The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-02
GAG RULE APPLIED.
Republicans Shut Off Debate on the
InSuIar Amendments.
PROTESTS OF DEMOCRATS
Were of No Avail Against the Lust
for Imperialism.
INSULAR AMENDMENTS PASSED
Without Debate as They We're Adopted
by the Senate.
Mr.. HULL ADMITTED HIS CONNECTION
With Company Organized to Exploit
the Philippines and Then Voted
in His Own interest.
INSULAR AMENDMENTS PASSED
Without Debate as They We're Adopted
by the Senate.
Mr.. HULL ADMITTED HIS CONNECTION

Washington. March 1.-The house re.
moved all possibility Of an extra session
today by concurrlng i'm the senate amend.
ments to the army appropriation Lili The
vote stood $50 TO lSi. The bill now goes
to the president The house was brought
TO vote by special order prepared by
the committee on rules, which permitted
an hours debate ON a side. The democrats
attempted to fllbustor but thcy were over
wheimed. The Philippines aud Cuban
amendments were defended by the re-
pubiicans and asSallcd by the democrats
Mr., Hull lowa), whose name had been
connected With a lumber and Development
company in the Philippines frankly ac-
knowledgcd that he hal invested money
In It. lie said 1t was legitimate enter.
prise which was not looking for govern
ment faYors, Subsequently, when he
stated that the company would not have
Invested money IL Bryan had been elected.
the democrats jeered and Missed and shout
ed that 1t was because II BRYAN had been
elected the Philippines would not have
been exploited
Mr.. Lcntz (ohio) challenged Mr. IIuIs
right TO vote. but Mr.. Hull yoted aye.
The final conference report upon the In.
dian appropriation bill was udoptcd and
a number of minor bills were put through
the final stages, The conference report on
the ST. Louis exposition bin, which agreed
to Sunday closing was agreed to and the
bill was sent back TO conference The rev
cnue cutter service was sIdctracked early
/ In, IL Iot ~ Nsrtn a
The motion was voted down--122 to 1872.
| Mr. Button. chairman Of the committed
on rivers and harbors, asked unanimous
consent that the house non.concur In the
senate amendments to tho rivers and har-
hors bill and agree TO n conference. Mr.
Hepburn objected and the speaker re-
ferred the bin to the rivers and harbors
committee.
Several conference reports upon minor
bills were adopted.
Mr., Tawney presented the conference re
port upon the St Louis exposition bill
which agreed to the senate amendmen,
providing for closing the exposition on
! Sunday and disagreed to the Charleston
exposition amendment. The report was
adopted
Mr.. Elliott Is. O. moved that the house
recede and concur in the Charleston OK
position amendment This amendment car
rled S25o.oo0 for government exhibit al
the Interstate and West Indian exposition
to be held at Charleston, S. C.. from Jan
uary to June. 1902 Mr. Elliott arguec
warmly In behalf Of the amendment. why
he asked. should Charleston he discrim
mated against? Money has been appro
priatN for the Chicago, Nashville, Omaha
Buffalo and other eXpositons. Why mo-
for Charleston?
The amendment was supported by Nj
Davidson fWIs), Mr.. Newlands (Nev)
Mr.. Talbot IS, c., Mr.. Sulzer o. "
Mr.. Lattmer u.s. O. and w. A. Smith
(Mich0. and opposed by Mr. Tawney Mr.
King Utah and Mr. Cannon. The latter
in the course Of his remarks, declared
that from this time on his voice and hi
vote were against appropriating the PEG
pies money for expeditions II was time
he said to show some consideration 10
the taxpayers. give IN rest" b.
cried. In conclusion, amid laughter
Mir. l:llotts motion was defeated 8
TO 132. The bill was sent back to confer
ence
Mr.. Dalzeil pa, from the committee OF
rules then presented the special rule pro
viding for a vote on motion to concu
in the senate amendments TO the arm
bin after one hours debate on each side
He demanded the previous question upo
the adoption Of the rule.
The previous question was ordered--i3
TO 100. This allowed twenty minutes on
side for do6atf upon the adoption of til
rule.
Mr. Richardson. the minority leader dc
clared that the rule was designed 10 fore
, a vote after two hours debate upon th
most important issue IN the history Of IN
country. The Philippine and Cuban amend
ments engrafted upon the army bin by IN
senate were Offensive. obnoxious and IN
constitutional They had been placed upo
the bill IN opposition to every rule Of tn
? house. Yet no opportunity was to be al
+, lowed 10 amend thom. Under the senat
amendment there would be governed 10
100000 Filipinos as American subject
without right or constitutional guarantee
, The conditions imposed in regard TO Cub
j would deny 10 the people the free an
, independent government which the Amerl
can government solemnly promised the Gu
: bans and the world.
Mr.. DeArmond ,1io) passioDately dc
/ clared that we were now having the frs
/ reai congressional taste Of imperialism
Heretofore congress. be said. had shlrke
lis duty and had allowed the president I
4 rule with the hand and force of an en-
peror. Now, without opportunity for dis
= ciission-hardly for protest-imperiallsT
Q was TO he sanctioned by the congress O
the United States. He declared that 'b
/ trades. bargains and eonniyance, the right
t1t,tlf /,
fritured away. War In Cuba was TO