Evening star., 1902-02-25
deprivation of state of it's representation
on the floor of the Senate.
Discussion Declared Out of Order.

| deprvatio of a state of it's representation
| on the floor of the Senate.
| Discussion Declared Out Of Order.
! Finally the chair recognized Mr.. Aldrich,
| and he made the point that the Senate
| was proceeding under an unanimous agree
| ment to vote on the Philippine bill, no dis
| cusSion was in order any subject. He
| asked that this point be submitted 20 the
| Senate, which was DONE with the result
| that the discussion was declared out of
| order by vote of 46 to %. On this ques-
ton Senator Wellington voted with the re-
| publicans to sustain the point of order.
/ while Senator Jones of Nevada and Senator
| Mason voted with the democrats
| Mr.. Turner then sought to secure recog-
milton in order to have spread on the rec
ords protest of Mr.: Tillman, but the privi-
| lege was denied at that time, and the Sem
| ate proceeded to the consideration of
amendments to the Philippine bill.
| The first of the amendments taken up was
| that offered by Mr.. Teller, declaring that
| the Constitution and all laws of the United
| States which are not locally inapplicable
shall have the same force in the Philippine
| archipelago elsewhere in the United
States. The amendment was voted down.
26 to A.
| Mr.. Hoar then offered an amendment pro-
viding that no person shall be convicted Of
| treason in the Philippines by any tribunal,
civil or military. except upon the testimony
| of two witnesses, of confession in open
| court. Mr.. Lodge volunteered to accept this
| d
roll call, and the amendment was agreed to
| unanimously, the vote being SO to nothing.
Mr.. Hoar offered another amendment
providing that there should be no punish
ment, by any tribunal of the United States,
| civil or military, of any person who should
fail to give information Of the treason of a
mother, father. son or daughter The
amendment was agreed to-:SS to 81.
| Mr.. Foraker (Ohio) offered an amendment
providing that the rate Of duties upon artf-
cles coming into the United States from the
| Philippine Islands should be 80 per cent Of
the Dingley rates. instead Of IS per cent
| 1t was rejected--20 to 43.
Reduction of Duty.
| Upon this vote party lines were aban-
doned, the roll call being as follows:
| Yeas-Bacon, Berry, Burnham. Burton.
Clapp, Clark of Wyoming, Clay. Cockrell
| Cullom, Dryden, Fairbanks, Foraker, Fos-
ter Of Washington Gallinger, Gamble. Glib
| son, HanSbrough, kearns, Mason, Millard
Mitchell, Nelson, Penrose, Pettus. Plat Of
New York, Quarles. Scott. Stewart. We'll
| lington.
Nays - Aldrich. Allison. Bailey, Bard
Bate, Burrows. Clark Of Montana, Culber-
son. SON, Deboe; : Dietrieh Dolliyer. Dubois
Hawley, Heitfeld. Hoar, Jones of Nevada
kean, Kttredge, Lodge, McCumber, Nc
Laurin Of Mississippi. Mallory. Martin,
Money. Patterson. Perkins. Platt of Con-
necticut. Pritchard, Proctor. Rawlins. Sim
mons, Simon. Spooner. Taliaferro, Teller
Turner. Vest Warren Wetmore
| Mr.: Teller (Col) offered an amendment
| providing, In brief, that the United States
did not intend permanently to annex the
| Philippines, but to establish a government
| i'll the islands suitable to their inhabitants;
| that the United States had no purpose to
deprive the F'ilipnos Of their liberties or to
| SubJugate them, but to secure to them the
| blessings of a free government of their
own choice: and that to the end that peace
| and order should prevail in the islands the
| United States would cooperate with the
| peaceably disposed inhabitants in the for
| nation of free government and would
protect it against interference from any
| foreign power. The amendment was re-
| jected, 90 to A.
| Minority Substitute Rejected.
Mr.. Rawlins then offered the substitute OF
the minority for the entire bill. 1t was
! rejected. % to 46.
Mr.. Mallory F1a) offered his amend
ment relating to the levying of tom
| mage dues upon vessels coming into the
| United States from the Philippines. and
| suspendng the coastwise navigation laws
as between the United States and the Phil
| ippines until July 1. 1903, after which they
| should be applicable upon Philippine trade
The amendment was rejected. % to 42
Mr.. Vest (Mo9 offered an amend
ment declaration that the bill should
| should be incorporated into citizenship of
| the United States or permanently be held
| as an integral part OF this country. The
| amendment was rejected. "a to 43.
| The bill then was passed. 46 to 25
Mr.. Turner renewed his request that the
| protest of Mr. Tillman against not being
| allowed to vote should be spread upon the
records and be published in the Congress
sional Record. He did not ask for unani-
| nous consent for its publication he said,
but demanded it constitutional right.
Mr. Platt (Conn) objected and debate was
cut of by motion to go into executive
| session. and, at 6:55, the Senate adjourned.
Mr.. Tllman's Protest.
The protest which Senator Tfllman en-
| deavored, through Senator Turner. to pre-
sent to the Senate. is. in part, as follows:
1.-THE undersigned, holding a commission
| in this body from the sovereign state of
South Carolina one Of its senator's and
having been In the full and undisputed ex-
ercise of that high office for seven years
last past, solemn.y protests against depriv-
| ing him Of the right as such senator to
vote on the pending measure and to take
part generally in the proceedings Of the
Senate. and he respectfully asks that this
his protest. may be spread on the journals
of the Senate
while 1t is true that the undersigned has
been adjudged to be in contempt OF the
Senate for disorder committed in its pres.
ence on the last legislative day before this
an act committed In the heat OF blood and
which he regrets and has apol0gised for
that incident has passed and zone and he