Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-28
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Was Passed By the Senate at 12:43
 This Morning.

Washington, Feb 2S.-The senate at 12:45 this morning passed the army appropriation bill. The Philippine amendment, as perfected by the Hoar amendment. was adopted 4J to 2i, and at II o'clock the Cuban resolution was called up. The backbone of the fill buster was broken when Mr Allen of Nebraska. after talking for some time, announced that he should make no fur ther effort to delay the bill at this time but should oppose it at every SubSe- Onent stage. He said that when the bill camc back from conference he should oppose it by every parliament tary device. but that in the meantime he would not stand in the way of other leGislation. meaning the river and harbor bill and the sundry civil bill.
 Senator Jones proposed an amend ment to the Cuban resolutions Strlk- ing at that part of section :; reserving to the United States right to intervene al any time for the protection of the life and property. This was defeated, 43 to 21.
 At midnight. after amendments pro- posed by Senators Morgan and Fora ker had been voted down. q vote was reached on the resolution as reported The resolution was adopted by de- cisive majority. Al to 20.
 MT Spooner is greatly displeased by the Hoard amendment relating to the limitation of franchises in the Philip | pines and intimated last night in pri- | yate conversation that he would rather see the entire proposition defeat ! ed than to see it so modified. There | is a disposition among members of the 1 house to object to the Hoar amend 1 ment. but its believed it will be ac- | cepted there, so as to save a conference 1 if possible.
 | The Philippine amendment as agreed l to is as follows:
 | All military, civil and judicial pow | CTS 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 1 ineton on the 7th day of November. 1 1900, shall. until otherwise provided l by congress. be vested in such manner as the president of the United States | shall direct in the establishment of | civil government and for maintaining and protecting the inhabitants of said 1 islands in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and religion.
 Provided, that all franchises granted under the authority heretofore shall l contain reservation of the right tC 1 be amended or appealed.
 | Until permanent government shall have been csta blished in said archipel
 ago full reports shall be made to con
 gress on or before the first day of eacl
 regular session of all legislative acts
 and .roceedings of the temporary gov
 ernment instituted under the provis
 lon, thereof. and full reports of tht
 acts and doings of said governmen
 and as tc the condition of the archi
 pelago and of it's people shall be made
 to the president. including all informa
 ton which may be useful to the con
 gress in providing a more permanen
 government.
 Provided, that no sale or lease O
 other disposition Of the public land
 or tho timber thereon or the minin:
 rights therein shall be made: and pro
 vided. further. that no franchise shal
 be granted which is not approved D. the president of the UEl-ed States, ant
 is not. in his judgment. clearly neces
 sary for the immediate government o
 the islands and indisDensable for tn
 interest of the people thereof. an, which cannot. without great publi
 mischief, be postponed until the estab
 lishment of permanent civil govern
 ment. and all such franchises shall ter
 1ninate one year after the establish Eetn of such permanent civil govern nlcnt
 Washington, Feb 2s-The sena.
 agreed to the conference report on tn
 war revenue reduction. There was n
 objection.