The Washington times., 1902-06-27
Vote on Final Passage IA
to 81 in Favor of
the Measure.
ONLY MINOR CHANGES MADE
Proposition to Promise Independence to
Archipelago and to 0bliterate Polyg-
amy Voted Dowr-Champ Clark Re
plies to Mr.. Landis' Attack.

The House at o'clock last night COM
pleted its consideration of the important
legislation of this session by the pas
sage of the Cooper Philippine civil gov
ernment bill.
For more than week the measure
has been under discussion early and
present in the House save onc-Mr. Nc
Call of Observation-Disclosures for the
bill. and every Democrat opposed it.
The vote on the final passage stood
141 to 81 in favor of the measure, Mr..
Mccall being one Of the minority. Mr..
Littlefield of Maine. who has heretofore
generally stood with Mr.. Mccall on
many of the questions involving the
colonial policy of the Government. yes
terday voted with his party colleagues,
assurance Of ultimate independence to
the islands.
The proceedings Of the day, during
which the bill was read under the five
minute rule, was punctuated with
number OF brief but brilliant speeches.
Mr.. Clark Dem, MOI seized upon the
occasion to reply to Mr.. Lands. who.
as MIR. Littlefeld expressed it. gave the
gentleman from Missouri mental paraly-
sis on the day before. Mr.. Clark was
entertaining as usual, and his party col
leagues gave him an ovation.
Mr.. Williams Dem.. Miss), Mr.. De-
Almond Dem. Mo-. and Mr.. Littlefeld
Rep.. Me.) each contributed brilliant
and witty speeches to relieve the dull
monotony of the reading of the bill.
Only Minor Changes Made.
Numerous amendments were offered,
but all were defeated save minor
which the Republicans were
willing to accept.
The amendment productive OF the most
vigorous discussion was that presented
by Mr.. Mccall. which injected a some
what unexpected feature into the pro-
ceedings and for time the Republi- |
cans were placed in an uncomfortable |
attitude by the speeches of Mr.. Mccall, |
Mr.. Williams. and Mr. DeArmond.
Mr.. McCalrs amendment proposed that !
this Government should declare its pol
icy toward the people of the islands to
be to enable them TO develop the ca
pacity for self government and when it
shall be developed to give them self-gov-
srnment after the style of free nations. |
This was supported by Mr.. Mccall in |
a forcible speech, and by Mr.. Williams. |
who, turning TO the Republicans, urged
them not to run away from the question |
as they had charged the Democrats |
with doing. but to be honest and de- |
clare their policy, 10 state whether |
hey intended that the Filipinos should |
be citizens or subjects. II they meant |
anything, nc said. they should have the !
to declare It.
This afforded Mr.. DeArmond an oppor-
tunity for a mock criticism Of Mr.. Will |
llams, by saying that such a thing as |
honesty and sincerity could not be ox-
pected from .Iic Republican party.
Another aaeudr ent voted down was
that offered - NJ. Patterson tDem.,
Tenn, provIo. -, that there should be
neither slavery or polygamy in the
islands, and repudiating the agreement
with the sultan Oh JOlo.
Filipino Homestead Settlement.
Mr.. Sulzer offered an amendment to
throw open the lands of the friars and
he public lands of the Islands to home
stead settlement by the Filipinos.
These lands, he said. were the lands of
the Filipinos and their ancestors. and
hey were entitled to them Most Of The
troubles OF the world. he asserted, re-
suited from the fact that lands were
by few. and those who
we're entitled to them were debarred
heir use.
This amendment was vigorously sup
ported by Representative Goldfogle of
lew York, who said that under the pro-
yisions of the bill the corporations
would gobble up all the lands, and that
he same condition would follow in The