The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

The Senate AnoD the n offered
by Senator McEnery.
A WARM DEBATE In THE HOUSE
The Nicaragua Bill Is offered as an Amend
nent to the >undry C,vi Augmentation
Bin and Cauts Parliament
ary Discussion.

Washington, Feb 15.-The unani-
nous consent agreement reached by
the senate last Saturday to vote Tues
day afternoon on the resolution of Sem
ator McEnery, of Louisiana, declaring
the policy of this government in the
Philippines was not vacated. In ac'
cordance with that agreement the
vote was taken on the resolution at
2:30 yesterday and it was adopted, 26
to %. 1t was noticeable that several
democrats who were present and not
paired refrained from voting. An
amendment offered by Senator Bacon,
of Georgia, several days ago was de.
feated. The vote on the amendment
was tie-29 to 29-and Vice Presi-
dent Hobart cast the deciding vote
against the proposition. I The voting
was preceded by 81 hours of debate,
the senate having convened at IL IA.
m. in order to admit of discussion on
the resolution.
Senator Bacon's amendment to the
resolution was as follows:
That the United States hereby dSclaim any
disposition or intention TO exercise permanent
sovereignty. jurisdiction or control over said
islands, and assert their determination when
stable and Independent government shall have
been erected there, entitled in the judgment OF
the United States to recognition rs such, to
transfer to said government upon terms which
shall be reasonable ana just all rights secured
under the cession OF Spain. and to thereupon
leave the government and control Of ;he islands
to their people.
In announcing the vote the vice pres
ident said: 1.-The vote is tie. The
chair votes in the negative. The amend
ment is lost"
The vote was then taken on the Nc
Emery resolution, which follows:
That by the ratification Of the treaty OF peace
with Spain 1t is not inteAded to incorporate the
inhabitants OF the Philippines into citizenship
OF the United States nor is 1t intended to per-
manently annex said islands as an integral part
of the territory OF the United States; but 1t is
the intention of the United States to establish
in said island a government suitable to the
wants and conditions OF the Inhabitants of said
islands to prepare them for local self govern
ment 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 resolution was adopted. The
detailed vote was as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Burrows Chandler, Deboe
fhlIudnhN dhlkHtlt IlNfs Nfthlt bIdNs ilhl's
Hanna, Harris Kyle Lodgs, McEnery Me-
Laurin. Mcmillan, Mantle Mason, Nelson,
Perkins. Pettus. Platt of New York Quay,
Sullivan. Teller-2h
Nays-Bacon. Bate. CaTery Carter, Clay,
CoclSrcll Hawley Hoar, Lindsay Mcbride
Martin. Money. Morgan. Murphy. Pettgrew,
Piatt OF Connecticut Bawins, koss, Simon,
Smith, Stewart, Warren-.2
The senate then at 3:O5 went into
executive session, and at $40 ad-
journed.
A WARM DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
Washington, Feb. i5 The Nicara-
qua canal bill was offered in the house
yesterday afternoon as an amendment t
To the sundry civil bill by Mr. Hep
burn, of Iowa, chairman of the com
mittee that reported it, and the leaders
on the respective sides are engaged in
desperate struggle which involves
the fate of the measure at this session
of congress. After Mr.. Cannon, chair
man of the committee on appropria-
/ tions, served notice last week that there
was no time for the consideration of
the canal bill at this session, the sup
porters of the measure decided to force
it into the sundry civil bill as a rider
if possible. As soon as IL was offered
yesterday afternoon Mr. Cannon raised
four points of order against it, and
one of the most interesting parlia-
mentary debates of the session was on.
The debate on the points of order
lasted two hours and was not con.
cluded. 1t promises to consume several
hours to-day.
1t seems to be foregone 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 ques-
tion of overruliug the chair. Should the
chair be overruled there is no doubt
that the amendment will command a
majority of the votes. About 20 pages
of the bill were disposed of yester-
day. No important amendments were
adopted.
Fruit Probably All Killed.