The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-04
THE ARMY BILL
PASSED SENATE
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The Discussion Was at
Times Spirited.
THE CLARE CASE
Consideration of the Question Post
poned for a Week.
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS
The House Passed the Free Home Bill
Which Has Been Pending Be
fore Congress for Il Number of
Years and Began Considc-
ration OF the sundry
Civil Bill.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Thc Senate
to-day adopted the motion of Mr.. Hoar,
TO take up the resolution of the Com
.mittee on Elections, declaring that Mr..
Clark, of Montana, was not duly elected
to the Senate and then postponed con-
sitieration of the question for week
The greater part of the day was occu-
pied in the consideration of the army
appropriation bill. The discussion was
at times very spirited. The piil was
passed without division.
The day closed with the passage OF a
/ number of private pension bliis, among
them being bills granting pension OF 500
per month to- Mrs. Julia II. c. V. Henry,
!. widow of the late General Guy v Henry.
] $50 a month each to General James Long
| street Mrs. Margaret NJ badser, willow
| of the late Commodore Badger, and to
Mrs Harriet Grdley, widow of the late
| Captain Gridley, of the navy.
| A bill restoring Captain Hery d. Hale
| to the revenue cutter service was passed
] A resolution requesting the Civil Ser
| vice Commission ito supply the senate
! with information concerning the violation
! of the civil service law III 1879, WAS
adopted.
The Senate then agreed TO a motion by
| Mr.. Hoar to take up the Clark resolu-
| ton and postponed further consideration
I for a week.
! Before this agreement was reached.
/ there was a spirited controversy over
! some remarks made by Mr.. Chandler yes
| terday.
| Mr.. Bacon took exception to the fact
I that Mr. Chandler had said he had heard
i it stated that there was purpose 10 de-
| lay the consideration of the resolution.
I! MIR. STEWARDS THREAT.
/ Mrs Chandler said that his remarks re-
I garaing a desire to delay the considera-
ton of the resolution had not been called
j out by anything that Mr.. Bacon had said
hut that he had had especial reference TO
Mr. Stewart's threat Ito read i'll the
Senate. if not given time to read out of
/ it. the testimony taken by the comnit-
: tee
i '.Threatened?r said Mr.. Stewart who
! had risen. II threatened to do what?
! ..rhreatened.'' Mr. Chandler replied,
i that if any tempt was made to rush
j the Clark resolution the three volumes
! of testimony would be read for the pur-
! pose of delay.
/ Mr. Stewart said he had made no such
! thing as a threat, but he would repeat
J that If time was not given to read the
/, testimony outside the Senate chamber
(! time would be taken to read it in the
!
! de!ibera tely and tecently, especially In
| view OF the fact that much of the testi-
| mony was irrelevant.
I The Senate then passed the House Dill
/ for the amendment of the census law
! The bill was amended SO as 10 provide
! for $3.50 additional compensation to CEN
/ SuS supervisors.
! The army appropriation bill being taken
! up Mr.. Pettigrew continued his criticism
tt,a 1-f,t. tGar
| in the philippines.
I Mr. Tislman and Mr. Pettigrew had q
/ discussion as to affairs in the philippines
/ OTIS ASSURANCES UNRELIABLE.
! Mr. Peutfgrew contended that no mere
! fragments of a tribe was opposed to the
/. United states in the Philippines. but that
J the entire population was anita gonistic. He
( did not think that General Otis assur-
| ances,' could be relied on, in view OF the
! long. list of casualties sent to Washington
/. every day.
Mr. Teller advocated the amendments
| for travel pay. saying that we could only
! maintain an army in the Philippines by
| pursuing d liberal policy
| Mr. Teller said he had been assured by
| an army officer. who had but recently re-
turned from the Philippines. that we did
/ not actually hold district in the Island
] of Luzon bigger than the District of
/ Columbia.
Mr. Turner referred TO the fact that
| a resolution had been adopted by the
l Senate two months ago. asking Il list of
:; soldiers who had received travel pay, and
I that the Payrrfaster General had replied
| that his force was insufficient to supply
/, the data during the present session OF
!! Congress.
j aIr Tillman criticised the War De-
| rartment for not supplying the informa-
t4,rbnn asked for BY the Senate,
i MIR Hawiey's point of order against the
i Turner amendment for the allowance of
/ travel ray, made yesterday. was sus-
| tained.
TIE bill was passed as amended, with
J o,nt division.
! calendar An hour was devoted to con-
ssderation of pension bills, 1s7 being
/ passed. At 5:25 P. NJ. the Senate ad-
1 iosirned.
/ III the House.
I WASHINGTON, May s-The House to-
!, day. without division, passed the free
| home bill, wF.ich has been pending be-
I; fore Congress for number of years. The
bill provides that the government shall
! issue patents to actual bona-fde settlers
on agricultural lands of Indian reserva-
t!ons opened TO settlement. The lands
were taken up by settlers who contract
ed TO Eays1Tom S1.A, 70 $S.to per acre by
the terms CT the bill the government as
s,a1es tne payment OF the purchase price
TO the indians and changes the existing
s law refa tive to agricultural colleges. SO
3 as 70 insure the payment of the endow-
Tnents which heretofore have come ont
of the sale OF public lands in case Of de-
{ ficiency.
These payments involve s., ,aco. 600 an
nua1ly Of the 100000 acres in Indian
reseryations opened to- settlement, for