Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-02
ARMY BILL PASSED.
The Measure Gets Through the Sen
ate by Vote of IS to 10.
SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Nearly All the Committee Amendments
We're Agreed tO-The House Passed
the Army and Qualifications
ApprO Ration Bill.


Washington, Feb. 2S After a con
test that will be memorable in tn
history Of the senate, the compromis
army reorganization bill was passe'
yesterday evening at 7lO The nota
BILE speech Of the day against tn
measure was delivered by Senator
Vest, OF Missouri, but his brillian
eloquence awaited nothing against thu
measure as finally agreed upon. HI
declared his belief that the war in thu
Philippines was not being conducted
with the idea OF giving the Filipinos
self.government 81 believe" he said
that this government is to take the
Philippines as an indemnity"
Senator White, OF California, spoke
against the bill and against the pres
ent policy of the Philippines. To-day,
he said, the guns OF the Flipinos were
pointed against us, and our guns were
pointed against them The outlook was
very gloomy. lie advocated the free :
dom OF the people OF both Cuba and
the Philippines.
Senator Hawley offered as an amend
ment proviso of the fifteenth section
authorizing the president to enlist
temporarily In the service for abso-
lutely necessary purposes in the Phil
ippines, volunteers, officers and men,
individually or by organizations, now
In those islands, and about to be dis.
charged; and directing that they shall
be counted as part of the volunteer
force authorized by this act and that
they shall not be enlisted for more
than six months nor beyond the time
necessary to replace them. 1t was
adopted.
Senator German offered the follow.
ing amendment as a provision of sec.
ton ID.
That each and every provision Of this act
shall continue In force until July lg)l and
on and after that date all the general stat and
line officers appointed to the army under this
act shall be discharged and 'he number restored
In each grade TO those existing At the passage
OF this act and the enlisted force Of the line OF
army shall be reduced tor the number as pro-
vided Tor by law prior to April |, 1898, exclusive
of such additions as have been or may be made
under this act To the artillery and except the
cadets provided for by this act who may be APP
pointed prior to July | 1901, aud provided, fur
ther, that no officer who has been or may be
promoted under existing law or under The rules
OF seniority shall be disturbed in his rank
The amendment was adopted, IS
voting in the Affirmative and none in
the negative
The amendment offered by Senator
Carter provided that three of the pro.
visional regiments at the discretion of
the president should be cavalry whose
members should be particularly prof.
Gent in Workmanship and marksman-
ship, the regiments TO serve mounted
or dismounted II was agreed to.
The bill was then put on its passage
and was passed, 50 to 49, the vote in
detail being as follows;
Yeas-Allen, Allison Bacon Burrows. Car
TER, Chandler, Clark, Cookrell, Culom. Deboe,
Elkins, Fairbanks Faulkner, Foraker. FRYE,
Galllnger, Gear, German, Hanna Hansbrough,
Harris Hawley, Heiticld, Jones Of Nevada.
Lindsay, Lodge, Mcbride, McEnery Nc
LaurIn, Mallory, Mantle Mitchell. Money.
Morgan, Murphy, Nelson, Pasoo. Perkins,
Pettus, Platt Of Connecticut, Platt OF New
YORK, Prltehard, Proctor, Rawllns, Roach.
Ross, Sewell, Shoup, Simon Smith, Spooner
Stewart Teller, Warren, Wellington 3D.
NaysSBate, Berry Butler Gallery. Chiffon,
Clay Daniel, Iioar, Martin pcttigrcw, Turey,
Vest White--9
Consideration of the sundry civil APP
preparation bill was begun at 7:l5 p.
m. At the conclusion of the reading
of the bill, at $3.50 p. M, nearly all
committee amendments having been
agreed to, the bill was laid aside.
The announcement was made Of the
death of Dennis NJ, Hurley, OF New
York, and Mr. Platt, Of New York,
presented the usual resolutions of re-
greet Senators Wilson, Wellington,
Smith, lIeitfeld and Platt OF New
York, were named as committee to
attend the obsequies.
The senate then, at 9:35 p, M, adj
journed
HOUSE PASSES TWO APPROPRIATION BILLS
Washington, Feb rs The house
was in session seven hours yesterday
and sent to the senate two more ap-
bills-the army, which has
been under consideration for several
days, and the Notifications. The for.
mer carried about S10, OOO, 900, and the
latter approximate ~, 200, 900 The
final conference report upon the
Indian appropriation bill was also
The only amendment of i'm.
portance attached to the army bill
was one giving two months extra pay
to enlisted men in the regular army
VINO served beyond the limits of the
United States during the war with
Spain, and one months extra pay to
those who served in the United States
A bill was passed appropriatiug S.
300 fos the investigation of leprosy in
this country under board to be Sc.
lected by the surgeon general.
Mr., coriss, of Michigan, stated that
there We're about 800 cases in the
United States
The death of Representative Hurley,
Of New York, who died at Hot Springs,
Va, Sunday, was announced by his
colleague. The usual resolutions were
adopted, and the following committee
was appointed to attend the funeral:
Messrs Fischer Sherman, Howe Shan.
non, odell, Mahon, Bartlett, Bartholdt
and Clayton
As further mark Of respect the
house at six o'clock adjourned.
To Rid the Country OF Negroes