Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-02
ADMINISTRATION LOSES
FIGHT ON PHILIPPINES
Clarke Amendment, Authorizing In
dependence Within -Four
Years, Defeated.
VOTE IN HOUSE IS eI3 ro Io5
As Substitute for Entire Measure
Jones Bill, Providing for Greater
Measure of Self.Government, Is
Passed, Pol to IL.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The admin
istrations fight for the Senate Philip
pines bill with its Clarke amendment
authorizing independence for the
Islands within four years. was lost
tonight i'll the House. Voting 213 to
'nent. the House, by vote of 251 to- II.
passed as substitute for the entire
! measure the Jones bill providing for y
greater measure of sclf-governmcnt in
the philippines. and carrying prcan-
| bic declaring the Intention OF the Cui-
ted States to grant Independence ul,i-
mately. bu, without fixing n date
Over the heated protest of admins
tration leaders the House. by Il vote of
2o3 10 l54. instructed its conferecs not
TO agree 10 any declaration setting a
definite time for granting indepcndence
Now the hill goes to conference be-
| tween the two houses. with opponcuts
of tho Clarke amendment satisfied that
IL is dead, ar least for this session OF
Congress.
The House remained in scssion until
late Tonight to take the final vote
Thirty Democrats Joined the solid Re.
publican minority in defeating the
Clarke amendment. which had been
given unqualified Endorsement nv prcsi
dent Wilson
FIRST MAHkED VICTORY
OVER PRESIDENTS PROGRAM
II WAS the first marked victory Of
tho year over any part of the Presi.
dents Legislative program. and the Re-
puhlicans were noticeably jubilant
The Democrats accepted their defeat In
silence.
The Democrats who voted against
the Clarke amendment were: Allen.
Ohio; Beakes. Michigan: Bruckner, Ca
rev. Conry. Dale, Dooling. D:iscoll.
Farley. Fitzgerald, FLYNN, Griffin. Hull
bert. Maher, Patten, Riordan and
Smith. New York; COady, Maryland:
EaSan, iiammin and Hart New Jersey:
Estopinal, louisiana: Gallagher. Nc.
Andrews and McDcrmott, Illinois; Gal
Ivan, olney. Phelan and Tague, Mas.
saohusetts, and 0Shaunessy, Rhode
island.
The first vote. taken after eight
hours debate in committee of :he
whole. showed 1913 to J51 votes against
the Senate provision. Chairman Jones.
OF the IEsular Affairs Committee. then
substitutes extending the time limit for
freeing the J'ilipnos, but the, we're
quickly voted down. Then, withou,
further debate on other sections Of the
Senate bill, Mr.. Jones offered his mea-
sure as substitute for the remainder
Of the Senate bill. and il immediately
was adopted.
There is nothing in the body of the
Jones bill promising independence to
the FllipinoS, nor anything in any part
OF 1t setting definite time for declar;-
tion of their Independence The prc-
ambic merely states that it always has
been the intention OF the United States
government to grant the islands their
freedom, and in order that they NAV
be better prepared for il large degree
OF control over the domestic affairs is
placed in their hands
RESIDENT COMMISSIONER
GREATLY DISAPPOINTED
Manuel L. Quezon. the resident COM
missioner OF the Philippines In CON.
gress, said he was so greatly disap
pointed over the failure of the SEN
ate bill In the House that he would not
return to Congress.
This ends my work in Congress" he
said. II am not coming back. What
is the use? The action of the Iouse
Tonight makes the fight for inde
pendence harder. notice that not n
single Republican voted for the Clarke
amendment They had 1t all figured
out in advance"
Mr.. ouczon had advocated the Sen
ate bill In an earnest speech during the
afternoon. He told tho House thot
Japan would not seize the islands II
they were freed, and. moreover. that
Japan would keep OFF any European
nation that might turn hungry eyes
that way,