The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-28
BOTH ADOPTED.


Car in the Philippine islands. bat Car
In the United States. before 1T shall pass
out of existence. If / were a Filipino"
Mr.. Turner continued vehemently, II should
never cease TO resist the attempt to impose
the rule of the United States government
upon myself and upon my people in the
face of so tyrannical a proposition as that
involved in this amendment"
Mr. Bacon denied that members opposed
to the Philippine amendment had been in
fiuenced to withdraw thir opposition be-
cause of appropriations in the river and
harbor bill. which might be lost He point
eG out that in the Philippines there were
6S.O0O000 acres of rich lands, on which were
rich mines and valuable timber. 1t was
from 1.-The plunderers and spectators who,
like vultures, are lowering over that pros
trate land that the demand had come
for Philippine legislation. to which the ma
jority was about to respond. He referred
to a press telegram from Manila which
stated that DR.. Kruger, the German con-
sui there, had urged his government TO
request the German ambassador in Wash
ington automatically to advance the pas
sage of the Spooner bill because ii would
improve the interests of certain German
mining companies in the Philippines.
Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, said he would
vote against the Cuban amendment because
it seems to reserve the right of the United
States TO intervene in Cuban affairs when
ever the government does not suit the pur-
poses of the United States. This in
direct contradiction to our pledge to the
people of Cuba. He also criticised the
sanitation of Cuban cities.
Mr.. Hoar expressed the conviction that
a great change is going on In the minds or
the American people and OF the Republican
party as to the policy to be pursued in the
Philippines. Our fathers did not penetrate
into position their children cannot hold, :"
he said, and he was satisfied that when
the light should come they would be found
to adhere to the great declaration of our
independence. In view of this change or
sentiment he considered it better to post
change might go Although" he said,
Il am opposed TO the proposition contained
in this amendment to commit to five men
despotic power over u 100000 of men, yet I
bear In mind that that power Is now and
will be for some time in the future exer-
cised by one man. L do not, therefore,
think 1t wise 10 bring on an extra session
of Congress by what would in the end be
unavailing opposition"
SIGNED BY FILIPINOS.
Mr.. Hoar presented documents signed by
native Filipinos which, he said. were con-
vincing evidence that those people were not
savages. Mr.. Hoar predicted that the pro-
posed legislation would wipe out the last
hope that the example that the United
States is to continue to work out it's great
result in the ideas of the downtrodden peo-
pie of the rest of the world" "You may
he acclaimed in conclusion, talk about
honeyed phrases, but your act is pure,
simple, undiluted. unchecked despotism."
Mr.. Tillman declared Congress was about
to abandon its prerogatives and turn them
over 10 an oligarchy--a new deSD0tiSm-Of
i've men, TO be appointed by the President.
He declared. by the Hoar amendment.
THE teeth of the hyena which was about
20 tear out the vitals of the Eilipinos, would
a.. We been pulled.
gJessrs Lindsey, Culberson, Mallory and
Mooney also spoke in opposition to the
amendments.
A vote was taken upon the amendment of
Mr.. Vest. providing that the action of this
government or its officials in the Philip
pines shall be subject to the Constitution
and laws of the United States, so far as
they are applicable. The amendment was
rejected, % TO 10, as follows:
Yeas-Bate, Berry, Butler. Caffery. Chill
ton. Clay. Cockrell. Culberson. Harris,
Heitfeld, Hoar, Jones of Nevada. Kenney,
McEnery, McLaurin, Mallory. Martin, Pet
ugrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Taliaferro, Teller,
Tillman, Turley, Turner'S
Nays-Aldrich, Allison. Bard, Beveridge,
Burrows, Carter. Chandler. Clark, Cullom,
Deboe, Dillingham;, Dolliver. Fairbanks,
Foraker, Foster Frye. Gallinger Hanna.
Lindsay, Lodge, McComas, McCur5ber, Nc
MILAN. Nelson PenrOse, Perkins. Platt of
Connecticut. Platt of New York. Pritchard.
Proctor. Quarles. Scott, Sewell, Shoup, ST.
mon, Spooner, Stewart, Thurston, Warren.
Wolcott-45.
Mr.. Rawlins offered an amendment de-
claring 1t not 10 be the purpose of the
United States TO hold permanent sover-
eighty over the Philippines. but only 10
the extent necessary To secure their pacifi-
cation and TO establish a stable govern
ment. Rejected-1f 10 IS.
Mr.. Bacon offered an amendment to limit
the grant of power TO March A. 1904 Re
iected-26 TO as.
Mr.. Pettus offered an amendment pro-
vidtng that every person in whom author
ity is vested under this grant of power
shall take an oath TO support the Constitu-
ton OF the United States. Rejected-25 TO Al.
Mr.. Teller then offered an amendment
providing that The civil government estab-
lished in the Philippines should be so ex-
ercised as 10 secure for the inhabitants
thereof the fullest participation consistent
with the safety OF the government Re-
jected--23 to 80
Mr.. Teller then offered as an amendment
nroylsiou of the act establishing the