Year 2000 and the Philippines

The nations oldest and most respected news weekly. Featuring digests of issues, and selected reportage and opinion writing from our past issues. Categories Archives Blogroll Overseas news Overseas views Philippine information Philippine news Philippine views Meta Subscribe Posted by on March 24, 2008 March 24, 1934 House passes McDuffie Bill;í‚ Tydings measure before senate By James Wingo Free Press Washington correspondent HISTORY repeated itself in the congress of the United States this week when, under suspension of rules, the house of representatives passed a Philippine independence bill with debate limited to 40 minutes. Almost two years ago, on April 4, 1932, to be exact, the house passed the Hare bill. On March 19, 1934, it passed the McDuffie bill, in most respects a duplicate of the Hare-Hawes-Cutting bill which was finally substituted for the original Hare bill. On both occasions that grizzled veteran of many a congressional battle, Resident Commissioner Pedro Guevara, rose to praise the measure being enacted. On both occasions one or two opponents of the bill spoke against it, although well recognizing the futility of doing so. Two years ago a vote was taken, and 306 members votes yea while only 42 answered nay. This week, so certain was the outcome, no vote was recorded; the bill was simply passed by acclamation. Guevara praises bill Rising to the opportunity presented him, Commissioner Guevara ...