Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1899-03-02

pages having been disposed Of. with
the exception of one amendment. The
bill consideration will be resumed to-
day,
Washington. Feb. %. During the
general debate upon the army appro-
priation bill in the house yesterday
Mr. Johnson of Indiana, who made
several notable speeches violently at
tacking the policy Of the administra-
tion during the consideration OF the
army reorganization bill a fortnight
ago returned to the assault and de-
lyered against the president ana
some OF Lis advisers tie most scathing
philippic heard In the house for
months, He sneered at the president
and the influences which he said con-
trolled him. impugned his motives,
questioned his sincerity and likened
him TO Dickens most contemplate
character: charged his secretary OF
war with incompetency and predicted
that the president would in the end
be engulfed by adverse public senti-
ment
Mr.. lands, one of his Republican
colleagues from Indiana, briefly stated
to the house that Mr.. Johnson's con-
sttuents had repudiated him, ani the
two members had w rdy duel. Later
in the day Mr.. March of Illinois re-
piled TO some of Mr.. Johnson's stric-
lures, but the Republican leaders had
evidently decided to ignore the attacks
Of the Indianan, and no general reply
was made to his speech. The army
appropriation bill was lost sight OF In
the general discussion of the policy Of
the government relative to the Philip
pines and several notable speeches
were made, particularly that of Mr..
Settle of Kentucky. The general de-
bate upon the bill closed and to-day
the bill Will be taken up for amend
tnent under the five-minute rule.
The senate.
After session OF nearly eight hours
yesterday the senate passed the river
and hnrbor bill by the decisive vote of
80 TO 3. The measure was under con-
sldcration throughout the day, and on
several Of the committee amendments
determined fight was made, but in
every instance the opposition availed
nothing. The sharpest contest arose
over the Nicaragua canal bill amend
ment. a point Of order was made
against it that 1t was general legisla-
ton. but the senate. TO which the
vice president submitted .the point.
oyerruled 1t. 1t was then attacked as
not being relevant to river and
harbor measure, but this, too, was
overruled by the senate, Mr.. Petit
grew of South Dakota, MIR. Rawlins OF
Utah and Mr.. Teller of Colorado Wig
Orousiy attacked the bill, their oppo-
sit!9n being directed especially against
the canal amendment. The statement
was made that the measure would
never see the light Of day In the house
and that the canal would not be built
under the proposition inserted In the
bill. During the afternoon Mr.. Sew
ell Of New Jersey delivered a speech
in support Of the Hull-Hawley army
reorganization bill, In the course OF
which he declared that the United
States was now as much at war In the
Philippines as it was with Spain when
our army was before Santiago. He
expressed the belief that 1t would re-
quire an army Of $4,000 men to con-
troll the Filipinos, and that we were
likely yet to have serious trouble In
Cuba.
Washington, Feb. n. - After two
hours devoted to the consideration OF
bills on the calendar the senate at l
o'clock began the consideration or the
compromise army reorganization bill
which had been agreed upon BY the
members Of the military affairs COM
mittee. Until a short time before the
measure was taken up it was sup
posed II would be passed during the
day without serious difficulty, but
when 1t was learned by some senators
that the bill provided for a permanent
increase in the standing army o5jec-
tions were heard and ii became evil
dent that the measure would have to
run the gauntlet Of sharp criticism.
Mr.. German desired that no author.za-
tion Of a permanent increase In the
army should be given, and prepared
an amendment as follows:
THAT each and every provision Of
this act shall continue In force until
July l. 1900. and on and after this
date the officers and men, including
general officers and STAFF officers, shall
be restored to rank and numbers as
provided for by law prior to April 1.
1898, except the cadets appointed
prior to July 1, 1901. and except as
provided for In the act to authorize
two additional regiments Of artillery
| approved March 8, $685."
Mr.. CockrsAll, who has consistently
opposed large standing army, gave
the pending measure his support, de-
claring 1t was the best army measure
ever submitted to congress. No agree
ment to vote on the bill had been
reached when the senate adjourned.
Tho House.
The house continued work on the
army appropriation bill. but failed to
complete 1t. Considerable animosity
was developed during the debate. and
there was sharp passages between Mr..
Grosvenor and Mr.. Cannon on one
hand and Messrs. Simpson and Cock
ran on the ether The senate bill
granting a right Of way through the
Nez Perces Indian reservation to the
Clearwater Short Line rnilroad, was
passed; also the senate bill to com.
pensate certain persons for private
| property In the Yellowstone Park.
Washington Feb % - A After a cop.