The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-15

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE unani-
nous consent. agreement reached by the
Senate last Saturday to vote this after
noon on the resolution: of McEnery, de-
claring the policy Of this Government
in the Philippines, was not vacated. In
accordance with that agreement the
vote was taken on the resolution at 2:30
to-day and it was adopted-26 to o.. 1t
was noticeable that several Democrats
who We're present and not paired re-
Trained from voting. An amendment Of
fered by Bacon Cd of Georgia several
days ago was defeated. The vote on
the amendment was a tie-29 to 29-and
Vice President Hobart cast the deciding
vote against the proposition. The vot-
ing was preceded by three hours and a
half of debate . ~ r.. .:....--
Stewart first took the floor to speak
in opposition. He expressed the opinion
that whatever the United States might
do it would not follow the policy indi-.
Gated by. the resolution. This country
was under no obligation to go to the
expense of. establishing a government
for the islands; the United States was
not in the business OF. capturing coun-
tries, educating their people and then
selling them. on the contrary, he,
thought we should hold the. Philippines
and thus render the United States in.
dependent of other countries in the pro-
duction of tropical products which must.
otherwise be. a source of great expense,
Lindsay also expressed the opinion
that the time was inauspiciOuS for the
adoption of any resolution bearing: upon
the subject of the government of the.
Philippines; but said that If any: eX--
preston was to be given it should be
clear and distinct and unmistakable in
terms Lindsay offered. a substitute re
citing that the acquisition of territory
carried with 1t no constitutional obliga-
ton TO admit it TO the Union as States.
Lindsay gave notice. that he would ask
the Senate. TO vote upon his resolution
as soon as the Senate had voted on the
NcEnery. resolution.
Bacon then addressed the Senate in
opposition. to the .McEnery resolution.
lie declared that it was a vicious and
unfortunate declaration. He main
tanned that the resolution meant moth
ing favorable to the Filipinos. It did
not look to the future freedom and self
government of the F4lipinos. He re-
garded it as simply a declaration that
while the Filipinos were subjects of this
country they could never become citi-
zens of the United States. ..-s ... }.
Hoar was opposed to the McEnery
resolution because, he maintained, it
gave no hope Of freedom or liberty or
self government TO the inhabitants of
the Philippines and because It provided
that they should never have a part In
their own government or become part
of the United States 1t was, he. held,
an infamous declaration-a declaration
simply that the Louisiana sugar plant
ers should never be afraid Of the COM
petition of the Philippine Islands. To
the FilipinOS the McEnery resolution
would be a message Of tyranny, of hate,
of oppression and of slaughter. Hoar
adVerted to the references in speeches
to Aguinaldo as an 'unprincipled adj
venturer," and then entered upon a de-
Tense of the Filipino leader. He spoke
of Aguinaldos appeal to the people Of
the United States as SO remarkable as
capable of being drafted by mot ten
men on this planet.
Z do not. see said Hoar, with
feeling, "how any American heart not
of stone could fail to recognize the force
of that appeal"
Hoar said he was perfectly salts
fed with his course in the whole ques-
ton of the Philippines, believing that
he was right.
Il am satisfied" said he, Ito stand
with the fathers who founded our liber-
ty and framed our constitution"
Hale of Maine said he had not
much hope that the Senate would take
any course that would stop the desolat-