The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-28
WILL GO WAY OVER A BILLION.
onpoPRIATIoNs OF PRESENT CON-
GREss ARE ENORMOUS.

Il
n.asident,s PoIicy-Indian Appro-
.iotion Bill Adopted.
washington. Feb 27.-The House was In
.ion seven hours to-day, and sent 10
senate two more appropriation bills
~ If the army, which has been under
--.,aeration for several days, and that
for forufcations
The former carries about $7s,OOOOOo' and
.no latter approximately $47OO,0OO
4 The hnaI conference report on the IN
4 aian appropriation bill was also adopted.
Tho only amendment of Importance at
,ocbed to the army bill to-day was the
one giving two months extra pay to en-
4 listed men in the regular army who served
bevond the limits of the United States dur
IND, fine war with Spain, and one months
ovtra nav to those who served in the
United States.
The discussion of the administrations
4 nolicy relative to the Philippines which
has been occupying the attention of the
members to the exclusion of almost every
thing else during the consideration of ap-
nropration bills for the last two weeks,
IA continued lO-tlys
being made on the subject
Wants No FiIipinOs Shot.
When the consideration of the army APP
b pronriation bill was resumed Mr.. Cox,
q Democrat, of Tennessee, made short,
sharp general speech. saying:
81 will rever vote cent to put a bull
N let in a gun to shoot down those PEG
pie over there (the Filipinos) who are try
ing to establish their home government"
He could not understand, he said, why
B we had started out to free the Cubans
4 and should end by shooting the Fiiipinos.
+ What a remarkable notification, he de-
r clared. was that of Gen. Otis that We
had killed and wounded 1000 of those peo-
pie. part of them naked, armed with bows
n and arrows
LAS an American l ask where is the
glory of this achievement? Who had de-
clared war on these people, who had
" done us no harm?'
Mr.. Sulzer, Democrat, of New York, Of
fered an amendment to increase the num-
Der of major generals TO four, and to pro-
a vide for filling the vacancy by the APP
pointment of Gen. Wheeler.
n Mr.. Huh raised point of order against
the amendment, and the point was sus-
tanned by the chair.
Speaking later 10 a pro forma amend
ment Mr. Sulzer called attention to the
q fact that no point of order was raised
against the amendment of Mr. Moody last
& week to create the rank of admiral for.
Rear Admiral Dewey. Mr.. Sulzer was
repea tedly called to order by Chairman
Hopkins who finally summoned the SER
geant-at-arms and threatened to enforce
order III that way. Thereupon MIR. Sulzer
retired 10 his seat
Deignan to Go to the Academy.
After the passage of the army appropria-
ton bill Mr.. Hager, Republican of Iowa
asked unanimous consent for the consid-
Grafton OF the Senate joint resolution au-
thor.zng the President to appoint Osman
Deignan, one of the heroes of the Merri-
mac, a naval cadet at Annapolis
Mr. Underwood, Democrat, of Alabama,
q said he had no desire to object, but he
81 desired to call attention to the fact that
each OF the crew of the Merrimac had
received his reward for the daring dis
played in the heroic exploit at Santiago
har6or' save the man who took the ship
IN, Lieut. Robson. A bill was now sleep
ing IN the committee to transfer him to
the line and promote him. He thought it
unjust that It was not acted upon The
resolution was adopted.
In Spite of MIR. DOckery.
Mr. Henderson, Republican, of Iowa,
then presented a special order agreed upon
by the committee on rules, setting aside
tomorrow until o'clock for the consid-
Grafton of public building bills, those act
ed upon by the committee of the whole
10 De hrst acted on, after which such
as might be designated by the committee
upon public buildings and grounds.
MT Dockery opposed the rule on the
hnf
appropriation bills nor the treasury would
warrant the use of tomorrow for this
purpose and The appropriation of money
"hleh would result. He figured out total
appropriations for the session of $67S, OOO =
wv. rms did not include the $115, 900 900
LOT the Nicaragua canal, which might be-
come !aW' nor the $2500O,00O of claims we
Hdu assumed by the treaty of Paris These
"5sIeSaled the appalling total of $500, OO0
. ret II was now proposed to give a
day for public buildings. and add sl1 900.
wv more to these staggering liabilities. He
sui "a out mat the total appropriations for
ms congress would reach - 81 600 900 600
Inc rule was adopted, 81 to a.
The FOrti1catiOns Bill,
MI Hemenway, Republican. of Indiana
area up a substitute for the fortifcations
uil' ana moved its passage under suspen-
ZION Oh the rules. BY agreement the time
, ~ uepate confined by the rule to twenty
MINUTES on a side, was extended to one
Hour ana thirty minutes on a side.
mr. Hemenway explained that the s,1b.
9.llu'e was in reality the bin reported
ron the appropriations committee with .
!e" minor amendment. 1t was necessary
20 oher me amended bin as a substitute
S no amendments were in order under
ss1spenslon OF the rules. The bin carries
T 81; dd,' the estimates aggregating S12
.9l'os0. The appropriations at the las.
aIio ,on lor Iortifcations together with Tho
olIolm ent from the $4,000 900 appronri aztec
aggregated $3O.91s, 232 NVi'' Op' "a 'e'
NIL i4t henry Republican of Indiana, sub.
hi, oa,,s some general remarks arraignins
iiis ,ceoliie,ague Mr.. Johnson, for his un
'u ~ abuse of our great President
me spoke Of the 'Johnsonaldos ana IN,
Pres ',i.,,,os' who We're ATTACKING tht
administration Policy Bad.
mI Cochran, Democrat, of Missouri de
eidred that the country would never caa {.
tba e g,.i. tne administrations policy toward
'He philippines. The var aoaire. - -