The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-28

mttpc amendments, naNIg Dccn dGfttu
to the bill was laid aside.
1t was decided that the Senate should
convene at II O'Clock tomorrow morn,
ing.
The Senate then at $50 adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The House was
in session seven hours today and sent
TO the Senate two more appropriation
hills. the Army. which has been under
consideration for several days, ana the
Fortifcations. The former carries about
$40 OOO, 600 and the latter approximately
S4 roo. 600 The final conference report
upon the Indian Appropriation Bill was
also adopted The only amendment OF
Importance attached to the Army Blil
today was one giving two months eX-
ira nay to enlisted men in the regular
army who served beyond the limits of the
United States during the war with
Snain. and one months extra pay to
those who served in the United States.
The discussion of the Administrations
policy relative to the Philippines, which
has been occupying the attention of the
members to the exclusion OF almost ev-
erything else during the consideration
of appropriation bills for the last two
weeks continued today, several speeches
being made on the subject.
When the consideration of the Army
Appropriation Bill was resumed, Mr..
Cox Dem., Tenn.) made a short. sharp,
general speech. saying:
Il WILL never vote a cent to put
bullet in gun to shoot down those peo-
pie over there. (the Fiipinos) who arc
irving to establish their home govern
ment."
He could not understand, he said, why
we had started out to free the CubanS
and should end by shooting the Filipinos.
What a remarkable notification. he de-
clared, was that of General Otis that
we had killed and wounded 1000 of
those people, part Of them naked, some
armed with bows and arrows. AS on
American, he asked, where was the
glory of this achievement: Who had
declared war on these people, who had
done us no harm?
After the passage of the Army Ap-
preparation Bill Mr. Henderson Rep.,
| LAD presented a special order agreed
upon by the Committee upon Rules set
ting aside tomorrow until six o'clock
for the consideration of the public
Building Bills, those acted on by the
Committee of the whole to he first
acted upon, after which such as might
be designated by the Committee upon
1 Public Buildings and Grounds.
/ Mr.. Dockery opposed the rule on the
ground that neither the condition of the
appropriation bills, nor the Treasury
/, would warrant the use of tomorrow for
this purpose and the appropriation Of
money which would result. He figured
out total appropriations for the session
Of SG7S, 900. 900. This did not include
j the S115000.000 for the Nicaragua
E, Canal. which might become law, nor
the S25.000000 of claims we had as
sumed by the treaty of Paris. These
aggregated the appalling total of $780,
/ 100000. Yet it was now proposed to
/ give a day for public buildings and add
! S11 100000 more to these staggering
1 lab. lities. He figured out that the to-
/ tai appropriations for this Congress
! would reach 81 1000 100000 The rule
was adopted "a to 81.
/ Mr.. Hemenway Rep., Ind called up
/ a substitute for the Fortifcations Bill
| and moved its passage under suspension
! of The rules. BY agreement the time
! for debate confined by the rule to TWEEN
! ~ minutes on a side was extended to
! one hour and thirty minutes ON side
| Mr.. Hemeway explained that the
! substitute was in reality the bill report
! ed from the Appropriations Committee
with a few minor amendments. 1t was
necessary TO offer the amended bill as Il
| substitute, as no amendments were in
/ order under suspension of the rule. The
! bill carried S4,144, 1913, the estimates az
! gregating $12. 1J1 ,S9S. The apropra-
/ tions at the last session for Notifications
together with the allotment from the
! S30,O00,000 appropriation aggregated
/ $30,D1S,232.
Mr.. Cochran Dem. MOI declared
that the country would never cease TO
! regret the Administration policy to-
| ward the Philippines. The war against
the horde of semi-barbarians thunder
! ing at the gates of Manila would never
| cease. Our heroic soldiers sent there
were doomed. Though they would al
| ways be successful when they met the
| enemy in the field, there were forces
| against which bravery was impOtent.
Disease and death would ravagc our ar
| my during the rainy season.
Mr.. Grosvenor Rep., Ohio, delivered
IA thirty minutes speech generally reply
ing to the charges emanating from the
opposition during the past few days that
| there had been an alliance between the
| United States and the insurgent forces
in the Philippines. He carefully went
| over the official records to show that
there had never been any alliance. One
I after another he reviewed attempts of
i Aguinaldo to secure recognition and al
lance and showed how he had been re-
| butted by the American authorities.
| The official documents and their dates
were produced III each case. He defied
the other side to produce a single official
utterance authorizing or recognizing any
alliance.
In reply Mr.. Simpson Pop, Kan.)
asked as TO whether he was speaking by
authority of and in defense of the
| President
Mr.. Grosvenor replied that he was
speaking on his own authority as he al-
! ways spoke. Mr.. Grosvenor defended tine
Presidents policy in the Philippines. In
| conclusion ne said:
Il protest against discussing who is
! right and who is wrong when my broth
ers and your sons are being shot down
in battle. | warn my friends upon the
] other side that they are hurting nobody
but themselves. The country will place
but one construction upon their atti-
tude. The American people will never
retire upon the demands of an enemy
in the 'front.' PrOlonged Republican