The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-22
HULL-HAWLEY BILL.
Debate on Army Reorganization Has
Commenced in Earnest.
ONLY FIVE SENATOR'S SPOKE
All Of Them We're Members OF the
Military Affairs Committee.
COCKRELL FAyORS A COMPROMISE BILL
He Argued that q Good Law Could mol Be
Enacted in Ten Days.
INDICATIONS POINT TO A FlLIBUSTER
| Opponents of Large standing Army
VIII Not Allow the Hull Meas
! urc To Pass.
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onponcnts of n Large standing Army
VIII Not Allow the Hui Meas
urc TO Pass.

Washington, FEBRUARY ST. "A'
cussion of the Hull Hawley army reorsat-
ization bill was begun in the senate this
afternoon Mr. Hawley and MT. warren
republicans. supported the measure anu
Ny. Mitchell and Mr.. Cockrell, democrats
opposed II. while Mr.. Proctor tRepD al
dressed the senate on some amendments
which he had proposed to the bill.
An the speakers are members OF tne
committee on military affairs
Mr.. Cockrell's speech, although orlet'
was particularly notable, as he spoke oel"
initely for the opposition to the army ol'i'
He declared practically, in so many "oros'
that the Hull Hawley bill could not oe-
come a law at this session. He and those
who stood with him were willing to give
the president all the money and every
man he desired, but they were Determined
that no great standing army should pe
| fastened upon the country without fun and
free discussion.
The postoffce appropriation bill was
passed today.
The conference report on the Legislative
executive and judicial appropriation Dill
was agreed TO.
MIR. Allison reported from the finance
committee a house Joint resolution amend
ing the act of June 10, 1898, BY adding 10
il provision that whenever any BOND OF
note shall be secured by mortgage OF
deed Of trust, but one stamp shall be re-
miired. that being the highest rate re-
CURED for either paper. inc Dill was
passed. ;,..o ~,
MIR. Quay chairman of the commilIee VI
public buildings and grounds presented d
hatch ~ reports favorable TO the erection
OF public buildings In various parts Oh 'h'
The reports brought Mr. Allen to his
feet with the charge that a pubic nuilu
ing combination existed in the senate anu
, that none but favored lew couiu gan
, consideration by the combination.
II want to say to the senator, replied
Mr. QUAY. emphatically, that his state
,nent thar there is any combination Is un-
warranted and false. 1t is not true IN any
sense ,,,,,s,
,ransmitting the bill passed by that body
appropriating s20,000,bOO to De pau ~
Snain in accordance with the terms OF tn'
paris treaty 1t was referred TO the com
mittee on appropriations
The postotfice appropriation bill was ial'
e before the senate and Its consideration W."
Q resumed 80,
Mir. Butler IN, C.) resumeu mo sp'NS'
of yesterday. ,o
f MIR Wolcott. chairman of the posta
k commission, Ia replying briefly TO ar
Butler. declared that is matter OF l"o
the increased amount 10 be PAID raii"aS
> for mail transportation was hol plop''
d tionate to the increased volume OF mat
A At o'clock the debate closed and vot
!. ing began. .no,n ~
: MIR. Buffers amendment reducing IN
e amount paid to railways was defeated
: 40 TO 49,
The bill was then passed.
= MIR lJawluy was recognized to speak o
II the army reorganization bill ana as u
n proceeded was given very close attchuo,
. He said he did not see how ANYBODY coil
V have voted against taking up the Dli -
= il was evident TO all that somelhihs. iiu
o be done TO strengthen the president : arr
He thought tlcTe could be no DOUBT th'
tho Spanish cortes would ratify the pea
q treaty. within the next two or three haS
@ with this proceeding concluded ana "
= exchange completed, the army necsssail =
must be reduced to It's Original UNI
sions of $1,000 unless some law should
Even Mr.. Cockrcll was willing to col
code q large army. For this the count
should be duly thankful. but for hlnlsp
he could not sanction the proposllloh
:, create large forces of native troops
,,onosed by the Cockrell bill. He conten
ptop maj the philippines were rev
lutlonary people and supposed that a n
i tive force would join Aguinaldo WIN n
forty-eight hours after its organiza,.i :,
Hence he predicted a grand and e I5a.II
tous failure of such plan. Mr.; haw "
r'an+ed an army OF Americans solely; j
5. manSeu arc ours and we shou
r gsseoas, tSem before God and the world
MI Mr.. Mitchell lwisl, also mem per !,
H i He criticised the Hull Bill pa sa
ing that 1t vas not a. cia an,v mater
81 t en,,,ei in the present system was IN
qn s.n,a he advocated change In