Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-18
OUR POLICY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
McEnery Resolution Passes the Senat
by Vote Of 26 to 22.

McEnery Resolution Passes the Senate
by Vote of 28 to 22.
The United States senate spent
some time on Tuesday discussing the
McEnery resolution, which was voted
on in the afternoon.
The McEnery resolution was offered
last week previous to the vote on the
peace treaty; but was postponed until
after the treaty was disposed of. 1t
was claimed that the resolution would
have to 60 on the calendar; but, by
unanimous consent, on last Saturday,
it was agreed that the resolution be
voted on on Tuesday afternoon.
During Monday, several senators
talked as though they were opposed to
allowing the resolution to come to a
vote, and they sought to question the
conditions under which unanimous
consent had been secured. In response
to statements made, Senator McLaurin
explained how the unanimous consent
agreement was reached, and then
went on to say:
81 do know that there are senators
in this chamber who would not have
voted for the treaty if they had not
been assured of an opportunity to vote
upon the McEnery resolution. If any
senator was not present when the
unanimous consent was made, it was
his own fault. I give notice, there
fore, that shall object to any vaca.
ton of the unanimous consent agree
ment."
During the discussion, it developed
that several senators who had voted
against ratification of the treaty were
opposed to the McEnery resolution,
principally, because of their feelings
toward Mr.. McEnery on account of bis
having voted for the treaty. The dis
cussion resulted in developing the par.
liamentary precedence of resolution
to the same general purport as the
McEnery resolution, and offered by
Senator Bacon, of Georgia. Senator
Bacon's resolution was as 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 determination, when
stable and independent government
shall have been erected therein enti.
tied, in the judgment of the govern
ment of the United States, to recogni'
tion as such, to transfer to said gov
ernment, upon terms which shall be
reasonable and just, all rights secured
under the cession by Spain, and to
throughout leave the government and
control of the islands to their people. "
The vote on the adoption of Sena.
tor Bacon's resolution resulted in q
tie-29 to %. Both Senator Tillman
and Senator McLaurin voted for it.
The vice president voted against the
resolution and killed it. Next came
the vote on Senator McEnery's reso-
luton, which reads as follows:
"That by the ratification of the
treaty of peace with Spain it is not in
tended to incorporate the inhabitants
of the Philippine islands into citizen
ship of the United States (; nor is it in
tended to permanently annex said is-
lands as an integral part of the terri
tory of the United States but it is the
intention of the United States to es-
tablish on said islands government
suitable to the wants and conditions
of the inhabitants of said islands to
prepare them for local self-government,
and in due time to make such dispo-
sition of said islands as will best pro-
mote the interests of the citizens OF the
United States and the inhabitants of
said island.
This vote resulted 26 to % in favor
of the resolution. Senator McLaurin
voted for the resolution, as he did for
that of Senator Bacon. Senator Till
man was present during the voting on
the McEnery resolution; but did not
vote. He gave as reason next day
that the resolution had "been amend
ed all out of shape"