New-York tribune., 1900-12-06
PROGRESS ON ARMY BILL.
NAY REACH THE PRESIDENT BY THE
END OF THE WEEK.
sKILFUL STRATEGY OF REPUBLICAN LEAD
ERs-MR rcALL ATTACKS THE BILL
AND THE ADMINISTRATIONS
PHILIPPINE POLICY.
PHILIPPINE POLICY

AND THE ADMINISTRATIONS
PHILIPPINE POLICY.
IBx TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIsuSEl
washington. Dec. 5-The House devoted the
dav 10 Army reorganization, with such rapid
nrogress that the friends Of the bill more
than ever encouraged 10 hope that IT will reach
the President by the end OF this week This
sviftness Of deliberation, with 10 sacrifice 10
thoroughness. will be due not only to the almost
unbroken Republican front for q permanent
military establishment oomporting with the dig
nity and needs Of the Nation. and the perfume
tory opposition manifested by the minority, but
also in some degree 10 the exceedingly skilful
strategic rnan9uvre which has been executed
BY the Administration leaders with a view 70
avoiding a reiterat!on OF last years debate in
the Senate when the subject e@c.austively
threshed over and the main features Of the Root
plan We're adopted. The most that obstruction
lists had hoped 10 achieve was several weeks
DELAY. which was calculated TO embarrass the
Government in the prosecution Of the new Phil
ippine campaign just opened, through the
existing guarantee Of the repatriation OF
80 600 volunteers within the next four or five
months. With the limited transportation facil-
ities possessed, this movement across the Pacific
eastward must have begun within week or
fore would paralyze General MacArthur's opera
tions and encourage the Tagals 10 more deter
mined resistance.
WILL GO DIRECT TO CONFERENCE.
The stratagern consisted in reviving Senate
bill No. 43OO. practically the Root bill Of last
year which passed the Senate on May last
and was referred the next day TO the House
Committee on Military Affairs, where it SUM
bered until to-day, the House Committee having
in the mean time devoted its efforts to securing
action on its own bill OF somewhat similar nat
ure II may be recalled that Chairman Hull OF
the House Committee yesterday reported new
bin with amendments, and under the regular
procedure this measure after passing the
House. must have gone TO the Senate Committee
for tedious hearings perhaps, and would nave
been compelled to run the gantlet over again IN
the Senate chamber. This morning the entire
House bill was presented as an amendment 10
the Senate bill. and. after passing the House,
il will be thrown directly into conference with
status giving It preference over all other bust
ness in both branches of Congress. This ad-
vantage is emphasized by the virtual agreement
OF the Senate Committee to the House BILL
which will materially facilitate a harmonious
conference report. This was further indicated
to-day when Mr.. Hawley. chairman OF the Sen
ate Committee. introduced bill in the Senate
identical with the House substitute.
No time was lost this morning in putting the
bill fairly on its way TO enactment Just before
the House assembled the Committee Rules
adopted a special order. which adopted at
the opening Of the session, as follows:
Resolved. That Immediately after the adoption Of
Committee q the Whole on TIE state o. tne Union Inlon
70 70 ei f he e Tnisrv estabIishment Of the
United States This rule is not 10 interfere with
other special orders
PHILIPPINE POLICY ATTACKED.
The debate vas limited TO two hours on a side.
Northumberland Miles and a number Of Army
officers were interested spectators throughout the
day. Chairman Huh OF the Military Committee.
who in charge Of the bill. and Mr.. Parker, Of
New-Jersey. q member OF the same committee,
Republicans. spoke for the bill. and Messrs. Coch-
ran. Of Missouri: Kleberg. Of Texas; Mcclellan, OF
New-York; shafroth. Of Colorado; Cummings. Of
New-York, and Cox. Of Tennessee, Democrats.
against il
Mr. Mccall CRep. Mass) made a sensational
speech against the bill Several times at the last
session, notably the Porto Rican Tariff bill. he
refused 10 follow his party. To-day he attacked
the whole Philippine policy OF the Administration
and criticised several features OF the BILL espe-
cially that lodging IN the President the discretion
10 expand or reduce the size Of the Army at viii.
In conclusion, he hkened the spirit which opposed
American sway in the Philippines 10 that OF Wash
ington al Valley Forge. Love OF independence, he
said was the nobest heritage OF the human
heart" He declared that the United States should
Immediately give the Filipino people honorable as
surance that they should have a government Of
their own.
In replying 10 NJ. Mccall. Mr.. Hull declared that
until Congress acted 70 the contrary, the Govern
rneut must assert and enforce sovereignty over the
PHILIPPINES. OF be disgraced before the world. and
IL was the duty Of Congress 70 provide an Army
adequate 10 put down the rebellion.
Eleven OF the tWenty-six pages OF the Dill were
disposed OF before adjournment. Tomorrow the
Grout Oleomargarine bill. under a special order
made al the last session, will displace the Army
bill. which viii go over until Friday.