Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-06-02
THE SENATE is
STILL TALKING
After Certain Amendments Were Made 10 tho
Philippine Bill, Senators Mason and Hear
Spoke Against Imperialism.
PROMISE OF INDEPENDENCE
Such Says Senator Mason Had Been Unds rstuud by Him
In This Nation Acquiring the Philippines II
MrangIs In the House Over a Vote Of Thanks
TO Secretary Hay
SENATE.

i Washington, june ~ ne general de
bate on the Philippine government bill
having been concluded, the senate
when it convened today agreed thai
the debate of the bill should proceed
under the one minute rule Lodge ir
charge Of the bill, offered severa
amendments principally of verbal
nature to the bill. One of the most i'm
portant was an amendment striking out
the words: "Nor more than 5000 acres
to any association of persons" relating
to the disposition of public lands and
inserting the provision mo such land
shall be leased, let or demised to any
corporation until a law regulating the
disposition of public lands shall have
| been enacted and approved"
Another amendment provided that
hereafter no corporation should be au-
thorized to engage in agriculture until
a provision should be made therefore.
An additional amendment provides that
all United States laws relating to en-
try, clearing and manifests of steam
ships and other vessels plying between
the United States and the Philippines
should apply to such vessels. The pro-
vision of the bill relating to franchises
was amended so as to prohibit corpor-
ations from employing persons held in
slavery or voluntary servitude.
Mason of Illinois, made a speech
against the general policy of the United
States in the Philippines. The speech
was listened to with interest on both
sides of the chamber. He would not
have voted for the peace treaty but for
the notorious understanding among
senators that there was to be vote TO
give the Filipinos self government. This
not try it?" he asked.
Hoar of Massachusetts, said he
charged the outrages committed in the
Philippines upon imperialism. He
spoke of what the miserable doctrine
of buying sovereignty with gold' had
cost.
HOUSE.
Washington. June 2.-When the
house sTel today, Burton of Ohio, pre-
sented conference report on the river
and f1arbor bill and gave notice that he
would call it up tomorrow.
Hitt of Illinois, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, from his COM
mittee, presented resolution calling
upon the president, if not incompatible
with the public interests for full infor-
nation concerning the investigation of
the British supply camps In Louisiana
made upon his authority.
Adopted without division.
Grosvenor of Ohio, moved the pas
sage under a suspension of the rules of |
a joint resolution extending the thanks |
Of congress to John Hay, for the ad-
dress in memoriam Of Mckinley last |
February. Dearmond objected to unan-
Imous consent to this resolution. Twen-
ty minutes of debate was allowed on
each side. Grosvenor explained that
the secretary, (Iay) had been invited
to deliver memorial address by both
houses of congress. following which
ne introduced resolution of thanks Of
[eFeQ III terms lueHClCdL WlCn lIdI
passed by congress after George Ban
croft, the historian, had delivered his
eulogy upon Lincoln.
Clark of Missouri, said he appreciated
that anyone who opposed the pending
resolution would subject himself to the
of every editor in the United
States, who was also a postmaster, or
who hoped to be postmaster. When
Colonel Hay arose to deliver his grafton
IN the occasion of the Mckinley men,
,rial exercises Clark said, he had an
twice equalled in the history
If the country. In some respects,
Clark said, he held in high regard the
secretary Of state. 1t was not against
he man, therefore, that his criticism
vas directed. 1t was because that In
he presence of a great, brilliant and
audience he had
lbused the occasion to inject into his
,ulogy of Mckinley, high class stump
speech. The resolution was adopted,
8 to As.