Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-04
LODGE BILL PASSED.
Vote on Philippine Govern
 ment Measure 48 to 30.
SENATE ENDS SEVEN WEEKS DEBATE
Three Republicans Voted Against and One Democrat For the Bill. Some of It's Provisions
 Outlined

WASHINGTON, June 4. Shortly senate passed the Lodge Philippine government bill by a vote of AS to 30. Three Republicans = Messrs. Hoar (Mass), Mason Qll.) and Wellington (Md.)-voted against the measure. and one Democrat. McLaurin (S. O., voted for it. All amendments offered by the minority were rejected. The debate on the measure has been in progress seven weeks and two days. MT. Lodge (Mass), chairman of the Philippine committee, who has been unremitting in his advocacy of the measure, was the recipient of many cordial congrat- ulations on his successful conduct of the bill.
 Just at the close of the discussion sharp exchange occurred between MT. Dietrich (Neb.) and MT. Patterson (Colo), in the course of which the for mer reflected caustically upon the Col orado senator.
 He was called to order His remarks were read, and he was declared to have been out of order in uttering them. He withdrew his statement, thus end ing the controversy.
 During much of the time the senate was in recess, no senator caring to dis cuss the measure.
 After the passage of the Philippine bill the Nicaragua canal bill was made the unfinished business, and it's con sideration begins today.
 J of %ho antianarchy bill The house committee reported a substitute for the senate measure. MT. Ray (N. Y.), chairman of the judiciary committee, who was in charge of the bill, argued that the senate bill was unconstitutional
 The Philippine government bill as passed by the senate approves the ac- ton of the president in creating the Philippine commission and the offices of civil governor and vice governor of the islands and authorizes the governor and vice governor to exercise the pow CTS of government as directed by exec utive order. Future appointments of the governor or vice governor shall be made by the president, with the advice and consent of the senate
 
 States constitution are applied to the Philippine Islands, with the exception of the right to bear arms and the right to.a trial by jury.
 The supreme court and other courts of the islands shall exercise jurisdic- ton as heretofore provided by the Phil ippine commission, and the justices of the supreme court shall be appointed by the president and the senate, the others by the civil governor and the commission.
 All the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands are deemed to be citizens of the Philippine Islands and entitled to the protection of the United States.
 When the insurrection in the islands shall have been subdued, a careful cen- sus of the islands shall be taken, and after such census the governor of the islands shall make full report to the president and make recommendations as to future government. Meantime the Philippine commission is authorized to establish municipal and provincial governments with popular representative government so far and as fast as the communities are capable and it for the same, the Philippine commission being authorized to deter mine the qualifications of the electors. The president is authorized to regulate the commercial intercourse with the archipelago in the interest of the gen. eral welfare.
 The government of the Philippines is authorized to provide for the needs of commerce by improving harbors and navigable waters, providing ware houses, lighthouses, signal stations, etc. All land in the Philippines is placed | under the control of the Philippine commission for the benefit of the in-