The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-07
A FINANCE BILL ORDER.
It Is to Be Morning Business Daily Until
Disposed OF.
SENATOR cAfffRY CLOSED HIS SPEECH
senator Butler spoke on suffrage
Amendment Of North Caroiinn
Constitution.

Washington, February e.--Until the fin
senate shall have been disposed OF finally,
/. will be considered by the senate every
legislative day TO the exclusion o; al ex-
cep. purely routine business This agree
ment viii have the esfecs Of cutting OF
eli debate on The Philippine question or
other matters except by unanimous con-
sent Of the senate. ustf senziors choose
TO discuss other questions in the time they
devote 10 the hrancisl bill
Mr.. Caaery tLsb concluded his speech
on the Philippines question. holding that
the United States should restore in the
Islands the STATUS quo ard then confer to
dependence upon the FsIipinos.
Mr.. Butler Is. c. discussed the
amendment 70 the constitution OF North
Carolina IN answer TO speeches delivered
by Senators Morgan McEpery ami others.
Senator pettus offered an amendment 10
the financial bill providing that the bill
shall not be construed 70 affect the present
legal tender quality OF silyer coined BY
the tnlteo STATES.
To the same bill Mr. Chandler proposed
an amendment providing that the gold
dollar OF % grains and the silver dollar
OF 4l2e grains shall be the unit o. value
and that all forms OF money issued OF
coined by the United States shall b'
maintained at that parity of value ant
that the United States notes and treas
nry notes when presented at the treasury
fns. roda ,~ttn hal 10 IN yrIf
Or silver OF such standard.
Nj Jones tArk.) also gave notice OF al
amendment to the same bill providing 10
an urgency fund" Of $50. 900 900 in tn
treasury notes.
4 bill was passed authorizing the crer
ton OF public building at Selma Ala,
AT a cost OF 100000.
Mr. Cahery (Ls) then resumed hi.
speech on the Philippine question III
quoted from eminent authorities on con
stftutional law in supper; OF his position
that the Fitpinos. by the extension Of th'
constitution over them. became ctizeu'
Of the United States. Mr. Caffery main
tanned that the United States through
Admiral Dewey, had recognized the Fill
piro dag.
What are we going TO do with them
Are we TO permit for all time a despoti'
rule Of thcm-a rule that was iutolerabl,
10 the great men or the past' Can th'
constitution OF the United States embrace
within it's holy arms such people heat
hunters and sava ges-an1 make them for
aver citizens Of the United states? /
hey are incapable Of reaching our stand
lrd OF government and civilization, thel
we ought TO get rid OF them as soon a
we can, or course, there are certain 70
possibilities resting upon as We mus
see that peace is restored in the island
spd that soIne government is establishe
there When once the status quo IS re
stored, however. We should let them s
their way and not inoculate our citizen
chip with the poison Of theirs"
The proposed suffrage amendment I
tho constitution OF North Carolina wa
made the subject ~ an elaborate speec
by Mr. Butler IN. c). who made lesa
argument against the proposed amend
neut, maintaining that 1t was clearly un
constitutional