The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-03
LAWS FOR FILIPIN0SI
Horse Passes Philippines Bill
After a Week Of Wrangling. /
DIFFERS FROM SENATE MEASURE,
Substitute for Temporary Control Cd
islands Loses Out-Anti.Slav-
cry Provision Was Also
Voted Down..

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At 8 o'clock Thursday night, at the
end of nine-hour session, and Of de-
bate lasting night and day for week.
the house passed the Philippines civil
government BILL practically as it came
from the committee. It was party
vote, 141-97, with the exception OF Mr.
Mccall, Of Massachusetts. who voted
with the democrats. The minority SUBJ
stitNte for the establishment Of a tenn
porary government in the islands andl
their permanent independence as soont5
as stable government could be estab-
lished was defeated by 95 to 1856.
The debate during the day was at
times Of lively character The DEM
ocrats offered multitude of amend
meats, but all were voted down, includ-t
ing one offered by Mr.. Patterson, Of
Tennessee, to prohibit slavery or in-
voluntary servitude in the islands.
The greatest interest attached to AMI
amendment offered by Mr.. Mccall, re-
publican, of Massachusetts,, to the end.
of the bill, to declare the policy Of the--
United States to be to develop the ca
pacity of the Filipinos for safe govern
ment. The democrats challenged their:
political adversaries to declare their
future policy. Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio,
and Mr.. Cooper, Of Wisconsin, said it
would be unwise to mortgage the fu-
ture my making such declaration
now, and the latter quoted Governor
Taft as saying that such promise;
now would tend to prevent the pacifca-
ton of the islands. The amendment
was lost-S0 to 12S. It was a strict
party vote, except for Mr.. Mccall and
Mr.. Littlefeld, of Maine, who voted
with the democrats for the amend
ment.
The substitute for the senate Philip
pines civil government bill differs from
the bill as it passed the senate, princi-
pally in the following:
The house substitute provides for a
complete system Of civil government ;,
with a legislature, to consist Of two
houses, one of which shall be popular!
assembly, elected by the Filipino pen-
pie.
The senate bill contained no such
provision. The legislature Is to be cho-
sen after "the existing insurrection in!
the Philippines shall have ceased and
complete peace shall have been estab-
Iished therein and the fact certified 20.
the president by the Philippine CONF
mission" The house substitute also
amplifies the "bill of rights enumera-
ted in the senate measure, and adds to!
the number of issues which can be ap-s
pealed to the supreme court of the
United States. The house measure also
defines with greater detail than the!
senate the rights of citizenship OF!
those residing in the islands, and Dro-4
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the same protection from the United
States in respect to their relation with
foreign governments as is accorded to-
citizens of the United States.
The senate bill provided silver
standard, somewhat in extension and
perfection Of that now in existence
The house measure provides gold
standard system with the gold
dollar of the United States as the
standard unit of value for the islands,
The main coin is to be the peso, made
in silver, but of gold value, and this.
is to be divided into subsidiary pieces
Of money, being devices emblematical
of American sovereignty. Provision iE
also made for system Of paper curren-
cy for banks, and complete financial
system, the details being different
from those in the senate measure, all
though following the same general
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 senate provision making interest
rate 4 1-2 per cent and the house 5 per
cent. Both measures contain extended
provisions relative to timber lands
harbor and internal Improvements and
for two delegate commissioners. chos-
en- by the Filipino people, to represent
them in Washington and have the priv-
ilege Of the floor Of the house.