Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-28

In "A somewhat extended speech. Money.
Miss. discussed particularly the Fu'in
amendment which he us a member "f the
committee on relations with Cuh', assist
ed in preparing.
a vote then was taken upon the ah'c""
ment of West providing that the act o.
this government or it's officials III 'hc
Philippines shall be subject to the con-
stitution and laws Of the United states
50 far as they are applicable. The amend
mcnt was rejected Is to IS.
Rawlins offered AN amendment dcc'ai-
ing II not to be the purpose of the United
States to hold permanent soNcreisA'S
over the Philippines. hut only To the cN-
tent necessary to secure their pacihcaton
and establish "a stable government Re
iectcd ayes %; noes 45.
Bacon, Ga. offered an amendment 10
limit the grant of power TO March J.
1894. Rejected. ayes 26: noes II.
Pcttus, Ala. offered an amendment pro
viding that every person in whom author
ity is vested under this grant of power
shall take an oath to support the consti-
tuition of the United States. Rejected. =
to II.
Teller then offered his amendment pro-
viding that the civil government estab-
iished in the Philippines should be 50 ex-
erciscd as IT, secure for the inhabitants
thereof the fullest participation consist
ent with the safety Of the government
Rejected. =; to -.
Teller then offered rs an amendment a
provision Of the act establishing the Mis-
souri, territory in 1872 that all fines shall
be moderate. no cx-post facto laws, etc.
1t was rejected - To II.
Teller declared pasSiondtcly that he ha.l
never expected to live indeed. he regret
ted thai he had lived, to see the day
when the ordinary rights ~ citizens wcr,
denied people living under the American
iiac
Alien followed He declared that With
the end rf the session at hand II w.,s ia
the power of those who opposed tho
amendment "a defeat the hill. II ID he
came lay they would not 10 abi.' t. u.s.
care responsibility. For himself hc was
willing to devote all his physical aud
mental energies to the struggle But nv
one man or half dozen could success
fully make the tight. Allen concluded
with the announcement mat II thc minor
ity would cooperate With him hc would
remain in his place until noon. March T.
to prey cnt tho passage ri tho pending
bill
# r,,,l,,d az If ~, nt,. ,,.,, ahnitt tn b..
,,l,cn who, tI,,. ,..r,r.,hlo Massachusetts
senator. fuar, arose.
There is one principle "f constitutional
Iihorty moi vot slain 81 said a.. ,.,,nd will
~ ,t..1t
SNt y 4 'HdIl't i""'N"'-
re ''c'' ""e'eu an ""'',''''o"' prov ''-
NeS''u WIN i'TISi''''|' power Sh'O'" I'M
e'C'Sc Ju"it'"' pr 'A'C"HN' power az"
wee versa 10 tue CIV" '""' '"' govern
h'"t might RI "'l' m i'"S "'' 'lf"
me Amendment was itJttlcu, ayes ~.
noes u.
At last the decisive moment mad ar
rived Ii was now 1899 f. VI rhy Sem
ate hal been in session continuously since
II O'Clock this morning. The vote WAS
taken on the. amended Spouncr resolution.
which was adopted. yeas -, noes n. ~
follows:
burrows, Carter chandler. 'lark. tIiu.n,
bep.' iIP"' I'M .i'9 ''n'", D.'ii =. ~ -
cor, Hale Hanna. HInshro1-n. tI1wlrl
nedn. learns. Kyle. Lodge. Met omas,
= I'm ii H,,.n >IiS''Ii'
tor. tluarlc.. Scott. SewelI. Snoup. SIMON.
Spooncr. Stewart Tnurst"n. Warren.
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