Show government OF THE philippines democratic scheme called for eight years of qualified ir independence and then complete independence washington april 9 by a strict party vote tho insular committee of the today voted down a substitute proposed by alie democratic members to establish a stable and autonomous government in the philippines and then by a like party vote ordered a favorable report on tho measure prepared by the republicans establishing a complete form of civil government for the islands sir cooper will make the report to moroa and will seek soon thereafter to bring alie measure before the house the chief interest today was in tho substitute proposed by tho democrats and prepared by representative jonea of virginia it proposed eventual independence pen dence to alie philippines the island to remain under the philippine commission until july 4 1903 then eight years of qualified independence then complete independence alie insurrection meanwhile to cease the united states i to have three coaling stations and two naval stations there were awen ty sis sections in tho substitute after the substitute was voted down representative patterson democrat tann offered an amendment to the majority bill ro for the abolition of slavery throughout the islands and for the annulment of the treaty made between general bates and the sultan of jolo chairman cooper called attention to the clause in the majority bill that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist in tho islands air patterson maintained that tah restriction would not bo effective so long as the bates treaty remained in force on a vote air ratter sona amendment was rejected tho commit teo then voted to report the bill tha terms of which have heretofore been published |