The record-union., 1899-02-22

on the frontiers. This, too, aside from
the men now needed in our island pos
sessions
He declared that the regular army
seemed to be regarded by some as all
most a pestilence, rather than a thing
to be supported He thought it not too
much that this nation support as SOL
diers four men in each 5000 of the
population of the country. He de-
clared that the toilers and taxpayers
were not protesting against proper
army bill, and that they would not for
give those who proposed to leave the
President without a sufficient army
force.
Cockrell, the leading Democratic m M
Der of the Military Affairs Committee,
agreed that reorganization of the
army was absolutely necessary 1t
was evident, he said, that either the
organization was deficient or the Off
GERS inefficient. Cockrell declared
there was no sufficient time in the ten
remaining days of this session to dis
cuss, formulate and pass perfect re-
organization bill, and he added that no
bill such as had been proposed should be
passed.
1--WE propose" said he, 'sample pro-
vision for every emergency. We will
give the Executive every dollar and
every man to sustain the Government
that is necessary
Il indulge in a filibuster occasionally
myself said Mason, interrupting
Cockrell, "but 1 always give full notice
when mean to do so. ! think it per-
fectly permissible under the rules and
l would like to have the Missouri: SEN
ator inform us if such is his purpose
now
I'm always frank" replied Cocfxrell,
land I am frank when / say thai
have no intention of beginning a fill
buster. I only want ITO secure full
and fair discussion of the army bill,
such consideration as so important a
measure should have. and every Sena-
tor here knows that it is impossible to
get such discussion in the days left of
the session"
Then" retorted Mason, 1--WE are not
to have an announced filibuster?''
Without replying, Cockrell, at 4:3O p.
m, yielded the floor to Pritchard. and
the Senate, on his motion, went into
executive session.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb.21.-The House
reached the last page of the naval bill
to-day, and adjourned with a point Ct
order against a provision fixing the
price of arnor plate at $545 per ton.
The provision in the bill went out on a
point of order, on the ground that it
was not limited to the armor to be pur-
chased with the appropriation in the
bill, whereupon it was modified to meet
this objection against it, the point of
order pending at adjournment being
raised
Much of the time to-day was occu-
pied in debating the amendment offered
by Mudd (R.) of Maryland, appropriate
ing SI2O,OO0 to complete the three
buildings authorized to be erected at
the Naval Academy at Annapolis. The
Naval Committee, with the exception
of Cummings, strenuously opposed pro-
ceeding with the work of rehabiMtatin
the Naval Academy until comprehen-
sive plans had been decided upon, but
the House overruled the committee and
adopted the amendnent-75 to SO.
+ Two important provisions In the par
agraph providing for the construction
of the new ships went out on points
of order. One provided that no more
than two battleshfps two arm0red and
two protected cruisers should be built
at any one yard, and the other provid-
ed that no bid for the construction of
ships should be entertained from any
firm or company which had not at the
time of bidding an adequate plant