Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-05
ARMY Bill TAKEN UP
Special Rule Adopted and Discus
sion Of Army Reorganization
Bill Begun.
The Canteen Clause Threatens to
Create q Great Deal Of
Contention.

Iowa Man Nominated For Revenue
Collector in Hawaii Washing
ton News.
Washington. Dec. 5.The rules COM
mittee of the house this morning
adopted rule for Immediately taking
up the army bill on adoption of the rule,
but without interference with other spe-
cial orders.
The canteen provision in the new
army bill is likely to cause great deal
of contention Instead of being a pro-
fibition Of the sale of liquor 1t provides
that no army officer or soldier shall Sell
liquor. The present laws provide that
mo officer or soldier shall be detailed
to sell Intoxicating drinks"
The president today sent the follow
ing nominations to the senate: Roy II
Chamberlain, of Iowa, to be collector Of
the internal revenue district of Hawaii.
The executive session of the senate
today was devoted TO consideration OF
the Hay-P -Pauncefote tretay The
treaty and amendment, providing for
fortifcation of the proposed canal.
signed by the committee on foreign re-
llations. was read. Lodge made speech
In explanation of the treaty and urged
its speedy ratification as a necessary
preliminary to consideration OF the
Nicaraguan canal bill.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations today granted . hearing TO tho
representatives OF several temperance
and reform associations in support of
the treaty providing for control of the
liquor traffic in Africa. After the dele
cation withdrew the committee voted
to report resolution Cor ratification OF
the treaty without amendment.
A bill passed the senate today permit
ting Capt. McCalla and Commander
Wise, OF the United States navy, to ac-
cept decorations from the emperor OF
Germany.
A resolution introduced yesterday by
Pettigrew. calling for information as to
postal frauds in Cuba, was referred to
the committee on relations with Cuba.
The senate then went into executive
session.
The Senate.
Washington Dec. 5.-In the senate
this afternoon Frye resumed his speech
In favor OF the shipping subsfdy bill,
giving details as to the cost Of building
shipsFin the United States.
The House,
Washington Dec. 5-when the house
met today the SPEAKER announced tia
n
ily of Boutelle. Of Maine. resigning the
position of chairman of the committee
on naval affairs.
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on rules, presented a special
order for the house to Immediately be-
gin consideration of the army reorgan-
ization bill No time was SET for vote
on the measure. Adopted. The debate
is to run four hours, the bill then to be
considered under the five-minute rule.
Hull opened the debate.
Hull ridicu,ed, the charges made dur
ing the recent campaign by the opposi-
tion TO the effect that the republican
party desired to foist upon the country
u great standing army.
Cochran. Of Missouri, declared no
army had marched on the face Of the
earth that could accomplish subjection
of the Philippines. Klaburg, of Texas.
and Mcclelland, of New York. opposed
the bill.
Something of sensation was created
by Mccall. of Massachusetts. who de-
iiverei an hours speech in opposition
10 the bill. He criticised some Of the
technical features of the bill. charging
that the organization proposed was not
economical in that it contemplated the
same number of officers for an army of
IS. 900 as for an army of 100000. He was
especially severe upon the proposition
to lodge in the president for all time,
unless congress acted to the contrary,
the power to double the strength of the
army at will. But it was against the
policy of retaining the Philippines and
the Inauguration of a colonial policy
that he opened all his batteries. Mem
sbers streamed into the house from the
cloak rooms when it became noised
about that Mccall was speaking and
listened with great eagerness TO his
speech.
NEBRASKA MEN WORRIED.