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wen tremple Tor this country, If the prop
osltlon or the senator from Wisconsin be
adopted; for we will not only have a
ear in the Philippine islands, but a czar
In the United States before it shall pass
out OF existence. If I were a :'Filipino -
MT Turner continued, vehemently, 'I
shouIo never cease to resist the attempt
to impose the rule of the United States
government upon myself and upon nv
people in the face of so tyrannical a
proposition as that involved in this
amendment
MI. Bacon (Ga) said:
Ih1s amendment is the most per-
n1c1ouS and objectionable form of legis-
lation which has been proposed since 1
have had any connection with the Amer
lean congress-
CASE OF GRAFT.
Mr.. Bacon denied that members opposed
to the Philippine amendme MT had been In
Huenced to withdraw their opposition be-
cause of appropriations in the river and
harbor bill, which might be lost. He
pointed out that in the Philippines there
were 6S,OG0,000 acres of rich lands, on
which were rich mines and valuable tim
ber 1t was from "the plunderers and
spectators, who, like vultures, are how
ering over that PROSTATE land,' that the
demand had come for Philippine legisla-
tin to which the majority was about to
respond. He referred to a press tele-
gram from Manila which stated that DIR.
Kruger, the German consul there had
urged his government to request
the German ambassador in Washington,
automatically to advise the passage of
the Spooner bill, because it would i'm
prove the interests of certain German
mining companies in the Philippines.
1t looked as if the vote was about to
be taken, when the venerable Massa-
chusetts senator, Mr.. Hoar rose.
'ThCre is one provision of constitutional
liberty not yet slain,' said he, "and 1
will give it a chance tonight
He then offered an amendment provid-
ing that no official of the Philippines
vested with legislative power should ex-
ercise judicial or executive power, or
vice versa, 'to the end that the govern
ment might be one of laws, not viola
tions.
The amendment was rejected-26 to 46.
THE VOTE.
At last the time for voting had arrived.
1t was now 11:20 o'clock. The house had
been in session continuously since II
o'clock this morning. The vote was taken
upon the amended Spooner resolution,
which was adopted-45 to 27-as follows:
Yeas-AIdrich. Allison. Bard, Beveridge,
Burrows. Carter, Chandler, Clark, Cullom,
Deboe, Depew, Dillingham;, Dolliver, FL
kins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Cal
linger, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Haw-
ley, Kean, Hears, Kyle, Lodge, McComas,
McCumber, McLaurin, Mcmillan, Nelson,
Perkins, Platt Comm, Pritchard, Proctor,
Quarles, Scott, Sewell, Shoup, Simon,
Spooner, Stewart, Thurston, Warren,
NagsNAllen, Bacon. Bate, Ber. Y. Putt r.
Caffery, Chiffon, Clay; Cockrell, Culber-
son, Harris, Hoar, Jones (Alk9, Jones
New, Kenney, Lindsay, McEnery, Nal
lory, Martin, PettigreW, Pettus, RawlinS,
Taliafero, Teller, Tillman, Turley, Turner
~
THE AMENDMENT
The Philippine amendment as agreed
to in the senate tonight is as follows:
"All military, civil and judicial powers
necessary to govern the Philippine is
lands acquired from Spain by the treaties
concluded at Paris on the 10th Of Decem-
her, 1898. and at Washington on the eth
day of November, 1900, shall until other
wise provided by congress be vested in
such manner as the president of the
United States shall direct for the esta5-
lishment of civil government and for
maintaining and protecting the inhahi-
tantS of said islands in the free enjoy
ment of their liberty, property and re-
ligion. E.u
provided that all franchises granted
under the authority hereof shall contain
a reservation of the right to alter, amend
or repeal the same. Until a permanent
government shall have been established
in said archipelago full reports shall bc
made to congress on the first day of
every regular session of all the proceed
ings of the temporary govern
ment established hereunder and a
full list of officials Of said
government and of the condition of said
archipelago and of its people, and full
report shall be made to the president
including all information that may be
useful to congress in providing a perma-
nent government.
providing that no sale or lease or 9TH
er disposition of public lands or timber
or water rights therein shall be made:
ana, provided further, that no franchise
shall be granted which is not approved
by the president of the United States
and is not in his Judgment clearly nee
esSary for the immediate government of
tereSt Of the people therefore and can
not without great public mischief be
postponed until the establishment of per-
manent civil government and all such
franchises shall terminate one wear after
the establishment of said permanent civil
government
Mr.. Platt (conn) then offered the
amendment prepared by the committee
on relations with Cuba.
After bitter debate the vote was then
taken upon the Cuban amendment. and it
was agreed to 43 to 20, as follows:
THE CUBAN VOTE
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison Bard, Bever-
1'o' SIld1QlST, CulfOnl,
De Boe. Depew. Dillingham;, Dolliver,
Fairbanks, Ear Foraker, Foster, Gallinger,
Hoar Kean, Kearns, Kyle, Lodge, Nc
Comas McCumber, Mcmillan, Nelson,
Penrose, Perkins, Platt Comm, Proc
tor, Pritchard, Quarles, Sewell, Shoup
Simon Spooner, Stewart, Thurston, War
ren, Wetmore-43
Nays-Bacon,- Bate. Berry, Butler,
Caffery, Clay, Cockrell, Culberson, jones
&Ark), kenney. Lindsay. Mallory, Martin,
Pettigrew, Pettus. Rawlins, Teller, TIL
man, Turley, TuIner-2O
Several amendments were voted down
and the bill was passed, ayes ~; nays,
49, -
Mr. Allison Go.) reported the sundry
civil appropriation bill. The senate then
at 1 o'clock adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house had a busy day Of routine.
agreeing to the conference reports on the
fortitication, District of Columbia, and
the military academy bills, the last nam
ContInueu ON SECOND Pare