New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-05
All Concessions Brushed
Aside and Margin tx
Ceeds Two TO One.
FIVE REPUBLICANS
JOIN DEMOCRATS
Smith. of Michigan, Denounces
Majority's Mad Rush ITO
Get Out
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Washington. Feb. s. The policy OF
scuttle in tn Philippines was ratified
By vote OF morc than . TO l IN the
Senate tonight after Che bin had
been made worse than at almost any
previous stage OF It's parliamentary
history by the adoption Of the Clarke
amendment and the voting down OF
every amendment which would have
tended slightly to improve the meas
rrc.
Even the sweeping concessions IN
the latest Hitchcock compromise Of
fer. which apparently had won the
favor of the Senate yesterday. were
not radical enough TO satisfy the mad
rush Of Senators 20 get out Of the
Philippines.
One Of the administration leaders,
amazed az the huge vote by which his
attempts 20 modify the bill were
thrown out. virtually without consid-
Grafton. aptly illustrated the desire OF
the majority 20 get rid Of the islands
by citing. Get money. no matter how
but get money" This was Senator
stone. Democratic chairman Of the
Foreign Relations Committee, who was
seeking 20 have a treaty authorized
between the United States and other
nations interested IN the Far last TO
guarantee the neutrality Of the ISL
snds. D,,,..
Senators joined with the Democrats in
passing the measure, 81 TO p. hes9
Ropublicans we're BoIah Of ld'ho;
KENYON. OF Iowa, la Toilette. Of Wis
consir: Norris. Of Nebraska. ana
Works. Of Canforu a. all Of the Pro-
rTessive group.
How the Senate Lined Up.
The lineup on the final vote was as
follows
Borah. Broussard. Bryan. Chiffon
Capp. Clarke Arkansas. Fletcner
Uardwick, Hitchcock. Hollis, Hughes,
Hustirg, James. Johnson Name
johnson South Dakota Kenyon,
Kern. la Toilette, Lea TENNESSEE.
Lee Nar'andI. Lewis. Martin, Myers,
new JANUS WI A'Hf - w ''''''', ~,
Pittman, Pomerene Ransdell, Reed
Robinson Salisbury Shafroth, Shep-
rard. Shields, Simmons, Smith Arl-
IONA. Smith Georgia. Smith south
Carolina Stone. Swanson, Thomas,
Tbo,nnsor. Tnlman. Nardamln, Walsh,
Williams. Works.
Ne Rrarde-eo. Clark (Wvoming),
co1t Crr~r,irs Cvr,is. Dillingham;. Gal
E,,..r Cronra Harding. Jones. LIP
,;te iodre NcCumbcr. Mclean, Mel
Son pace. Poindcxtor. Smith Nichi-
o.rl Smoot Sterling. sutherland,
Tow1send Wadsworth. - en-.
The discredited pream "a the bill.
about which 50 much IS. t,aid at the
last session ana "hlc" was I.alN '.., . %
b,. ca.s.or U;.cbcock ms. after tho
e,ai - uben IL was nointed ont bv
Sa.or cclarto +,a, tbe nrearnb,e had
80. ,.e+ beer vote5 an Inc preamble
I,s ~. 20 l., .I, ,,r,cec ~ the
Yo,tcS S. - INT indeno,dence
60 - - i,,3,-,@o,. 81 tbe United
c.. Iii IL - .bo nerroa,,cr, in.
.'a'e.' ~ 80. ~ r. PI.i;,ri,'e
49,. '''
"a 1o-,, ~-o.r,bIo v,b;.I NAV
bo ;ns; 80 on by tho Uo1so az il j.
.ha work ~ Tho chairman Of the House
philinoires Cornrnittee. declared indie
nenderce should be granted when the
peonle OF tho islands "shal have shown
themselves 10 be fitted therefor"
Starting of with Cast appeal for
rood faith and good treatment Of the
Philippine people in this bill" Senator
Stone surpriscd the friends Of the
measure. soaring them into the belief
that he was planning a bolt IL turned
out. however. that what the Senator
wanted was 20 strike out the provision
in both the Clarke amendment and the
Hitchcock substitute that the presi-
cent m cht ~ his discretion postpone
briefly The time for the actual grant Of
independence.
,.
wanted IL UNCONDITIONAL
Both amendments provide. however,
taat no action by the President shall
rullify tho grant Of independence
without positive action by Congress.
Senator Stone was anxious 10 take tins
discretion away from the President.
lie wanted tne grant o. Independence
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