Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL.


The House continued work on the
army appropriation bill on the sSth,
but failed 10 complete IT, Consldera-
bic luminosity was developed during
tho debate, and there were sharp pass
ages between Mr., Grosvenor and Mr..
Cannon on one hand and Messrs.
Simpson OF Kansas, and Cochran, OF
Missouri, on tho other. Mr.. Simpson
rose to question OF personal privilege
TO answer the statement Of Mr. Cannon
that II he Simpson, had made his speech
In Manila he would have been court
martialed and shot, Perhaps this
might be 80, said Mr. Simpson, doris-
lively, adding; but TO DO shot Mt Ma
Mia Is better than TO DO shot here by
nm old muzzle-loadlng brass cannon
He was thankful, he said, that the
time had not como when mon were
shot for expressing their views IIo
had not, he declared, criticised tho
soldiers, for he glorled In their hero.
ism, But the blood OF those brave
soldiess from Kansas and elsewhere
who had fallen at Manila was on tho
head Of the President, as commander
in-chief Of the army,
After two hours devoted TO consld-
Grafton OF bills on the calendar, tho
Senate, OF o'clock, began tho consld-
Grafton OF the army reorganization
bill. Speeches in support OF the bill
were delivered by Mr. Hawlcy OF Con-
nectlcut, Mr. Cockrel of Missouri, Car
ter Of Montana and Smith OF New
Jersey, and against 1t by Mr., German
OF Maryland and Mr. Allen OF Ne
braslta.
During tho general debate upon tho
army appropriation bill in the House
on the Gath, Mr. Johnson, Republican,
of Indiana, delivered against the Pros.
idcnt and his colonial policy and some
OF his advisers, tho most scRthing
PHILIPPE hehrd In tho House for
months. He sneered at tho President
and the influences which he alleged
controlled him, impugncd his motives,
questioned his sincerity and lilsened
him to Dickens most contemplate
character; charged his secretary of
war with incompetency, and predicted
that the President would in tho end
DO engulfed by adverse public senti-
ment, After an all day session the
Senate passed tho river and harbor
bill, with tho Nicaragua bill attached
to II as rider.
Tho naval appropriation bill finally
passed tho House on tho 23d, after
four days Of acrimonious debate, most
Of which was spent upon the question
Of rehabilitating the naval academy
at Annapolis in accordance with the
scheme inaugurated by tho Rppro-
priation OF 100000 in the last
naval bill, and the proposition to in.
crease the maximum price to be paid
for armor plate to $545 per ton, the
existing law limiting 1t to $500. Upon
both propositions the naval committee
suffered signal defeats Another VIC
tory over the committee was secured
by the adoption of provision to tho
naval bill creating the rank OF admiral
of the navy for Dewey. The Senate
devoted tho day to the river and har-
Dor bill.
The House inaugurated the custom
which has prevailed for many years in
the Senate Of listening to the reading
of Washington's farewell address on
Washington's birthday, The address
was read at the request Of Mr., Bailey,
Of Texas, the Democratic leader. Two
hours were devoted to the naval app
preparation bill. Mr.. Boutelle's amend
ment fixing the maximum price Of
armor plate at S545 per ton, but
restricting the provision to the appro.
priation made in the present bill, was
ruled to be in order, whereupon an-
other proposition was offered by Mr.
Underwood of Alabama for tho crec-
ton of an armor plate plant by the
government. A point of order raised
against this was pending when the
House adjourned, The session OF tho
Senate was devoted to the reading of
Washington's farewell address and
eulogies on the late Senator Morrill,
Of Vermont