Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-25 | Page 2 | Tariff for Islands is Passed by Senate

TARIFF TARIn FOR a. a ISLANDS IS PASSED BY SENATE Lengthy and Tempestuous Debate Over Measure for the the- Philippines Phili WASHINGTON Feb 25 After Af eight hours pours of of tumultuous debate yesterday the Senate shortly b before ioie 7 o'clock last evening passed the Philippine tariff bill by a vote of 46 to 26 a strictly party vote Mr Teller offered an amendment providing providing pro- pro viding In brief that the United States States States' did not intend permanently to annex the Philippines but to establish establish-a government government gov gov- in th the Islands suitable to their Inhabitants that the United States had no no purpose to Deprive the Filipinos of their liberties or ox otto to subjugate them but butto butto butto to secure to them the blessings of at a free tree government of their choice and that to the end that peace and order should prevail In the Islands the United States would operate co-operate with the peaceably peaceably peaceably peace peace- ably disposed inhabitants In the formation formation formation forma forma- tion of oC a free government and would prote protect t It against Interference from any foreign power powe The amendment was re rejected re- re 20 to 44 41 Mr Rawlins then offered the substitute substitute subset subset- tute of the minority for the entire bill It was rejected 25 tp 46