The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-27
PHILIPPINE BILL PASSES
HOUSE ADOPTS IT BY i VOTE
 OF I41 TO 95.

The Minority Substitute for Estab-
 mont and Their Permanent Inde-
 pendonc ce Defeated by I 36 to 95 Demo
 crats Offered n Multitude of Amend-
 Washington, June 26.-At 8 o'clock to-
 night, at the end of a nine-hour session
 and of a debate lasting night and day
 for a week, the house passed the Phil ippine civil government bill practically
 as 1t came from the committee. It was
 a party vote-141- -97--with the exception
 of MT. Mccall, of Massac achusetts, who
 voted with the democrats The minor- ity substitute for the establishment of
 temporary government in the islands
 and their permanent independence as
 soon as a stable government could be
 established was defeated by vote of
 136 to 95.
 The debate during the day was at
 times of a lively character. The dem
 ocrats offered multitude of amend ments. but all were voted down, includ-
 ing one offered by Mir Patterson, of Tennessee, to prohibit slavery or invol- untary servitude in the islands. The greatest interest attaches to an amendment offered by MT Mccall, rep, of Massachusetts, to the end of the bill, to declare the policy of the United States to develop the capacity of the Filipinos for self-government and pledging the faith of the United States to grant them self-government. He supported the amendment in an elo- quent speech and the democrats shal- lenged their political adversaries to de- clare their future policy. Mir, Grosve- nor, of Ohio, and MT. Cooper of Wis consin, said it would be unwse to mort gage the future by making such a dec laration now, and the latter quoted Governor Taft as saying that such a promise now would tend to prevent the paciffcation of the Philippines. The amendment was lost S9 to 12S It was strict party vote except for MT. Me- Call and MT. Littlef1eld, of Maine, who voted with the democrats for the amendment.
 Before the consideration of the Phil lipine bill was resumed to-day the house by vote of 252 to adopted the conference report on the sthmian canal bill. thus accepting in toto the senate bill. The bil lnow goes to the presi- dent
 The substitute for the senate Philip | pine civil government bill differs from the bill as it passed the senate in many 1 minor particulars but principally in the following:
 The house substitute provides for a | complete system of civil government | with a legislature to consist of two | houses, 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 insurrection in the | Philippines shall have ceased and com plete peace shall have been established | therein and the fact certified to the i president by the Philippine commission. The house substitute also ampifies the bill of rights" enumerated in the sen ate mea sure and adds to the number of | issues which can be appealed to the supreme court of the United States The house measure also defines with greater detail than the senate the rights of citizenship of those residing in the islands, and provides that all residents shall receive the same protection from the United States in respect to their relation with foreign governments as is accorded to citizens os the United States. One of the most important diff ferences between the senate and house bills is that relating to coinage. The senate provided a silver standard some what in extension and perfection of that now in existence. The house measure provides a gold standard sys- tenn with the gold dollar of the United States as the standard unit of value for he islands. The main coin is to be the ! peso, made in silver but of a gold value md this is to be divided into subsidiary pieces of money bearing devices em- 0ematic of American sovereignty.