The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-24
HOPE TO AGREE ON POLICY.
House Democrats to Confer W1tn Members of Senate.

Washington Special to Chicago | ,.re'
 The Democrats of the House oi ,inol .antatjves were so successful last WIT .,,on;z,ne their own differences that thev have decided to seek TOT harinots .,, y of action between themselves @ a,u tor minority of the Senate upon a pc Tha dealing with the Philippine isSu. and minoritv members of the senate a,,' House committees. which recently conl- nleted consideration of the fmlIPp..' -, ci,,i, povernment bill are widely dpai' So So to inc best method of dealing VII, VIII, ',1f nf nroblcms created by our possese'''' 'i the archipelago. .. ,oadia 70 ahandonment of the islands ana ttedi future control by an tntefnatloiid p. P 'tS T,' torate In which several of the larger ru- ropean powers shall share the respoh'' bility with the United States. .1, l.,
 The House Democrats have reporteu Ill f.ror of a nlan which involves a protec torStc of the United States to run eig n' wears, and in the meantime the fhI;,P .i,, ninae are to be provided Wlth d clNi' ppnrerrn,ent of which a President ap- nointed bv the President of the uhttee States shall be the chief executive: A Congress simil"r to our own coiiipose1u o' 4 Senate and House of RepresentatiNos' is provided for. At the end or eisn' veal, yea.,S inc archipelago is to be left to Work out it's own salvation, the Unlteo states to take such coaling stations as may pe deemed of the highest strategic vaiue ior naval operations. A., .a..
 The wide difference between the ide as of inc minority members of the Senate and the House committees led the Dem- ocrats of the House to call for a caucus tonight to urge that an immediate COT COT ference between the Senate ana House Democrats be held to agree upon 1oint measure which shall be supported Tn potli bodies. ,,., .
 The House Democrats were dispoSeo to favor the report of the Democrats or the House Committee Cn the Philippines. Tn fact they were prepared tonight to reg ister their approval of that report and had ordered the previous question. whicn Mir. Gaines of Tennessee, who fancied he had been slighted. made an appeal "nlcn led to the withdrawal Of the previous question Gaines. because he has visited the Philippines Is disposed to regard himself as the especially qualified pilot of the Democratic Party upon all queS- tions pertaining to the government Of the islands. After MT. Gaines had gained ila point and received recognition from the chairman he very gracefully yielded the floor and vote was taken on the propo- stion to ask for a conference With the Senate minority. The result was prac- tical unanmity upon this point and the minority members of the House Com mittee on Insular Affairs were appointed to act as conferees on the part or the House. These are Representatives Jones of Virginia. Maddox of Georgia. Williams of Illinois Henry of Teaxs, Williams of Mississippi and Patterson of. Tennessee. ,
 Democratic Representatives from all sections of the country are sanguine over the prospect of conference with the Senate minority members, They say II can result in but one thing and that is that the Democrats in both houses of Congress eventually will get together and agree upon policy which will receive the United support of the party at both ends of the Capitol
 The minority of the Senate Committed on Philippines have asked for a confer ence with the House. so that there will ht no difficulty in their agreeing upon day some time this week for meeting of tho cnnfereeS Of both bodies.