Show COMMITTEE PHILIPPINE BILL Washington Feb 11 The be senate com committee committee on the Philippines today author authorised teed Senator Lodge to report the Spooner amendment introduced Friday concerning the government of the Philippine islands as an amendment to the army appropriation ties tion bill One slight verbal amendment was made As the amendment wa was intro introduced Introduced it provided that all ail military civil and judicial powers necessary to govern the islands shall be vested In such per persons sons seas as shall be named by the president etc The word judicial was stricken out because it was the opinion of the committee that all judicial functions are embraced in the civil administration The Democrats on the committee made madeno no opposition to the reporting of the amendment The provision will next be considered by the committee on military affairs |