Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-27
TWO RECORD VOTES
Taken in the House During the
Consideration of the Phil
ippine Government Bill.
MEASURE HAS PASSED THAT BODY
House and Senate Both Pass the Ca
nal BilI-SOme More Lively
Talk i'm the House.

Washington, June 2T.-At s p. m.
yesterday, at the end of Il nine-hour
session. and Of debate lasting night
and day for Il week, the house passed
the Philippine civil government bill
practically as it came from the COM
mittee. 1t was Il party vote-141 TO 90
with the exception of Mccall of
Massachusetts, who voted with the
Democrats. The minority substitute
for the establishment for Il temporary
government In the islands and their
permanent independence as soon as a
stable government could be establish
ed was defeated by vote of % to 1856.
The debate during the day was at
times of lively character. The Dem
ocrats offered Il multitude of amend
ments, but all were voted down, in
Guiding one offered by Patterson OF
Tennessee to prohibit slavery or in
voluntary Servitude in the islands.
Interest in DIcCaITs Amendment.
The greatest interest attached to an
amendment offered 10y Mccall at the
end of the bill to declare the policy
of the United States to be to develop
the capacity of the FilipinOS for self
government. and pledging the faith of
the United States TO grant them self
government. He supported the amend
ment in an eloquent speech, and the
Democrats challenged their political
adversaries to declare their future pol
icy. Grosvenor and Cooper of Wiscon-
sin said it would be unwiSe to mort
gage the future by making such Il dec
laration now. and the latter quoted
Governor Taft as saying that such Il
promise now would tend to prevent the
pacification of the islands. The
amendment was lost-S9 to IDS 1t was
Il strict party vote, except for Mccall
and LittlefieId of Maine, who voted
with the Democrats for the amend
ment.
Changes Made by the House.
The Philippine civil government bill
differs from the bill as it passed the
senate in many minor particulars, but
principally in the following: The house
substitute provides for complete SyS-
tenn of civil government, with legiS-
lature to consist of two houses, one of
which shall be Il popular assembly
elected by the Filipino people. The
senate bin contained no such provision.
The legislature is to be chosen after
1.-The existing insurrectiOn in the Phil
ippines shall have ceased and complete
peace shall have been eSta bliShed there
in and the fact certified to the preSi-
dent by the Philippine commission"
The house substitutes also amplifieS
the bill of rights enumerated in the
senate measure and adds TO the num-
Der of issues which can be appealed
to the supreme court of the United
States. The house measure also de-
fines with greater detail than the SEN
ate the rights of citizensip of those
residing in the islands.
Gold Standard Coinage.
One of the most important differ
ences between the senate and house
bills is that relating to coinage. The
senate provided silver standard
somewhat in extension and perfection
of that now in existence. The house
measure provides Il gold standard sys-
TEN. with the gold dollar of the Unit
ed States as the standard unit of value
for the islands.