The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-28
IN THE HOUSE
The Army Appropriation Bnl Passed
Yesterday.

Washington, February s7.-The House
was in session for seven hours today and
sent to the Senate two more appropri
alton bills, the army which has been I'M
der consideration for several days and the
Qualifications. The former carried about
$40, 00o, coo and the latter approximately
s.. 100000 The final conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill WIGS also
adopted. The only amendment OF i'm
portance attached to the army bill today
was one giving two months extra pay to
enlisted mel in the regular army who
served beyond the limits of the United
States during the war with Spain. and
one month extra pay to those who served
in the United States. The discussion OF
the administration 5 policy relative TO the
Philippines, which has beens occupying
the attention OF the members to the OF
clusion of almost everything else during
the consideration of the appropriation
bills for the last tive weeks was oon
tinued today, several speeches being
made,on the subject.
MIR. Dockery, Democrat of Missouri.
the leading Democrat ON the appropri-
alton COMMITTEES asserted that the appro.
priations for this Congress would reach
d, 600. o0O, 0OO.
Washington, February 27.-Ihe House
started in today on the closing week Of
the session. beginning work at II O'Clock
in authorization of crush of important
legislation In the final hours. The mem
bers made efforts TO bring forward yari-
Gus measures.
Mr. Hull wished to go ON with the I'm
finished army appropriation bill, although
it was the day for the District OF Column
bia business The conference report ON
the bill for uniform practice in granting
rights OF way across Indian reservations
was agreed to.
Mr.. johnson, Republican of Indiana,
requested and obtained unanimous con-
sent to incorporatel In the record with his
recent speech. the Presidents address In
Boston, and that of the postmaster gen.
eral.
Bills were Passed temporarily suspend
ing the restrictions on the war depart
ment as 20 the purchase of tain ma
terials; extending the time for construct
ing the Arkansas Northwestern railway
through Indian Territory; for the relief
of Charles Kirby ct al.
Consideration of the army appropriation
bill was resumed. Mr.. Cox, Democrat
of Tennessee, made a short, sharp. gen
eral speech, saying: Il will never vote a
cent TO put bullet in a gun to shoot
down those people over there 1.-THE Fill
pinos) who are trying to establish their
home government de could not I'M
derstand, he said, why we had started
out to tree the Cubans and should end
by shooting the Filipinos.
The paragraph with regard to mileage
for officers providing that distances should
be computed by mileage tables prepared
by the paymaster general, was stricken
out on "A point of order and the existing,
law allowing mileage at the rate of sew
EN- cents mile substituted.
MIR. Sulzer, Democrat, OF New York,
offered an amendment to increase the
number OF major generals to four and to
proyide for filling the vacancy by the
appointment of Gen. Wheeler.
MIR. Hull raised point of order against
the amendment and the point was sus-
tanned by the chair.
ment, Mr.. Sulzer called attention to the
fact that no point of order was raised
against the amendment of MIR. Moody
last week TO create the rank of admiral
for Rear Adm iral Dswey.
Mr.. Sulzer was repeatedly called to or
der by Chairman Hopkins, who finally
summoned the sergeant-at-arms and
threatened to enforce order in that way.
Thereupun MIR. Sulzer retired to his
seat
This was the last amendment The
committee rose and the. bill as amended
was passed.
MIR. Hager, Republican of Iowa. asked
unanimous consent for the consld sration
of the Senate joint resolution authorizing
the President TO appoint Osman Deig.
nan, one of the heroes OF the Merrimac. a
naval cadet at Annapolis.
MIR. Underwood, Democrat of Alabama,
said he had no desire TO object. but he de.
sired to call attention to the fact that
each of the crew of the Merrimao had re.
ceived hisssreward for the daring displayed
in the heroic exploit at Santiago harbor.
save the man who took the ship In, Lieut.
Hobson. A bill was now sleeping In
the COMMITTEES to transfer. him to the line
and promote him. He thought 1t un inst
that it was not acted upon. The resolu.
tion was adopted.
Mr.. Henderson, Republican of Iowa.
then presented the special order agreed
upon by the committee upon rules set
ting aside tom orrow until o'clock for
the consideration Of the public buildings