Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-28
CUBA AND PHILIPPINES
PROVIDING FOR
THEIR GOVERNMENT ADOPTED.
Senate DisPOses of the Important
Questions by Means of
Army Bill.

The plan of the majority of the Senate
to keep the army appropriation bill before
that body until disposed of was carried out
last night, which resulted in the passage of
the measure before l o'clock. No recess
was taken, and the opposition found it
necessary to provide speakers to delay a
vote. Senators Bacon, Turner Tillman.
Pettigrew. Hoar, Teller, Mallory. Lindsay,
Culberson. Jones (Ark). Money. Allen and
others addressed the Senate.
Early In the evening the voting began on
the minor amendments to the measure. All
of them were offered by democratic sena-
tors, and all of them voted down by
heavy majorities.
AS passed the bill contains the proposi-
tons of the republican majority for the
temporary government of the Philippines
and for the future relations between the
United States and Cuba. The original
Spooner amendment was amended regard
ing franchises as proposed by Mr.. Hoar
The Vote in Detail.
The Cuban amendment was agreed to-
43 to 20-aS follows:
Yeas-Aldrich. Allison. Bard Beveridge
Burrows, Carter, Chandler, Cullom, Deboe,
Depew, Dillingham;, Dolliver. Fairbanks,
Foraker, Foster, Galinger. Hale, Hanna,
Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar Kean, Kearns,
kyie Lodge. McComas, McCumber. Nc
MILAN. Nelson. Plat Comm, Penrose Per-
kins Proctor, Pritchard. Quarles, Sewell,
Shoup. Simon, Spooner, Stewart Thurston
Warren, Wetmore-43.
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry. Butler, CAT
fiery, Clay, Cockrell. Culberson, Jones
(Ark). Kenney Lindsay. Mallory. Martin,
Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins. Teller TILL
man, Turley. Turner-2O.
Authority Given President.
The Philippine amendment as agreed to in
the Senate is as follow: All military, civil
and judicial powers necessary to govern the
Philippine Islands, acquired from Spain by
the treaties concluded at Paris on the 10th
day of December, 1898. and at Washing. on
on the 18th day of November. 1900 shall,
until otherwise provided by Congress, be
vested in such person and persons, and
shall be exercised in such manner as the
President of the United States shall direct,
for the establishment of civil government
and for maintaining and protecting the in
habtants of said islands in the free enjoy
ment of their liberty, property and religion:
Provided, That all franchises granted under
the authority hereof shall contain a reser-
walton of the right to alter, amend or re-
peal the same.
Until a permanent government shall
have been established in said archipelago
full reports shall be made to Congress on
or before the first day of each regular ses-
sion of all legislative acts and proceedings
of the temporary government instituted I'M
der the provisions hereof; and full reports
of the acts, doings of said government and
as to the condition of the archipelago and
of its people, shall be made to the Presi-
dent. including all information which may
be useful to the Congress In providing a
more permanent government
Provided, That no sale or lease or other
disposition of the public lands or the timber
thereon or the mining rights therein shall
be made; and provided further, that no
franchise shall be granted which is not APP
proved by the President of the United
Statn n,1 to t., Ii
necessary for the immediate government Of
the islands and indispensable for the inter-
est of the people thereof, and which cannot
without great public michief be postponed
until the establishment Of permanent civil
government; and all such franchises shall
terminate one year after the establishment
of such permanent civil government"
The final passage of the bill was by
vote Of 43 to Is.