Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-21

Washington, June 20.-Debate on the
Philippine civil government bill was
continued. today, in the House from ii
a. NJ. to p. NJ, and a session held, to-
night. The isthmian canal bill was
sent to conference after the Senate
amendment had been non-concurred in
The House reiterated the position it
had taken on the army appropriation
bill, leaving the action of the Senate
and sending the bill back to the Senate.
after voting to adhere to its disagree
ment to the Objectionable army post
amendments.
The House met at IL o'clock. A bill
was passed to recognize the military
service of the officers and enlisted men
Of the LIST Regiment of Ohio Light Ar
tillery. This regiment served three
months at the opening of the Civil War
but was never formally mustered into
the United States service.
The consideration of the Philippine
civil government bill was then resumed
and Jones, Va, continued his speech
begun, yesterday. He argued that I'M
der the provisions of the bill the friar
lands which the government was to
purchase would find their way into the
hands of corporations, and declared
that in his opinion it would be better
for the Filipino people to live under
the present hybrid rule.
Jones devoted considerable time TO
the discussion of the ability of the Fill
pno people for government. He
quoted President Schurman, to the eff
feet that the Eilininn in,
dependence. were entitled to it, were
capable of governing themselves and
were entitled to self government.
Referring to the statement issued by
Secretary Root, yesterday, giving Sl70,-
O0O,O0O as the total cost to the United
States of our control of the Philippines,
Jones said in making up the account
he had no doubt the secretary of war,
the rankest partisan of them ALL" had
excluded every possible item in order
to reduce the amount to a minimum.
But even the astute secretary of war,
he said. had furnished no estimate of
the blood our possession of the islands
had cost. He thought fully 100, 900 Fill
pinos had persisted directly or indi-
rectly as a result of the war waged
against them and that 10000 American
lives had been lost or wrecked.
Jones took up the charges made
against General Smith and Major
Waller of cruelty in Samar.
Why is it, he asked, addressing the
other side of the chamber, that you
criticize and courtmartial Schley, but
you will not touch hair in the heads
of those who have confessed to partici-
no IN, Fol nv
criticize an officer of the navy and re-
fuse to listen to criticisms of an officer
of the army?"
1t is not the soldiers who should
be held up to eXecration," declared
Jones, but those who ordered such
cutrages and those towards who seek
10 smother Them
Jones was warmly congratulated by
his party colleagues as he closed his
speech.
Hamilton, Mich, also a member of
the insular committee, delivered Il set
speech in support of the bill. After
referring to the Democratic denun-
cation of Mr.. McKinley's imperial
istic policy" Hamilton said:
AT the end of the campaign of 1901
the old Populistic banner, marked i'm
rerialism and 16 to l, partly obliterat-
cd, which had been carried by pro-
C2ssion of discomfort, with outriders
of necromancers. soothsayers, sword
swallowers. serpentine dancers and ex-
rcrts in curbstone discussion was
dumped in the scrap heap of Intellectual
political experiment, but is being fished
out and refurbished now for further
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He concluded as follows
we are trying TO do what no other
alton ever tried to do before. We
are trying to give j detached and I'M
developed people local self govern
mcnt under the tutelage and protec-
ton of a great world power. We are
trying to protect them from themselves
within and from invasion without, that
they may grow in peace and pros
perity.''
At the conclusion of Hamilton's re
marks. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
consent for the consideration of the
report on the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill. In urging the necessity for
immediate action Cannon expressed the
hope that Congress would be able to
reach final adjournment by July 4.
Patterson. Tenn, objected.
Hull, Iowa, called up the army APP
preparation bill. He offered resolu-
ton to disagree to all the Senate
amendments except those relating to
army posts.
1t was the action of the House on this
bill Gnstructing its conferees) which
caused the controversy with the Senate
regarding the right to take such action.
Richardson explained that the Sem
ate had ignored the Houses request for
conference with instructions to its
conferees and had sent the bill back
with simple request for conference.
The effect of the adoption of the reso-
luton would be that the House in turn
ignored the Senate and sent the bill
back with stronger insistence on its
objection to the Objectionable items.
The resolution was adopted.
Hepburn, chairman of the interstate
and foreign commerce committee,
asked unanimous consent to non-con-
cur in the Senate's amendment to the
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