The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-07

establishment Of the seat of the ma
tional government in the city of Wash
ington was passed without discussion.
The House.
Washington, Dec. 5-The house de-
voted the day to the army re-organi-
zation bill, which was brought up I'M
der the special order adopted at the
opening Of the session which limited
general debate to two hours on each
side.
Lieutenant General Miles and a
number Of army officers We're interest
ed spectators throughout the day.
Chairman Hull and Parker of New
Jersey, of the military committee, re-
publicans, supported the bill and
Cochran, of Missouri, Kleberg, Of
Texas, Mcclellan, of New York, Shat
roth, of Colorado, Cummings, of New
York, and Cox, of Tennessee, demo-
Gratis, spoke briefly against it.
Mccall, rep, Mass, aroused the
only enthusiasm of the day against the
measure. Several times during the
last session, notably on the Porto
Rican tariff bill, he refused to follow
his party. Today he attacked the
whole Philippine policy of the admin
~istration. Although temperate in Ian
guage, he was plain spoken in his
warnings Of the dangers which lay
ahead of the government if the col
onlal policy was persisted in. He also
criticised, technically, several features
Of the bill, and especially that lodging
in the president discretion to expand
or reduce the size of the army at will.
Concluding, he likened the unconquer-
able spirit which opposed our sway in
the Philippines to that Of Washington
at Valley Forge. Love of indepen-
dence, he said, was the noblest heri-
tage of the human heart. He declared
the United States should at once give
the Filipino people honorable assur-
ance that they should have a govern
ment Of their own.
In replying to Mccall, Hull declared
that until congress acted to the con-
trary we must assert by force our
sovereignty in the Philippines OF dis
grace ourselves before the world, and
it was the duty of congress to provide
an army adequate to put down the re-
bellion.
Eleven Of the 26 pages Of the bill
were disposed of before adjournment
Tomorrow the Grout oleomargarine
bill, under special order made at the
last session, will displace the army
bill, which goes over until Friday.
Washington, Dec. 6-The house Of
representatives today at the end Of a
long sitting passed the army re-organi-
cation bill by a vote of 1876 to 1873.
Three democrats, Hall, Pa, and
Underhill and Dayton, N. Y, voted
with the republicans for the bill, and
Mccall, rep. Mass, voted with the
democrats against it. Otherwise it
was a strict party vote.
The provision to which some Of the
tried to commit their side
to in caucus, an extension of the pres
ent temporary army until July 1,
1908, and which was voted on indi-
rectly on a motion to recommit, COM
manded the votes of only about half
of the opposition and Of two republi-
cans, Mccall and Mann, Ills. Many
of the democrats, however, voted
against the motion because they were
opposed, not only to the re-organiza-
tion bill, but also to continuing a tenn
porary army at the present strength.
Quite a number of amendments were
placed upon the bill before it was
passed. The liveliest fight was made
upon the substitute offered by Little
field, Me-, for the canteen section.
The substitute absolutely prohibited
the sale of intoxicants at military
posts. It was supported by Littletield,
Grosvenor, rep. Ohio, Dick, rep. Ohio,
and Hay, dem. Va, and opposed by
Slayden, dem. Tex, Fitzgerald, dem.
Mass, Pearce, rep. Mo-, Parker, rep.
N. j., and Bartholdt, rep. Mo. Dele
cations from the W. G. T. u, which
is in session in this city watched the
fight from the galleries.
When the vote was taken the amend
ment carried by an overwhelming ma
jority, 159 to 81. Bartholdt endeay-
ored to secure a record of the vote in
the house, but the peculiar parlia-
mentary status shut him out.
The sections designed TO retire Cen
eral Shafter as major general and
Generals Fitzhugh Lee and James II.
Wilson as brigadier generals were
stricken out.
The oleomargarine bill, which was
postponed today, will come up for
consideration tomorrow.
KRUGER'S SUBLIME FAITH.
London, Dec. 6-The Daily Mail