The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-17
Amy BILL IS REPORTED.
~.sr Yrogra mrae =. to continue the
Pveaens Regular Army for n Time
asa Require the Enffssm~nt OF
e.hsns and Fiiipfnos TO l. al 0ai.

wAslTNGTOS. Feb. ls.-Soon after ,he
.~nats Converted today. tae house joint
~susss<n zasAo~ zlnE tflH secretary Of tae
~vv 70 E.Gy certain l45oEeTs. @0rsrgssn
- rnechan.as * tas t5ngye: Ss7-es navy
49, AZ nayai cations - psg rsssf- ais.l-
800 f5r wogk performed III excess - ssga;
80 OR tay s2s eslse1 Up ard adopted.
- military academy appropriation bal
-, ssss~a without debate. and the naval
-xne Isl. sosl@.1sra ton tSsz73n.
VIZ having gotten tfss gersosneI OIL be
sk-r ne senate. dis not prsas 81. ard Cal
sa~.r Of S@E Hampshire called ~ The
~, sxsbnx soAheTs gn0 served e. tae
onansn war Wta0 had previously beet PEN
.w,ers 70 REGAIN tssssr pensions ard tad il
r.cprssaere.3. The prgsss.ou 81 fne 9ia
.a.r aypsean;s for pssassVsas should fa.e
ss.t- claims witasn n rsaT ws1 stricken
osu ard the biz gas ihen PACED
Hasiey % Connecticut chairman % the
rsq1fsry Affairs committee. reported 10 the
srunse 10 arHgy re0rg sssiLaslon fAl}.
uvsserats Oppose Army Increase.
;eoesgeil % Missouri, speaking for the fsge
DsusSrailc roeusssera ii the military COM
rng,ies presented written Statement IN
ire nature % a minority report tie agreed
us;a fsar.sy thai the TeCggs .zatbnTa ~
sbs army gas a project OF TIE highest i'm
se~.snce TIE proper re0rgau zailon % nc
army ne maintained. could n0t De effected
b. % brief time sro5ld Us allowed b.
sose lhas congress adjourned. tie declared
FRAT he and tAo4e for whom he spoke were
eppass1 20 an unnecessary Iflcreaes In rae
army He regarded the authority given
fhs pTssdent ~ me bia reported 20 reduce
cse army 10 ssT5 men ar a virtual confss-
unn that thai ruTpslsr would - SIfTlcient.
Eocxr~i sad thar he and those VINO b.
Esvsd With him had TO desire. dlssusS<ifion
~ ersotion to withhold from The president
alt The men and money Sc mi9nt neesf. lie
ressrsd 20 the action of himself and bis
sssoc.a;ss 81 ppholfing sh@ hands II the
PRESIDENT prior to ard during the war with
tpAss. ard aEudesi 10 she sso-5a.st apQro-
eraSaSS ~ en unprecedented ACT"
He ttaea sai3 he HsE willing 20 have a bill
eaassH6 which he declared would afford
sss prsssaeni ample power. Tae bail he
rropose3 provided thar within a blank
aamba ~ days Ia. volunteer force nov In
~ service % mustered o4' and 1iseharg-
e. tsat tina act o. April - issS. he cot
Eusse n f9A force til July T. 1851 and
tfmt ne president ~ authorized "a enroll
mCisAry force of g. go men in the Islands
y CHA. Porto Rico and the Philppincs--
theAe troogs 20 b. Offered rs the president
nay 6reet restricted n service 10 thedr
respective sxsnnaa ana G9t Ia h@ const,isr-
81 part Of the permanent military sztab-
!-sAusDt Such act CockFeil said
would continue the military estabi, snasent
a. assy1t C. 80 men AID IN aadit 9n would
aror1 ne president an add tonai force of
80 men from ths various Islanla This
fo1s would ~ absolutely Al ne disposal
u the president uasll peaeeable conditions
ssss restored in she Yarfe5as neE po~@sas-
assss Of the Tinted Statea
We oner. said f'ockfeu I'm conclusion.
"essrytsing IN res@pn. everything mat R.u
s9able The president to es,ahlfs, order Nv
srytAing fer Use estr,s,i .snmeut 81 order
md protection 10 life ard property Is Ia Tie
III x4seh / Asah 10 egfcf -
hous~ bd, ss-ts!nx apart a certain tract
isssi con aiming ten acres in Oklahoma
. he Stella frteosis Academy and Church
Assesatssn wa pa.@sI
Psstafstee Appropriation nm.
Consideration was then begun ~ the
bssteEice appropriation bifl Ps sGftca!iy
TIE only obstacle encountered BY tiga bin
Eas the committee amendment providing
aF Hpeelal maj! facilities Oh Tie trunk
hass from New York ard WashinEtrn a.
Atlanta and New Orleans naf from Kan
ss ('ty, Me. to Newton. Kan
Wolcott az Colorado strongly opposed the
sFpycprla Hons FOR this special service de-
el&Ttns that they indicated Only "ths IN
assefee certain railroads rad oyer con-
gross
Sullivan of Mississippi. bacon cf Cear-
ga, Chandler % New Hampshire Morgan
AaH .
aInsai,Rsnt IN opposition 10 the amend
nent, Bate ~ Tennessee. Ledge Of NAs-
saehasetts rettlsr~w OF South Dakota
ard others addressed the ~enate
In closing the debate on the am ef,4frnc.st
9asy Ia charge Of the hin. strongly de-
Tended the appropriation.
TIE amendment. which appropriated
Nte& - special mali faciutlep frern Saw
York Snd Washington 20 Atlanta and New
orleans, was Then agreed q. ~ h u
TIE amendment apprepria;lug 81 40 foe
sss7tsl suail facilities between Kansas
c7y Mo. end Newton. Kan. vas also
Ng-sesi -
New Senator. Appear
Magte ~ Montana presented thss rge~is,t1-
lass ~ William \ Clark. ard T8g.rv az
Ifnn*seec presented fhe crefcsrttt}s u
h''n. william + Rate. raca els..tsi go gen
sifF fFou bis STATE for the term II SIX
fFats FROM MsrCA 4 1880
AZ tftp cU~e ls,s.on = inN rssttus - ne
Tosiodfce Appropriation n1i IL MS allowed
g 81 over unst saturday uernfng
PAT providing FER an additional Circuit
Tssss in ise rair1 tuS1csal circuit vas
EsSsssd
fiaS3ey g2ve ooftce fanf AZ shs arss ao-
seFiataltf tlfuac0sN he enu.a ca1 up Tor
e@is~ 'erAltaH the eriny rvoyEani1a tson biz.
N&F'eT. asiNegtae - his effort lAst eye-g-