Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-21
STILL ON PHILIPPINE BILL
Debate in House Lasts All Day, but
Time IL Taken TO Send Canal
Bill to Conference.

WASHINGTON, June 20-Debate on the
Philippine civil government bill continued
today in the house from II a. m. to 5 p.
m. and at a session held tonight The
speakers we're given close attention, each
side enthusiastically applauding its respect
i've orators.
Mr.. Jones Of Virginia, the ranking minor
ity member of the insular affairs committee,
concluded his speech begun yesterday. The
other speakers we're: Messrs. Hamilton Of
Michigan and Kahn Of California for the bill
and Patterson OF Tennessee against it. Mr..
Kahns speech was largely an interesting
personal narrative Of his expeciences in the
Philippines last summer.
The isthmian canal bill was sent to con-
ference after the senate amendment had
been nonconcurred in.
The house reiterated the position Il had
taken on the army appropriation bill by
ignoring the action Of the senate and send
ing the bill back to the senate after voting
to adhere to it's disagreement to the sen
ate's Objectionable army post amendments.
Mr.. Jones referred to the statement is
sued by Secretary Root yesterday. giving
$40. 100000 as the total cost Of the United
States of our control OF the Philippines.
He said that in making up the account he
rank and the partisan Of them all" had ex-
cluded every possible item in order to re-
duce the amount TO a minimum But even
the astute secretary of war, he said, had
furnished no estimate of the blood the pos
session OF the islands has cost. He thought
fully 100000 Filipinos had perished directly
or indirectly as a result of the war waged
against them and that 10000 American
lives had been lost or wrecked
Mr.. Hamilton of Michigan, also a member
Of the insular committee, followed with a
set speech in support of the bill. After
referring to the democratic denunciation
of Mr.. McKlnley's 'imperialistic policy"
Mr.. Hamilton said: Now that he Is dead,
l venture the prediction that II will not be
long before gentlemen the other side
will have appropriated his memory to their
own uses and will have his picture among
their own stage properties and will be
quoting his utterances as apples of gold
and pictures OF silver, even as they are
quoting the utterances of Abraham Lincoln.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Hamilton's re-
marks Mr.. Cannon, chairman Of the appro-
priations committee, asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration Of the confer
ence report on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill In urging the necessity for i'm
mediate action, Mr.. Cannon expressed the
hope that congress would be able to reach a
final adjournment by July 4.
Mr.. Patterson of Tennessee objected.
Mr.. Hull of Iowa called up the army ap-
preparation bill. He offered resolution to
disagree to all the senate amendments
except 49, IA and 10 (relating to army posts)
AS to 13 and IA the resolution provided
that the house adhere to its disagreement
| and as to Is 1t recede and agree to tho
amendment 1t was the action OF the house
on this bill lin instructing its conferees)
which caused the controversy with the SEN
| ate regarding the right to take such action
Mr.. Kahn Of California concluded the de-
bate for the afternoon In a speech which
WAS listened to with close attention by mem
bers on both sides of the house. 1t was
| largely a personal narrative OF his trip Il
the Philippines last year. He told Of per
sonal interview with Agunaldo, at which
the latter admitted that no promises OF in
dependence had been made to him by Dewe!
and Windman.
At o'clock Mr.. Kahn yielded the foo
and recess was taken until o'clock.