New-York tribune., 1901-01-19
AYES.
NOES.
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT REJECTED


When consideration Of the bill taken up
Mr. GaIIinger addressed the Senate in support
Of his amendments providing for "a proper and
adequate rank for the veterinarians OF the
Army and for chief veterinarian with the
rank Of major attached to the Quartermaster-
Generals Department. Mr.. Gallinger also visor-
ousIy advocated his amendment providing for
the revocation of all licenses granted 70 Amerf-
can saloons in the Philippines. and providing
against the manufacture sale or Importation
OF liquors in the Philippines
Mr. PIatt Of Connecticut. hesitated. he said.
10 embark upon legislation for the Philippines
when the Taft Commission was in charge Of
affairs in the islands. No FIVE could have
been selected in the United States, he urged in
whose Judgment and integrity the people would
have greater confidence and who would work
more sincerely in the interests Of the Filipinos.
Il am not ready" he added Ito believe that
the Commission is not giving all the attention
to this matter of liquor selling which honorable,
patriotic and temperance men could give"
Mr. Lodge chairman of the Philippine Com
mittee. said that with American occupation OF
the Philippines four hundred or five hundred
American ba1rooms had been established and
lie, nsed in Manila. They had done and were
doing INFINITE harm. Mr. Lodge directed the at
tention OF the Senate 10 the good results of
General Ludlows liquor regulations in Havana
and said he did not know why similar course
had not been followed in Manila. He was salts
fed that the proposed amendment would not be
objectionable to the Taft Commission
In oppcsfn, the amendment. Mr.. Carter urged
that Congress- acting upon what was at best
only partial and imperfect knowledge or the
situation in the Philippines, ought not to enact
such legislation. II was evident, he said, that
Congress had not reached a conclusion as TO
the extent it would exercise legislative authority
over the Philippines.
Mr. Towne interrupted to say that Mr.. Carter
had demonstrated the incapacity, inaptitude
and unreadiness'' of the American Congress TO
deal with the Philippines problem
Mr. Carter replied that the best possible evil
dence of the capacity of Congress to legislate
wisely for the Philippines was the fact that II
refused to Iegisate at all in the absence OF full
and complete information after order and peace
had been restored in the Islands.
MIR. HALE's REASONS FOR HIS SUPPORT.
Mr. Hale of Maine. then in earnest speech
enumerated some of the reasons why he should
vote for the pending bill He agreed that the
time had not come for general legislation with
respect to the Philippines. but he did not re-
gard the proposed amendment as general legis-
latiOn as it dealt largely with the good order
and good health of the Army Discussing the
general features OF the measure. he said there
was no need TO endeavor to conceal the purposes
of the bill. There ought to be no doubt as to
the objects for which the proposed large Army
was to be used. The burden of such statement
must rest upon Senators who advocated the bill
1T is we'll known" he said. that the army
raised under this bill is to be a fighting army.
1t is not fight in the old States OF the Unions
it is not to fight in Cuba or in Porto Rico; ii g
not to fight in China; but il is TO fight in the
Philippine Islands. If ii were not for the fact
that this army is to conduct this war in the
Philippines committee of this body would
present here a proposition for the creation OF
permanent standing army of one hundred thou
sand men,"
Mr. Hale pointed out that unless this bill was
passed there would be in the Philippines after
July 1 next only twenty thousand American SOL
diers. Pressed by the Filipino forces. they would
be "hemmed in in Manila" and would be lucky
il they were not driven into the sea" NO Sem
ator could stand THAR declared the Maine Sen
ator mo man. no party. could stand upon such
a condition. Therefore I constrained
much as / am opposed TO IL. to support this
measure Mr. Hale said he was cOgnizant OF
ali the conditions but he voted for the bill be-
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