Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-04
AUTHORIZE BANK
IN PHILIPPINES
HOUSE PASSES SENATE BILL
BY 1877 TO SO
Messrs. Dearmond and Williams Differ
Over Measure-Taft Charged with
Winning Support While
Playing Host
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON March BY a vote
Of 1877 to SO the house today passed the
senate bill providing for the establish
ment of an agricultural bank in the
Philippines. The passage developed
Numerically opposite views of the
present two leaders of the minority,
Mr.. Dearmond of Missouri voting for
the measure, while Mr.. Williams, the
minority leader, stood squarely against
II. The following Democrats voted for
the bill:
Aiken, South Carolina Bankhead,
Alabama; Dearmond, Missouri; How
ard. Georgia; Kline, Pennsylvania;
Legare, South Carolina; Ransdell,
Louisiana; Rupert, New York; Sher-
ley, Kentucky; Small, North Carolina;
Taylor, Alabama, and Wiley, Alabama.
But two Republicans voted against
Darragh, Michigan, and Mann, Illi-
nois.
While the bill was under discussion
Mr.. Rucker of Missouri made the di-
rect charge that certain men in favor
of the bill had been the guests of the
secretary Of war on his trip to the
philippines last year, which, he said,
might account for the position taken
by these gentlemen, who were Messrs.
Dearmond, Shirley, Wiley and Howard.
Best Qualified
In reply Mr.. Shirley said that the
"slur" cast by Mr.. Rucker upon the
Democrats who voted for the measure
was uncalled for, in view of the fact
that the man who had seen the Philip
! pine situation was better able to legis-
late than the man who had vague ideas
to conditions.
The bill was called from the presi.
1 ta1Nl 10 l1~r ,Ira
at once moved to pass it.
Mr.. Rucker of Missouri was recog-
/ nized as member OF the committee
J He wanted to know If the bill could
| be passed without amendment.
THE house can pass an elephant
under suspension If the party in charge
of the measure was recognized for that
purpose" replied the speaker.
Mr.. Crumpacker supported the bill.
Mr.. Sherley also advocated its passage
as in line of lending much needed as
sistance to the Philippines.
United States Guilty
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio, who advo-
Gated the bill, expressed the opinion
that the United States had been guilty
of more wrongs toward the Philippines
than Spain had been and Mr.. Long
worth thought the bank bill should be
passed as crumb of comfort due in
the face of failure to pass the Philip
pine tariff bill
1t was here that Rucker made his
charge that Secretary Taft had won
the support of members while they
were his guests on the Philippines trip.
Mr.. Parsons of New York asked for
an explanation and Mr.. Rucker replied
that the gentleman knew what he
meant.
Mr.. Parsons replied that the secre-
tary of war had urged members of the
senate and house to go to the Philip
pines so that they could intelligently
legislate.
Mr.. Rucker said that he knew moth
ing about the trip and that he did not
care about that, but it was his opinion
that the legislation would haunt the
American people as it grows more
odious.
Mr.. williams said the old Populist
scheme of a sub-treasury was an angel
in white in comparison with the Philip
pine bank scheme and that he would
never vote to guarantee "self-seeking,
profit hunting capitalists 4 per cent
upon their capital"
The senate today concurred in the
house amendment to the Philippine ag-
ricultural bank bill.