The Washington times., 1902-07-01
Differences in Philippine
Bill Satisfactorily
Adjusted,
BOTH BRANCHES RECEDE
Question Of Monetary Standard Elm
inated-Call for Filipino Legislature
Postponed for Two Years After Cen
sus-Public Land Sale Compromised.


promise upon each OF the three import
ant differences in the two measures
the matter OF u monetary standard Tor
the island, tho question OF Filipino
assembly and the disposition OF the
public lands of the archipelago.
Upon the first OF these differences the
House recedes from its gold standard
provision, and the Senate from its silver
standard, thus eliminating entirely the
question OF standard, and only empow-
ering the Philippine Commission 10
issue subsidiary coinage. The call for a
Filipino legislature is postponed until
two years after the taking of census
in the islands, during which time peace
and quiet must have reigned, and in the
matter OF public lands, an amendment
was agreed to limiting the number Of
acres which can De held by corpora
tion to about Z, 400 acres instead of 5000.
The conference agreement was reached
by the Republican members before the
! Democrats were called in. The minority
In the House opposed the adoption Of
the report, Mr.. Jones, the ranking Dem
ocrst on the Insular Affairs Committee,
declaring that 1t would be far better to
enact no legislation for the Philippines
than to adopt the pending report. Mr..
DeArmond declared that the bill instead
of giving liberty to the Filipinos gave
American spectators the right to
plunder and pillage the islands.
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The conference report was adopted
after an hours debate by a vote of 14s
to SO.
Mr.. Cooper, in moving the adoption of
the report, reviewed the work of the
conferees, showing where and why the
representatives of the House and Senate
respectively yielded their own convic-
tions. Under the new bill, he said, it
would be practically impossible to ex-
ploit the Philippines. The only criti
cism that had been made on the public
land and mining provisions was that
they were too strict II was made un-
lawful for a member OF q corporation
engaged in agriculture or mining to be
4 member of another corporation so
engaged. A corporation could hold but
1924 hectares (about 2,490 acres) Of
land, instead of 1000, as had been
provided in the Senate and House bills.
Regarding the cutting of timber. the for
estry laws Of Germany and Franco
! had been adopted, which 1t was believed
: would fully protect the timber lands.
The Legislative Provision.
AS to the calling of the legislature,
1t had been provided that when tho
Philippine Commission had certified to
the President that general state OF
peace prevailed in the Philippines out
side of tho territories occupied by the
Moros and other Pagan tribes, the Presi-
, dent should order a census TO be taken.
Two years after that had been completed,
poace being continuously maintained,
the Commission should call an election
for a general assembly. The qualifca-
tions for electors therein, Mr.. Cooper
said. were made more strict than In the
House bill originally. The two Commits
sioners TO Congress from the islands are
TO be elected by the legislature instead
Of by the people generally.
Mr.. Jones CDem.. Va) said that the
new I'll was an Improvement in some
over both Senate and House
I'd yet he should prefer that
stion should be had than that
Ne enacted into law. II per-
'hilippine Commission TO sell
c lands before any regula-
ide for their disposal. At
o'fftmission has no power
1 IS. The legislative pro-
sw bill. Mr.. Jones said.
that contained in the
man could tell when
, a legislature would be
iL not believe that within
alton the President could
uJhe proclamation ante
that state OF general
here
Peace Exists.
pas not the gentleman
rirtyfcur Of the thirty
provinces tho testimony
= )eace exists? /
,. don't. l don't know /
There may not be or .
on to the United States, /
possibly tell when COM
lite peace Will prevail.
ontinued, pGrporJs 70 be
AIRY government Of the
ero was not word IN IL
whether It was intended
or ten years. lie could
III q measure. nor any
hat did not contain Il
Tho Intentions Of he
to the people Of those
future.
ne adoption OF tho report
.iliams (Dem., ILL., and De
Dem. Mo- said the House
..d vote in the dark respecting The
provisions OF the legislation proposed.
This. however. II was declared, was la
harmony with the general conduct IT
the mars OF the pending bill Either
II, known their own PURPOSES
lad not the courage To de-
The policy OF the dominant
10 Armond asserted. eyi-
o follow ;he exrmDle of
in India and south Afr!ca,
5bon colonial enterprise,
far of lands Tor no other
Tat they loved liberty.
90 the pihint that the lie
ued on TiiFd rags.)