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caused such an explosion from him.

caused such an explosion from him.
/ As to the Cuban amendment. Mr..
| Bacon said he could not vote for ii. He
| did not think that it was in harmony
With the pledge made when the United
= states went to war with Spain That
pledge was not consistent with the enun-
] citation of an ultimatum to Cuba. If he
: desired above all things the acquisition
! of Cuba, he would still do nothing in con-
fiict either with the letter spirit of that
p.e1ge. He declared that the opportuni-
ties for plunder and spoliation in the
Philippine Islands were unlimited and the
power of detection almost nothing; ana
he tidiculed the pretentions of the TAFT
| Commission in posing as legislature
! and appropriating a million dollars In a
single item to improve the harbor OF
| Manila.
! Messrs Jones of Arkansas Hoar, Till
! man, Lindsay. Culberson. Mallory, ana
Money spoke briefly against the amend
ment. No recess was taken, the Senate
! sitting through.
THE NIGHT SESSION
At S o'clock a vote was called for on the
/ Vest amendment extending the constitu-
tion and the laws of the United States to
! the Philippines. This was defeated by a
! vote of a to %. as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bate Berry, Butler. Caficry,
J Chiffon. Clay. Cockrell. Gu berson Harris, Heit-
( field Hoar, Jones of Nevada. kenney. Lindsay.
/ McEnery. Mallory. Martin. Pettigrew, fettus.
( Taiaferro. Teller TillInan, Turley. Turncr-25.
! Nays-Aldrich. Allison. Bard Beyeridgc. Bur
! rows Carter Chandler Clark Cull0m, Deboe
Frye, Gallinger, Hanna, HanSbrough, Hswiey
] kean, kearns. KYLE. Lodge, &cComas. McCumber
McLaurin, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins. Plat of Con-
necticut, Platt OF New York, Prltchard, Proctor
| ouaries. Scott. Sewell. Shoup. Simon, Spooncr.
/ Stewart. Thurston. Warren, Wolcott-i4.
The Teller amendment extending the
Constitution to the Philippines WIS de-
feated by vote of 20 to %.
hn T11l aENgaF
all persons shall DE allowed bail except
for capital offence; no cruel punishment
shall be permitted. and compensation
shall be made for all public services de-
| by a vote of Al to %.
The Pettus amendment providing that
| all officials in the Philippines shall be re-
quired to take an oath to support the
Constitution was defeated by a vote of
| 25 to IL.
The Bacon amendment limiting the
| term of the Presidents authority to
/ March T. 198 was defeated by a vote of
4S to 26.
NOT WILLING TO WITHDRAW
The Rawlins amendment was defeated
by n vote of % to 81. 1t follows:
THAT the Government of the United
States declares that 1t is its purpose and
intention not to retain or exercise pcrma-
nent control or sovereignty over the hill
ippine Islands. but only to the extent
necessary TO secure lntr paCtiCdtioN an
the establishment of stable government
therein by their people; ana upon the ac-
complishment of these enas, and after
securing by amicable arrangement suit
able naval, military. and coaling sta
tions, and proper guarantees for the
safety OF those who have adhered to the
United States and for the performanc OF
the treaty obligations of the Unitet
States to other nations, the Governne mt
of the United States hereby pledges Itself
to Withdraw from the said islands and
leave the government and control IN reof
to their own people. and the powers here
inbefore conferred upon the President and
the persons selected by him are to be eN-
ercised to the ends herein provided.
Mr.. Allen obtained the floor and deliv-
cred a brief speech against the SpoOner
amendment He called on the Democrats
to XII the bill and talk on it until March
q. He said that he would oppose the con-
ference report when it came in and do
his best to defeat it.
Mr. Hoar then offered an amendment
providing that the Philippines shall b
governed by law and not men. This W
defeated by a vote of q to 26.
The Spooner amendment was thel
adopted.
Mr.. Piatt of Connecticut called up the
Cuban amendment.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas offered an
amendment to the amendment providing
that the United States shall not interfere
in the affairs of Cuba.
Mr.. Morgan spoke at length on the
Piatt amendment and said that the United
States had no right to interfere in the
The Plat amendment was finally pass
ed. 43 yeas to 20 nays
The Army Appropriation bill. as amend
ed. was then passed, 4S yeas to Is nays.
and at l O'Clock this morning the Senate
adjourned.