The age-herald., 1901-02-28
protect the people of the islands. It was

protect the people of the islands. It was rejected.
 When the vote was announced, MT. Teller said 1t had been his intentin to offer an amendment to extend the con sttution over the islands, but the Sen ate had twice negatived that idea, and he would bring the constitution into further contempt by offering his amendment. But he said Congress was about to en- act a law so contrary to anything that had taken place in American history that he felt constrained to read some utter ances of our early history which might be treason now, but which were pa triotism then
 MT. Teller declared passionately that he regretted that he had lived to see the day when the ordinary rights of citI- zens were denied people living under the American az.
 MT. Allen charged that hemp worth $26 a bale was confiscated in the Philip pines by the army, put up at auction and sold to army officers for $6 a bale These officers in turn sold it for the mar ket price. MT. Allen declared that if the minority would cooperate with him he would remain in his place until noon of March to prevent the pending bill from passing.
 There Is one principle of constitutional liberty not yet slain,'' said MT Hoar and I will give 1t enance tonight" He then offered an amendment providing that no official of the Philippines vested with power should exercise judicial or executive power and vice versa, Ito the end that the government might be one of laws, not men"
 Hoar's Amendment Rejected.
 The amendment was rejected-yeas, 26: nays, 43
 At last the decisive moment had ar rived. It was not 10:30 D. m The Sen ate had been in session continuously since Il o'clock this morning. The vote was taken upon the amended Spooner resolution, which was adopted-yeas, 45: nays, 27; as follows:
 Ayes-Aldrich, Allison, Bard, Beveridge, Burrows, Carter Chandler, Clark, Gull lom, Deboe, Depew, Dillingham;. Deliver, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster Gal finger, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Haw- ley, Kean, Kearns, Kyle, Lodge, McCo- mas McCumber, McLaurin, McMillan Nelson, Perkins, Platt, of Connecticut; Pritchard, Proctor, Quarles, Scott, Sew all, Shoup, Simon, Spooner, Stewart, Thurston, Warren, Wetmore-45.
 Nays-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, But Ter, Caffery Chiffon c. Way, Cockrell, Culberson, Harris, Hoar, Jones, of Ar kansas; Jones, of Nevada; Kenney, Lind say. McEnery, Mallory, Martin, Petit grew, Pettus, Rawlins, Taliferro, Teller, Tillman, Hurley, Turner-27.
 MT Platt, of Connecticut, then offered an amendment prepared by the commit tee on relations with Cuba. MT Jones, of Arkansas, moved to strike out the third condition providing that Cuba shall agree that the United States shall exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence MT Hoar said that the only condition against which objection could be raised was that regarding sanitation and he thought 1t was only proper that our coun- try should be safeguarded against yellow fever and other epidemics which might originate in Cuba under unsantary con ditions.
 MT. Jones modified his amendment so as to strike out only that portion of the con- dition or section providing that the United States could intervene flor the maintainance of the government ade- quate for the protection of life property and individual liberty"
 Piece of Hypocrisy.
 Mir. Morgan declared the Cuban propo- stion was a piece of arrant hypocrisy. The position we were to assume towards Cuba would justify England in staying the Boer people in South Africa under the claim of suzerainty. The amendment In effect proposed an American sovereign ty over Cuba. MT. Pettus declared the honor of the country was at stake. Con- gress and the President had pledged their word that the Cuban people were and of right out to be free and independent" This proposition violated the pledge. It was to be the old law of Let him who has the power and let him keep who can" It was a disgrace upon the Ameri- can people.
 Mir Jones' motion to amend the amend ment was defeated, yeas 21, nays 43.
 In order to save the Isle of Pines, which belongs to us without a row with Cuba, observed MT. Morgan after the vote was announced I move to strike out the reference to the island Lost.