The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

During Jne Beuerdi uopdbo 'Poh Vho
army appropriation bill in the House
on the oath, Mr.. Johnson, Republican,
of Indiana, delivered against the Pres.
ident and his colonial policy and some
of his advisers, the most scathing
philippe heard In the House for
months. He sneered at the President
and the influences which he alleged
controlled him, impugned his motives,
questioned his sincerity and likened
him to Dickens most contemplate
character; charged his secretary of
war with incompetency, and predicted
that the President would in the end
be engulfed by adverse public senti-
ment After an all day session the
Senate passed the river and harbor
bill, with the Nicaragua bill attached
to it as rider.
The naval appropriation bill finally
passed the House on the 23d, after
four days Of acrimonious debate, most
of which was spent upon the question
of rehabilitating the naval academy
at Annapolis in accordance with the
scheme inaugurated by the appro-
priation of 100000 in the last
naval bill, and the proposition to in
crease the maximum price to be paid
for armor plate to S545 per ton, the
existing law limiting it to $780, Upon
both propositions the naval committee
suffered signal defeats. Another vic
tory over the committee was secured
by the adoption OF a provisicn to the
naval bill creating the rank of admiral
of the navy for Dewey. The Senate
devoted the day to the river and har-
Dor bill
The House inaugurated the custom
which has prevailed for many years in
the Senate of listening to the reading
of Washington's farewell address on
Washington's birthday. The address
was read at the request of Mr.. Bailey.
of Texas, the Democratic leader. Two
hours were devoted to the naval APP
preparation bill. Mr.. Boutelle's amend
ment fixing the maximum price of
armor plate at $545 per ton, but
restricting the provision to the appro-
priation made in the present bill, was
ruled to be in order, whereupon an
other proposition was offered by Mr.
Underwood of Alabama for the erec-
ton of an armor plate plant by the
government A point of order raised
against this was pending when the
House adjourned The session of the
Senate was devoted to the reading of
Washington's farewell address and
eulogies on the late Senator Morrill,
of Vermont.
In the Senate on the 21st formal dis.
cussion of the Hull Hawley army reor-
ganization bill was begun. Hawlcy and
Mr.. Warren, Republicans, supported
the measure and Mr.. Mitchell and Mr..
Cockrell, Dem ocrats, opposed it, while
Mr.. Proctor, Republican, addressed
the Senate in favor of some amend
ments which he had proposed
to the bill. All the speakers
are members of the committee
ON military affairs. Mr.. Coclsrell's
speech, though brief, was particulars
ly notable, as he spoke definitely
for the opposition to the army bill.
He declared practically in so many
words that the Hull Hawlcy bill could
not become 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 be fastened
upon the country without full and
free discussion.
The House reached the last page of
the naval bill and adjourned with q
point of order pending against pro-
vision fixing the price of armor plate
at $545 per ton.
The House passed a separate bill on
the Goth appropriating $2o,oOO 900 for
payment to Spain for the Philippine
islands under the peace treaty. The
vote stood 21a to a. The bill to re-
imburse governors of states for ex-
penses paid by the states in organic
ing volunteers for service in the war
with Spain before their muster into
the service of the United States also
was passed. In the Senate the post
office appropriation bill was passed
and the army reorganization bill taken
up, but not disposed of at adjourn
ment.