Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Shortly after o'clock yesterday al
ternoon the Senate passed the Lodge
Philippine government bill by vets oil
As to 80. Three republicsns-Messrs.
Hoar, of Massachusetts,; Mason, OF Hi
nois, and Wellington, OF Maryland
vet ted against the measure and Mr.. NC
Laurip, of South Caroline, who 10 soon
TO be appointed to the Court OF Gains,
voted with the republicans for the bill.
No democrat supported 1t. Mr.. Nor
gan voted with bis party, slthougn IL
had been expt cted that he would bio
the republicans after his speech. gener-
slly In Its favor, q lew days $50. A
number of democratic amendments,
generally iLtsnded to express the To-
Ienlion OF Congress not to hold the
Archipelago permanently, were lost and
the minority substitute shared the came
fate.
All the amendments offered BY the
committee TO perfect the bill were
adopted. One amendment offered py
Mr.. Teller, promising the Fiiipinos
freedom In explicit terms, obtained the
vote OF Sent Jr Hale 10 its favor, along
with Messrs. Wellington, Hosr aud
| Mason, but 1t, too, was lost. Mr.. boar
had iu snded to vote against the demo-
CRITIC substitute for the bill, but
changed mis- mind at t1e la momett,
when the democrats amended their sub
slitute, and he v.tsd for 1t. He had
gone too far and had been goAded too
deep to vote for the bill.
The bill will now 20 to the House
| and be turned over ID the committee
on insular affairs.
Stripped OF it, verbisge the bill pro-
yides that "whenever the existing To-
surrection In the Philippine Islands
shall have ceased, and condition oil
general and complete peace shall have
| bsen established, the President shall
order census OF the populs ton OF the
islands. The Philippine Com mission,
on the completion OF this census, shall
then report to the President whether
| or not all or certsin of the Philippine
Islands are cspable, Fl and ready fol
the establishment ots permanent, popu'
lar, representative government. Mean
time, the Philippine Commission msy
continue its present policy OF establish
ing municipal and provisional govern
ment, as fast ss 1t finds communitle:
capable, ready and ft for the same
Just at the close OF the discussion sharI
exchange occurred between Mr.. Dietrich, Of
Nebraska, and Mr.. Patterson, Of Colorado, 10
| the course Of which the former reelected
csust cally upon the Colorado Senator. de
WAS called TO order, his rem arks were iei
| and he was declared to have been out OF OF
der In utteriDg them. He withdrew his
statement, thus ending the controversy.
| Altar the passsge OF tie Philippine bill the
| Nicaragusn canal bill was made the unhn
ished business
HOUSE.
| The HouGe yesterday entered upon the
consideration Of the bill to protect the Presi'
| dent Ct the United States and Tor otner pnf'
noses. known as the snu.anaIo Dill. Inc
House committee reportet substitute Ioi
| the Senate measure. Ar. Rsy, OF Ne" rorS
chairman of the judiciary committee Whe
was in charge Of the bill, srgled that tn'
eenate bill was unconstitutional. MIR. Lsn
ham. OF Texas, supported the feature OF th'
bill to exclude anarchists but Opposed tina
making it q particular ofense to IN to'
President or any one in the line OF the Pres
| idential succession. he argued that every
man was equal before the law and that e1ist
| ing laws were ample TO punish the KliDDg o.
attempted killing Of the President.