The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-02
IT PASSES THE HOUSE
Army Reorganization Bill Carried
Under Suspension of Rules.
MUCH OPPOSITION VOICED
Vote Stood 2O3 to 32-Now Goes to the
President-General Deficiency Bill
Passed Senate Bill Carries Max
ing Dewey a Full Admiral.

gerlng possibility of an extra session
of congress disappeared to-day when
the house passed the senate army reor-
ganization bill. Very considerable and
vigorous opposition to the acceptance
of the senate bill was voiced on both
sides of the hall and for Il time il ap-
peared possible that the bill would not
secure the necessary two-thirds to pass
it under suspension of the rules. But
the republican leaders. Messrs Hender-
son, Grosvenor and Cannon. came to
its support on the republican side. and
Mr.. Bailey, the democratic leader.
threw the weight of his influence in
favor of il on the democratic side.
arguing that ii provided for only a tenn
porary increase Of the army, which
would be made permanent if congress
We're convened in extra session. An
other big element in the vote was Mir.
Hulls recital of a statement made by
the president to him that he would not
cCnstrue section l. as authority to con-
script the minority in volunteer organ
izations which elect to remain in the
service. The bill passed. 203 to 80. 1t
now goes to the president The decks
were also cleared of many other i'm
portant matters. The general deiic-
iency bill carrying $21,5S9000, WAS
passed under suspension of the rules
without a word of criticism. This is
the last of the appropriation bills. The
senate amendments to the river and
harbur bill We're -concurred in and
ii was sent to conference the friends
OF the Nicaragua canal amendment
having decided to postpone their fight
until the conferees report. The con-
ference reports on the omnibus claims
bill and naval personnel and many
other less important measures were
agreed to. The senate bill making
Dewey full admiral was passed. The
bill now goes to the president for his
signature.
After the reading of the journal the
sundry civil bill was sent to conference.
Messrs. Cannon. rep, ILL.,, Moody, rep,
Mass, and Dockery, dem. Mo-, We're
appointed conferees. Mr.. Mason, rep.
Pa. chairman of the committee on
war claims. presented the conference
report on the bill to pay certain iudg-
ments of the court of claims under the
Bowman and Tucker acts. The senate
placed upon it what is known as the
omnibus claims bill. increasing it to
50 O3O. 900. The conference report re-
duced the total carried by the bill to
49, 100. 900.
Nj Loud. rep. Cal. attacked the con-
ference report and the claims it car
ried. He saw no reason why the claims
of California and Oregon should have
been eliminated from the bill, but even
those claims, he declared. had no
foundation in equity. AS to the French
spoliation claims, he said no one could
read the veto message of that man.
Mr. Cleveland" without recognizing
this as a fact. The mention of Mr.,
CleVeland's name provoked some jeers
from the democratic side.
The gentlemen may jeer," said Mr..
Loud, turning upon them, but Mr..
Cleveland had the courage of his con-
victions. the greatest factor in making
great man."
Mr.. Richardson. dem, Tenn, one Of
the conferees. defended the conference
report. All the state claims had been
rejected, and the Conferees, he said.
presented a clean-cut bill, which dealt
justly with both sections.
How much is carried for the Frend1
spoliation claims?" asked Mr.. Hopk Tins.
rep, Ill.
"One million. tifty-five thousand"
"I hope they will be voted down,
There is not an honest dollar in them" "
| observed Mr.. Hopkins.
81 agree with the gentleman said
Mr.. Dockery. They are 100 years old
musty and stale with age. and if there
was a billion dollars Of surplus. I would
| not vote Tor one OF tnem.
Mr.. Evans. rep. KY, defended the re-
port and the French spoliation claims
The conference report was adopted, las
to 81. The conference report upon the
naval personnel bill was adopted.
| Mr.. Burton, chairman of the river ant
| harbOr committee. then secured recog
milton, and under suspension of the
rules. moved to non-conCur in the sen
| ate amendments to the river and harbol
| bill and request a conference. The mo.
tion was carried without division
| Messrs. Burton. rep, o.; Reeves. rep.
| ILL.,. and Catchngs, DEM. Miss, were ap-
pointed conferees. The conference re-
| port upon the census bill was adopted
| The senate bill was passed to set aside
| certain lands in the Pacific forest re-
serves in the state of Washington for
the Washington national park. The
| conference report on the bill to reim-
burse the governors of states for money
eXpeded in organizing troops for serv-
| ice in the late Spanish war was adopted.
Mr. Cannon was then recognized and
moved to pass the general deficiency
appropriation bill under suspension OF
the rules. Under the rules, 90 minutes
; debate was allowed on each side. Mr..
| Allen. dem. Miss. the wit of the house
| who controlled the time of the minority
| declared that while he was proud of
| sailors during the late war. he Thought
the country had not got exactly what
| it paid for. Seriously, he reviewed and
| rackoned the war appropriations al
| $500, 900 600 and these. he said, did not
represent half of what was yet to come
| Our grandchildren would be paying the
| cost of this war. At the rate expendi-
| lures We're going on, he predicted that
| in two years the people would quit lick
ing revenue stamps and begin licking
| the republican party. He had wrestled
with the white mans burden" in the
| South until he was tired of il. and he
was opposed to 'coercive liberty and CO.
erciVe religion"
The bill was then passed without di-
vision. Mr. Hull then moved the pass
age of the senate army reorganization
bill under suspension of ttle rules. Mr..
Hull, upon behalf of the committee on
military affairs. explained the reasons
| which induced the committee to report
| the senate bill. 1t was needless to say
| that the committee had been consuain-