The Globe-republican., 1899-03-02
congressional.

VUlvuutVUiUNlIL.
The House continued work ON the
army appropriation bill on the ssth,
but failed to complete it. Considers
BILE luminosity was developed during
the 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 the other. Mr. Simpson
rose to q question of personal privilege
to answer the statement of Mr. Cannon
that If he Simpson, had made his speech
in Manila he would have been court
martialed and shot. Perhaps this
might be so. said Mr.. Simpson, deris-
lively, adding: But to be shot at Ma
Mia Is better than to be shot here BY
an old muzzle-loading brass cannon
He was thankful, he said, that the
time had not come when men were
shot for expressing their views. He
had not, he declared, criticised the
soldiers. for he gloried in their hero
ism. But the blood Of those brave
soldiess from Kansas and elsewhere
who had fallen at Manila was on the
head Of the President, rs commander
in-chief of the army.
After two hours devoted to consid-
Grafton of bills on the calendar. tho
Senate, at 1 o'clock, began the consid-
Grafton Of the army reorganization
bill. Speeches in support of the bill
were delivered by Mr.. Haw!ey Of Con-
necticut. Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri, Car
ter Of Montana and Smith of New
Jersey. and against it by Mr.. German
OF Maryland and Mr.. Allen of Ne
braska
During the general debate upon the
army appropriation bill in the House
on the cath, Mr.. johnson. Republican,
of Indiana, delivered against the Pres
ident and his colonial policy and some
of his advisers, tho most scathing
philippe heard in the House for
months. He sneered at the President
and the influences which he alleged
controlled him, impugned his motives,
questioned his sincerity and likencd
him to Dickens most contemplate
character; charged his secretary Of
war with incompetcncy, and predicted
that the President would in the end
be engulfed bv adverse public senti-
ment. After an all day session the
Senate passed the river and haroor
bill, with the Nicaragua bill attached
to it as rider.
The naval appropriation bill finally
noSSnA tho HNr1an fhN 0C.V 1f{av
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 the appro-
priation of 100000 in the last
naval bill, and the proposition to in
crease the maximum price to be paid
for armor plate to s545 per ton, the
existing law limiting it to $500. Upon
both propositions the naval committee
suffered signal defeats. Another vic
tory over the committee was secured
by the adoption OF a provision to the
naval bill creating the rank Of admiral
of the navy for Dewey. The Senate
devoted the day to the river and hSr-
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 ap-
preparation bill. Mr. Bouteile'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. whercupon an
other proposition was offered b. Mr..
Underwood of Alabama for the crec-
ton of an armor plate plant b. the
government A point of order raised
against this was pending when the
House adjourned. The session of the
Senate was devoted to the reading of
Washington's farewell address and
eulOgies on the late Senator Morrill,
of Vermont