The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-21
ARMY BILL MAY PASS.
Taken Up in Senate by Vote OF A to
26-Pacific Cable Measure.

26-Pacific Cable Measure.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-During almost
six hours this afternoon the postoffice APP
preparation bill was under discussion in the
Senate, the time being consumed largely by
Mr.. Butler Pop., N Co and Mr.. Pettigrew
(Silver Rep, S. d. in an amendment pro-
viding that the Postal Commission should
present its final report to Congress by March
!, 1909. Failing after many trials to Sc
cure unanimous consent to secure its In
sertion in the bill, Mr.. Butler permitted it
to come to a vote. 1t was defeated-27 to %.
Agreement was reached to vote on the bill
and amendments at ? o'clock tomorrow.
At o'clock Mr.. Hawley, chairman of the
military affairs committee, moved to take up
the army reorganization bill, unanimous
consent having been refused to take up the
measure without displacing the unfinished
business-the anti-scalping bill. Mr.. Haw-
ley's motion prevailed-44 to 26-this making
the army bill the unfinished business. 1t is
agreed that this action disposes finally of
the anti-scalping bill for the present ses-
sion. The detailed vote on taking up the
army bill follows:
Yeas - Allison, Baker, Carter, Chandler,
Davis, Deboe, Elkins, Foraker, Gallinger,
Gear, Hanna. Hansbrough, Harris, Hawley,
Hoar, Kenney, Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride,
Mcmillan, Mallory, Mantle, Mason, Morgan,
Murphy, Nelson, Pasco. Penrose, Perkins,
Platt Of Connecticut, Platt of New York.
Pritchard, Proctor, Ross, Sewell, Shoup ST.
mon, Spooner. Stewart, Thurston, Warren,
wellington, Wilson, Wolcott-44
Nays-Allen, Bate, Berry, Butler Chiffon,
Clay, Cockrell, Daniel, German, Heitfeld,
Jones of Arkansas, McEnery, Martin, Mills,
Mitchell, Money Pettigrew, Pettus, Quay,
Rawlins, Roach. Sullivan, Teller, Tilman,
Turey White-26
Mallory, Morgan, Murphy, Kennedy. Lind
say and Pasco, Democrats; Mantle and
Stewart, Silver Republicans, and Harris,
Populist, voted in the affirmative.
Mr.. Frye reported from the committee on
foreign relations the amendment to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill for the con-
struction of a submarine cable in the Pa
cific ocean as amended by the committee.
The amendments are numerous and radical.
The most important Of them increases the
subsidy to be paid every year for twenty
years to $175,OO0 and extends the time in
which the contracting company is to be
given to complete the line to the Philippine
islands to Jan. /, 1902. other amendments
pany from 100000 to 100000; provide that
the subsidy money shall only be used in
maintenance and repairs and not in paying
dividends; fix the rates on government mes
sages at One-third the rates on private mes
sages, retaining the provision that they
shall be carried free during the twenty
years; fix a rate of % cents per word on
private messages to Hawaii and 81 per word
on such messages to the Philippines press
rates being one-fourth this amount give
the postmaster general the right to revise
these rates every ten years, and authorize
the President to request the cooperation of
Japan in securing the establishment OF the
proposed line.
Mr.. Chandler entered a motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the naval personnel
bill was passed, and that the measure be re-
called from the House in order that some
errors might be corrected. The order was
made.
Mr.. Cockrell secured the passage OF
resolution calling upon the secretary of war
for detailed information as to the cost Of
the army under the proposed Hull bill.
The House amendment to the bin author
izing the President to appoint cadets to the
Naval Academy was concurred in. The bill
now goes to the President