Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-02-01

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The debate on the army reorganization
bill opened in the House on Tuesday uu.
der an agreement by which the general do.
bate is to run fifteen hours, exclusive OF
three night sessions. Mr.. Hull and Mr.
Mcclellan in support of the N, assure and
Mr.. Hay of Virginia in opposition divided
the honors. The other speakers were
Messrs. Parker ORep.) of New Jersey and
Brown (Rep) of Ohio in favor and
Messrs. Cox Deml of Tennessee. Re,j
lPop1 of Colorado and Latham Dem.l os
Texas against it. At the conclusion Of
routine business in the Senate Mr.. Lodge
tRep.. Mass.l delivered his announced
speech upon the policy of expansion. Al
the conclusion of Mr.. Lodges speech Ma.
Teller (Col) addressed the Senate uuon a
question with respect to the constitutional
powers of the Government in the terri.
tories. Mr.. Clay (Ga.l, one of the Dem
ocratc Senators who expects to vote for
the ratification of the treaty of peace, then
addressed the Senate on the general uues-
tion of territorial expansion.
Not since the stirring days before the
declaration of war last spring has the
House witnessed such an exhibition of ex-
cltement and such scenes of unbounded
enthusiasm as occurred on Wednesday
when the two Republicans, Mr.. johnson.
the Indiana member, and Mr.. Dolliycf OF
Iowa, locked horns on the question Of
expansion. The army bill was under de-
bate. At the night session Mr.. Crum-
packer (Rep., Ind supported the bin aud
advocated annexation. Mr.. Rixey Dem,
Val opposed the bill Mr.. Linney (Rep..
n. CD supported the bill Only n brief
time was occupied by the Senate in open
session. Mr.. Hale chairman Of the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, reported the
naval personnel bill and gave notice that
at the earliest time possible ne would call
1t up for consideration. Mr.. Cull0m Qll)
reported the legislative appropriation bill.
Mr.. Chandler (N. h introduced a bill
temporarily creating the Office of admiral
of the navy. 1t was referred to the Naval
Affairs Committee. A senate bill provid-
ing for the erection of building in Wash
il gten for the department OF justice at
a cost of S1,000.000 was passed.
AS the Senate seemingly was about o.
conclude consideration of the pension an
preparation bill late Thursday afternoon,
Mr.. Butler Pop., \. Cl offered his
amendment, announced some time ago,
providing for the peuSioning OF ex-Con-
federate soldiers. Upon this he took the
floor and delivered n speech, in which he
defended the course of the South in the
civil war. The executive session OF the
Senate was consumed in discussion of the
failure of the President so far to send to
the Senate the documents in his posses.
sion and on file in the State Department
bearing upon the Paris conference. The
feature of the third day of the debate
upon the bill for the reorganization and
Increase of the regular army was an
hours speech by Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio.
The other speakers wer Messrs. Brom-
well (Rep., o. Stewart Rep., n. j..
Tongue (Rep,, Orc.), in support of the bill:
Messrs. Dinsmore Dem, Ark.l. lett
Dem., I'D, MeRae Dem, Ark.), Simms
Dem., Tenn.), in opposition to it, and Mr..
Marsh (Rep., I'D, in favor of the bill
with certain notifications.
The opposition TO the army reorganigao
tion bill on the Republican side of the
House had become so strong that on Fri
day Chairman Hull. after Mr.. Henderson
of Iowa, one of the floor leaders OF the
majority, had threatened to vote to re-
commit the bill. decided il would be wise.
in order to secure its passage, to abandon
the idea of providing directly for a ragu.
lar army of 100000 men. Speeches were
made by ConGressmen Henderson Uowal.
Prince tIllinois), Cousins Uowal, Hull,
and Robinson Ond). This ended the gem
eral debate, and several amendments were
considered. At ; o'clock the House re-
cessed until y, the evening session being
devoted to private pension legislation.
Particular interest was manifested In the
Senate in brief speech delivered by SEN
ator i. {. Platt of New York on the
general subject of expansion. Under the
arrangement concluded the previous even
ing consideration of the pension appropri-
alton bill was resumed, Mr.. Gorman OF
Maryland submitting some remarks upon
it. Mr.. Perkins of California, in charge
of the measure, replied briefly TO Mr.. Cor
man. The pension bill was then passed.
The days session closed with culogies of
the late Representative Cooke of Illinois
The Senate continued the consideration of
the peace treaty in executive session, the
doors being closed for almost three hours.
The House on Saturday continued the
consideration of the army reorganization
bill until o'clock. when the members
paid their tributes to the memory of the
late Representative Simpidns of Massa-
chusetts. Very little progress was made
with the army bill. The time before the
eulogies began was chiefly devoted TO a
continuation Of the debate on the advisa-
bility of retaining the Philippines. A
spirited debate was prccipitated in the
Senate while the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was under considera-
lion. The Appropriations Committee was
SHARPLY criticised for not providing ade.
qCG,c salaries for some of the consular
officers and secretaries of legations of this
Government in foreign countries, and the
parsim"ny Of the nation in this respect
was denounced as a disgrace. The bill,
which appropriates 81 ,533, was finally
passed A bill amending the law relating
to the apportionmcnt and election OF rep
rescntatives in Congress so as to permit
the Use of voting machines was passed.