Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-27

Array Appropriation BILL
Consideration Of the army appropriation
biu was then resumed.
Mr. Cox TENN made short, sharp. gen.
craI speech saying: Il will never vote
cent To put a bullet in gun to shoot down
those people over there (the Filipinos). who
are trying to establish their own govern
r,a-f--'
He could not understand he said. why we
had started out to free the Cubans and
should end by shooting the FIlptnoS. w nat
a rrTnarka bile notification. he declared, was
that Of Cen. Otis that We had killed and
wounded $50 ri those people. part Of them
naked natives armed with bows and ar
rows As an American. he asked. where
WAS the glory of this achievement? " no
had deciaI ell war on these people. who had
done us no harm? Not dollar would ne
vote he said. for shooting down these peo-
pc
The paragraph with regard to mileage
for officers providing that distances shou Il
he computed by mileage tables prepared ny
the payuaster general was stricken out on
point of order. and the existing Jaw. az.
lowing mileage at the rate Of cents
mile. substituted.
MIR. Suizer IN. " offered an amendment
to increase the number of major generals
to four and to provide for filling the va
cancy by the appointment of General
Wheeler.
Mr. Hun raised point of order against
IN" amendment. and the point was sus-
Speaking later to a pro forma amendment
Mr.. Sulztr cal ed attention to the fact that
no point Of order was raised against the
amendment of Mr. Moody last week to
create the rank of admiral for Rear Ad-
miral Dewey Mr. Sulzer was repeatedly
called to order by Chairman Hopkins. who
finally summoned the sergeant-at-arms and
threatened to enforce order in that way
ThereupOn Mr.. SuiZer retired to his seat.
Nr. Fitzgerald (MassD offered an amend
mcnt to pay all soldiers in the regular
army who served during the war beyond
the limits of the United States tive months
extra pay upon their muster out. and who
served within the limits of the United
States one months extra pay. A similar
provision. he said. applied to volunteer
troops and he saw no reason why a dis
unction should be made.
The amendment was adopted
Army Appropriation bill Passed.
This was the last amendment The COM
mittee rose and the bill amended was
PASSED
Mr,Hager 0owa) asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of the Senate joint res
Giution authorizing the President to appoint
Osman Deignan, one of the heroes of the
Merrinac a naval cadet at Annapolis.
Mr. Underwood (AlaJ said he had no de-
sire To object. but he desired 10 call at
ientiOn To the fact that each of the crew
of the Merrimac had received his reward
Tor the daring displayed liz the heroic ex-
plolt AT santiago ndrDOF. save tne man VINO
'ook the ship in, Lieut. Hobson. a bill was
TOW sleeping in the committee to transfer
him to the line and promote him. He
thought it unjust that it was not acted
Upon.
The resolution was adopted
Public Building Bills.
Mr.. Henderson Oowa) then presented the
special order agreed upon by the commit
tee on rules setting aside tomorrow until
O'Clock for the consideration of public
building bills, those acted on by the com
mittee of the whole to be first acted upon.
after which such might be designated
BY the committee upon public buildings and
grounds Those reported from the commit
tee of the whole Were to be considered in
this order: First, those in cities where there
were post offices of the first class: second.
where there were federal courts.
Mr.. DGckery opposed the rule on the
ground that neither the condition Of the
appropriation bills nor the treasury would
warrant the use of tomorrow for this pur-
pose and the appropriation of money which
would result He figured out total appro-
priatiOnS for the session of SGIS. 900 O0A.
This did not include the Sl1J 900 go for the
Nicaragua canal, which might become law,
nor the S2J%1tab of claims We had as
sUmed by the treaty of Paris These ag-
gregated the appalling total of $500 OO0OO0
let II was now proposed 20 give a day for
public buildings and add S11.HoOoO more to
these staggering liabilities. He figured out
that the total appropriations for this Con-
greSS would reach 81 6iEp. $4,000.
The rule was adopted ~ to n.
\ bin was passed appropriating s. 600 for
the investigation of leprosy In this country
under board to be selected by the surgeon
general Mr.. Corliss (Mich..) stated that
there were about 300 cases in the United
States
Mr.. Hemenway 0ndJ then called up
substitute for the Notifications appropria-
ton bill and moved its passage under sus-
pension of the rules. BY agreement the
time for debate confined by the rule to
twenty minutes on side was extended to
one hour and thirty minutes on a side.