Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-02-20 | Page 1 | Spooner Amendment

SPOONER AMENDMENT IT WILL BECOME RIDER ON THE ARMY SUPPLY BILL Provides for a Civil Government in Philippine Archipelago Gives the President Explicit Authority Washington Fee 19Thc siibcommlt leo of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs having In charge tho army appropriation appro-priation bill hUB agreed to add to the bill Spcnator Six > oncrs amendment pro vjdlng for a civil government In the Philippine archipelago The committee will restore the word Judicial eliminated elim-inated from tho amendment by the Philippine Phil-ippine commission thus giving the President I Presi-dent explicit authority over tho Judicial branch < of time government