New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-03
Philippines to Go Un-
restricted After
Four Years.
CASTS
DECIDING BALLOT
Opponents to Attempt to
Force Amendments Re-
consideration To-day.


Washington. Feb. ?. Forty-one Sen
ators voted their opinion to-day that
tho United States should get out of the
Philippines as quickly as possible with
out concerning itself for the future Of
the islands or making any arrange.
ments whatever for preserving their
Independence. An equal number voted
against this proposition. which. briefly.
is the meaning Of the Clarke amend
ment. following the additional changes
adopted to-day making even balder the
policy of scuttle.
Vice-President Marshall settled the
question by voting for the amendment.
which will turn the islands loose in
from two TO four years, with no gusran-
tee Of their independence, either by
joint treaty. as even the Clarke amend
ment originally provided, or by the
United States alone.
On the face Of the votes the Senate
is strongly determined that the United
States shall get out of the islands
without leaving any strings behind.
This was shown by the vote on an
amendment offered By Senator Ken
yon, Of Iowa. who proposed to Gu. out
al reference to the Independence
the islands. which the Clarke amend
ment proposed TO safeguard for five
years following the assumption OF self
government.
Attempt to Load Amendment Fails.
The vote in favor Of the Kenyon
amendment was % 10 81. thirty Re
publcane and twenty three Democrat
Joining for the amendment. against
iwenty-scven Democrats and four Re
publicans who voted against n. The
vote afterward on the Clarke amend
ment itself. however. disclosed that
several Senators had voted for the
KENYON proposal with the idea OF
"loading down" the Clarke amendment
and making it so bad that II could not
be passed.
Among those who sought 10 cripple
the Clarke amendment IN this fashion
were Ncssrs. Hitchcock. chairman Of
the Philippines Committee; Beckham
Brandegec. Clark Wyol, tummlns,
Curtis. Colt. du Pont, Fail. Gallinger,
Harding, Jones. Lea Tenn, Lewis
Limit. Lodge. Myers. Norris. O'Gor-
man. Oliver. Page, Phelan. PoindeXter,
Pomerene, Ransdell. Reed. smith
(Mich.J, Smoot. Sterling. Sutherland
Townsend. Walsh, Warren and Weeks
Opposite TO this. however. there were
changes made. which prevented a great
difference appearing IN the vote. Sena-
tor Clarke voted against the Kenyon
amendment. hut for his own, As DID
Senators Bankhoad. Broussard. Bryan.
Chiffon. Fletcher Hardwick, liusting.
lanes. johnson tMarne), Kern, Lee
Md. Robinson. sheppard, Simmons.
Smith GA, Smith IS. c., stone,
Swanson. Thompson. Tillman, Under
wood and Vardaman.
The attempt to load down the Clarke
amendment, however. failed by the
narrowest possible margin, with the
result that the men who had been
striving to write milder amendment,
actually aided in bringing about 4
stronger one than desired by th1
Arkansan.
Vote on the Clarke Amendment.
Tho vote Oh the Clarke amendment
itself followed quickly after the Yot"
on the kenyon change, and was as
follows
Yeas: Democrats Ashurst. Bank
head. Broussard, Bryan, Chamberlain,
Chiffon, Clarke Ark, Fletcher. Hard
wick. Hollis, Husting. James, johnson
CMe.1. Kern. Lane, Lee lMdD, Maftine,
Newlands. Overman, Pittman, Robin
son. Shafroth, Sheppard, Shields, SIM
mons. Smith lAriz.D, Smith tGu.)'
smith S. e.. Stone, Swanson. Thomas.
Thompson. Tillmsn. Underwood. Rarda-
man. Williams. Republicans Borah,
Clapp. Kenyon. La Toilette, NorAs.
Total yeas. 4l.
Nays: Republicans Brandegee' Car
ton. Clark Wyoming. Colt Cummihs'
Curtis. du Pon:. Fall. Gallinger'
Gronna. Harding Jones. Lippitt'
Lodge. McCumber Mclean, Nelson
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