The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-02

scription of Volunteers Now In
service-Bil1 Creating Rank of
Admiral Passed.
{ Washington, March 1.-The last lin
gering possibility of an extra session
Of congress disappeared today when
/ the house passed the senate army re-
organization bill.
Very considerable and vigorous op-
position to the acceptance OF the SEN
ate bill was voiced on both sides OF
| the hall, and for time it appeared
possible that the bill would not secure
the necessary tWO-thirdS to pass it un-
der suspension of the rules. But the
Republican leaders, Messrs- Hender-
son, GrOsvenOr and Cannon, came to
it's support on the Republican side. and
Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic leader,
threw the weight of his influence in
favor of it on the Democratic side, ar
guing that it provided for only a. tenn
pOrary increase of the army, which
would be made permanent if congress
convened in extra session
Another big element in the vote was
Mr.. HulIS recital of a statement made
OS Tie PIGoAOGlll ~ AiAiuy lLetI ne WOulu
not cOnStrue section II as authority to
conscript the minority in volunteer or
SanizationS which elect to remain in
the service. The bill paSsed-203 to 80.
1t now goes to the president.
The decks were also cleared Of many
other important matters. The general
deficiency appropriation bill. carrying
s21, ,5SS, coo, was passed, under suspen-
sion of the rules. without a word Of
criticism. This is the last Of the ap-
preparation bills. The senate amend
mentS to the river and harbor bill were
non-concurred in. and it was sent to
conference, the friends of the Nieara-
qua canal amendment having decided
to postpone their fight until the con-
ferees report.
The conference reports on the omni-
bus claims bill, the naval personnel and
many other less important measures
were agreed to.
The senate bill making Dewey full
admiral was passed. The bill now goes
to the president for his signature.
After the reading Of the jOurnel the
sundry civil bill was sent to conference.
Messrs. Cannon (Rep.. uls), Moody
(Rep., Mass.) and DOckery (Den.. Mo-
We're appointed conferees.
CLAIMS BILL ATTACKED.
Mr.. Mahon (Rep., Pa), chairman Of
tl4C COl4iAlllLlCG Ou Val NlclAAAog p1 1CoIAAlE4
the conference report upon the bill to
pay certain judgments of the court of
claims under the Bowman and Tucker
acts. The senate placed upon it what
is known as the omnibus claims BILL
increasing it to S9,030,O0O. The confer
ence report reduced the total carried by
the bill to $3, 100 600.
Mr.. Loud (Rep., Cal) attacked the
conference report and the claims it car
ried. He saw no reason why the
claims Of California and Oregon should
have been eliminated from the bill;
but even those claims. he declared, had
no foundation in equity. As to the
French spOilation claims, he said no
one could read the veto message Of
that great man. Mr. Cleveland" with
out recognizing this as a fact.
The mention of Mr.. Cleveland's name
provoked some jeers from the Demo-
cratic side.
Gentlemen may jeer," said Mr.. Loud,
turning upon them, but Mr.. Cleveland
had the courage of his convictions, the
greatest factor in making a. great
man."
Mr.. Richardson (Dem.. Tenn. one OF
the conferees, defended the conference
report. All the state claims had been
rejected, and the conferees, he said,
presented a. clean-cut bill, which dealt
justly with both sections.
How much is carried for the French
spoliation claims?" asked Mr.. Hopkins
(Rep., Ills.)
"One million, ffty-fve thousand"
81 hope they will be voted down
There is not an honest dollar" observ-
ed Mr.. Hopkins.
81 agree with the gentleman" said
Mr.. DOckery. They are one hundred
years old, musty and stale with age:
and if there was a. billion dollars of
surplus, L would not vote for one Of
them"
MI. Evans CRep., y. W defended
the report and the French spOliation
claims.
The conference report was adopted,
AS to 81.
The conference report upon the naval
personnel bill was adopted.
Mr. Burton, chairman OF the river and
harbor committee, then secured recog-
milton and, under suspension of the
rules, moved to nOn-cOncur in the SEN
ate amendments to the river and mar
Dor bill. and request a conference. Ihe
motion was carried without division.
Messrs. Burton (Rep-. %. Reeves
CRep. nls) and Catchings (Dem- Miss-)
were appointed cO1feTees.
The conference report upon the CEN
sus bill was adopted.
The conference report on the bill to
reimburse the governors OF states Ior
money EXPENDED IN OfSetIl1HthS eANOpS
for service in the late Spanish war, was
adopted.
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
priations committee. was then recoS-
nized and moved to pass the general
deficiency appropriation bill under sus-
pension of the rules.
COST OF THE WAR.
Under the rule. twenty minutes de-
oil aaNb side ME-.
Allen Dem.. Miss.). the wit OF the
house who controlled the time or the
minority, declared that while he was
proud of the valiant deeds of our SOL
diers and sailors during the late war.
he thought the country had not got
exactly what it paid for. Seriously, ne
reviewed and reckoned the war appro-
priations at $500 900, 600. and these he
said. did not represent half of what was
vet to come. Our grandchildren would
be paying the cost of this war AT the
rate expenditures were going on, he
predicted that in two years the people
would quit licking revenue stamps and
haoin licking the Republican party. He