The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-29
WILL VOTE TUESDAY
SENATE WILL THEN DISPOSE OF
PHILIPPINE BILL.
FOUR MORE. DAYS OF DEBATE.
GEN. MILLER CORRECTS STATE
MENT OF MIR. HOAR.

The General Says MIR. HOar Was in
Error in Charging Him with
Wanting TO Bring on n Fight With
FiIipinOs-Gen. Otis Had Not Motif
fed Him That President Mchin-
Iey's Proclamation Was Not to Be
Issued In FuII-Mr. HOar Promptly
Acknowledges the Sincerity of the
Writer and Acquits Him of the
Charge.
Washington, May 2S.-An agreement
was reached in the Senate to-day by
which a final vote on the pending Phil
ippine government bill and all amend
ments will be taken next Tuesday at 4
o. m. Pending the vote the Senate will
meet at IL o'clock each day except Fri
day. when adjournment will be taken.
it being Memorial Day. On Monday
and Tuesday the debate will be under
the fifteen minute rule. After some
minor amendments had been made to
the measure to-day, Mr.. Burrows of
Michigan explained at length the bill.
He strongly urged the enactment of the
majority measure, maintaining that 1T
would advance the interests and pro-
mote the prosperity of the islands. In
his Judgment it would be a mistake to
accord to the Filipinos now self-govern-
ment and independence. Such a proceed
ing could result only in disaster to the
inhabitants. he said, and to possible
anarchy in the islands.
Mr.. Culberson inquired if Mr.. Lodge
could give any idea of the scope of
the inquiry now being made by the
Philippine Committee and when the
inquiry would be concluded.
Mr.. Lodge said he thought the in
quiry would continue as long as the
session should last.
Unaffected by the disposition of the
pending bill2" inquired Mr.. Culberson.
Entirely unaffected by the dispo-
sition of the BILL" replied Mr.. Lodge.
Mr. Hoar presented a letter from
Gen. NJ. P. Miller, U. S. A, correcting
what he said was an error in a recent
speech of Mr.. Hoar, who had said
that Gen. Miller VIGOROUSLY did want
an attack and Aguinaldo met it with
speedy defiance" The reference was
to the issuance by Gen. Miller of
President McKinley's proclamation,
part of which was suppressed by Gen
Otis.
Mr.. ROar Was in Error.
In his letter Gen. Miller said Mr..
Hoar was in error. He said Gen. Otis
had not Informed him that the Pres
ident's proclamation was not to be is
sued in full He was not anxious for
a fight and always had advised the
Filipinos to accept the sovereignty of
the United States as he believed the
United States would grant them their
reasonable desires.
Mr.. Hoar said the letter was evil
IDENTIFY that of a sincere and honest
gentleman. He absolutely acquitted
Gen. Miller from publishing the pro-
clamation in order to bring on HOSTILE
ties.
Mr.. Lodge then offered some amend
ments to the bill. all being of minor
character, except those reducing the
amount of land to be taken up by one
person from 100 acres to 40 acres. The
amendments were agreed to.
In response to an inquiry by Mr..
Teller, Mr.. Lodge said the Philippine
Committee had not determined yet
that what change, if any, should be
made in the provision of the bill, enab-
ling a corporation to acquire 5000
acres of land. He thought some change
in the provision might be made, but
what it would be he could not say.