The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-17
THE PHIIlPP
QUESTION AGAIN
The Subj jectof Discussion
in the Senate
THE FINANCE: BILL,
Both Bodies Appoint Conferees TO
Consider Agreement.
THE.ANNUAL JOKE IN THE. HOUSE.
All Provision FOR Civil Service Conl-
mission Was Struck Out Of Lcgis
latiyc appropriation Bill iii
Committee of the Whole
But Will Probably
be Restored.

pine question occupied the Sel.Tle4 CO-usEy.
Mr.. McE;nery, of Louisiana, strongly op-
posed the permanent acquisition of the
islands, and MIR. Stewart (s!lverite). Of
Nevada, took a pronounced position in
favor Of the admission Of the products
of any of the island possessions of the
United States free of duty.
NIr. Bacon's resolution, declaring the
policy Of the United States towards ths
Philippine Islands, was laid before the
Senate, and Mr.. N1cEnery (Democrap,
of Louisiana, addressed tlle snate there
on
The Filipinos, he said. had no coneep-
ton of liberty guided by Law. Order es-
tuDlshed one day on the islands would
be succeeded the next day by disorder
and anarchy He deprecated the acquis-
tion of lands whose productions IN the
very nature of things were s.mi ar to
many articles produced in parts of this
country.
ION the fields of Lrzcn,'. he said. cot
ton and rice as fine as grown in any part
Of the South could be produced and com-
;cte here with our own products. Though
al should now support the United States
authority over the F'ilipinos," Mr. NC
Encrv said. .she vas Opposed to eXpan-
sion God himself, he thought, will solve
the problem by destroying the inferior
races
Through our possession Of the Philip
mines. Mr.. AIcEnery felt sure complica-
tions would result with Frances Austr1a,
Germany and Russia. and we would be
forced to seek an alliance with our kins-
men. the British.
Adyertire TO the trouble in Kentucky,
where ne said al, army had been employ
- III, I,1 cog
Iee sIature, he suggested that this coun-
try 5hat, enough to attend to without SEEK
ing trouble. abroad He had however,
no sympathy with the Fliipiros, whose
self-governiig possibilities he rlHclitd.
Were they TO acquire Citizenship, ne saiu,
we would have repeated the tro'ioiss .ne
country suffered through ueSio
Reimbursement.
INSULAR POSSESSIONS.
Mr. Stewart, Of Nevada, followed with
speech on the disposition OF all our insu-
lar nossessions. He said that IL 1t was
to assist the problem in the Philippines,
to establish local selt-government, to
adopt the plan adopted by Jefferson, then
Jefferson was the pioneer trnc"riaiist
Of the United states. The Philippines
will never he dependent colonies; they
will be allowed to conduct their own al
fairs with the assistance of such officers
as 1t may Do ueCeSSdlS " dppo.AhI chissg
them in establishing local self-soven-=5
ment. No one pretends that the Philip
pines are now fit for sta tehood. but re-
pudiate the suggestion that they are not
fit for just such government as Jefferson
extended to the Louisiana purchase, and
Monroe to the acquisition of Florida he
stamped the charges that there Is any
intention to govern any of our acquisi-
tions by the strong arm of the military
| - ,rI MI S1i1
an import duty on the produce of Porto
Rico Is pregnant with evil.
The colonial policy of greed. with dis
eliminating duties against the products
OF our own territory would breed dissat-
sfaction and discord. 1t might lead to
militarism. It might involve vast expen-
ditures to maintain the armies. OF occu-
patton, which would be dangerous to the
safety Of the Republic.
The Hawaiian bill was then taken uD.
and during its reading the, disagree ement
OF the House on the Financial bill was
reported.
The Senate agreed to conference. na,1r-f1 g,
Senat tors Aldrich. Allison and Jones, of
Arkansas, as conferees. The bill was
laid aside when its reading was conc.ud-
ed, and at $3.50 the Senate adjourned.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The House to-
day induiSed in its annual joke by Strik
ing from the legislative appropriation
bill all provision for the Civii-Service.
Commission. This action Is taken each
year in committee of the whole, where
the members do not go on record, and
the provision Is then invariably restored
when the bill gets back in the House,
where members have to respond to their
names upon rOl1-call.
The vote to-day to strike out was 76
~ -ITSI LII,
ton as usual on yea and nay vote.
Most of the time of the House to-day,
beyond that occupied in the discussion of
the ciVi-service law. devoted to at
tacks upon the speech made by Mr.. Eims
tDemocraE, of Tennessee, on Wednes.
day, in which he furnished some of the
figures on pension applications from
volunteer regiments engaged in the Span
ish war to show that the northern SOL
dters were much more cIamorous than
the southerners. Considerable temper was
exhibited in the debate.
At the opening the passage of the cur
rercySb bill was announced, and by unani-s
nous consent the Senate amend aInents
were disagreed to and the House agreed
TO a conference. The Speaker named
Messrs Overstreeh q (Republican), Bros
sius (Republican), and Coz tDemocrat)
ccnferees.
& The House then went Into Committee
Of the Whole and resumed the c6nsid-5
Grafton of the legislative appropriation
bill. The friends OF private claims ats.
tempted TO defeat the motion. but were
defeated-76 to a.
When the provision relating to the
Civil Service Commission was eached,
Mr. Pearre (Republican)s announced his
opposition to the law and also referred
to AIr. Sims. figures.
Mr.. Fitzgerald defended the civil SER
vice law. Il has been grossly violated
during the last campaign In OhIo, hs
said. Mr.. Fiexgerald read s figures to
show the death list Of a1assaehusetts:
volunteers IN denying allegations: that
!. they never smelled powder. B: