The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-25

WASHINGTON. Feb. A.-After a scs-
sion of nearly eight hours to-day, the
senate this evening at $3.50 o'clock PASS
ed the rivers and harbors bill by the de-
clslve vote of 50 TO 8. The measure was
under consideration throughout the
day. and on several Of the committee
amendments determined fight was
made, but In every instance the oppo-
sitIon availcd nothing. The sharpest
contest arose over the Nicaraguan
canal bill amendment. A point of or
der was made against 1t that it was
general legislation, but the senate to
which the vice president submitted the
point, overruled It. 1t was then attack
ed as,not being relevant to II river and
harbor measure, but this, too. was over
ruled by the senate.
Mr.. Pettigrew ISL. Rep. S. D.; Mr..
Rawlins. (DenI.. Utah). and Mr.. Teller,
(Sil. Rep, Colo), vigorously attacked
the bill. their opposition being directed
especially against the canal amend
ment. The statement was made that
the measure would never see the light
OF day In the house and the canal would
not be built under the proposition in
serted In the bill.
During the afternoon Mr.. Sewall, Of
New Jersey, delivered Il speech in sup
port OF the Hull-Hawley army reorgan-
liza ton bill. In the course of which he
declared that the United States was
now as much at war In the Philippines
rs 1t was with Spain when our army
was before Santiago. He expressed the
belief that 1t would require an army OF
$4,000 men TO control the Flipinos, and
that we were likely yet to have serious
trouble in Cuba.
~ Howling Dervlsh.
During the general debate upon the
army appropriation bill in the house to-
day, Mr.. johnson. (Rep.. lnd.), who
made several notable speeches Violently
attacking the policy of the admlnlstra-
ton during the consideration Of the
army reorganization bill a fortnight
ago. returned to the assault and dcliv-
cred against the President and some OF
his advisers the most Scathina philippe
heard in the house for months. He
sneercd at the President and the inAu-
ences which he alleged controlled him,
lmpugped-hi natives. ,asestioned his
Sincerity and 'fiRened -ntiH TO Dickens
most contemplate character: charged
his secretary OF war with lncompetency
and predicted that the President would
in the end be engulfed by adverse pub
lie sentiment.
Although his utteranccs were far
more sensational than those In his for
ncr speech and daZed some Of his audi
tors by the impetuosity with which they
were delivered, the speech did not raise
about him the storm OF his former
speeches.
Mr.. Landis one Of his Republican col
leagues from Indiana. briefly stated to
the house that Mr.. Johnson's constitu-
ents had repudiated him and the two
members had wordy duel. Later in
the day Mr.. Marsh, Rep., ND. replied
to some OF Mr.. JohnsOn's structures but
the Republican leaders had evidently
decided to ignore the attacks of the In
dianan and no general reply was made
to his speech to-day.
The army appropriation bill to-day
was lost sight OF In the general discus
sion OF the policy of the government
relative to the Philippines and several
notable speeches were made. particular
ly that OF Mr.. Settle, (Dem.. Ky). The
general debate upon the bill closed to-
day and tomorrow the bill will be
taken up for amendment under the five
minute rule.