The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-27
Also Adopts Conference Report on the Nicaragua
 Canal Bill
REPUBLICANS CHALLENGED
 ID DECLARE THEIR POL''Y
Philippine Measure Was Adopted Prae' tcally as 1t Came From the Com mittee After Several Hours
 of Stormy Debate.

Washif gton, 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 Philip rines civil government bill practically as it came from the committee. It was d party vote-141-97-with the exception of Mccall of Massachusetts. who voted with the Democrats. The minority sub stitute for the establishment of tempo rary government in the islands and their , permanent independence soon as a sta ble government could be established was defeated, 95 to 136.
 The debate during the day was at times of lively character.
 The Democrats offered a multitude of amendments but all were voted down. in- cluding one offered by MT. Patterson of Tennessee to prohibit slavery or involun taTy scrvitude in the islands The great est interest attached to an amendment offered by Mir. Mccall (Republican) of Massachusetts to the end of the bill, to declare the policy of the United States to be to develop the capacity of the Fili- pinos for seif-government and plcdging the faith of the United States to grant them self government.
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 The Democrats challenged their politi- cal adversaries to declare their future policy. MT. Grcsvenor of Ohio and Mir. Cooper of Wisconsin said 1t would be unwise to mortgage the future by mak- ing such dec'nraticn now, and the lat ter quoted Governor Tai as saying that such a promise now would tend to pre- vent the pac1hcation of the islands. The l strict party vote except for MT. Mccall and MT. Littleheld of Maine, who s->ted with the Democrats for the amendment.
 Before the consideration of the Philip pine bill was resumed today, the House. by a vote of 252 to 8, adopted the confer ence report on the Isthmian canal bill. thus accepting in toto the Senate bill. The bill now goes to the President.
 The substitute for the Senate Philip pines civil government bill differs from the bill as 1t passed the Senate, princi- pally in the following facts
 System of Government
 The House substitutes provide for 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 contained no such provision. The legislature is to be chosen after the existing insurrection in the Philippines shall have ceased and complete peace shall have been established therein, and the fact certified to the President by the Philippine commission
 The House substitute also amplifes the "bil of rights enumerated in the Sem ate measure 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
 ~4.~t,k citizenship of those residing in the islands and provides that all residents shall re- ceive the same protection from the United States in respect to their relation with foreign governments as is accorded the citizens of the United States.
 Provides for Gold Standard.
 The Senate bill provided silver stan dard, somewhat in extentuation and per- lection of that now In existence. The house measures provides gold standard system with the gold dollar of the Uni ted States as the standard unit Of value for the islands The main coin is to be the peso made fin silver but of a gold value and this is to be divided into sub 5 sidiary pieces of money, being devices mathematical of American sovereignty. Provision also is made for a system Of paper currency for banks and com plete financial system. the details being different from those in the Senate meas ure. although following the same gen. eral lines. In dealing with the grant of franchises. the house bill places many more restrictions on such grants than the Senate bill. In this respect the re- strictions provided by the house follow the lines of those provided for Porto Rico. Both bills provide for acquiring the friar lands and for the issue of bonds sufficient to pay for the lands the Sen ate provision making the interest AZ per cent and the house per cent. Both measures contain extended provisions rel ative to timber lands, harbor and i'm ternal improvements and for two dele gate commissioners, chosen by the Fill pino people. to represent them in Wash ington, and have the privilege of the floor of the House.
 Wilmington Port.
 Bills were passed to make Wilmington. I N. C., a port through which merchandise may be imported for transportation without appraisement; to amend the in- ternal revenue laws relative to fermented liquors as to eliminate the eighth of a barrel from the classification of pack ages; Senate bill to amend the rivers and harbors act of the present Congress rela- tive to the improvement of the Cumber- land river above and below Nashville: to authorize the Tennessee Central Rail- road to construct a bridge across the Emory river at Hartman, Tenn: to au- thorize and direct the Circuit Court Of Appeals of the Fifth judicial district e hold at least one term of court annually | at Fort Worth Tex.
 A request of the Senate for the return of the bill for the sale of sites of manu- featuring and industrial plants in the 1 Indian Territory was objected to by Mr. | Stephens of Texas
 MT. Hepburn of Iowa. chairman of the committee on interstate commerce. then called up the confer renee report on the isthmisn canal bill.
 MT. Hepburn moved the adoption of the conference report. He stated he haA