New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
NAY ADJOURN TO-DAY.
CONFERENCE REPORT on THE PHILIP
PINE BILL ADOPTED BY
THE HOUSE.

Washington, June 30-With final adjourn
meDt probable tomorrow, the House worked
under high pressure from noon to-day until far
into the night. AS a preliminary. several reso-
lutions were adopted to oil the legislative
wheels. The rule providing for the printing Of
conference reports before consideration was
suspended until the end of the session, and a
resolution was adopted making a motion TO
suspend the rules in order at any time. The
House then got down TO business
The conference report on the Philippine Civil
Government BILL which is considered the last
obstacle in the way OF adjournment, was adopt
ed by a strict party vote. with the single eX-
ception of Mr.. Mccall. of Massachusetts. who
voted with the Democrats.
Mr Cooper, chairman Of the Committee on In
sular Affairs, presented the report, which is as
follows:
There We're three important points of differ
ence between the two houses, namely; The pro-
visions in the House bill for a legislature; an
other In relation to lands and another IN
relation to coinage. The Senate recedes from It's
disagreement TO the provision for legislature
and agrees to it with amendment proVldlng
that within two years after the census proVlded
for in the House bill has been completed. if, in
the mean while a condition of general peace and
good order shall have prevailed, the President
shall order the Philippine Commission to call
general election for the choice of delegates TO
popular assembly of the people OF that portion
of the islands not inhabited by Moros ana
pagan tribes which shall be known as the
Philippine Assembly. AS to the quallhcatlon
of voters the power Of the assembly and OF the
legislature and the qualifications of the mem,
bers of the assembly. the Senate has agreed
substantially to the House provision. This also
provides for two commissioners, to be elected
by the legislature.
The Senate further recedes from its disagree
nent to the provisions OF the House bill re-
lating the public lands, and agrees with an
amendment reducing the amount OF laha 70 o9f %
held by corporations from 1000 hectares TO l'oZf
hectares. The Senate has further agreed 10 the
House provision restricting the ownership ana
control by members of corporations OF mining
and agricultural lands, with additional stringent
provisions limiting these holdings.
In the coinage provision reported the Senate
recedes from its provision for the coinage or a
Philippine silver dollar. and the House recedes
from its provision for the establishment of gold
standard The report agrees upon the provision
for subsidiary coins and minor coins, the names
being those Of the House bill, and substantially
provided in the House bill The provisions
relating 10 banks are eliminated from the bill.
The bin contains the legislative limitations and
bill of rights, complete as n the House bill
The mining provisions Of the bill are com
bnation of the provisions of the mining feat
ures IF the two bills. Otherwise, the bih re-
ported does not substantially differ from tEe
bill passed by the House
Mr. Cooper explained that the differences on
the coinage provisions difficult of adjust
rnent and finally resulted in dropping both
Senate and House provisions. Speaking Of the
provisions for the disposition of the public lands
he expressed the opinion that they were salts
factory and that under them it would be abso-
luteIy impossible to exploit the islands. the
language of the legislative provision, he salc'
would make the election of a legislature man
datory as soon as the conditions were fulfilled
partial report the General Deficiency APP
preparation bill adopted, and after pro
longed fight the House, by a vote OF llS 10 iol,
accepted the Senate amendment to appropriate
100000 for the Buffalo Exposition, ana lheh
sent the bill back to conference. The sehaIe
amendments TO appropriate $4,000 for the
md gklthHt
Hawaiian fire bubonic plague awards We're ue-
feated the former by a vote of al TO llo. A
number of bills were passed under suspension
of the rules including the Senate bill TO aiiot
lands in the Cherokee Nation and 10 proNlue
corporation laws for Alaska 49, 81,
At the evening session the Dick militia plli'
which is to be used a stop gap for the re-
mafnder of the session, while the House is walt
ing for conference reports was taken up ne ne
adjournment resolution is to be Wlthhelo i uiitil
the conference report on the Philippine Dill Is
adopted by the Senate . ..o..o5 i+self
Al the night session the House reversed lLselI
and assented TO the Senate amendment maklhs
en- appropriation for the Charleston EXposluoh'