Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-25


Carolina senator's to vote. despite points
Of order that under unanimous consent
debate was not in order on any sub
ject. Frye said that the matter OF
keeping 10 that agreement remained
with the senators and also that he
would not refuse to recognize a sena-
tor who rose to a question of personal
privilege. Turner insisted that the fact
that senator had been declared TO be
in contempt did not deprive him Of the
right Of voting.
Then Foraker, Ohio, and Mallory,
Dem. Fla, entered into the argument.
AT this point the guest OF the nation,
Prince Henry OF Prussia, was escorted
into the chamber to seat by the side
Of President Pro TEN. Frye. As the
prince assembled the Presidents plat
form the Senate rose as a body and
hearty applause swept over the floor
and the thronged galleries.
Bailey. Dem, Texas, expressed the
opinion that senators could not be pre-
vented from exercising their right to
vote even though they were under
actual arrest.
While Bailey was speaking, Prince
Senator Frye for - minutes. withdrew
from the chamber. accompanied by his es-
cort and amid applause from both the
| floor and the galleries.
Aldrich made the point that since thu
| Senate was proceeding under unani-
nous agreement to vote on the Philippine
| bill. no discussion was in order on any
subject. He asked that this point be sub
| mitted TO the Senate, which was dore,
| with the result that the discussion was
| declared out of order by a vote of rs TO
ell I'D NTH ha 1t.1f
cans to sustain the point Of order while
| Jones of Nevada, and Mason voted with
| the Democrats.
| Turner then sought 10 secure recognition
| in order to have a protest Of Tillma n
spread on the records. but the privilege
was denied and the Senate proceeded to
| the consideration Of amendments 10 the
| Philippine bill The first was that Of
| fered By Teller, declaring that the con-
stitution and all laws Of the United State
| which are not locally inapplicable shall
| have the same force in the Philippine
archipelago as elsewhere in the Cnited
States. The amendment was voted down.
| ~ to IL.
Hoar offered an amendment providing
that no person shall be convicted Of trea-
son in the Philippines by any tribunal
mony Of two witnesses or of confession
in open court Lodge volunteered to ac-
cept this amendm ent but Hoard insisted
upon a roll call and the amendment was
iSif'' ~ tH' Nott otih5
G9 to o.
Hoar offered another amendment pro-
viding that there should be no punish
ment by any tribunal Of the United
States, ciyn or military. of any person
who should fail 10 give information Of
the treason Of a mother, father. son or
daughter. The amendment was agreed
Foraker (Ohio) offered an amendment
providing that the rate of duties upon
articles coming into the United States
from the Philippine Islands should be -
per cent. Of the Dingley rates instead Of
. per cent II was rejected, y TO -.
Upon this vote party lines were aban
doned the roll call being:
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Bailey, Bard,
Bate. Burrows. Clark (MontJ, Culberson,
Deboe, Dietrich. Dolliver. Dubois. Elkins
Foster U.a.), Frye, Hanna Hawley, Heit-
field. Hoar Jones tNev); kean, kittiedge,
LGdEe sona Mct esats1on Mi pe
kins Plat (CtJ, Pritchard, Proctor,
Rawlins, Simmons, Simon. Spooner, Tai
laferro. Teller. Turner, Vest, Warren,
Wetmore-Total. AZ.
Yeas-Bacon. Berry, Burnham. Burton.
Clapp, Clark CWyoJ, Clay, Cockrell, Cul-
lom Dryden, Fairbanks. Foraker, Foster
(Wash), Gallinger. Gamble Gibson,
Hansbrough, Kearns, Mason, Willard.
Mitchell, Nelson, Penrose. Pettus. Plat
IN. W, Quarles, Scott, Stewart, yelling
ton-Total, %.
Teller Coli offered an amendment pro-
not intend permanently to annex the
Philippines, but to establish a govern
ment In the islands suitable to their IN
habitants; that the United States had no
purpose to deprive the Filipnos of their
liberties or to subjugate them. but to Sc
cure to them the blessings of a free gov
eminent of their own choice: and that 70
the end that peace and order should pre-
vail in the islands, the United States
would cooperate with the peaceably in
clined inhabitants in the formation of a
free government and would protect IL
against interference from amy foreign
power The amendment was rejected, %
to A.
the minority for the entire bill. 1t Was
re jected, % TO 40.
Mallory Dem, Fla) offered his amend
ment relating to the levying of tonnage
dues upon vessels coming INTO the uhlted
States from the Philippines and suspend
ing the coastwise navigation laws as pc
tween the United States and the Philip
pines until July. l. 1905, after they should
be applicable upon Philippine trade. The
amendment was rejected, q TO AZ.
Vest Dem, MOI offered an amend
ment a declaration that the bill should
not mean that the Philippines ever should
be incorporated into citizenship Oh the
United States or permanently be held as
an integral part of this country. me
amendment was rejected. "a to AZ.
The bill was then passed. 40 to 70.
Turner renewed his request that the
| protest of Tillman against not being al
| lowed to vote should be spread upon the
records and be published in the Congress
| sional Record. He did not ask for unan-
imous consent for its publication, he said.
| but demanded it as constitutional right
| Platt (Ct) objected. Further discussion
l of the subject was cut off by the Senate
going into executive session. Al 5.oo tle
| Senate adjourned.