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Show JONES PHILIPPINES BIUJMS HOUSE Declares Purpose Eventually to Rec- onlze Independence of Archipelago Washington, Oct. 14. Tho Jones Philippines bill which declares tho purposo of tho United States to rec-ognl.o rec-ognl.o the Independence) ot tho Island Isl-and "as soon as n stable government govern-ment can bo established there," passed pass-ed the Houso Into today by a vote ot 211 to 59. It will not bo considered consid-ered In the Senate at this session. Five Republicans, Representatives Coopor, Davis, Dillon, Grlest and Hog eis; four Piogresslvcs, Representatives Representa-tives Falconer, Chandler, Ruploy and Thomson ot Illinois and Representative Representa-tive Furr, Progressive Republican, voted with tho solid Democratic membership mem-bership tor tho bill, Speaker Clark also had his vote recorded for tho measure. The bill makes both branches ot tho Phlllpplno legislature elective by tho peoplo, fixing tho term ot office ot tho Phlllpplno senators and resident resi-dent commissioner ot tho Philippines In congress at six years, while representatives repre-sentatives shall servo thrco years. Tho purpose ot tho measuro is declared de-clared In tho preamble- to bo to en large tho self government of tho Filipinos Fil-ipinos to rollno tho nature- of tho relations re-lations between tho United States and tho islands, to give, qualllled veto to the governor Bcnornl and nbsoluto veto ve-to power to tho President of tho United Uni-ted States over acta of tho Philip plno legislature. All efforts to nmnnd tho principles of thu bill failed. Republican opponents oppo-nents charged that It was unwise and misleading to tho Filipino people. An offort of tho minority to engraft upon It provisions for woman sunrago unu prohibition failed, as did an attempt to secure tho neutralization ot the islands by International agreement pending Independence and proposals to alter tho sulary ot tho governor general fixed in the bill at $18,000 a year. |