The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-28
SENATE'S BATTLE.
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msnt. This was rejected. yeas "a, noes
Mr.. Bacon offered an amendment 10
limit the grant of power to March I, 1904.
rms VS. rejected, ayes rs ICES 46.
Mr. Pettus offered an amendment pro-
,.iaing that every s-erso,. H. " nom 4utnor-
nv is vested under this grant OF power
srall take an cath to support the consti-
,ation OF the United States. This was
rejected % TO IL.
All Amendments Rejected.
Mr.. Teller then offered his amendment
rroyiding that the civil government es-
+ablished in the Philippines sh uld be 50
exercised as to secure for the inhabit nts
thereof the fullest participation consist
ept with the safety Of the government;
rejected, % to SO.
Mr. Teller offered as an amendment a
provision of the act establishing the Mis-
souri territory that all fines shall be
moderate, no ex-post facto laws, etc.; re-
iscted. % TO Il.
Mr.. Allen charged that the army in
tbe Philippines coniscated hemp worth
SIS a bale, then auctioned it off at s. a
hale to army officers. who, in turn, sol
n for the market price. MIR. Hoar Of
tared an amendment. p ohibiting officials
In the Phi ippines vested with legislative
rower from exercising judicial or execu-
i've power and vice versa. This was re-
iocted, % to 43.
spooner's Resolution Adopted.
At 1880. after a continuous session since
II a. m, the vote on the amended Spoon
or resolution was taken. It was adopt
ed, Is TO ~ as follows:
tves-Aldrich, Allison, Bard, Beverage,
BURROWS, Carter, Chandler. Clark, Gull
lom, Deboe, Depew, Dillingham;. Dolliver.
TIkins, Fairbanks. Foraker, Foster. Gal
lnger. Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough. Hawley,
Kean, Kearns, Kyle, Lodge McComas,
NT-Cunaber, MeLaurin, Mcmillan. Nelson,
perkins. Platt of Connecticut, Pritchard,
proctor, Quarles, Scott, Seweil, Shoup
simon. Spooner, Stewart, Thurston, War
zen, Wetmore-45.
Nays-A.len Bacon, Bate. Berry. But
Ter Caffery, Chiffon, Clay. Cockren Gull
berson, Harris, Hear, Jones of Arkansas,
Zones of Nevada. kenney. Lindsay, McEn-
cry Mallory, Martin, Pettigrew, Pettus.
Rawlins, TaAaferro, Teller, Tillman, Tur>
ley. Turner-I.
Mr.. Plat then offered the committee
Cuban amendment.
Mr. Jones moved to strike out the third
condition that Cuba shall agree that the
United States shall exercise the right TO
intervene to preserve Cuban independ-
crce but later modified it to strike out
only that part providing that the United
STATES sou.d intervene "for the MAIN
tenance of a government adequate for the
protection of life, property and individual
liberty"
Mr.. Morgan commended the amendment
amounted to proposing American suzer-
ainty over Cuba.
Mir. Pettus of Alabama declared it was
disgrace on the American people.
Mr.. Jones motion was defeated, 4S to
o.
TO save the Isle of Pines, which be-
longs to us without a row with Cuba,
observed Mr.. Morgan, after the vote was
announced, Il move to strike out the ref
ereuce to that Lar d."
The mott n was lost without division.
Mr. I'll Imam read the text of the war
resolution pledging independence to Cuha
and the list of Republi an senator's who
had voted it. He said the Republi-
cans he'd now the power and assumed
the responsibility for the passage of this
resolution. He wa ned them that if this
utimatum precipitated war his hands
We're clean.
Mr. Foraker, a member of the Foreign
Affairs Commit e. ra her startl0d the
Senate by proposing an amendment TO
change Section IN effect as suggested
by Mr.. Jones in his amendment. He said
it might lead to compicat ons. 1t was
defeated ayes 81, nees AZ.
An amendment was adopted making vol
unteer officers eligible to appointment to
staff positions up to and including the
rank of captain Several amendments
we're voted down and the bill was passed,
years 43. nays IS.
Mr. Allison Of Iowa reported the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
The Senate then, at a. m, adjourned.