The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-03-08
PRESIDENT has FULL POWER
According 20 Senate Amendment
lie Alone Can Direct Phil
lppine Affairs.
Iodine Afiairs.

A Washington special says: The
debate on the Philippine question
Wednesday developed unexpected Wig
or in the senate, the feature Of it being
the speech Of Senator Bacon, Of Geor-
gia, against the Philippine PROPOSE
ton and some sensational declarations
by Senator Pettigrew, who asserted
that the inspiration back of this par
ticular legislation was the desire Of
certain people, prominent in the Re-
publican party to get hold Of the good
things in the islands.
The amendment as finally agreed to
is as follows:
All military, civil and judicial pow
ers necessary to govern the Philippine
islands, acquired from Spain by the
treaties concluded at Paris on the 10th
day of December, 1898, and at Wash
ington on the 7th day Of November,
1900, shall until otherwise provided
by congress, be vested in such manner
as the president Of the United States
shall direct, for the establishment Of
civil government and for maintaining
and protecting the inhabitants Of said
islands in the free enjoyment of their
liberty, property and religion.
Provided, that all franchises grant
ed under the authority hereof shall
contain a reservation of the right to
alter, amend or appeal the same.
Until permanent government shall
have been established in said archi-
pelago reports shall be made to con-
gress on or before the first day Of each
regular session of all legislative acts
and proceedings of the temporary gov
eminent instituted under the provis-
ion hereof; and full reports of the
acts, doings of said government, and
as to the condition of the archipelago
and of its people shall be made to the
president, including all Information
which may be useful to congress in
providing a more permanent govern
ment.
Provided, that no sale or lease or
other disposition of the public lands
or the timber thereon, or the mining
rights therein, shall be made; and,
providing that no franchise shall be
granted which is not approved by the
president of the United States and is
not, in his Judgment, clearly necessary
for the immediate government of the
islands and indispensable for the in
terest of the people thereof, and which
cannot, without great public mischief,
be postponed until the establishment
of permanent civil government; and
all such franchises shall terminate one
year after the establishment of such
permanent civil government.
CUBAN AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
After the vote on the Philippine
amendment was announced Mr..
Plat 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 in.
tervene to preserve Cuban independ,
ence, but later modified it to strike
out only that part providing that the
United States could intervene ''fol
the maintenance of government ade
quate for the protection of life, pro
perty and individual liberty"
Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, commended
the amendment amounted to proposing
an American suzerainty over Cuba,
Mr.. Pettus, of Alabama, declared i
was disgrace on the American PEG
pie.
Mr.. Jones's motion was defeated4;
to 81.
The Cuban amendmentwas adopted
43 to 90.