Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-20
ON THE ARMY BILL
The Senate Decides by "A to 26 to
Take It Up.
ANTI-SCALPING BILL DISPLACED
Conference Report on the Legis-
Iative Bill.
DAY IN HOUSE

When the Senate convened today Mr..
Chandler On. H.) entered a motion to re-
consider the vote by which the naval per-
sonnet bill was passed and that the meas
ure be recalled from the House in order
that some errors might be corrected. The
order was made.
Mr.. Cockrell (Mo) secured the passage of
a resolution calling upon the Secretary of
War for detailed information as to the
cost of the army under the proposed Hull
bill
Mr.. Cullom Qll) presented the final report
of the conference committee on the legisa-
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
BILL The report went over until tomorrow.
The House amendment to the bill au-
thorizing the President to appoint cadets
to the Naval Academy was concurred in.
The bill How goes to the President
Bills were passed as follows: Attaching
Claiborne county, Miss to the western
division of the southern district of Mis-
slsslppi; amending act providing for the
changc of time and places of holding the
district and circuit courts of the northern
district of Texas
The Post Office Bill.
Consideration of the post office appropria-
ton bill was then resumed, and Mr.. But
Ter On. c. continued his argument in favor
of a reduction of 100000 in the amount
paid the railroads for the Transportation of
mail.
He proposed an amendment reducing the
amount paid the railroads for such trans
portation from $33, ia, 900 to $50 800 600, and
that the Postmaster General be directed to
reduce the amounts thus paid to railroads
by 10 per cent after July l. 1899
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amendment, could see no wisdom in with
holding from the railroads the amount they
are to be paid under existing law, thus
creating a deficiency which would have to
De paid. The amount appropriated in the
bill was simply that which was required
to meet the demands of the Post Office De-
partment- He was inclined to believe that
the sum PAID railroads for mail Transport
tation w&7 too high, but that point had not
been established Until it had been Con-
gress properly could not reduce the esti-
mates of the department.
In brief reply to Mr.. Butler Mr. ALI
son SAID that, after pretty careful exam
ination of the subject, he was CONVINCED
that many railroads of the country actually
received less for the transportation of mail
IMAM they ought to receive He believed
inns applied to a majority of the railroad
mileage OF the country, although it might
De true that some of the lines received TOO
large an amount. He declared the adoption
OF the amendment would be a great inius-
ice 10 many railroads.
At this point Mr.. Chandler Withdrew his
motion to reconsider the naval personnel
bill.
The discussion was interrupted bv the
passage OF Dill authorizing the Grand
haplds Water Power and Boom COMPANY
OF Grand Rapids, Mimi, to construct dam
ana bridge across the Missouri river
AT = o'clock Mr.. Hawley moved to take
up the army reorganization bill.
The Army Bill Taken I'd.
At , O'Clock the Vice President laid before
the Senate the unfinished business fthe
antl-scaiping biID Mr.. Cullom. in charge
OF the measure, asked to lay it aside tenn
pararily. To this Mr.. Pettigrew objected
Mr.. Hawley, chairman of the committee
on military affairs, asked unanimous con-
sent to proceed with the army reorganiza-
tlon Dill without displacing the unfinished
business. To this Mr.. Pettigrew also OBJ
jected.
Mr.. Hawley then moved to take I'D the
army bill, the effect of the motion. if car
rled, being to displace the unfinished bust
ness MI Cullom made an appeal to the
Senate not to displace the unfinished hnsi-
ness but again Mr. Pettigrew objected
Inc senate then voted, "A to % to pro-
coed with the army BILL the detailed vote
being as follows:
feas-Aldson, Baker, Carter. Chandler
Jaws Deboe, Elkirs. Foraker GaIlinger
Gear, Hanra, Hansbr ough Harris, HaWlev
ioar kenney, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride
mallory, Mantle Mason, Nor
gan Murphy, Nelson, Pasco. Penrose. Per
kins, Plat Comm, Plat IN. ", Pritch
ara Proctor, Ross. Sewell, Shoup, Simon,
nPoonef' stewart, Thurston. Warren, We'll
lington, Wilson, Wolcott44
Nays-Allen, Bate, Berry, Butler, Chiffon.
Gay Cockrell, Daniel, German, Heitfeld'
Jones (Ark), McEnery, Martin. Mills.
Mitchell Money, Pettigrew, Pettus, QUAY
RaWins Roach, Sullivan, Teller, Tillman'
Turley, White-26
Mallory, Morgan, Murphy, Kenney. Lind
say Say ana fdsco DEM, Mantle and Stewart
(silver rep), and Harris (pop) voted in the
affirma tive. 0
The reading of the Hull-Hawley bill was
peSuh after the Vice President had de-
clded that Mr.. Butler, who had been adj
dressing the Senate, lost his right 10 tha
moor by the action of the Senate.
Mr.: Hawley insisted upon proceeding with
M; me III as 1t was measure OF immense
Importance. He announced that he mr.,
posed to accept no conditions except those
OF unconditional surrender