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ARMY BILL UNDER DISCUSSION.
SENATORS SPEAK FOR AND
AGAINST THE MEASURE.

rtously Questioncd-The Hull
Hawley BiH characterized as a
Makeshift-Thc Opposition willing
to Give All the Money and Men
NeceSsary-BiII Giving Spain s2O,-
COCOON Called Up.
Washington. Feb. 2l.-Fomal discussion
of the Hull-Hawley army reorganization
bin was begun in the Senate this after
noon.
MIR. Hawley and Mr. Warren, Republic
cans, supported the measure, and Mr..
Mitchell and Mr. Cockren, Democrats, op-
posed IL, while Mr.. Proctor Republican,
addressed the Senate in favor of some
amendments which he had proposed to the
bill.
All the speakers are members of tile
committee on military affairs.
Soon after the Senate convened, MIR. Pet-
tigrew OF South Dakota presented resolu-
tions of the Legislature OF South Dakota,
urging the senators of that state to sup
port the treaty of peace.
Commenting upon the resolutions, Mr..
Petigrew said that he denied the right of
the legislature to instruct him, although
he was always glad to hear from the body.
A bin for the relief of certain Lynchburg,
Va, tobacconists who failed to pay their
internal revnue taxes In time, was passed.
The conference report on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bnI
was agreed TO.
Mr.. Allison reported from the iinanca
committee House joinst resolution amend-
ing the act Of June 49, 1898, by adding to IL
provision that whenever any bond or
note shall be secured by a mortgage or deed
OF trust, but one stamp shall be required.
that being the highest ratio required for
either paper The bill was passed.
Public Building Bill.
Mr. Quay of Pennsylvania, chairman Of
the public buildings and grounds commits
tee, presented a batch OF reports favorable
TO the erection of public buildings In va
rLous parts of the country. These reports
brought MIR Allen of Nebraska TO his feet
with an inquiry as to why certain bills
which had been before the committee for
year or more had not been acted on. He
said;
A Shumfng of Cards.
"This reporting Of public building bills
Is like the expert shufiing Of cards. The
favored bills are placed on the calendar
in the order In which the committee de-
sires their passage. / make this distinct
charger That there has been no meeting
of the committeee on public buildings and
grounds al which these bills were author
lied to be reported. If any meeting of the
committee has been held II was a secret
one. make this statement simply TO call
the attention of the Senate and the coun-
try to the matter, and not because l ex-
pect any change In the methods of the
committee"
MIR. Allen then proceeded to charge that
a public building combination existed and
that none but few favored could gain
consideration by the committee
~ want to say TO the SENATOR replied
Mr. Quay emphaticafly, that his state
ment that there is any combination, Is un-
warranted and false. II Is not true In
any sense.
spnin's $2O,OOOOOO.
A message was received from the House
transmitting the bill passed by that body
approprating 2O,0O0.OVO to be paid to Spain
In accordance with the terms of the Paris
treaty II was referred to the committees
on appropriations.
The postoffice appropriation bill was laid
before the Senate, and its consideration
W1s resumed.
Mr.. Butler of North Carolina resumed
his speech Of yesterday.
voting began. Mr.. Buffers Amendments
reducing the amount paid to railroads was
defeated, As to 10. The bill was then pass
ed.
Mr. Hawley was then recognized to speak
on the army reorganization hin, and as he
proceeded he was given very close atten-
ton He said he did not see how anybody
could have voted against taking up the
bill, for IL was evident to all that some
thing must be done 10 strengthen the
Presidents administration. He thought
there could be no doubt that the Spanish
cortes would ratlfy The peace treaty with
in the next two or three days. With this
proceeding concluded and the exchange
completed, the army necessarily must be
reduced TO It's original dimensions OF $1,000
unless some law should be enacted.
Even Mr.. Cockrell was willing to con-
cede a large army. For this tile country
should be duly thankful, but for himself
he could not sanction the proposition to
create large forces of native troops as pro-
posed by the CocSrell bill. He contendcd
that the Fihpinos were a revolutionary
people and prophesled that a native force
would JOIN Aguinaldo within forty-eight
hours after its organization. Hence he
predicted a grand and calamitous failure
of such an experiment
Mr.. Hawley wanted an army of Ameri-
cans entirely. The President could be
trusted. Are we" he asked, afraid OF
or army: II Is as much under our con-
trOl as the key Of a plano, through appro-
prlauons."
wanted No Native Troops.
Mr.. Mitchell OF Wisconsin also mem-
ber OF the military committee, followed
Mr. Hawiey. He criticised the Hull bill
saying that II was not, as claimed, a re-
organization, but that the only material
change In the present system was In the
artillery He agreed that there should be
a fewlmore troops in this country, but in
providing for this increase he would con-
fine Il to "thc United States proper ana
not extend 1t to the United States i'm
proper"
This remark caused a burst OF laughter
on the Democratic side of the chamber.
and with 1t Mr.. Mitchell concluded mis-
talk
Mr.. Proctor Of Vermont was about 10
proceed when Mr.. Cockrell suggested the