Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-12-13
In the House.

Washington, Dec. 6-The houSe de-
voted the day TO the army reorganiza-
ton bill, which was rbroughl up under
a special order adopted at the opening
OF the session which limited general
debate TO two hours a side. Lieut.
Gen. Miles and a number OF army OF
fcers were interested spectators dun
ing the day. Chairman Hull n Mr..
Parker OF New Jersey. OF he military
committee. Republicans. supported the
bill, and Messrs. Cochrsne OF Missouri.
Kleberg OF Texas. Mcclellan OF New
York. Shaforth Of Colorado. Cummings
Of New York and Cox of Tennessee.
Democrats, spoke briefly against II.
Mr.. Mccall Of Massachusetts. Repub-
lican. then aroused the only enthusi-
asm of h day against the measure.
Several times during the session, nota-
bly, on the Porto Rican tariff bill. he
refused to follow his party. Yesterday
he attacked the whole Philippine policy
Of the administration. Although tem-
perate in language he was plain spoken
in his warnings OF the dangers which
lay ahead of the government IL a
LSAOAA4i BOAIIS n6P BtASACNtH bH 1N
also criticised technically several
features of the bill. especially that
lodging in the president the discretion
to expand or reduce the size OF the
army at viii. In replying to Mr.. Nc
Call Mr.. Hull declared that until con-
gress acted TO the contrary we must
assert by force our sovereignty In the
Philippines or disgrace ourselves be-
fore the world. and II was the duty OF
congress TO provide an army adequate
to put down the rebellion. Eleven or
the twenty-six pages Of h bill were
disposed OF before announcement. To-
day the Grout oleomargarine bin d
a special order made at h last ses-
sion viii displace the army bill, which
win so over until Friday.
In the senate
Senator Frye concluded his s.-ech
on the ship subsidy bill. He devoted
his attention principally TO a technical
exclamation OF the various provisions
Of the measure, explaining with espe-
cial care that provision which would
admit TO American registry foreign
built ships. From several sources his
attention was directed 10 this proyis-
ion. and IL is evidently n upon which
much OF the forthcoming debate VIII
rest. Aside from the speech OF Mr..
Frye no business Of importance was
transacted in legislative session. When
the session was opened the credentials
OF Samuel d. McEnery and Murphy j.
Foster, as senator's from louisiana and
George p. wetmcre Of Rhode Island
z~ .-ns.al pKfIu mara NO UCQd nor
hitting Capt. p. Fl. McCalla and Com
mander w. c. Wise, Of the United
States navy. TO accept decorations
from the emperor of Germany. The
resolution introduced by Mr.. Petit
grew calling for information as to the
postal frauds in Cuba was referred TO
the committee on relations with Cuba.
The senate at 1925. on motion OF Mr..
Lodge. went into executive session, re-
naming behind closed doors until :
O'Clock. The house bill for the cele-
bration OF the establishment Of the
seat Of national government in the city
of Washington was passed without dis
cussion.
Washington. Dec. 4 - The house Of
representatives az the end OF a long
Il SlkllHk Dde EF1 AAlt al Al ~
bin by q vote of 1s6 to 133. Three
Democrats. Messrs. Hall of Pennsyl-
vania and Underhill and Dayton of
New York. voted with the Republicans
for the bill and Mr.. Mccall Rep,
Mass, with the Democrats against II.
Otherwise ii was a strict party vote.
The provision which some OF the Dem
ocrats tried TO commit their side 10 in
caucus. an extension OF the present
temporary army until July /, 1903,
which was voted on indirectly on a
rsotion TO recommit, commanded the
votes of only about half the opposi-
ton and of two Republicans, Mr.. Nc
Call and Mr.. Mann Many OF the
Democrats, however. voted against
the motion because they were opposed
not only to the reorganization bin, but
also to continuing h temporary army
at its present strength.
Quite a number OF amendments were
placed upon the bill before 1T was
passed. The liveliest fight was made
upon a substitute offered by Mr.. Lit
Ietield Of Maine for the canteen Sec
ton. The substitute absolutely pro-
hibited the sale of ~intoxicants at mil
itary posts. When the vote was taken
the amendment carried by an over
whelrning majority-159 TO 81. The
sections designed TO retire Gen. Shat
ter as a major general. and Generals
Fitzhugf Lee and James II. Wilson as
brigadier generals, were stricken out.
The oleomargarine bin which was
postponed yesterday will come up for
consideration to-day.
In the Senate.
The senate transacted no business
OF importance in open session.
Throughout almost the entire after
noon it was in executive session. The
ship subsidy bill therefore received no
consideration.
Washington, Dec. s. The house
passed the Grout oleomargarine bin by
a vote OF lss to 80. The substitute Of
feTed by the minority of the commit
tee on agriculture which imposed ae-
ditional restrictions on the sale of OLE
omargarine TO prevent its fraudulent
sale as butter and increased the pen
alties for violators was defeated by a
vote or ll3 to IFS. The bill as passed
makes all articles known as oleomar-
garine, butterine, imitation butter or
imitation cheese transported into any
state or territory for consumption or
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