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Show ATTITUDE OF THE SENATE. Ap;alniit Anneiatlon of l'hlllpidnrn or Admission Ad-mission of Inhabitants to Cltltcnshlp. Washington, Feb. 10. Tho MoUnery resolution, which was adopted by tho senate by a voto of 20 to S3, is as follows: fol-lows: "That by tho ratlflcatlo'n of tho treaty of peace with Spain it Is not intended to incorporate tho Inhabitants of tho Philippines into citizenship of the United States; nor is it intended to permanently annex said islands as an integral part of tho territory of tho United States, but, it is the Intention of tho United States to establish on said islands a government suitable to tho wants and conditions of the Inhabitants Inhab-itants of tho suid Islands; to prepare them for locnl self-government, and, in due time, mako such disposition of said islands as will best promoto the interests of tho citizens of tho United States and the Inhabitants of said islands." I |