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Show H PHILIPPINE BILL BEATEN. H Substitute Passed Which Does Not Fix M Date of Independence. H Washington. Tlio administration's H fight far tlio Bcnato I'hllipplno bill, H with its Clarko amendment authorlz H ng lndepondonco for tlio islands with H n four years, was lost in tlio houso H Monday night. After voting, 213 to H 1G5, to Btrlko out tlio Clarko amend H1- ment, the house, by a voto of 2G1 to B 17, passed as a substltuto for tlio en K 4 tiro measure tlio Jonos bill, providing V' for a greater mcasuro of self-govern v mont In tho Philippines and carrying FT & prcamblo declaring tho Intention of Hi tho United States to grant lndcpcn H' donco ultimately, but without fixing a |