Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-28
ARMY BILL PASSES,
Senate Vote Thereon FiHy-FiVe
TO Thirteen
1901 TIME-lIMIT ADOPTED,
This, Says Mr.. Bacon, Slmplihss
the Situation.
OUR POLICY ss TO PHILIPPINES.
ment Propose. to Hold the Islands
orR POLICY As TO PHILIPPINES.

WASHINGTON. d. C.. February %
The House was in session seven hours
to-day. and sent 90 tho Senate two more
appropriation bHis-thc army measure
which has been under consideration for
several days. and the fofilncatlons bin
The former carries about t'g gFoooo and
the latter. approximately. ji7a00 The
final conference report up0n the Indian
appropriation hIu wss also adopted. The
only amendment of Importance attached
60 the army hin to-day wos one giving
two months extra pay to enlisted mon
in the regular army who served beyond
Che limits ~ the United States during The
war with spain and one months extra
pas to those who served in the United
States
The discussion of the 8dmnlstratiou's
policy relative 90 the Philippines. which
has been occupying the attention of the
members. 90 the exclusion or almost
everything else during the consideration
/ OF appropriation bills Tor the last tw1
weeks. was continued to-day several
speeches being made on the subject
/ NOT A CENT FOR SHOOTING FLIP
NOS
when the consideration ~ ,he army
appropriation bin was resumed Mr. cox
Democrat. of Tennessee made short.
sharp. general spcech saying Il Will
never vote n cent 90 put bullet in q gun
10 shoot down those people over there
| 0he Fiplnop who are trying to e-tab.
| .i-h t home government"
iio could NOT understand he sold. why
/ we bad started ONT fo free ths Cublrs.
and sho.id end by shooting the Filipino.
/ What "a remarkable notification. he de.
/ c'ared. was that of General otis that w.
| had killed AMI wounded f00 of those
! people. part of them naked natives. armed
with bows and arrows. As tu American
he asked whore WIS fh. elorf 0f thit
achievement Who had declared wlr ON
these people. who hId done uH uo harm
MAJoR-GENERALCY FOR WHEELER
Mr. sulzer Wem0craJ. of New YOrA
/ offered an amendment fO Increase tu.
| number of major generals to four. aud
/ 20 provide FOR tlling the vacancy bg th.
/ appointment OF General Wheeler
Mr Huil raised point " order against
/ the amendment and thr point WAS sus.
/ taircd by the chair
Speaking later to 20 pro f0rma amend
mrut Mr. sllzer called attention 40 the
. fact that mo- point OF order Was raised
against the amendment made by Nj
Moody last week to cre1te the rank of
Admiral for keur-Admifal Dewey Mr.
SIIz.~ was repeatedly called f0 orIer by
I Chairman Hopkins Who finally summon.
rd fhe Srrsraut-at-Aru and threatened
t0 enforce order iu mat way Thereupln.
SIR. sulzer retired to his sett
HEROES OF THE MERRIMAC
After fhe passage of the nrmy appro-
prafiDn ll'i Mr Howard Democrat ask.
ed unanimous consent flr The cOnsIder4-
fion OF the senate Joint resolution author
izlng the President fo appoint oscar D-lg-
nan. one OF mo heroes 0f the MrrnmAc.
naval cadet at Annapolis
Mr. Underwood Democrat. of Alab1-
ma. said he bad n0 desire to object hut
De- desired 10 clll attention ~ the fact
chat each or the crew OF the Meumlc
had received bis reward for the daring
displayed in me heroic exploit a Aanraso
harbor. save tho man who took ths shif
lu-Iaegtenant Hobson. A hiI WIS lDA
sleeping boo committee t0 transfer n.m Or
J tne line and promote him. DE fhought if
! unjust that if vas NOT acted upon
1he resolution Na- adopted.
Mr Henderson 0Repuulcam. VI Iowa
! then presented 70 special order agreed
| upon by tho Committee ON Rules. setting
aside tomorrow until o'clock fJr fhs
consideration of pubuc-buHdins bills
those acted ON by ihe Committee NJ the
whole fo Boz nr.f acted ou. after which
such as might boz designated by tho Com
miffee en Public Buildings and Grounds
STAGGERING AUTHORIZATIONS
Mr Dockery opposed the rule on ths
ground that neither fne Committee on AZ.
propnafOns nor the Treasury would guar
antre the amount VI these appropriations
he figured out total 0f pproprao9af
for the session VI Wls0o0D' This did n0i
include the il50a00o for the Near qua
canal which might become Jaw nor fhf
s. 5000 Of claims We had assumed 1J
7 fhr treaty VI Paris These agRrr1.ifrl
tn- appalling total or faD0opo Ye h
was now proposed to give day f0r ruD
Hc buildings and f4a n' lto lfH mur. fr
% --r staggering uaDilr-. He figured 1ui
that fhr total ~ fh- apprlpr rors ma tt
bl fnis Congress would reaeh 81 pn Hei 'sD
Th- rI.- aas alapfei-" tD 80
FORTIFlcATlONs BILL
Alr Hemingway ItepIbiieau of iuI
ana. called lp fn- substitute for 'ne fofu
/ fUINI..a ODD NIaa Hi.lN'A IAH'H .iI'
"a SUSPENSION VI fhe rules By agreement
The Time f1r debate vas restricted Or
twenty minutes 0u side which Ua- tE
tended t0 one hour and tairu minutes %.
I a side Str Hemingway eHplllne4 GOA
The substitute Vas really fne bll fei orte'
/ from the Appropriations Committee VIII
a few minor amendment. II "as necrs
Z sarv 10 offer the amended bii a+ "a tln
/ sfItufe. as ID amendments were POI Drar
| under -usp@ nslou 0f tle rules TIE Du
/ carried s7.47ls the estimates asgfr
! gatinr 81 lIlses Tn appropriation a
the last session for fOrtincatlons. tos~ihe
with th- allotment from fne s-DoVjh" ap
] preparation aggregated SOAhz@
Mr H-cry GlepubAcanl " Indiana. SUD
mftf.d some general remarks. afraie
fn his colleague. Ar Johnson. ~
his gnIustihaole abuse ~ our great Pres
/ derf BE spQk. ~ th@ "J0hDsonaiio-
and th- Aguiaald0s who were atiacku
! fh- President.
0rR SOLDIERS AT MANILA DOOMEl
AR Cochran n-mOoau ~ Missouri
farlared that the country would neFe
e.4s. 10 regret the administration polio
f,vrsrd the Philippine. The war ara %.
,s~ horde u mi-barbarians would nsFs
1850 our heroic soldiers sent mere vel
doomed Though they would always D
s1cce-sflI when they met the enemy
| .t.~a .r-re forces HZItuFf Will