Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-24
CRITICISED M 'KINLEY
mister johnson Turn Me Loose
from Injianny Tries to Roast
the Administration.
HEARD WITH ABATEMENT
Phoenix squibot Breaks
;ress, and Flops About
.mperialistic Wings.
SENATE.
b. 24.-lt was reported
...wt there had been q

...~t there had been a
- progress of the army re-
| organization bill. owing to the refusal of
the Democrats to accept the provision
which carries the increase of staff pro-
vided in the Hull bill.
While the foregoing view was eX-
pressed at the war department, at the
capitol. senators generally accepted a
compromise as a foregone conclusion.
The subcommittee of the senate mill
tary affairs committee, will report a
compromise on the army bill, as soon as
the amendments can be Incorporated
The staff provisions agreed upon, are
practically the same as those in the
Hull bill.
Senator Sewell made a speech in sup
port of the army bill, urging action. He
said 10000 soldiers would be needed in
Cuba, and expressed an opinion that the
United States would be soon at war with
Cuba, and decisive action was necessary
in the Philippines. The river and harbor
bill was again taken up, and the Nica-
ragul canal amendment was reached
later.
Senator Rawlins. of Utah, made a
point of order against the Nicaraguan
canal amendment, and was supported
by Senator Pettigrew. Senator Frye
defended the provision.
The Nicaragua canal amendment was
held to be in order by Il vote of 81 to :.
THE HOUSE.
Representative Hull, chairman of the
military committee, during the debate
on the army appropriation bill today,
had read, as part of his remarks, what
he said probably would be a compromise
measure for the reorganization of the
army. Generally speaking, it agrees
with the outline sent Yesterday. ID was
read for information, not as an amend
ment, to the appropriation.
Mr.. Johnson( Rep. Ind. )whO made a Wig
orous opposition to the army reorganiza-
ton bill, delivered remarkably sensa-
tiOnal speech today, arraigning the ad-
ministration in bitter terms for an al
legged imperialistic program. 1t was
read from manuscript, contrary to John
sons usual custom. He referred, in
opening, to the recent banquet at Bos-
ton attended by the president and
members of his cabinet, and paid his re-
spccts to Secretary Alger who had
been retained il the cabinet despite
incompetency, on account of his con-
trihations to the campaign fund OF
1896. Secretary Long also came in for
share of irony. He had audacity, John
son said, to repeat the baseless charges
that those who opposed ratification OF
the treaty were responsible for blood
shed in the Philippines. As johnson
proceeded, his remarkable uttelances
fairly amazed members of the house
who gathered in the aisles to listen.
Outstanding with sword and ciyflizing
with cannon, he declared was the ad-
ministration's policy. The presidents
speech at Boston banquet, johnson de-
clared, was the nest disingenuons that
ever fell from the lips of the chief
executive.
Apart from its platitudes and pro
fessional virtue it was carefully de-
clared studious, misstatement of fact
The sensation Mr.. johnson was Great
ing increased, as he likened the presi-
dent to Pecksniff. If the president
really felt that congress should deter
mine upon the future of the Philippines,
he asked, why did the president not
call congress in extra session and then
keep his hands off. He charged that
the president coerceG the senate into
ratifying the treaty. he would not per-
NIT vote on the Bacon resolution, and
only allowed the McEnery resolution,
which meant nothing, to pass in order
to lull the opposition in the country to
sleep, while he went ahead waging re-
lentless war against helpless people
for their liberty.
The true cause of the presidents
change in his attitude towards the Phil
lipines was the demands of selfish capi-
talists. They furnished money for his
and no doubt had already
pledged him to denomination. He
charged that these men had already
concessions in China. Vast
concessions had been granted in Puerto
Rico and Cuba, and board created by
the president would farm out valuable
franchises to Americans which properly
belonged to the natives.
An agreement was reached to limit |
the general debate on the army appro- i
priation bill to five hours.