Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-26
HAY ON THE HULL BILL
Great Cost 10 Country Of the
Proposed Army Increase
DECEPTION OF THE PUBLIC,
Friends Of Increase Keeping Enormous
ness Of the Cost a Secret.
f,FPOHTANT CHAPTER OF WAR.
violation on Our Part OF Comp"c'
win AEuInaIdo-Army Reorsani'"-
lion Compromise Meets with OBJ
struction In the senate.
rsrOnTAxT CHATTER OF WAR

wAgHTNGTON. February Owing 70
the pressure ~ business the House met
at II o'clock to-day Mr. Henderson tke-
,,,tucs,, stated TO the House that on
accoup, ~ the great amount Of public
t,.ipeee to BE- diepored Of during the re
,p,ioder ~ the session IL was desirable
that the House should meet hereafter a.
Do o'clock Three appropriation bills were
vst 10 pass the House, he said, and but
,bfee had gone 90 the President An
order 20 meet at ii o'clock was made.
.r., House then went into Committee
,ftbo whole. and resumed the consldera-
t.or of the army appropriation BILL Gene
raf debate closed yostcrday, and to-day
u,e tlI wns read for amendment. under
tHe fgc.muuto rule.
ST. ~ Democrat. Of Virginia, the
,artre minority member % the Military
committee. criticised the amount carried
DID. na Don. which. he said. was plainly In
nar.eut ~ maintain au army Of 10000
mon The hearings before the committee.
r. nM. had shown that it cost 5000
fl. maintain one enlisted man serving In
,hls country. and more while serving
abroad. The bin appropriated NsWVV"'
life osumnte was ti2oo0"o
COUNTRY DECEIVED.
lie charged that the friends Of large
standing army did not desire 10 let the
country into the secret Of It's enormous
cost. But there would surely be a de-
uclcncy
Mr. HUI said Doc frankly conceded that
A. Che reorganization bin reported to the
Senate yesterday became law there
would bc "a deficiency M Hull, IN the
course Of further remarks said he under
stood the Senate committee compromise
army reorganization bin would never go
60 conference.
Mr Underwood Democrat. Of Alabama.
raised point OF order against the pro-
vision for an increase in tho number OF
clerks. and being ovcuuled. moved TO
ftriho % out The motion was lost
ALLIANCE WITH ACUINALDO.
Mr. Cochran Democrat. Of Missouri
attempted 90 secure time 20 answer the
statements made on the other side yes
turo OF Hn alliance between Aguinaldo
and the American forces before the cap
ture of Manila. ar hun objected. This
is not the FIRST time said Mi Cochran
that the majority in tho closing hours
of O. debate have made charges ana then
objected Goo replies. Their objections are
made Co cover thcir retreat
Mr. Hull thorcupon. withdrew his obiec-
uon ANA MI Cochran proceeded To give
what he said was the most important
chapter OF the WAT Upon the testi-
mony of three American generals. he
ooutondod FIRST. chat we solicited an al-
lance. second. that IL was solemnly
formed third. that Che t1llpnos kept
their faith. and. fourth that We shame
mIy violated our part OF the compact
he referred 10 the reports OF General
Anderson General Green. and General
Merritt go prove his assertions of the
valuable aid rendered boy Aguinaldo and
the insurgents.
ALLEGED AdUINALDO EMnEZZLE-
MENT
MIR Cochran also insisted that the money
taid to have been cmbeazled boy Agul-
plldo GlO0oW had been used In the pur-
chase of arms and in lighting Spanish
domination m thc Philippines This, he
said was proved by the testimony OF
Consul MNdm1n.
AIR Lewis DomocraO. o. Washington.
delivered "a sort of Nlledictory upon the
conclusion of his TWO terms In Congress,
in which ho expressed The view, amid
generous applause from both sides of the
House. that uo matter what differences
there might be as to our rights and du-
ties Zoo the Philippines. Congress must,
and every member of Congress should,
support our soldiers fighting abroad for
the honor and glory OF their community.
Mr. Lacey UttnuhNCam. Of Iowa. after
Complim,nunr MT Lewis. denounced the
other side for firing into the rear of otis
Z, sounding the praises OF Agunaldo ana
Aeouciuo upon the door of the House.
TEIBUTE TO AMERICAN SOLDIER
Concluding. he paid e glowing tribute
go the yalor OF the American soldier fight
ms m tbo trenches under the tropical sun
e. 81 u.a
Nr Gusvenor Wepuhlcam Of Ohio
lI.I.H. .hc subject along the same lines
said H.s treason Co stop and hesitate
o., io whether our soldiers should he de-
i.H..I De denied that there had been
t} alliance with Aguinaldo and said
iH, at he proper time he would produce
iH' fecord The nrst order OF the Presi-
o.rt after the fan % Manila had forbid
o.n aHN ANA an alliances of any charac-
n4iio AS a "scanawag"
CANNON on A HIGH HORSE.
IL can say what I desire to say ia two
sentences said Mt Cannon Re9ubn-
cam. OF Illinois who them got the floor.
'lf tho speeches made here Yesterday by
Mr.. simpson and others had been made
yesterday ga Manila the SPEAKERS would
have been arrested. tried bN drumhead
Court-martiN and shot" ,EtpubHcan an.
p.ause and Democratic ieeYsD s1be
United States has and will continue Ia
exercise. sovereignty In the Philippines
4 hey are INSTRUCTED. the power ~ the
whole people as represented by the ARM,
and navy. viii see 10 IL that our author
iN Is maintained and the rocks ana
mountains will fan upon any indiyidpaI
or lny party which seeks 90 Obstruct US
Great Republican applause)
CANNON A BRASS MUZZLE-LOADER
Mr simpson rose 20 question OF per
sonal privilege. TO answer the statement
90 Mr.. CannOns. that II he (S!mpsonl
had made his speech at Maaila. he would
have been court-mRrtialled and shot Per
hdps this might be SO, said Mr.. simpson
deusNey adding. But % be- shot at
Manila is better than 10 be shot here BY
az old Misunderstanding brass Cannon"
There was great laughter at Mr., Slmp-
sens pun lie had not. he declared. crib
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