The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-27
BY PARTY VOTE.
House Passes the Philippine
Government Bill.
Only One Republican Voted
Against the Measure.
DIFFERS FROM SENATE
Provides For Gold Standard
System Of Currency.
Refused to Make Pledge Of Self
Government in Future.

Washington. June 27.-At O'Clock last
night at the end of a nine hour session
and of a debate lasting night anu 9eS
for week. the house passed the Phli-
ippine civil government bill praetealy
as ii came from the committee II was d
party vote 14l 10 81. with the eXceptlou
Of Mr. Mccall (Mass). who voted WIN
the Democrats The minority SUBSTITUTE
for the esta b1ishment of a temporary
government in the islands and thelr per
rnanent Independence as soon as sta
ble government could be established
was defeated by 50 to 1876.
The debate during the day was at
times of a lively character. The Demo-
Gratis offered a multitude OF amend
menfs, but an were voted down m
Guiding one offered by Mr. Patterson
tTenu1 to prohibit slavery or lnNolun-
raryr servifIde i'm the islands The great
est interest attached to an amendment
offered by Mr. Mccall lRep., Mass-l 10
the end that the bill declare the pohcY
of the United States TO be to develop tle
capacity of the Filipinos for SELF gov
eminent and piedging the falIh OF the
United States to grant them sell gov
ernmeut He supported the aInendheHe
i'm am eloquent speech and the Demo
Gratis challenged their political adNer-
s4ries to declare their future polcy-
Mr.. Grosvemor tOD and Mr.. Cooper
fWiel said ii would be unWise to mort
gage the future by making such q ae5
cIarati0n now and the latter quoted
Governor Taft as saying that such a
promise now would tend to prevent the
Modification OF the islands The amend
ment was lost. So to l2S- II vas vas, a o., stIleI
party vote. except for Mr. Mccall and
Mr. Iittle6eld CMe) who voted with the
Democrats for the amendment
The substitute for the senate Philip
pine civil government bill diners from
the bin as it passed the senate IN many
minor particulars, but principally IN the
following
The house substitute provides for a
~
with n legislature to consist OF two
Icuses one of which shall be popular
assembly elected by the Filipino people
The senate bill contained no such pro-
vision
The legislature is to be chosen after
the existing Instruction in the islands
shall nave ceased and complete peace
shall have been esta blished therein anc
tie fact certified to the president by tne
Philippine commission
The house substitute also amplitiet
the bin of rights. enumerated in the
srnate measure. and adds to the mum Del
rf issues which can be appealed to th'
supreme court Of the United States
Iho house measure also defines witt
greater detail than the senate rights @
citizenship of those residing IN the ISL
auds. and provides that all resident
shan receive the same protection from
the United states in respect to their rela
tion with foreign governments as is &C
corded to citizens of the United States
One of the n Ost important difference
between the senate and house bill il
that relating to coinage. The senat
provided Il silver standard somewha
jim extension and perfection of that nov
in existence. The house measure pro
Nides a gold standard system with tn
gold dollar of the United States as tn
standard unit of value for the islands
The main coin is to be the peso, made il
silver but of a gold value and this i
to be divided into subsidiary pieces @
money bearing devices emblematic O
American sovereignty, Provision also
made for a system of paper currency
banks and for complete financial sys
tenn, the details being different froT
those i'm the senate measure, althoug
following the same general lines.
dealing with the grant of franchise
the house bill places many more restriC
tions on such grants than the senat
bill IN this respect the restrictions pro
Vided by the house follows those pro
Vided for Porto Rico. Both bills pro
vide for acquiring the friar lands ar
for the issue of bonds sufficient to pa
for the lands. the senate provision N al
ing the internal rate AZ per cent ar
the house per cent. Both measure
contained extended provisions relatiV
to harbOr and internal improvement
and for two delegate commissions
chosen by the Filipino people to repr
sent them in Washington and have Il
privilege of the floor of the house.