| Show BOWS THE KNEE ON 0 PHILIPPINE PHILPPINE CURRENCY BILL Bitt Washington Feb 24 The house toI to today 1 day without preliminary prelim n ry business pro proceeded proceeded to the consideration of the sen senate senate I ate amendments am Oj t r Philippine cur currency j i i i rency b bill ill It was agreed that there should be one hour p bats bate on each side Mr Cooper of ot J a explain explainIng ing the bill read a cablegram from Governor Taft saying that th t the t e failure of ot Philippine currency legislation would create in the islands islands islands ands Mr air Jones Virginia Vir IIa appealed app leq to the members why y voted foj r the house huse bill extending tile the tb A American ne coinage system system tem tern to the islands to stand by Y their former for er action Mr Mi t F Hill Connecticut who supported the proposition for American currency c in the original debate d b would continue to stand st nd by his I former orther post position position tion if it were not n so late in the ses session session session sion As it wast was he hes said ld id it was tem tern temporary temporary purgatory for tor the Philippines or eternal damnation for the United States and he should support the senate bill bilI Mr Crumpacker of Indiana said the senate bill but was the best measure which could be procured under existing con conditions condl dl I Mr McCall of Massachusetts Ma took I the position that the maintenance of the gold standard should rest upon the shoulders ers of the United States not I upon those of a weak government in inthe Inthe inthe I the Philippines PhiliPPine s as proposed prop sed by the senate bill After some come further remarks by y Mr 1 r I F I I Williams of Illinois the debate debat d closed cl se seThe I The two amendments recommended by b bythe I the house committee were agreed to I and the vote rote was as s then dien taken upon the I adoption of the senate sen e substitute as amended It was agreed ed to to Mr Olmstead chairman of the corn con on on elections iNo io 2 presented the report In n ti the case cas of Wagoner vs s Butler from the thO Twelfth Missouri die dis district In favor of seating contestant I Mr lr Feeley of Illinois a member of I the committee adopted the usual course of recommending the reading of I the report r port and It was accordingly read i I by y the clerk It consisted of or forty printed pages When the reading had proceeded for forten forten forten I ten minutes Mr Underwood of Ala Alabama bama made a point that no was present resent P The speaker was able to count only members in the hall Ita but after a call of the house a quorum appeared When the reading re ding had rad ad proceeded for more than an hour the leaders on the i respective sides side meantime having been I in conference s and nd come to an agree agreement I ment meat the further reading was w s dis die dispensed disI with irhe minority was given I until a Jg to file their views and it was d that the case should not be called up tomorrow Mr Fowler then moved that the house go Into int committee of the whole to resume further er of the I currency bill bUl and after some delay the motion was carried to 57 7 Mr II Prince of Illinois resumed his speech begun on Saturday last lastOn lastOn I On the conclusion loIl of o his remarks the house at pr pm p m ni adjourned |
