The Washington times., 1902-01-23
Forced House Majority to Eliminate Feature of
Urgent Deficiency Bill, Only to Have 1t
Passed AS Separate Measure.
LIVELY DEBATE ON THE PHILIPPINES
Amendment Declaring 1t the Purpose of the United States
to Give Natives independence Voted DoWn-Mr Dear
mond and Mr.. Cannon Tilt Over Manila Army Post-Voe
Due Today.

House spent another day yesterday in a
general discussion of the Philippine
policy without reaching a vote on the
measure. Toward the close of the session
several spirited colloquies enlivened the
debate and afforded considerable amuse-
ment.
Won an Empty Victory.
The Democrats won an empty victory
In compelling Chairman Cannon to strike
out the item in the bill providing for the
appropriation of $500, GOO to construct an
army post in the vicinity of Manila. 1t
was this item which provoked all the
three days debate upon the Philippine
question. MIR. Cannon, appreciatlng that
his opponents had the better of him on
the point Of order that the army post
feature was new legislation and not prop
er under the rules in an appropriation
bill, withdrew it and secured the adop-
tion of substitute which WILL in effect.
accomplish the same purpose.
The new bill places the sum of 100000
in the hands of the President, to provide
proper shelter and protection for the Of
fcers and enlisted men in the army on
duty in the Philippines. When this mat
ter had been disposed of. it was past 5
O'Clock. and the House adjourned without
taking any action on the bill.
Autonomy Amendment.
The measure was taken up Immediately
after the reading of the journal yester- ]
day. and Mr.. Padgett Dem, TENN gave
notice of an amendment, following the
Manila army post item, in which it was
proposed that the United States should
H. Dill I
pines to be that this Government shall
relinquish its authority over the islands
as soon as a stable government is estab
lished there, and permit the islanders to
govern themselves. Mr.. Padgett spoke in
advocacy of the proposed amendment. fol- !
lowing the general argument advanced by
other Democrats upon the subject.
Mr.. Candler's Story.
Mr.. Gambler Dem, Miss.) made his :
maiden speech and like his predecessor
began his remarks by telling a story. The
application of it was that the speaker
did not know where the Philippines were
but he knew they were thunder to the
treasury OF the United States, and that
the sooner we got rid of them the better"
Mr.. Zenor CDeni., 1nd.) followed in & |
vigorous speech in behalf of the Filipinos
defending their right to ask for independ- '
ence and to fight for IL the same as the !
American colonies fought for and wrested /
their freedom from Great Britain. s
Tribute to Mckinley.
Mr.. Watson (Rep. Ind) closed the gen.
eral debate on the Republican side. He
defended the Philippine policy Of the Ad-
ministration, and in doing SO paid an elo- =,
quent tribute to the memory OF the lato :,
President Mckinley, declaring that the
Democrats should be ashamed OF the
charges they had made against him dur "
ing his lifetime. Mr.. Watson's remarks :
were carefully prepared and he sought to :,
reply 10 Representative De Almonds ad- \,
dress several days ago, in which the Mis- :,
souriaB took the majority severely to task -
on the Philippine question. Il was the
same old straw which had been thrashed
out in the last campaign, he said, and he .,
supposed it had been settled once and fol | u
all. g
Always Polished, Always Wrong. "
Judge De Armond. he declared, was al g
ways polished scholarly and literary, but II
almost always wrong. lie had branded his is
country as a despoier. Mr.. Watson then 81
went on to show what the United States
had done for the good of the islands since
our occupancy, and compared our course n
and lberality with that of the Spanish 81
Government p
In conclusion he recounted the glories a
and achievements OF the Republican party II
since the war. and declared that the
Democracy Rad done nothing but object. N
Now the Republican party was going TO "
deal with the Philippine question, ana IL u
the Democrats would be good and come p'
along and EClr, all well and good; il not, Of
the Republican party was going to do the
work anyway. Mr.. Watson was enthusi
astcallr congratulated when he concluded.
Under The FiNe-Minute Rule.
The bill WAS then considered unler the :,
five minute rule for the purpose of y
amendments. When the Manila army post y
item was reached half a dozen Democrats ~
arose TO make point of order against it. u
but the chairman recognized Mr.. Hull al
1Rep. ioWa). the chairman of the Military r'
Committee. who said that he felt compelled I.
10 make the .oint OF order that the item A
was new legislation. and hence should not, r.
under the rules, be included in an appro- D
priation bill. o
Mr. Cannon suggested that It would n
have been better il Mr.. Hull had allow a
cd one OF the Democrats to make the | "
point Realizing. however, that the Demo-
Gratis in this instance had the advantage
OF him, Nr. Cannon offered the substitute
referred 10. Mr.. Richardson (Dem. Tenn 2,
bllli pressed the point that the amendment | ~
was out OF order and asked iir. Cannon for =
the legislation 10 which 1t related. Mr. IL
Cannon cited the Spocner amendment
adopted AT the last session, giving the a
President unrestricted authority In the n,
islands =,
Democrats stood Together. -
At this point the proceedings grew more ii
interesting, especially as the Democrats fc
became entangled upon parliamentary law
and what constituted Democracy. When it
came 10 a vote. though. they stood to- oc
sether. Mr.. De Almond stated that the
purpose Of the amendment was the same al
as the original proposition. 1t was seek
ing TO do indirectly what could not be Y
accomplished directly. 1t was getting an W
appropriation 10 erect a permanent post N
near Manila under false pretences. d.
Mr.. Livingston the senior Democratic "
member OF the Appropriations Committee, I
took issue with him. He said the pur- 81
pose OF the appropriation was only TO -
provide temporary shelter for the troops
He was sorry that Mr.. DeArmond ques- \
toned the motives Of the Secretary of hi
War The original proposition was out OF
of order, but he thought the substitute E.
in order.
Just here, Mr.. Livingston ran hard up | :,
against Mr.. Fitzgerald (Dem., N. " and a, a,
81 iecidpdly the vorsf Of fha | :.