Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Weeks Proceedings in the House
ard Senate.
NICARAGUA BILL REPORTED.
senate Passes River and Uarbor Measure,
with the Canal Provision rs a Rider
Representative johnson Criticises
the Policy OF the Administration.



The house listened to a reading OF
Washington's farewell address by the
clerk. An hour OF two was spent il
! further consideration OF the naval az
! preparation bill. without making ap-
probable progress. The rest Of the
day was spent in the delivery OF eulo-
5ies upon the late Senator Justin s
Morrill, CT Vermont
The two main incidents Of the ses-
sion of the senate were the reading of
| Washineton's farewell address and the
delivery Of eulOgiums on the late Sen
ator Morrill, of Vermont. When the
last speech was made and the resolu
t1cn agreed to. the senate. as further
mark of respect. adjourned
Thursday. Feb. e3.
The house with great enthusiasm ana
entire unanimity inserted in the naval
appropriation bill provision authoriz-
ing the president TO appoint an adj
miral of the navy. This is intended to
enable tho president suitably 10 re-
ward Rear Admiral Dewey for his
services TO the nation. The housealso
passed the naval appropriation bill.
after reducing the price of armor plate
to sf45 ton. Senate amendments tc
the military academy appropriation bill
were conCuTred IL and a senate bill
passed permitting volunteer regi-)
ments in the war with Spain to re-
tain their colOrs.
The river and harbor appropriation
bill was taken up in the senate. The
grand total carried by the bill as It
came from the house was S}0.3S ISL.
The net increase recommended 81 the
senate committee on commerce. omit
ting the Nicaragua canal, was $685.
$40.
Friday. Feb. 81.
During the general debate on the
army appropriation bill in the house
Mr. Johnson rep, Ind violently at
tackled the policy of the administration
in the Philippines. lie charged tie
secretary of war with incompetency
and predicted that the president would
in the end be engulfed by adverse pub
lie sentiment. No general reply was
made to his speech.
The senate by a vote CT 30 to 9
Messrs Pettigrew, RawliEs and Teller
passed the river and harbOr apqro-
amendment.
During the afternoon Mr.. Sewell OF
New Jersey expressed the belief that
it would require an army Of 10000 mea
to control the Filipinos. and that We
were likely yet to have serious trouble
in Cuba.
Senator Hawlay chairman OF the
military affairs committee, reported
the compromise army bill The bill in
creases the strength of the regular ar
my from 1900 to $4,000. In addition
to this force. the president is author
lied to raise $4,000 volunteer infantry
to form thirty regiments, and to con-
tinue in service only during the Ife
cessity thereof and not later than
July l, 1901.
Saturday, Feb. 2J.
In committee of the whole the
house entered upon the further con-
sideration of the army appropriation
bill and it was read by paragraphs
for amendment. When the committee
rose the house suspended public bus
iress to listen to eulOgies upon the
late Senator +. c. Walthall and Rep
resentative w f. Love OF Mississippi.
At the close OF the exercises the house
adjourned until Monday
The bill for increasing the efiicien-
cy Of the army" was taken up in the
senate and was read in full. Mr.. Car
ter gave the number of troops re-
CURED. as -ollows: For the Philip
pine islands, 10000; for Cuba, l2.005;
without any provision for Hawaii or !