The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-26
HOUSE ACQUIEsCES IN SENATE
AMENDMENT IN INTEREST
OF ECONOMY
FOUR WAR SHIPS DROPPED
WATCHDOG CANNON SUCCEEDED IN
OVERTHROWING HOUSE CON-
FEREES, RECOMMENDATION
DISCUSSED INsULAR AFFAIRS
Republicans in the Senate Far From
Unanimous as to = Programme
for Government in the
Philippines.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25-The house
today jettisoned the authorizations for
two battueships and two cruisers which
were in the naval appropriation bill as
it passed that body. The senate had re-
Jected the proposition and against the
appeals of the house conferees the house
today voted by a big majority to agree
to the senate amendment striking out
the authorizations.
Chairman Cannon, of the house ap-
preparations committee, contributed
largely to this result by vigorous
speech in favor of the senate amend
ment. partial conference report on
the naval bill was agreed to and the bill
went back to conference. The house
also agreed to the conference report on
the bill to create a commission of FIVE
TO adjudicate the claims of United States
citizens against Spain, assumed by the
United States under the treaty Of Pa is.
Just before adjournment Mr.. Tawney
chairman of the St. Louis exposition
committee, asked unanimous consent to
disagree to the senate amendments to the
exposition bill, but Mr.. Shepherd (TeX.)
objected.
IN THE SENATE.
The real struggle Tor insular legisla-
tion at this session began today in the
senate. The army appropriation bill was
under consideration and the Philippine
amendment was reached. In addition
the Cuban amendment was introduced
and the general debate on these propo-
sitions began. Sharp opposition to the
Philippine amendment developed on the
Democratic side beginning with a point
of order, which the senate oyeTruled,
and followed with speeches by Senators
Tillman Rawlins, Caffery, Bacon and
Morgan. The amendment was defeated
by its author Mr.. Spooner, who pointed
out the necessity for the legislation
Senators Vest, Hoar, Bacon and Rawl.ns
offered amendments tending to limit the
powers conferred by the Spooner amend
ment. Senator Morgan made an extend
ed speech, severely criticising the pro-
posed legislation. An evening session
was held to allow time to continue the
debate.
During the debate on the Philippine
amendment Mr.. Caffery Na.) made an
argument against comforting such power
upon the president as was contempt at d
by the pending proposition. Mr.. Berry
(Ark) inquired whether the authority
conferred included power to dispose of
public lands in the islands.
Mr. Caffery replied that undoubtedly
it did include that authority.
MR.. HOAR IS CAUsTIC.
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.) inquired whether as
matter Of fact, it was not one of the
chief purposes of the pending proposition
TO provide for the sale of public lands
before the Filipino people had any oppor-
tunity to have voice in the sale.
Precisely so,' replied Mr.. Cafferv
"and if the Filipinos ever come into
their own they will discover that they
have no public lands. They will all have
been alienated.''
The leading, bald proposal here is,''
said Mr.. Hoar, that the public lands and
franchises of 100000 of people shall be
sold by Americans to Americans as uIon
the whole the best means of pacification
Ihe best means of pacifying mar"
continued Mr.. Hoar, sarcastically, "is
for one foreigner to take and sell mis-
property to another foreigner And this
is the method by which we are to tea eh
the principles of liberty and self-govern-
ment''
Mr. Caffery, who followed, was saying
there was no precedent for this wild
and comprehensive grant of power,
when he was interrupted by Mr.. Mallory
CFla.), who inquired if it would not be
better for our government TO proceed
along present lines than for congress to
adopt the pending proposition.
Il think" replied the Louisiana sena-
tor, 'it would be far better for us to go
on forever as we are than that we should
do voluntarily so grave an injustice to
the Filipinos as is proposed here"
THE CUBAN AMENDMENT.
The senate committee on relations with
Cuba has agreed to an amendment to the
army bill regarding Cuba The amend.
ment is practically as outlined in these
dispatches Saturday, some concessions
and notifications being made.
The entire committee is in agreement
and there will be no minority report and
no opposition is expected from the Demo-
Gratis in the senate. 1t is the general
impression that the agreement todav
makes an extra session of congress un-
necessary.
The text of the amendment is as fol-
lows:
That in fulfllment of the declaration
contained in the joint resolution ap-
proved April 20, 1898, entitled For the
recognition of the independence of the
people of Cuba, demanding that the gov
ernment of Spain relinquish its authority
and government in the island of Cuba
and to withdraw it's land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and
directing the president of the United
States to carry these resolutions into
effect the president is hereby author
lied to leave the government and con-
troll of the island Of Cuba to its peo-
pie so soon as government shall have
been established in said island under
constitution which, either as part
thereof, or in an ordinance appended
thereto. shall define the future relations
of the United States with Cuba, substan-
tally as follows:
First-That the government of Cuba
shall never enter into any treaty or other
compact with any foreign power or pow
erS which will tend to impair the inde-
pendence of Cuba nor in any manner au-
thoriZe or permit any foreign power to
obtain by colonization, or for military
or naval purposes or otherwise lodg-
ment in or control over any portion of
said island
Second-That said government shall
not assume or contract public debt, to
pay the interest upon which and to make
reasonable sinking fund provision for
the ultimate discharge of which the o.
binary revenues of the island, after de-
fraying the current expenses of govern
ment, shall be inadequate
Third-That the government of Cuba
consents that the government of the
United States shall exercise the right to
intervene for the preservation of Cuban
Independence, the maintenance of gov
ernment adequate for the protection of
life, property and individual liberty. and
for discharging the obligations with re-
spect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of
Paris on the United States, now to be as
Confined on Third Page.