The Washington times., 1902-02-25
CALENDAR CLEARED
OF DISTRICT BILLS

them up even II We could Justly and hon
0rably do So
81 have not the least doubt but that
these islands will prove Of great benefit
| to the United States in many ways in es-
/ tablishing and increasing our trade and
business in the Orient. and in the end will
be helpful to the people Of the islands in
uplifting them giving them what they
have never enjoyed-protectiop to life,
liberty. and prosperity and the blessings
| of free government l know this may be
called commercialism, but whenever we
| can honorably extend cur trade and COM
| merce in any part Of the world we should
do it. and more particularly when we can
by simply discharging our duty to people
| who have come to Us by the fortunes of
war and for whom we are responsible"
Advocated Giving Up the Isiands.
Mr.. CuIberson (Den.. Tex.} said that
the position Of the Democratic party on
the Philippine question was, as he under
stood it. that during American occupa-
tion Of the islands the commercial rela-
| tions between them and the United States
should be free, and that then stable. in
| dependent government should be estab
lished there.
Admitting that under international law
| the United States sovereignty existed in
the islands, the question had, at the bar
Of conscience, to be met and determined
In his judgment the islands should not be
retained. but ought to be given up. Even
in the sordfd sense Of trade the Islands
were valueiess In comparison with their
cost.
After Mr.. Wellington had made his re-
ply to Er. McComas speeches were made
by Senator'S Allison (Rep.. Iowa.. Hanna
REP. Ohio). and Fairbanks (Rep., Ind.)
in support of the bill. and by Senators
Clay Dem. Ga.) and Rawlins Dem..
Utah against it. Mr.. Hannas remarks
were in connection with the controversy
Of the Maryland Senator's, as stated at
length in another column.
Course Not ImperiaIistIc.
Mr.. Fairbanks. referring to the acri-
mony which had marked the Philippine
debate, said that in this august assembly
Of the American people there was no
place for other than deliberate words,
words Of counsel, words of reason, words
Of patriotism in the highest and fullest
sense. The responsibility had come un-
expectedly, and it was for the Senate to
rise to the occasion and meet its require
ments as American patriots should meet
them.
He declared with emphasis that our
cause in the Philippines is not imperial
istic.
Voting on Amendments.
Four o'clock having arrived the Senate
proceeded to vote on the bill and amend
ments. The. first amendment, which was
agreed to without division, was to limit
till July l, 1904, the time for withholding
the operation of the laws governing the |
coastwise trade.
The next amendment was one offered by |
Mr.. Patterson (Dem., COLI repeating the |
anti-sedition statute of the Philippine |
Commission.
In taking the vote the names of the |
South Carolina Senators were not called,
they having been adjudged in contempt |
A point of order was made by Mr.. Turner |
of Washington that the names must be |
called. The point of order was over
ruled by the presiding officer against the |
protest OF Mr.. Patterson. who demanded |
whether it was within the power of the |
President of the Senate to disfranchise |
the State of South Carolina or any other |
State.
Mr.. Patterson was called to order by
Republican Senators and was directed to
take his seat by the presiding officer. who
announced the vote on the amendment to
be: yeas, 26; nays. Al.
Senators Deprived of Vote.
Mr.. Turner renewed his point of order
as to the two South Carolina Senator's
the Presidents ruling having been made
on the ground that the progress of the
vote could not be interrupted and he
proceeded to argue it.
The depriving a Senator of his right
~ nj \
would be he said. a mcst extraordinary
and dangerous precedent. He held that
until Senator was expelled. there was
no power to deprive him of his vote. In
the name of all the States he solemnly
protested against such a course being
pursued.
Mr.. Foraker (Rep., Ohio) argued that
as the Constitution declared that each
house may determine it's rules of pro-
cedure, the Senate had the right to pun
ish its disOrierly members for contempt.
The lengthy debate on the denial of the |
right of voting to the two South Caro-
ina Senators here intervened, ending with
he vote on Mr.. Aldrichs point of order. |
which was sustained by a party vote As
o %. The Senate then resumed voting |
IN the amendments.
Action on the Amendments.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Teller of
Colorado that the Constitution and laws S
lot locally inapplicable shall have the {
;ame force and effect in the Philippine d
as elsewhere within the t
United States was rejected by strict +
,arty vote Yeas, 26 nays, A.. ?
The next vote was on an amendment s
offered by Mr.. Hoar that no persons in the O
Islands shall be convicted of
reason by any tribunal, civil or military. a
lnless on the testimony of two witnesses a
o the same overt act or on confession in f
pen court 1t was agreed to unanimously s
-6y yeas.
Another amendment offered by Mr. a
Ioar. prohibiting punishment for failure L
o give information of treason on the part | i,
f a mother or father against children. I
husband against wife. or vice versa. was o
greed to. Yeas, 3S; nays. "a. 5
An amendment offered by Mr.. Foraker, | n
laking the rates of duty on Philippine s
roducts % per cent of the Dingley rates. IL
lstead OF - per cent. as provided in the n
i'll. was rejected. Yeas, %; nays, 70. Il
An amendment offered by Mr.. Teller n
hat it is not the intention of the Gov
rnment to annex the Philippine Islands II
as an integral part OF the
nited States, was rejected. Yeas. 20;
ays. "A. Senators Hoar and Mason were r,
le only Republicans voting yea. 81
The next vote was the substitute | -
eported by the minority for the entire
i'll. 1t was rejected. Yeas. 25; nays. IS.
The bill was passed finally by strict
arty vote. After a few minutes spent in II