Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-06-05
BILL IS
PASSED BY SENATE
Much Discussed Measure is
Finally Adopted by Upper
House.
VOTE WAS 4s TO 80 FOR it
Three Republicans Oppose Fin ana
One Democrat Woes for tt
Rni Has seen Subject Of
seven Weeks Debate.

i Bill Has Eeen Subject Of
sevcn Weeks Debate.
| Washington, June 5.-Shortly after 5
| o'clock yesterday afternoon the senate
! passed the Lodge Philippine govern
ment bill by vote of As to 80. Three
| republicans, Senators Hoar of Massa-
| chusetts, Mason of Illinois and Wei
| lington of Maryland voted against the
| measure, and one democrat, Senator
| McLaurin of South Carolina, voted for
| it. An amendments offered by the mi
| nority We're rejected.
| The debate on the measure has been
| in progress seven weeks and two days.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
chairman of the Philippine committee,
who has been unremitting in his adj
vOcacy of the measure, was the recip-
lent Of many cordial congratulations
! on his successful conduct of the bill.
Just at the close of the discussion a
sharp exchange occurred between Sen
ators Dietrich of Nebraska and Patter-
son of Colorado in the course of which
the former reflected caustically upon
the Colorado senator. He was called
to order, his remarks were read and
he was declared to have been out of
order in utterng them He withdrew
his statement, thus ending the contro-
versy.
the senate was i'm recess, no senator
caring to discuss the measure.
After the passage of the Philippine
bill the Nicaragua canal bill was made
the unfinished business. and its con-
sideration will begin today.
EARLY In the session the senate by
unanimous consent permitted Senator
Carmack of Tennessee to print in the
Record the remainder of SiXto LopeZ's
statement a portion of which he read
Monday.
Senator Culberson of Texas intmated
that the war department was endeav-
oring to suppress information concern
ing matters in the Philippines. He then
presented the charges of Private An
drew Is. Wier against Lieutenant F. p.
Arnold, and the report thereon by Cap
tain P w. West. alleging crue.ties
against the Filipinos.
Senator Beveridse inquired il the in
formation concerning the charges had
come from the war department.
Senator Culberson said he had not
received the charges from the depart
ment.
Senator Revcridge then inquired if
the information had come from any
officer of the war department, saying
that it was desirable to learn whether
the charges had been i'm possession of
the department.
After fencing the question for time,
Senator Culbcrson, being pressed. said:
THE question of the senator might
properly be characterized as imperti-
nent.'
Finally Senator Culberson declined
to yield further to Senator Beveridge.
After some further reports had been
read Senator Beveridge again inquired
whether the matters presented had
come from an officer of the war de-
partment.
II have already indicated TO the sem
ator, with sufficient emphasis. that |
am not to be Interrupted further, re-
sponded Senator Culberson.
II ask the SENATOR Senator Rever
idge persisted. whether or not direct
| ly or indirectly, the papers were re-
ceived by him from General Miles9'
Senator Culberson to this inquiry
made no reply at the time, but later
said that the papers We're received
from party entirely disconnected
with the army, and neither directly
nor indirectly from General Miles.
Senator Dietrich of Nebraska re-
ferred to a conversation he had had
with Aguinaldo regarding the Malolos
convention which adopted the So
called constitution, in which Aguinaldo
had told him that no Representatives,
from any of the southern islands or
any of the provinces of the island of
LuIon We're present.
This statement brought reply from
Senator Patterson of Colorado to the
effect that as Senator Dietrich had
opposed sending for Aguinaldo TO APP
pear before the Philippine committee,
I,.a1 RI of i1olS COS, ,,sCti f1o l1oI
with Aguinaldo. who was about 5000
miles away and unable to defend him
self, should be repeated.
Senator McConlas of Maryland, crit
icised Senator Patterson for his de-
Tense of Aguinaldo, and Senator Diet
rich followed with some remarks that
We're so personal that Senator Bailey
of Texas called Senator Dietrich to Or
der and requested that his words be
taken down. Senator Dietrich said that
| III his words We're in violation of the
rules of the senate he would with
draw them.
Washington, June 5. The Philippine
government bill, as passed by the SEN
ate yesterday, approves the action of
the president in creating the Philip
pine commission and the offices of civil
governor and vice governor of the isl
ands, and authorized the governor and
vice governor to exercise the powers
of government as directed by executive
order. Future appointments of the
governor or vice governor shall be
made by the president with the advice
and consent of the senate.
The bill of rights" of the United
States constitution is applied to the
Philippine islands with the exception
of the right to bear arms and the right
to a trial by jury.
The supreme court and other courts
of the island shall exercise jurisdiction
as heretofore provided by the Philip
pine commission. and the justices of the
supreme court shall be appointed by the
president and the senate; the others
by the civil governor and the commits
| sion.
The action of the president of the
United States in levying and collecting
| taxes is approved
| All the Inhabitants of the Philippine
islands are deemed to be citizens of the
Philippine islands and entitled to the
protection of the United States.
| When the instruction in the islands
| shall have been subdued careful CEN
sus of the islands shall be taken, and
after such census the governor of the
islands shall make full report to the
| president and make recommendations
as to future government.
| Meanwhile the Philippine commission
| is authorized to establish municipal and
provincial governments with popular
| representative government SO far and
as fast as the communities are capable
| and fit for the same, the Philippine
commission being authorized to deter
mine the qualifications of the electors.