Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-06-27

offered by Bartlett of Georgia, cases
involving the construction OF the con.
stitution can be appealed from the SUI
preme court Of the island to the SUI
preme court of the United States. and
by another offered by Littlefield, c.
Main, one corporation in the islands
is prohibited from holding stock in
another. These were the only amend.
ments of importance adopted. The
earlier portion of the day was devoted
to consideration of conference reports
on the sundry civil, army and navy
appropriation bills. The house adopt.
ed a proposition agreeable to the
senate with reference to the disputed
items in the army bill. and by a vote
of 63 to 95 refused to agree to the
senate amendments to the naval bill
providing for. five submarine torpedo
boats.
Washington, June 26.-Senate-Dur.
ing comparatively brief time the SEN
ate was in session today the conference
report on the isthmian canal bill was
agreed to. and the general deficiency
bill, the last of the big supply meas.
ures. was passed. A slight protest
was made against the appropriation OF
100000 for the Buffalo exposition and
100000 for the Charleston exposition,
but finally they were included in the
bill. The measure also carried $4,000
for the payment of the expenses of the
last days of President Mckinley. that
amount including the payment of the
physicians.
House.-At s o'clock tonight. at the
end of a nine-hour session, and of a
debate lasting night and day for
week, the house passed the Philippine
civil government bill practically as it
came from the committee. 1t was
party vote-141 to 97-with the ex.
ception of Mccall of Massachusetts.
who voted with the democrats. This
minority substitute for the establish,
ment Of temporary government in
the islands and their permanent indie
pendence as soon as stable govern
ment could be established was defeat
ed by vote of 50 to 1876. The debate
during the day was at times of
lively character. The democrats offer
ed multitude of amendments, but
they were voted down, including one
offered by Patterson, of Tennessee, tc
prohibit slavery or involuntary servi:
tude in the islands. The greatest in
terest attached to an amendment Of
fered by Mccall (rep) of Massachu-
sets, to declare the policy of the q.
S. to be developed in the capacity of
the Filipinos for self-government and
pledging the faith of the United States
to grant them self-government. He
supported the amendment in an ele-
CANT speech, and the democrats chal-
lenged their political adversaries to
declare their future policy. Grosven-
or of Ohio, and Cooper of Wisconsin
said it would be unwise to mortgage
the future by making such declara-
ton now, and the latter quoted Gov
ernor Taft as saying that such
promise now would tend to prevent
the pacification of the islands. The
amendment was lost-S9 to 1923. 1t
was strict party vote. except for Nc
Call and Littlefield Of Maine, who vot-
ed with the democrats for the amend
ment. Before the consideration of the
Philippine bill was resumed today, the
house. by vote of $50 to 8, adopted
the conference report on the isthmian
canal bill thus accepting in toto the
senate bill. The bill now goes to the
president.