The Penn's Grove record., 1901-03-01
ARMY BILL IS PASSED
The Senate Adopts the Philippine ard
Cuban Amendments.
VOTE AFTER A SPIRITED DEBATE

Army Appropriation Bill, Containing
Provisions For a Temporary Govern
ment of the Philippines and Defining
Future Relations the United
States and Cuba, Passed by n Party Vote
Washington, D. C.-Not in years has
there been a debate in the Senate
which in intense interest, excitement
and passionate oratory equalled that
of Wednesday, which eliminated in
the adoption of the Spooner amend
ment to the Army Appropriation bill
and the Cuban amendment to the
same bill, offered by the Committee
on Relations. with Cuba, and then
passed the bill itself.
The Spooner amendment confers on
the President wide powers in connec-
ton with the Government of the Phil
ippines, and prohibits the disposal of
any public lands in the archipelago,
and the granting of any franchises,
during the tendency of the temporary
government, unless such grant be
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adopted on a strict party vote, with
the exception of Mr.. Hoar, lRep,
Mass.,) who voted with the Demo
Gratis, and Mr.. McLaurin, Dem, 5. CD
who voted for the amendment.
The Cuban amendment specifying
the desires of the United States as to
he terms of the future relations be-
lween Cuba and this country was
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ment was disposed Of and passed on
A party vote after a short debate, led
by Senators Jones, Dem. Ark.,l Nor
gan, Dem, Ala.,) and Pettus, Dem,
Ala..) in opposition. d,
The Spooner amendment as agreed
to is as follows:
"All military, civil and judicial pow
be granted which is not approved by
Islands, acquired from Spain by the
treaties concluded at Paris on the
tenth day of December, 1898. and at
Washington on the seventh day of No
vember, 1900, shall, until otherwise
provided by Congress, be vested IN
such person ana persons and sinai be
exercised in such manner as the Presl-
dent of the United States shall direct,
for the establishment of civil govern
ment and for maintaining N pro-
tecting the inhabitants of said Islands
in the free enjoyment of their liberty,
property and religion; provided that
all franchises granted under the au'
| thority hereof shall contain a reserva
ton of the right to alter, amend. OF
appeal the same. Until a permanent
government shall have been establish
ed in said archipelago full reports
shall be made to Congress on or before
the first day of each regular session
of all legislative acts and proceedings
Of the temporary government inst1-
tuted, under the provisions hereof, and
full reports of the acts and doings OF
said government and as TO the cond1'
lions of the archipelago and of Its PEG
ple shall be made to the President, in
Guiding all information which may be
useful to the Congress in providing fol
a more permanent government.
Provided that no sale or lease oil
other disposition of the public lands
or the timber thereon, or the mining
rights therein, shall be made, and pro
vided, further. that no franchise shall
be granted which is not approved by
the President of the United States
and is not, in his Judgment, clearly
necessary for the immediate govern
ment of the islands and i~ndlspensa
BILE for the interest of the people there
of, and which cannot without great
mischief be postponed until the estab
lishment of permanent civil govern
ment, and all such franchises shall ter
inmate one year after the establish
ment of such permanent civil govern
ment."