Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-05
A, EXTRA SESSION MAY YET BE CALLED FOR COLO
 MAJ LEGISLATION The Hoar Amendment to Philippine Amendment May Make Extra
 Session Necessary.

WASH N{ii ;, March o.-W nllo the general public is undoubtedly under the ,-,Y. "ssion that there will be no extra session of Congress, those who are on the inside are by no means satisfied of this Indeed, they say that the Philippine amendment to the army appropriation bill will sooner or later compel an extra ses- sion
 This state of affairs is due to what is known as the Hoar proyiso, added to the Philippine amendment at al most the last moment without being submitted to the President for his ap- proval It re"ds os follows:
 'Provided, th&t ro sale or lease or tt#e d..=,5ositioa of the public land or 1 the timber thereon or the mining rights therein shall be made; and, provided further, that no franchise shall be gra nted which is not approy- ed by the President of the United States, and is not in his judgment clearly necessary for the immediate government ef the islands and indis- pensih1e fc" tie interests of the peo- pie tbereef. e"d which cannot, with out greet public p7ischief. be post poned until the establishment of per manent civil government; and all such franchises shall terminate one year after the establishment of such permanent civil government
 This seems reasonable enough to the ordinary man, but it has stricken conSternatiOn to the hearts of the franchise hunters, who have crowded the steamers bound for Luzon and who have been waiting impatiently for the word. "Go," to spread over the islands and loot them scientific ally. Dispatches from Manila mirror this consternation. They say: "The news that the Spooner amendment prohibits the sale of land, timber, and i mining concessions has alramed . those here who are dependent upon such concessions for their business success Three chambers of the com merce of Manila, the International, the Spanieh. and the American are writing protests. Many business men in the Philippines are waiting the in auguration of a civil government to apply for railway, timber and mining concessions" Diyested of frills, this means that the looters see their finish and are bringing all the influence at their disposal to bear on the Presi-- dent to come to their aid
 Naturally Mr. Mckinley is 9 great deal worried over the situation. He wanted authority to organize a civil government over which his power would be as absolute as it now is: in stead he has gotten one which re- stricts him in the most important par ticulars
 The Philippine amendment with out the Hoar proviso invested the President with just as much authori- ty as the Czar of Russia possesses over his dominions, for under it the President is to exercise not only ex ecutive, but legislative and judicial functions also. It makes him, indeed, Lord of the Isles.
 Without it, the syndicate adventur CTS who have been waiting to bounce upon everything promising in the Philippines would get in a great deal of work before next December Hay ing Congress behind him the Presi- dent would have gladly assumed the klngly powers conferred upon him. The fact that he cannot now do this must have been a sad shock to him. and it would not be surprising if he should refuse to accept the bill so re- stricting him.
 This bogy arising suddenly inst when it was thought that everything had been fixed, is causing constcrna- ton among the millionaire Senators who wish to go home to attend to their private affairs and object to being kept in Washington on public business during the summer months
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