The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-22
Said that Rights Of United States in
Islands Were Settled.
Mr.. RAWLINS ATTACKS THE BILL
Urges Fulflllment of Pledge to Gran
Them independence
fetag Tn,
1sla ,gS.sE s@nRE OWNED BY TRUSTS
'-Ja5.
Bacon Crtioises Of War Depart
ment Allowing Foreign Vessels Into
Philippine Coastwise Trade.

Philippine Coastwise Trade,
Washington, January 2i.-For nearly three
hours today the senate had under consid
Grafton the Philippine tariGc hill. Inc
measure was made the unfinished business
ana probably will hold that position OF |
! preference until it shall have been voted on |
! finally. The debate was opened by Mr. |
Lodge (Mass.( chairman of the committee |
on Philippines. He ske,,Aed in a free hand |
way the reasons which had actuated the |
majority in presenting the measure ana |
urged strongly its enactment into law lie |
appealed to congress 10 deal with questions |
reiating to the Philippines as they might |
arise and TO keep clear Of vague words and |
wagner promises which were likely to be
misinterpreted and to raise false hopes ~
the minds Of the Filiplnos In an impas.
stoned peroration he besought congress not
TO give mortgages on an unknown future.
Mr. RswlnS (Utah) delivered n vigorous
speech in support Of the minority substitute,
In which independence was promised to the
Filipinos so soon as a stable government
could be established In the Philippines
As conclusion Of the debate for the
day Mr.. Bacon (Ga) sharply criticized the
secretary Of war for an alleged violation
OF tine law in issuing an order permitting
vessels flying a foreign Gag TO participate
in the commerce between the United States
and the Philippines.
In introducing a Dill in the senate for the
reclamation Of ard lands, Mr.. Hansbrough
IN. D. said that 1t was measure unani-
mousy agreed upon by senators and repre-
Sentatives in congress of thirteen States
and three Territories
resolution offered by Mr.. Mitchell OF
oregon calling upon the secretary of war
Tor complete information regarding the
transport service OIL the United states was
= ADOPTED Inc loiIoWihg DIS were passed
Authorizing the construction OF the follow
\ ing bridges; over rue Missouri river al
~ Joseph Ao'' over tne Arhahsas river III
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tnalor,o,y in Artansas nv Tho Nfjsslssinnt
pi,.or t1o,,I,,r,. and western RsiI,yo,. cam.
n.n,
A. o o.cloc. Mr. 1odre called IN tho Phil
q ,nniro torin hiII and tho senate proceadcd
- &c consideration Tho anec+ of Mr.
Iodpe.s motion was 70 make the measure
- the unfinished business Of the senate.
Senator Lodge said the United States
rights In the Pbilipplne islands were set
tied He reviewed briefly the mast method,
of the government of the PHILIPPINES nv IN,
United States and then took IN the recen
i sunreme court decisions holding the PhiIIp
ID mines 70 be domestic territory and all du
: Tics levied upon all articles void. Their
~ was also. he said, doubt whether the tariff
al orr.a,,go,nont botween the islands tber
selves would stand without further actlo
- co,gross Tbera was however. pndo
the supreme court decisions no doubt O
4. 49, rtrb+ 81 oorgress N act
Mr.. Lodge called attention to the necesslt
- .o,-+,rieo iagislotion for the islands mr.
- dor decisions Of the supreme court He sal
a mot the tarirr as 6xed nv the PbiIinnln
u oor,r,iseion had been established only afte
"a the most careful investigations GOVERN
"A snrorai months and if was obvious 10 N
81 +,',tto,s ~ Tho two houses mat tine
= ,,,1 No. homo ~ ,mnrove nnon II
NJ Iodro s,id tbot 70 discriminata
We We ,,,o. - t5s tinted stotos Of nroduc,s =,
url tha phI,nrines yyorId dfn,Inish 81
- ~ the omen door" The United Stat
pad hy ,tz 4rmness and it's excellent DIM
that nolicv in China aud China would
-. The most innortapr market =
aa,,ots of the Unltel States. He 4,
Iio,nod thar The senate committees :
p p"atlon o. the plngIey rates to the exte