The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
APPROPRIATION
BILLS PASSED
House Provides for Army
and Qualifications.
PAY FOR TROOPS ABROAD
DISCUSSION OF THE PHILIPPINE
POLICY RENEWED.
Grosvenor Replies to the Charge That
There Had Been an Alliance Be-
tween Uncle Sam and
Insurgents.
DISCUSSION OF THE PHILIPPINE
POLICY RENEWED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The House
was in session seven hours to-day, and
sent to the Senate two more appropria-
ton bills, the army, which had been
under consideration for several days,
and the Notifications The former
carried about $79, 000,0 900 and the latter
approximately $4,7OO,0O0. The final con-
ference report upon the Indian appro-
priation bill was also adopted. The only
amendment of Importance attached to
the army bill was to give two months
extra pay to enlisted men in the regular
army who served beyond the limits OF
the United States during the war with
Spain, and one months extra pay to
those who served in the United states.
The discussion of the administrators
policy relative to the Philippines, which
has been occupying the attention OF the
members to the exclusion of almost
everything else during the consideration
of appropriation bills for the last two
weeks. was continued to-day, several
speeches being made on the SUBJECT
Dockery CD of Missouri, the lead1ng
Democrat on the Appropriations Com
nittee. asserted that appropriations Ior
this Congress would reach Sl,6OO,OUU,OUV
When Consideration of the army apro-
nristion bill was resumed Cox Cd of Ten
n made a short, sharp, general
speech, saying: AZ will never vote q cent
to put a bullet into a gun to shoot down
those people over there (the t1lipinos),
who are trying to establish their nome
Government" He could not understand,
he said why we had started out 70 Tree
the Cubans and should end by shooting
the Filipinos. What remarkable noun,
cation he declared, was that of General
Otis that we had killed and wounded 400
of those people part of them naked ma
tives, armed with bows and arrows. AS
an American, he asked, where was the
glory of this achievement? Who had de-
clared war on these people who had done
sulzer (D.) of New York offered an
amendment to increase the number OF
major generals to four, and to provide for
filling the vacancies by the appointment
Hui raised a point Of order against the
amendment and the point was sustained
FftzgeraId CD of Massachusetts offered
an amendment to pay all soldiers in the
regular army who served during the war
beyond the limits of the United States two
months extra pay upon their muster out,
and who served within the limits of the
United States one months extra pay. A
similar provision, he said, applied to vol
unteer troops and he saw no reason why
q distinction Should be made The amend
ment was adopted.
This was the last amendment. The
committee rose and the bill as amended
was passed.
Hager (R) of Iowa asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of the Sem
ate Joint resolution authorizing the Pres
ident to appoint Osman Deignan, one of
the heroes of the Merrimac, a naval ca
Diet at Annapolis.
Underwood of Alabama said he had no
desire to object, but he desired to call at
tention to the fact that each hero of the
Merrimac had received his reward for the
daring display in the heroic exploit at
Santiago harbor save the man who took
the ship in-Leutenant Hobson. A bill
was now sleeping in the committee to
transfer to the line and promote him. He
thought it unjust that 1t was not acted
upon. The resolution was adopted.
Henderson of Iowa then presented the
special order agreed upon by the Commit
tee on Rules. setting aside tomorrow until
6 o'clock for the consideration of public
building bills, those acted on by the COM