The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
NO EXTRA SESSION
THE HOUSE MAKES THIS STEP UN-
NECESSARY.
BY A STRICT PARTY VOTE.
CUBAN AND PHILIPPINE AMEND
NIENTS AGREED TO.


Observation-Disclosures and De Ar
mOnd Score the OppOsition-HuII
of Iowa Acknowledged That He lis
Interested i'm a Philippine Com
pany-The Charleston Exposition
Amendment Defeated in House.
Washington, March 1.-The House re-
moved all possibility of an extra session
to-day by concurring in the Senate amend
ments to the army appropriation bill. The
vote stood 159 to 1874. 1t was a strict
party vote, with the exception OF Mr.
Mccall of Massachusetts, MIR. Loud OF
Mann of Illinois, who voted with the DEM
ocrats. Mr.. Cooper OF Wisconsin, answer
ed present, and was not paired. The
bill now goes to the President. The House
was brought to a vote by a special order
prepared by the Committee on Rules
which permitted an hours debate on q
side. The Democrats attempted to filibus-
ter, but they were overwhelmed. The de-
bate was not especially noteworthy. The
Philippine and Cuban amendments were
defended by the Republicans and assailed
by the Democrats. The only
exciting incident occurred at the
close of the debate, when Mr. Hull of
Iowa, whose name had been connected
with lumber and development company
in the Philippines frankly acknowledge
ed that he had invested money in it. He
said it was a legitimate enterprise which
was not looking for government favors,
and said that if he could not invest his
money in legitimate enterprises, he would
retire from public life rather than de-
pend upon politics for a livelihood.
Subsequently. when he stated that the
company would not have invested money
IL Bryan had been elected, the Demo-
Gratis jeered and Missed and shouted that
it was because if Bryan had been elected
the Philippines would not have been ex-
plotted.
Mr.. Lentz of Ohio challenged Mr..
Hulps right to vote. The challenge
brought forth a storm of Kisses from the
Republican side. Mr.. Hull voted aye.
A Closure Rule for Army Bill.
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Rules presented the special
rule providing for a vote on motion to
concur in the Senate amendment to the
army bill after one hours debate on each
side. He demanded the previous question
upon the adoption of the rule.
Mr. Hay of Virginia asked for the ayes
and noes upon the demand for the pre-
vious question. The minority arose en-
masse in support of the demand and the
roll was called.
The previous question was ordered, 1S9
to 100.
Mr. Richardson the minority leader in
opposition 90 the adoption of the rule de-
clared that ii was designed to force a vote
after two hours debate upon the most
important issue in the history of the
country The Philippine and Cuban
amendments engrafted upon the army bill
by the Senate We're offensive, obnoxious
and unconstitutional. Under the Senate
amendment there would be governed TO-
O0),OO0 F'iiipinos as American subjects with
out right of constitutional guarantee.
The conditions imposed in regard to Cuba
would deny to the people the free and in
dependent government which the Ameri-
can government solemnly promised the
Cubans and the world.
Mr.. DeArmond of Missouri scathingly
announced the leaders on the other side
for their subserviency in agreeing to the
programme.
Shrink From Discussion
"They shrink from even discussion for
an hour or two and rush brindly along
the pathway of Imperialism" said he
"They spit upon the honor and pledge OF
the United States"
He said that by trades, bargains and
connivance the rights of 10000, 600 people
| in the Philippines were to be frittered
away. War in Cuba was TO be risked
81 commend to the tyrants here the
plunder they viii get" said he.
Mr.. Dalzell, in closing the debate, said
the method proposed for securing the vote
on the pending proposition had a number
| of precedents in Democratic congresses
| The Philippine proposition, he said found
its exact parallel in the legislation for the
! government of the Louisiana purchase
| The Cuban amendment simply provided
| for the maintenance of the Monroe doc
| trine and the proper sanitation of the
| island to protect ourselves and the Cuban
people.
The rule was adopted, 145 to 127.
Mr. Richardson then made the point ol
order that the rule was imperative, be-
| cause it referred to the bill rs on the
! Speakers table instead of in committee.
The Speaker overruled the point.
| An appeal from the decision was laid or
the table, 14O 10 III.
Mr. Hull then moved to concur in the
Senate amendments in gross.
OGered $1OO,OO0,cOO for Cubn.
Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio, said the Ostend
manifesto in 1854. when the emissaries OF
| a Democratic President offered $780, 000. .0O(
! for the island of Cuba. was a Democratic
tradition upon this subject Another was
| the Louisiana purchase and the govern
ment of that territory. Stll another was
| the government of Florida. Whenever
had the United States he asked, acquired
| territory and asked the consent OF the
governed? He said the trouble was that
/ the Democratic side was worried because
! the Republicans were bringing order out
| of chaos
Mr.. Davis of Florida, Mr. Sparkman OF
Florida. and Mr.. Jones of Virginia, spoke
briefly 10 opposition.
Mr. Corliss of Michigan indorsed the
| Philippine and Cuban amendments and
concluded by expressing the hope that
some day In the future Cuba would be
! annexed 20 the United States.
Mr.. Hay OF Virginia, predicted that the
time would come when the Republicans
would regret that they had applied gas
| law upon a question, the determination Of
which marked a crisis In our history.
Hull Explains HIS Investment
Mr. Hun arose and explained his In
/ vcstmcnt IN a Philippine lumber and de-
| veiopment company. II was, he said. q