The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-01
DEBATING THE ARMY BILL
Discussion in the House Limited
TO Two Hours.
The Legislation Proposed for the
Philippines Denounced by Demo
Gratis as Unconstitutional The
Time for Consideration Too Brief.

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AR Dalzen, from the Committee on
| Rules, reported to the House today the
! resolution for the consideration of the
Army bill il restricts all motions to one
TO concur in the Senate amendments, IL
| gross, and limits debate 20 two hours.
The resolution was agreed 20. IS9 to 100
| Opening the discussion Mr. Richardson
| Of Tennessee. said the legislation proposed
was the most Objectionable obnoxious,
T and unconstitutional ever proposed TO an
American Congress, expressly violating
! the rules of the House regarding general
/ appropriation bills. The House was asked
! 10 IegisIate for ten million people. To that
/ end ii was proposed 10 send a governor to
! the Philippines who was under no re-
! straint but that Of his own sweet viii, and
/ he was not to he required 10 obey or OBJ
/ serve the Constitution IN his official ac-
/ tons
There was nothing comparable to the
pending amendment in the joint resolu-
ton providing for the government of the
Territory of Louisiana. If gentlemen
were satisfied with that legislation said
Mr.. Richardson, let them propose it as
a substitute for the present measure and
he believed there would lac no division
Of opinion in its support
by the pending legislation the i0Ge9900
Inhabitants of the Philippines We're sub
jected 10 slavery more infamous and
Calling than any heretofore known in the
history of the United States and was III
violation Of every principle of every po-
litical party in the country
Mr.. De Almond denounced the infamous
surrender Of everything that was glorious
in the treaty OF the Republic b. men who
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permitted 10 crawl when God intended
that they should walk upright. There was
no time 70 properly discuss the legisla-
ton as he would like to dc; but IN the
brief period allotted to him he would
stand by his conceptions OF the Consti-
tuition and the honor of the Republic and
condemn this outrage, which would re-
main infamous as long history en-
dured
Mr.. Dinsmore denoVnced the proposed
legislation rs not only an outrage upon
the Cubsns and FiIipInos, but upon every
home in the United States, the abode of
honor and manhood.
Precedents for the Philippine PROPOSE
tion which the Democrats denounced as
tyranny. in the legislation for the con-
troll and government OF Louisiana and
Fiorida. were presented by Mr.. Lacey
MI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES II To US now " 2
viii give you the solid Democratic vote
Continuing Mr.. Lacey said those en-
ailments served their purpose we'll and
brought liberty 20 the Inhabitants Of
those Territories They were made by
the fathers-Jefferson and Monroe. The
present conditions were q repetition of
those obtaining in ISo3 and in 1919.
Mr.. BaIzen pointed oHt that the pend
ing rule was much more liberal than
many PASSED under Democratic Admins
trations The proposition Tor the govern
ment Of the Philippines, he continued
was more generous IN terms than that of
Jefferson for governing the people of Lou
isiana.