The San Francisco call., 1899-12-08
SENATE TALKS
Of FOOTBALL
Chandler Supports the
Game.
FAVORABLE TO GOLF TOO
ELECTION OF SENATORS BY THE
PEOPLE.
Berry of Arkansas Offers Joint Res
olution to That Effect and
Will Speak Upon the
Subject
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Routine pro-
ceedings of the Senate to-day were en-
livened by a colloquy between Chandler
of New Hampshire and Hale Of Maine
over bill introduced by the former TO
promote athletic sports at the military
academy at West Point and the naval
academy at Annapolis. Both Senator's be-
came facetious and at times sarcastic
over the growth of athletics at American
colleges and Chandler advanced the prop
osition that the cultivation of football and
similar sports al the Government acade-
my ought to be given the sanction of law
The Senate will hold no further sessions
until Monday.
Rev Stowell Briant Of the Methodist
Episcopal church pronounced the invoca-
tion at the opening of the session.
An invitation was extended through
President Pro TEN. Frye TO the Senate 10
attend the George Washington centen-
NAL memorial services. to be held in this
city on Thursday, December H. under the
auspices OF the Improved Order of Red
Men. Senator Depew is 10 deliver the
grafton upon the occasion.
Chandler of New Hampshire offered
resolutions instructng the Committee on
Privileges and Elections TO Investigate the
and Nathan Il. Scott of West Virginia TO
seats in the Senate and TO take testimony.
The resolutions were offered to the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses.
Berry OF Arkansas offered a joint reso-
luton in favor Of the election of United
States Senators by the people. and gave
notice that at a later date he would ad-
dress the Senate upon the subject.
The bill offered by Chandler TO increase
the efficiency OF physical training at West
Point and Annapolis academies and TO
training. according TO its title. is intended
Ito increase the efficiency of the West
Point Military Academy and the Annap-
oils Naval Academy and TO qualify and
stimulate the American youth for actual
military service by suitable physical Train
ing instead Of excessive mental educa-
ton" II provides that the course OF in
struction at the academies shall dispense
with the study OF higher mathematics and
foreign language and substitute course
in athletics TO embrace especially golf,
bicycling. football and baseball. The bill
also provides for annual athletic contests
between the students of the military
academies at Boston. New York, Phila-
delphia. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago,
St Louis. Richmond. Atlanta. New Or
leans. Omaha and San Francisco. at
which suitable prizes shall be awarded.
prizes is provided for, but the railroads
are required 10 carry free the cadets 10
the places Of contests and also the rep
resentatiVes Of such reputable newspapers
as the Secretaries Of War and Navy may
designate.
Chandler asked that the measure be re-
ferred TO the Committee on Education and
Labor.
Hale took it, he said. to be a bill to
encourage football and other similar
games and he could hardly stand as spon-
sor for such a proposition.
In a facetious speech Chandler replied
that he thought athletic contests among
the college men ought 20 ne encouraged.
The proposition / present is, he said.
that the athletic contests shall be regu-
lated by law. and that international and
intercollegiate contests shall occur at
gFa saI fnsG fnC ( a ha run
by the railroads 10 these affairs, In or
der TO increase the interest and attend
ance. and l propose that this shall be
done without violating the interstate
commerce law"
The bill was referred as desired by
Chandler.
of the day were the following:
BY Foraker-To increase TO 800 per
bert, widow of the late Colonel Henry
Clay Egbert OF the Twenty-second In
fantry, who was killed in the Philippine
war.
BY Harris-Joint resolution providing
for the Limitation OF time President shall
be elected 10 one term of six years and
making the terms OF members of the
House four years.
BY Stewart-A bill appropriating s175 600
for the purchase of the submarine torpedo
boat Holland.
persons who served in the Confederate
Service and afterward in the army and
navy of the United States.
At 1850 r. m. the Senate went into eX-
ecutive session and at los p. m. adjourned
until Monday.