The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-25

The Senate today resumed consideration
of the Army Appropriation bill The bill
was read and the committee amendments
voted upon
Mr. Pettus made the point of order that
the Spooner amendment as to the Govern
ment Of the Philippine Islands was not in
order as being general legislation on an
appropriation bill; but the Presiding Off
Ger, Mr.. Frye. declined to rule upon the
point Of order until the amendment was
reached.
When the amendment was reached he
said that he would submit The question to
the Senate for its decision He did so,
and the amendment was decided to be in
order-yeas, 80; nays, ga strict party
vote, the Republicans in the affirmative
and the Democrats and Messrs. Allen.
Butler, Heitfeld. Pettigrew. and Teller in
the negative. Mr.. Hoar did not vote
Mr. Pettigrew enquired how the Chair
had voted On the question.
Is that question of order2'' asked Mr.
Frye.
1t is a question Of privilege. Mr.. Pet
Jigrew replied.
The Chair did not vote the Presiding
Officer said.
I think the Chair was wise Mr.. Pet
tigrew commented, amid laughter.
MIR Vest moved TO amend the amend
nent By adding 10 it the words:
Provided, that no judgment, order, or
act by any OF the said officials so ap-
pointed shall conflict with the Constitu-
ton and Law of the United States.
Mr. SpOoner opposed Mr.. Vests amend
menJ as unnecessary, inasmuch as the
Democratic doctrine IA he sci
tuition extended to the Philippine Islands
prOprio yig0re. Mr. Vest expressed his
establishment at Mr. Spooner's referring
to that as Democratic doctrine when il
had been endorsed by such Republican
statesmen as ex-senator Edmunds, ex-
President Harrison. ex-senator Boutwell,
ex-senator Henderson, and others As TO
waiting for the decision of the Supreme
Court on the subject Mr.. Vest said that he
would be bold man, in view of the for
mer incidents, who would say what that
decision would be. But il was rumored-
and somehow such FuInoTs seemed TO come
from an authoritative sourCe-that the SUI
preme Court proposed not to decide that
question at all
Mr. Spooner said that he had heard no
such rumCrs: and that II he had heard
them he would have treated them as abso-
lutely idle
:
subject, Mr. Spooner asserted that Con-
grsss had never IesisIaIed the Constitution
into an un0-ganized Territory; and that If
there ever was a ease where that should
not be done. IL was the case of the Philip
pine Islands.
Mr. TiIlman complained that the people
could not tell what the situation in the
Philippines really was. First the condition
there was represented as wer; and then
the army was increased to IG0. eco men
And nov the condition was represented as
one Of peace; and a civil government was
TO be established by the President
The milk in the cocoanut." he said. is
the purpose Of the Taft Commission and Of
carpetbaggers there 10 get control Of the
public lands and to sell the mines
There was nothing else he asserted in
the proposition. The object was simply
to establish a caTpetbag government in
the Philippine Islands and 10 produce a
condition Of things. IN comparison with
which the direct period Of carpetbagism
IN the Southern States would pale into in
significance.
M Daniel expressed his regret that
Senators should be called upon 10 discuss.
on an appropriation bill. the law that
should govern ten or twelve million peo-
pie