Show philippine BILL BEATEN substitute pa passed ased which does not fix date of independence washington the administrations fight for the senate philippine bill with its darks clarke amendment author auth oriz lz jog ing independence for the islands within tour four years was lost in the house monday night after voting to to strike out the clarke amendment the house by a vote of to 17 passed as a substitute for the entire e measure the jones bill providing fora for a greater measure of self govern ment in the philippines and carrying a preamble declaring the intention of the united states tob to grant independence ultimately but without fixing a date 1 |