The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25
Goes Through the Senate as An
Appropriation Rider.
OPPOSED BY MR.. RAWLINS
THE UTAH SENATOR'S PROTEST
AGAINST IMPROPER METHODS
Irrigation Reservoir Amendment
Adopted-Senator Sewa1 Tells
How He Advised Mckinley to
Drop the Philippines-Thinks We
Will Fight the Cubans.

Washington, Feb. 24.-After a session
of nearly eight hours today, the senate
this evening passed the river and har-
Dor bill by the decisive vote Of 80 to 3.
The measure was under consideration
throughout the day and on several of
the committee amendments a deter
mined fight was made, but in every
instance the opposition availed moth
ing. The sharpesU contest arose over
the Nicaragua canal bill amendment.
\ point of order was made against it
that it was general legislation, but the
senate, to which the vice president sub
United the point. overruled it. 1t was
then attacked as not being relevant to
a river and harbor measure. but this,
too, was overruled by the senate.
Mr.. Pettisrew ISL. Rep. $. D., Mr..
Rawlins Ueni., Utah and Mr.. Teller
(Sll, 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 ana That the canal
would not be built under the PROPOSE
ton inserted in the bill.
During the afternoon Mr.. Sewell of
New Jersey delivered a speech in sup
port Of the Hull-HaWley army reOT
ganization bill. in the course CT which
lie declared that the United States was
As = was with Spain when our army
was before Santiago. He expressed the
belief that IL would require an army of
Se.GJe men to control the FiHpinOs and
that we were likely yet to have serious
trouble n Cuba.
IRRIGATION RESERVOIRS.
Reverting 70 the amendment provid-
ing for the construction OF reservoirs
at the headWaters OF the Missouri river
and appropriating $4,000 for three res
ervoirs in Wyoming, Mr.. Frye, in
charge OF the bin. asked that the
amendment be passed upon.
Ir. Spooner (Wis.D doubted the adj
visibility Of the amendment. and said
that it had every appearance of being
a strong wedge of an elaborate system
of irrigation of arid lands which would
cost the government hundreds Of mil
lions Of dollars.
pr. Wilson (Wash.) presented the
credentials Of addison .. Foster, elect
ed a senator from Washington. They
were fled.
When the discussion of the amend
ment was resumed. Mr.. Warren ONyo).
Mr.. Clark CWyo), NJ. Allen (Neb),
Mr.. Foraker co. and Mr.. Gailinger (N.
h addressed the senate in favor Of
the amendment.
The amendment proposed by the COM
mittee was adopted without division.
4 J.
the river and harbor bill was laid aside
temporarily, in order that he might
submit some remarks upon the army
reorganization bill. which he regarded
as of higher Importance than any other
measure now before congress. In his
opinion. the country was more in a
state of war today than ii was when
our army was before Santiago
ADVICE TO HTKINLEY
I never was in favor of the acquisi-
ton of the Philippines" said Mr.. Sew
ell. I said to the president the day
after Dewey's magnificent victory in
Manila bay, For Gods sake. order him
away from there.
Mr.. Sewell then stated his reasons
for not desiring the Pacific islands. He
said that he had visited them and was
satisfied from personal observations.
that they and their inhabitants were
not desirable acquisitions to this coun-
try. He declared that ii would take an
army Of from $500 TO $4,000 to main
tain our control in the Philippines.
Even now the American troops were
coOped up in Manila and thus far had
been able to accomplish little.
In his opinion 10000 men would be
required in cuba and several thousand
in Porto Rico. so that practically the
entire army would be used in what
might be termed our island possessions
Sewell to inquire why the United
States would need i force Of 10000 men
in Cuba. stating his belief that We did /
not need any force there. since there /
were no Spanish soldiers to fight. and |
10 inquire further how the government ]
was going to keep a force on that is |
land after peace with Spain had form I
ally been declared. He declared that !
the Cubans had exercised great control |
and our troops were not needed on the |
island.
Nr. SeweIl-Wc have had peace in /
cuba because we have had large force !
there. Those people are a turbulent /
people. They viii have revolutions /
constantly. 1 believe we shall have /
war with them after awhile.
Mr. Foraker do not think we Will (
Continuing his argument. Mr. Sewell 4
said: We cannot 90 outside OF our 1
lines. in the Philippines. The situation /
is serious. These people, who are tur- !
buIent and inUactabie. must be put 7
down # ! were the president, I would ,
send a force there that would be suffi- /
cient 70 put them down sharply and /
quickly.
Mr. Lindsay OKy) Interrupted Mr.. |
Sewell, saying that il had been reported /
in the public press that certain sena-
tars some Of whom were members of .
the military affairs committee and some /
of whom We're not, had agreed upon a |
COMPROMISE AMY lNol eeiliiIdAlDlA Dills
which met the approval of the admin
istration.
IF that be true suggested Mr..
Lindsay, will the senator say whether
he is addressing his remarks TO the /
compromise measure or to the bill re-
ported by the Republican members of
the committee, of which he is one"
y believe" replied Mr.. Sewell. That
what the senator suggests is probably
true. There will be a compromise army
measure. but l am addressing my re-
marks TO the bill reported by the COM
mittee.
The reading of the river and harbor
bill was then proceeded with without
objection. The Nicaragua canal amend
lnent was reported.
RAWLINS ON THE CANAL.
When the amendment had been read
Mr.. Rawlins Utah) called attention 20
the fact that there was no provision
for the ratification by the senate of any
treaty that might be made with Mica
ragua or Costa Rica for right of way
for the canal.
Mr. Frye replied that no treaty was
provided for.
Mr. Rawlins said that he was of the
opinion that the question was one TO