The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-14
NAY SOON 70 TE ON
PHILI..P|:'']P|'I Inc BILL
ssszs
Possible That One Will Be
Reached Next Week.
TELLER CONCLUDED Del. SPEECH Ct
Would Give Filipino, Fullest Possible Msss,.
ure Of self-aoyeru nsut and Pre-
Zee, Them From Fos>
eigu Invasion.
TELLER CONCLUDED SPEECH
Rr Associated Pra.s.1

WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 1s.--SVhils
no definite agreement has been reached.
. vote upon tho Philippine tariff In tna
Senate seems to be in sight. It appears
likely. judging from a discussion OF tina
subject late In to-day's session, that q q
vote may be had next week. alshou9n
the matter is yet involved in some UNI
certainty.
Mr.. Teller, OF Colorado. concluded his
speech to-day. He urged strongly thar
the Filiplnos be given the fullest posi-
BILE measure of self-government, the
United States simply maintaining a pro-
.tectorate over the islands. He said hA
would prefer that this government should
withdraw absolutely and without condt-
ton than that the present war should
he continued. Mr.. Teller said that as
solution OF the Philippine trouble he
would send to the islands q commission
of prominent, able and liberal men, to
say to the Filipinos that they should
have the kind of government they wanted.
except that they could not become cid-
zens of the United States. He urged
that the commission say to them that
they need not maintain an army or a
navy, but that the United States would
protect them from foreign invasion.
A PROTECTORATE.
1t would he a protectorate should
apply to the Philippines said Mr.. Teller.
and believe it would be satisfactory
to the F'ilipinos.'
Mr.. Mitchell. of Oregon delivered
neutrality-suspicious. speech in support of
his amendment to reduce the tariff du-
ties upon Philippine products coming into
thls country to 80 per cent of tho Dinglsy
rate, maintaining that Congress owed
this concession to the Pacific coast States
as well as to the Philippines them
selves
Mr.. Mitlhell said that If the policy en-
cd in
the products Of Porto Rico to come into
the United States at IS per cent. reduc-
ton of the rates of duty imposed by the
Dingiey act and later on entirely frse.
and this all largely in the interest of trade
and commerce of the people of the At
lantic States, as well as of the people
OF Porto Rico, then upon what principle
of right or justice or equity must the peo-
PIE of the Pacific Coast States pay the
same rates on Philippine products coming
into this country that are imposed by the
Dingley act?
Mr.. Mitchell warned Congress against
striking down the sugar beet industry
and declared for the development of the
American merchant marine.
The Philippine bill will not be consid-
cred Tomorrow or on Monday, the SEN
ate having made special orders for both
OF those days.
ID Tue HOUSE,
(By Associated Prcss.)
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. 1S-The
House to-day unanimously adopted a reso-
luton proposing an amendment to tho
Constitution of the United States for cleo
ton Of Senator'S by direct popular vote.
There was no demarld for time to de-
bate the resolution. This is the fourth
time the House has adopted a similar
| resolution.
Two bills of general Importance were
passed by the House to-day. the remain
der Of the time icing devoted to minor
business. One was to provide for the
payment of claims of Confederate off,
GERS and soldiers. whose horses, side arms
aE0 baggage were taken from them by
Union soldiers contrary to the terms OF
the surrender OF Generals Lee and john
! son. The amount to be paid under tbs
bill was limited to $4,000.
The other bill was to confer upon the
Spanish CIa1nE Commission authority
to- send for persons and papers and to
punish for contempt. a bill to construct
a Iife-saving station at Bogue Inlet. n. c.
Mr.. CorIiss, of Michigan, who is the au-
| thor of a bill for d government cable from
| San Francisco to Manila, delivered q
! speech in opposition to the laying Of SUCH
! a cable by private corporation.