The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-22
ALLEN Aa0USES QUAY
CHARGES \ PUBLIC BUILDING
COMBINATION EXISTS.
WHICH QUAY, WITH SOME FORCE, DENIES
Warm Debate on the Army Reorganization Bill
Judiciary Committee Reports on Men,
bers in House Holding CON-
missions in Army.
missions in Army.

missions in Army.
sion of the Hull-Eawley Army Reorgani-
zation Bill was begun by the Senate
this afternoon. Mr.. Hawley and Mr..
Warren, Reps.), supported the measure,
and Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Cockrell,
(Dems.), opposed it, while Mr.. Proctor,
Rep.). addressed the Senate in favor of
some amendments which he had pro
posed to the bill.
a bill for the relief of certain Lynch
burg Va, tobacconists who had failed
to pay their internal revenue taxes in
time, was passed
The conference report on the Legisla-
tive. Executive and Judicial ApDfopria-
ton Bill was agreed to.
Mr.. Nilsson reported from the Finance
Committee a House joint resolution
amending the act of June 13tn, SJ3. by
adding II it a provision thar whe@ere;
any ho1d or note shall he scored by
a mortgage OF deed of trust, 6ut one
stamp shall be required, that being the
highest rate required for either paper.
The bill was passed.
"
Public B.,:ldngs and Grounds Commit
tee, presented batch of reports IA
vorable to the erection of public build
ings in various parts Of the country.
These reports brofLht Mr.. Allen. (Ncb.),
to his feet with an inquiry as to why ccr-
tain bills which had been hafolr The
committee for a year or more had not
been acted upon. lie said:
/
IS like the expert shuffling of cards. The
favored bills are placed on the calendar
in the order in which the committee &C.
sires their .jassaCe. ] make this distinct
charge: That there has been no meet
ing of the Committee ON Public Build
ings and Grounds at which these bills
were authorized to be reported. If any
meeting of the committee has been held
it was a secret meeting. | make this
statement simply to call the attention Of
the Senate and the country to a matter
and not because | expect any change in
the methods of the committee"
Mr. Allen proceeded to charge that
public building combination existed and
that none but a favored few could gain
consideration by the combination.
Il want to say to the Senator" replied
Mr.. Quay, emphatically, ''that his state
ment that there is any combination is
unwarranted and false. 1t is not true
in any sense"
A message was received from the
House transmitting the bill passed by
that body appropriating $20,000000 to
be paid to Spain in accordance with the
terms of the Paris treaty. 1t was re
ferrcd to the Committee on Appropria-
tons.
The Post Office Appropriation Bill
was laid before the Senate and its con
sideration was resumed.
Mr.. Butler, IN. O., resumed his speech
of yesterday.
At 2 o'clock the debate closed and
the voting began.
Mr.. Buffers amendment reducing the
amount paid to railroads was defeated
by a vote of 45 to Il. The bill was then
passed.
Mr.. Hawley was then recognized to
speak on the Army Reorganization Bill,
and as he proceeded was given very
close attention He said he did not see
how anybody could have voted against
taking M the bill. for it was evident
to all that something must be done to
strengthen the Presidents arm. He
thought there could be no doubt that the
Spanish Cortes would ratify the peace
treaty within the next two or three days
With this proceeding concluded and the
exchange completed. the army necessa
rily must he reduced to its original di-
mensions of 270000, unless some law
should be enacted.
Even Mr.. Cocllrell was willing to con
cedc a large army For this the country
should be duly thankful, but for him
self he could not sanction the proposition
TO create large forces of native troops
as proposed by the Cockrell bill. He
contended that the Filipinos were revo-
lutionary people. and prophesied that
native force would join Aguinaldo within
forty-eicht hours after its organization
Hence he predicted grand and calami-
tous failure of such an experiment.
Mr.. Hawley wanted an army of
Americans entirely. The President could
he trusted. "Are we," he asked, afraid
of our army? 1t is as much under our
control as the key Of a piano, through
appropriations"
Mr.. Mitchell. (Wis.), also a member
Of the Military Committee. followed Mr..
HawIey He criticised the Hull Bill,
saying that it was not. as claimed, re-
organization bill, as the only material
change in the present system was in the
artillery. He agreed that there should
he n few more troops in this country, but
in nroyidinc for this increase he would
conine il TO "the United States proper