Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-30
CONGRESSIONAL
The Never Ending Peace Treaty
Debate Is Still On in the
Senate.
HOUSE ON THE ARMY BILL
Fight On the Size Of the Cavalry Troops
and Infantry Companies, with Dis
cretionary Powers for the
President.

Washington, Jan. 3O.-The senat
committee on Judiciary today made al
| adverse report on the nomination O
! Hamilton G. Ewart to be United State
district judge for the western distric
of North Carolina. An effort will b.
made in the senate to have Ewart con
firmed, Notwithstanding this advers
report.
Senator Mason, of Illinois, offered
resolution providing that the secretar,
of war be directed to furnish for the in
formation of the senate, statement O
the per centage of sick soldiers, and tn,
number of deaths in the army from
sickness caused by the climate in the
Islands where they were quartered, ant
set forth when the sickly season begins
in said islands. The resolution was
adopted.
Senator Allison called up the Indiar
appropriation bill. This motion was
not agreeable to the opponents of Amer.
lean sovereignty over the Philippines
as it would prevent action or the dec.
laratory resolution prior to a vote or
the treaty. Senators Jones, of Arkan.
sas, and Bacon urged an early vote or
the resolutions which were attacked by
Senators Chandler and Carter as at.
tempting to mortgage the future con-
gress and mischievously tying oui
hands as to the Philippines.
The president today sent the senate
the correspondence on file in the state
department bearing upon the peace
treaty, and it was read in today's eX-
ecutive session. One of the first cable
grams from the president instructed
the commission to demand the cession
of Luzon island only of the Philippines
and he told them that full sovereignty
should come with it.
THE HOUSE.
The house resumed consideration of
the army organization bill, under
agreement that if the bill were complet.
ed today under the minute rule, the
time tomorrow before o'clock SHOULD
be devoted to general debate. This ar
rangement was made to give the lead.
ers on each side an opportunity to close
The first amendment offered today was
that of which the committee had giver
notice, authorizing the president to en-
list only 60 men for each cavalry trOol
and go for each infantry company. Mr.
Marsh, Republican, of Illinois, who Of
fered the amendment, said this would
reduce the enlisted force to $4,000, if the
president exercised the discretion il
conferred. Mr. Hay, Democrat, of Vir
ginia, of the minority committee, pro
tested it would be impossible to perfec
the bill on the floor of the house. He
would offer an amendment to have the
bill provide only go men for each in
fantry company or troop, but give the
president discretion to increase the
number to 145 and 100 respectively, this
discretion, however, only to be exer-
cised in time of war.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Marsh
authorizing the president to enlist only
60 men to each cavalry troop, If he sc
desired, was adopted.
Mr.. De Almond, Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, objected to the amendment on the
ground that discretionary power might
be exercised in the wrong direction. The
bill should provide for only $4,000 men
and the president should take the re-
sponsibility of increasing it to 100000
1t should not provide for 100000, and
give the president discretion to reduce
it.
The committee amendments Were
adopted, as the reading of the bill pro-
gressed, so that the bill will provide fol
an army of 100000 men, with discretion