The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-28
army Appropriation Bill Is Passed
With the Spooner Philippine
and Cuban Amendments.
BITTER DEBATE PRECEDED ACTION
Republican Imperialism Denounced
in Scatl1ing Terms by Speak
ers of the Opposition.


well tremble for this country, If the prop
osition Of the senator from Wisconsin be
ADOPTED; for we will not only have a
ear in the Philippine islands, but a car
In the United States before it shall pass
out Of existence. If I We're a Filipino. ."
Mr.. Turner continued, vehemently, 81
should never cease to resist the attempt
TO impose the rule of the United States
government upon myself and upon nv
people in the face Of so tyrannical a
proposition as that involved in this
amendment
MI. Bacon (Ga.) said:
This amendment is the most per-
nicious and Objectionable form of legis-
Iation which has been proposed since I
nave had any connection with the Amer
lean congress"
CASE OF GRAFT.
Mr.. Bacon denied that members opposed
to the Philippine amendment had been In
fuenced to withdraw their opposition be-
cause of appropriations in the river and
harbor bill, which might be lost. He
pointed out that in the Philippines there
were 6S,OG0,G00 acres of rich lands, on
which were rich mines and valuable tim
Der. 1t was from the plunderers and
spectators, who, like Vultures, are how
er1ng over that PROSTATE land" that the
demand had come for Philippine legisla-
respond. He referred to a press tele-
gram from Manila which stated that DR..
Kruger, the German consul there, had
urged his government to request
the German ambassador in Washington,
automatically to advise the passage of
the Spooner bill, because it would i'm
prove the interests of certain German
mining companies in the Philippines
1t looked as if the vote was about to
be taken, when the venerable Massa-
chusetts senator, Mr.. Hoar, rose.
There is one provision of constitutional
liberty not yet slain," said he, "and 1
will give it a chance tonight
He then offered an amendment provid
ing that no official of the Philippines
vested with legislative power should eX-
ercise judicial or executive power, or
vice versa, Ito the end that the govern
ment might be one of laws, not viola
lions.
The amendment was rejected-26 to 46.
THE VOTE.
At last the time for voting had arrived.
It was now 11:20 o'clock. The house had
been in session continuously since IL
o'clock this morning. The vote was tai en-
upon the amended Spooner resolution,
which was adopted-45 to Pas follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison. Bard, Beveridge,
Burrows. Carter, Chandler, Clark, Cullom,
Deboe, Depew, Dillingham; Deliver, FL
llins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Cal
linger, Hale, Hanna Hansbrough, Haw-
ley, Kean, Hears Kyle, Lodge McComas,
McCumber. McLaurin, Mcmillan, Nelson
Pei kins, Platt Comm, Pritchard, Proctor,
Quarles, Scott, Sewell, Shoup, Simon,
Spooner Stewart, Thurston, Warren
Nags-Amen, Bacon. Bate, Der Y. Putt T,
Gallery. Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell Culbar-
son, Harris, Hoar, Jones (A!kD. Jones
(Nev). Kenney, Lindsay, McEnery, Nal
lOry, Martin, Pettgrew, Pettus, Rawlins,
Taliafero, Teller, Tillman, Turley, Turner
~.
THE AMENDMENT.
The Philippine amendment as agreed
to in the senate tonight is as follows:
"All military civil and judicial powers
necessary to govern the Philippine is
lands acquired from Spain by the treaties
concluded at Paris on the 10th Of Deem
Der. 1898. and al Washington on the It'll
day of November, 1900, shall until other
wise provided by congress be vested in
such manner as the president of the
| United States shall direct for the esta5-
lishment of civil government and for
maintaining and ., protecting the inhahi-
tants of said islands in the free enjoy
ment of their liberty, property and re-
ligiOn. 80,
provided that all franchises granted
under the authority hereof shall contain
reservation of the right to alter, amend
or repeal the same. Until a permanent
government shall have been established
in said archipelago full reports shall be
made to congress on the first day of
every regular session of all the proceed
ings of the temporary govern
m q,,1 established hereunder 3s e1 and a
government and of the condition of said
archipelago and of its people, and full
report shall be made to the president
including all information that may be
useful to congress in providing a perma-
nent government
providing that no sale or lease OF 9th
er disposition of public lands or timber
or water rights therein shall be made:
ana provided further that no franchise
shall be granted which is not approved
by the president of the United States
and is not in his Judgment clearly nee
| essary for the immediate government Of
the islands and Indispensable for the in
terest Of the people therefore and can
not without great public mischief be
postponed until the establishment of per-
manent civil government and all such
franchises shall terminate one year after
the establishment of said permanent civil
government"
Mr.. Platt Comm then offered the
amendment prepared by the committee
on relat with Cuba
After bitter debate the vote was then
taken upon the Cuban amendment. and it
was agreed to 43 to 20, as follows:
THE CUBAN VOTE.
Yeas--Aldrich, Allison, Bard. Bever-
idge, Burrows, Carter, Chandler, Cullom
! De Doe: Depew Dillingham;, Dolliver
Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Gallinger
Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, HawIey,
HEoar, Kean; Kearns, Kyle, Lodge, Me
Gomas McCumber, Mcmillan, Nelson
Penrose Perkins, PIatt Conn., proc,
tor, Pritchard, Quarles, Sewell Shoup
Simon. Spooner, Stewart, Thurston, War
rem, Wetmore-43
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Butler
Caffery, Clay, Cockrell, Culberson. Jones
GArD, Kenney. Lindsay, Mallory. Martin
Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Teller, Till
man, Turley Tu1ner-2O.
Several amendments were voted down
and the bill was passed, ayes ~ NAYS
49,
Mr. Allison 0o) reported the sundrv
civil appr opriation bill. The senate then
at l o'clock adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE
The house had a busy day Of routine
agreeing to the conference reports on the
fertilization, District of Columbia, and
the military academy bills, the last nam