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HIGH N TIE AGREEMENT
Senator German Not Entirely Salts
fed with Compromise on the
Army Measure.
BILL TAKEN up IN SENATE AND HOUSE,
Cockrell Says Another Opportunity
:, So Favorable to Opponents Not
Likely to Present ltself-Discus-
4 sion In the House-No Case Against
Hanna.

sion In the House-No Case Against
Hanna.
Washington, Feb 27.-There was a
little hitch in the agreement on the
army bill Saturday, Senator German in
ssting that the understanding was all
the increases made should cease July 1,
1901. This is not provided for in the
bill reported, and an amendment has
been prepared and will be offered add
ing another section making definite
provision that all increases shall cease
on the date named, and the army shall
be reduced to the number of officers
and men provided tor previous to the
war with Spain. The additional ca
diets appointed will be excepted in this
provision. The add ional section which
Senator German asked for has proven
unsatisfactory to Senator Coclrell, the
leading democratic member of the conn
mittee, and consequently the PROPOSE
ton to put it in is off, unless it can be
drawn in such manner as not to inter-
fere with the regular army Meanwhile
the bill is to be proceeded with. and
conferences will be held to see if an ad
iustment can be made.
senate.
Washington, Feb. 27-At the opening
of Saturdays session of the senate bills
were passed as follows: Amending an
act entitled: can act to allow the re-
turn, free of duty, of certain articles
exported from the United States for
exhibition purposes" committee
amendment providing that the law
shall apply only to foreign-born ami
mails for circus purposes.
Senator Hansbrough IN. d. offered
an amendment which was agreed TO
providing that wheat imported by
actual farmers for seed purposes be
admitted free of customs duty, not
more than 500 bushels to be imported
by one person; providing for building
for the use of the post Office, of office of
the superintendent of the Hot Springs
reservation and other civil officers in
the city of Hot Springs, Ark; authoriz-
ing certain persons who have inter
married with Cherokees to sue for
their interest in certain moneys of the
tribe from which they were excluded;
authorizing the construction of a bridge
across the Monongahela river at Nor
gantown, w. Va.
Under an agreement reached Friday,
the senate began the consideration of
bills relating to the District Of Column
bia.
A joint resolution relative to the
Greater America exposition to be held
at Omaha, Neb., in 1899, and TO encour-
age the same by providing without ex-
pense to the government for exhibits
from Cuba, Porto Rico, the Ladrones
and the Philippines. was adopted; as
was also joint resolution authorizing
foreign exhibitors at the Commercial
exposition to be held in Philadelphia,
Pa, in 1899, to bring 10 this country
foreign laborers from their respective
countries for the purpose of preparing
for and making their exhibits under
regulations prescribed by the secretary
Of the interior.
Takes Up the Army Bill.
An effort to get an agreement to vote
on the army bill at three o'clock on
Monday failed. Senator Cockrell then
Senator Cockrell explained the in
creases made by the compromise bill
The artillery increase was essential, and
therefore justifiable. He said the per-
manent increase for the entire army
would amount to a little over 10000
giving a standing army of about $4,000
after July l, 1901. Senator Cockrell in
the senate Saturday defended the in
crease in the staff as necessary in con-
nection with the general increase in
numbers in thearmy. Likewise the gen
eral officers provided for were also nee
essary. There would be no burden on
the people, and Senator Cockrell
thought the bill should be accepted.
1t was the best bill for the reorgan-
ization of the army that had been pre-
sented in the senate since he had be-
come member in 1875. If the pres
ent opportunity was lost so acceptable
bill would not again be secured.
Senator German spoke against the
army bill. He said the bill should
have a single proviso that all increases
should cease in 1901. and the army de-
creased to $4,000 men. Senator Cor
man said he did not believe in great
standing army in this country. SEN
ator German said the secretary of the
treasury was contemplating issuing fur
Their obligations of the country.
In the House.
Washington, Feb. Glowing to the
pressure of business, the house met at
II o'clock Saturday. The senate bill
granting a right of way through the
Nez Perces Indian reservation to the
Clearwater Short Line railroad was
passed; also the senate bill to COM
pensate certain persons for private
property in the Yellowstone park.
Mr.. Henderson (rep., Ia.) stated to
the house that on account of the great
amount of public business TO be dis
posed of during the remainder of the
session it was desirable that the house
meet hereafter at II o'clock. Three
appropriation bills were yet TO pass he
house, he said, and but three had gone
to the president An order to meet at
II o'clock was made
The house then went into committee
of the whole and resumed the consider.
alton of the army appropriation bill.
Mr. Hay (dem., Va.). the ranking minor
lily member of the military committee,
criticised the amount carried by the
bill which, he said, was plainly INSULT
cient to maintain an army of 100000
men. The hearings before the commit