The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-27
PHILIPPINE
 BILL PASSED
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Mir. Patterson (Dem., ,Tenn.) offered an amendment prohibiting slavery on invol- untary servitqGe iii the Philippines or any other territory over which the United States should obtain jurisdiction. He said that the United States was the only civ iiized power in the world which protected slavery. He said that Governor Taft be- fore the Insular Committee testified that the treaty made by General Bates and the Sultan of Jolo. which recognized sla- very. was still in force. There were today SOo.009 slaves in the Jolo group. Children were sold from their parents. Girls were subject to the desires of their masters.
 Mir Cooper said that in the Mohamme- dan Islands in the southern portion of the archipelago slavery existed. According to the testimony of Governor Taft, he said, there were about 250.0O0 slaves. In the course of time slavery would be abolish ed, but 1t would take time. It could not be abolished by statute. although directly prohibited by the terms of the bill. 8 Mir Patterson's amendment was defeat ed by a strict party vote-5S to lo4
 Mir. Mccall tRep., Mass.) amid burst of applause from the Democratic side of fered the following amendment:
 Tn the first organic act creating a civil government for the Philippine islands it Is hereby solemnly declared to be the set
  the inhabitants of those islands every aid in enabling them to develop the capacity for self-government, and when such capa- city shall have been developed, we pledge the faith of the republic to confer upon them the right of self-government after the fashion of the really free nations"
 Mr. Mccall made a vigorous speech in support of his amendment saying:
 Mr. McCalPs Speech.
 MT. Chairman, the treaty of Paris does not confer upon the President the power to fix the status of the people of the Philippine Islands but imposes the duty on Congress. Now when we are passing an organic act for the govern ment of the people of the islands which looks far into the future, 1t is the duty of Congress to perform it's duty under the treaty of Paris and to declare what the policy of this people is to be-
 Mir. Williams Dem., Miss.) appealed to the Republicans to adopt MT. McCalrs cans with being afraid to declare their policy.
 Mir. Grosvenor declared that the Mccall amendment meant. first to develop the capacity of the Filipino people for self government. and then to admit them as State. The first step he was willing to take. but" he added "I am unwilling to mortgage the future"
 Mir. DeArnond declared the Republi- can party could not afford to be honest.
 The vote was taken on MT. McCall's amendment. Two Republicans, Messrs Mccall (Rep., Mass.) and Littlefield (Rep, Maine) stood with the Democrats in support of it. Otherwise the division was strictly on party lines and the amendment was lost S9 to 12S. This conn., pleted the bill
 MT. Cooper, Chairman of the Hnsular Committee, who was in charge of the bili, then read from Governor Taft's testi- mony before the Senate committee his reasons for believing it unwise at this time to make a promise as to Ahe future form of government of the islands. 1t was a complete answer, he said. Governor Taft's recommendation, Mir. Cooper said, were made without any idea of the per- manent retention of the islands.
 MT Jones CDeIn., Va.) then offered as an amendment the substitute prepared by the minority which provided for the temporary government of the islands pending the granting of permanent in- dependence to the archipelago. Mf. Jones's amendment was defeated-95 to l35 It was a strict party vote. s The bill was then passed--1A to 97-a straight party vote, with the exception of MT. Mccall (Mass.) who voted with the Democrats against the measure.
 Adjourned