The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
Representative LittIeheId. of Maine,
and Messrs. Heatwole, Eddy and
stevens. of Minnesota.
MINORITY FINALLY GOADED
TAINTED INTO MAKING A PROPOSE
TION OF THEIR OWN.
Wanted the Bill Recommitted for q
BuncOmbe observation-disclosures
Debate Spirited at Times.

vide revenue temporarily for the Philip
pine islands passed the House to-day by a
vote of 163 TO 12S. Five Republicans
Messrs Mccall, Of Massachusetts, Little
field, of Maine, and Heatwole, Eddy and
Stevens, Of Minnesota-voted with the DEM
ocrats against the bill, and three Demo-
crats-Messrs. Robertson, Davey and
Broussard, OF Lousiana-voted with the
Republicans for il. Mr.. Meyer, a Demo-
crat. Of Louisiana. was paired I'm favor of
the bill with Mr.. Foster, an Illinois Demo-
crat. Mr.. Warner. of Illinois, who voted
against the Porto Rican bill last Congress.
voted for the Philippine measure to-day.
Mr.. Crumpacker, of Indiana, who also
voted against the Porto Rican bill, was
absent.
In the course OF the debate to-day the
Democrats were several times tauated with
their failure TO present an alternative
proposition for the pending measure but
just before the vote was taken on the
passage of the bill the attitude of the mi
nority was defined in a motion 10 recom-
init, offered by Mr.. Richardson, the minor
lty leader. Ii instructed the ways and
means committee to report the bin back
amended so as TO reduce the customs and
internal revenue laws Of the United States
10 revenue basis and TO extend them TO
latter.
aid Of the United States should he ahle to
set up stable. independent government
This proposition did not command a RE =
publican vote and the three Louisiana Denl-~
ocrats above mentioned voted against it,
Mr. Meyer, of Louisiana, was paired against
II. The speakers to-day were Messrs Hep-
, purh, OF iowa, and Dalzell. of Pennsyi-
yania, Tor the bill and Messrs Henry of
Texas, Williams OF Mississippi, Mccall OF
Massachusetts, Greene of Pennsylvania.
and Mcclellan of New York, against IT,
passed ODD he
ley rates on goods entering the United
states from the Philippines, and the rates
established by the Philippine Commission
on goods entering the PHILIPPINES from
the United States. Ii also provides for
the collection OF tonnage taxes on YES
sells plying between the United States and
the Philippines and that foreign vessels
may ply between these ports until Jan. i.
1905. The duties and taxes collected by the
Provisl9ns n,S OF the bill shall go into the
Philippine treasury TO be expended for the
use and benefit Of the islands.
SUPREME COURT ASSAILED.
In his speech Mr.. Williams paid his re-
spects to the Supreme Court which. he
said, arrived at its decision by "a shifting
majority of one" IT decided that the
islands were sometimes domestic and
sometimes foreign. 1t made OF the old. in
elastic, oath-bound Constitution an instru-
ment that would bend TO political necessi-
/ ties There was no danger he said if tba
l
| or becoming a mother country for peo-
/ pies OF the East. IL was more likely TO
become step-mother' country. In con-
clusion Mr.. Williams expressed his con-
/ currence in the suggestion made by Mr.
De Almond yesterday that the Philippines
be exchanged for islands in the West In
/ dies or other territory close TO our borders
! Mr.. Hepburn charged that the reason the
\ opposition gave unanimous consent for a
vote on the bill without opportunity TO
| offer amendment was because they did not
/ wish TO present their propositions in con-
/ crete form, and were content 10 talk and
/ afraid to act" Republican applause Mr.
/ Hepburn said he believed the policy OF the
/ bill was right. He did not believe the
\ F1lipinos were capable of self-government-
do you not believe they are as capable
/ Of self-government the Cubans?" in
quired Mr.. Shafroth.
/ II do"
Then do you not believe in the inde-
1.-The Democratic party forced the ad-
ministration into position where IL was
| compelled against It's will TO declare for the
/ independence OF Cuba" replied Mr. Hep
/ burn amid Democratic applause oh you
may applaud" he continued, but / pre-
dict that before many years you will your
selves see the unwisdom Of giving the Gu
/ bans independence" tRepublican an
/ plause.l Mr.. Hepburn said when gentlemen
| on the other side shouted for liberty for
the Filipinos he would like TO know by
what authority they made their demands.
II spoke for the people Of the United
| States'' fnterposed Mr.. Shafroth; those
! who love the Declaration OF Independence ..
/ Democratic applause.l
81 don't believe you could find a prom
I inent Filipino on the islands," interjected
/ Mr. Mercer, Of Nebraska. who has recently
/ returned from the islands. who desires
/ independence. They desire only a protec-
i torate."
'I care not what the Filipinos want" re-
sponded Mr.. Shafroth, II am only con-
cerned with what the American people
INGALLS, SPEECH
Mr. Mccall. a member of the ways and
means committee. who opposed the Porto
Rican tariff bill in the last Congress, op-
posed the pending measure In a vigorous
speech. Referring 10 the Porto Rico de-
cision by the Supreme Court. Mr. Mccall
said: -Four OF the five justices who up-
held the law were or opinion that the NTH
Justice In deciding with them assumed a
position Inconsistent with that taken by the
same justice in another decision promul-
gated by him the same day. one jus
tice said the two positions We're irrecOn-
/ ciliable. II his positions were irresOncili-
able who shall saw which one was right
/ and which was wrong? IL may therefore
/ fairly be said that upon these questions
| which involve our power 10 make the people
I OF the Philippine islands mere chattels.
/ without a country, 20 confer upon them a
bastard. common-law citizenship. and Gym
{ ically 20 force upon them a cruel CONNER
/ half justices ranged upon one eide and four
/ and half upon the other.
So far as the pending bill was concerned.
. Mr.. Mccall said that he disbelieved 80
/ profoundly in the Administrations Philip
pine policy that ne could not support H.
+ years. he asked I'VE have witnessed
the solemn farce Of four or fve very
/ timable American gentlemen sitting as a
/ Legislature over ten million OF people OF
/ existence they were probably ignorant four
years<ago. We have witnessed the spec