, Fairbanks. Faulkner, Frye,
Geary, Gray, Hale, Hanna, Harris,
Kyle, Lodge, McEnery, McLaurin, Nc
MILAN, Mantle, Mason, Nelson, Per-
kins, Pettus, Plat of New York, Quay,
Sullivan, Teller-26.
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Gallery, Carter,
Clay, Cockrell, Hawley, Hoar, Lindsay,
Mcbride, Martin, Money, Morgan, Muir
ply, Pettigrew, Platt OF Connecticut,
Rawlins, Ross, Simon, Smith, Stewart,
MY 90