Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-02
First Decisive Defeat for PreSi-
dent Wilson in Present Con-
greSSi Many Democrats
With Republicans,
QUEz0N WILL NOT
RETURN AS DELEGATE
Substitute for Jones Bill De-
cIafeS independence viii Be
Granted at Some Time Not
Defined.

isv MORNING. IouNkAL sprciAL LEASED wIHEl
Washington, May 1.-The admins
tration's fight for the senate Philip
pine bill with it's Clarke amendment
authorizing Independence for the is
lands within tour years, was lost in
the house tonight. After voting 21S
to iG5 to strike out the Clarke amend
ment, the house by vote of ISL TO IL
passed as a substitute for the entire
me ures the Jones bill, providing for
a I eater measure of self government
in he Philippines. and carrying a pre-
aIlble declaring the intention of the
7 nited States to grant independence
Ultimately but without fixing date.
Measure Dead.
over the heated protest of admins
t.ation leaders. the house, by vote
of 203 to 1854, instructed its conferees
not TO agree to any declaration setting
a definite time for granting the is
lands their independence. Speaker
Clark named Representative Jones of
Virginia, and Garret of Tennessee,
democrats: and Towner, of Iowa, re-
puDnCan, as cOnfcrecS
Now the bill goes to conference be-
tween the two houses with the op-
ponents Of the Clark amendment sat
fsfied that 1t is dead at least for this
session of congress-.
Takes Final Vote.
The house remained in session until
late tonight 10 take the final vote.
Thirty democrats joined the solid re-
publican minority IN defeating the
Clarke amendment, which had been
given unqualified endorsement by
President Wilson II was the first
marked victory of the year over any
part of the presidents legislative pro-
gram, and the republicans were noisiy
jubilant over 1t. After each victorious
vote they applauded for several min
utes and by way of moeking the dem
ocrats emitted repeatedly the famous
"reber yen of the majority. Demo-
Gratis accepted their defeat in silence.
Democrat Negative Votes.
The democrats who voted against
the Clarke amendment were Allen
Ohio; Beakcs, Michigan; Bruekner
Carew, Conry, Dale, Dooling, Drlscoll,
Farley, Fitzgerald, Flynn, Griffin,
Maher, Patten, Riorden and
Smith, New York; Coady Maryland
I1agan. Hamil and Hart. New Jersey
Estopinal, Louisiana; Gallagher. Nc
Andreds and McDermott, Illinois:
Olney, Phelan and Tague, !
Massachusetts, and O'Shaughnessy, !
Rhode Island
The first vote taken after eight !
hours in committee of the whole |
shows 1913 to ISL votes against the
senate provision. Chairman Jones OF !
he insular affairs committee, then
attempted to procure the adoption OF
substitutes extending the time limit
or freeing the Filipinos. They We're
fuickly voted down. The first, TO
grant freedom in not less than two or
rot more than six years. was defeated.
he minimum time four years and the
maximum eight, was lost, 1873 to 162.
Substitute Passes.
Then came the substitution of the
Iones bill. The entire house insular
committee had agreed to 1t before the
senate bill had passed, and substan
ially the same measure was passed
,y the house at the last session Of
congress. without further debate on
,ther sections of the senate bill, Mr..
tones offered his measure as sub
ititute for the remainder OF the SEN
lte bill and it was adopted imms-
iiately.
Manuel l.. Quezon, the resident
of the Philippines In
congress. said he was so greatly dis
appointed over the failure of the sem
tie bin in the house that he would
lot return to congress #
This ends my work In congress. Il
le said II am not coming back. i
What Is the use2 The action of the
louse tonight makes the fight for in
harder. ] notice that not
single republican voted for the
clarke amendment They had it all
igured out in advance"
Mr.. Quezon had advocated the sen
tie bill in an earnest speech during
he afternoon.
Debate on isiIl Tame
Debate on the bill was Unexpected
Y tame. Little objection was raised
o the democratic plan to rush the
neasure through General debate
las limited to eight hours by unani-
nous consent. and only seven hours
Yere used. The other hour was Civ
n to discussion of the Clarke amend
nent under the five-minute rule. and
hortIy after o'clock tonight. voting
,egan in the committee Of the whole.
Representative Jones argument for
he senate bill WAS that the time had I
,me TO redeem their promise of free
DIN to the FiIipinos and that II was
seIess for the United states ever 70 I
tempt to protect the islands In case