The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-09
Is Up 70 TIE SENATE NOW
ANTI-CANTEEN PROVISION OE
ARMY BILL EXCITES MUCH
INTEREST
HEARING BY THE COMMITTEE
w. c. t. L. Witness Says That
Though the Constitution May Not
Follow the Flag, the Liquor
Habit Does.

WASHINGTON. Dec S-The senate
committee on military affairs today con
tinued its hearing upon the anti-canteen
provision of the military BILL Speaking for
the advocates of the measure, Rev. w.
L. Crafts gave the result of his own OBJ
servations of the operation of the can
teen at Newport News at the close of
the Cuban war. He said that he found if
as low as the lowest saloon, and that a
regular orgie was in progress the day he
was there, the result being that most of
the soldiers at the post deserted that
night. He quoted Gen. Sternberg as say
ing that the canteen causes many soldiers
to contract the drink habit. and Cen.
Miles is opposed to the use Of intoxicants
by the soldiers in the tropics Mr.. Crafts
said he had received a statement from
President Taft, of the Philippine islands
commission, saying he was greatly inter
ested IN the movement in behalf of the
native race of the Pacific islands.
MI. keels, Mississippi, spoke for the
mothers Of the soldiers, saying that all
of them favored the suppression of the
liquor traffic.
Mrs Ingalls,, Of st. Louis, said she
knew Of many soldier boys who had con-
tracted the liquor habit at the oanteen.
Miss kearney, of Mississippi said she
had been told that Gen. Eagan had been
q notable exception among general army
officers in favOring the canteen Mrs.
Allison, w. G. 7. u. superintendent Of
legislation, said that official statistics
show that the liquor traffic is literally
Following the American flag in the trop-
les. She presented figures to show that
the liquor expectations from the United
States to Cuba for the first FIVE months
OF 1879 had reached SAFE. 200, against Si6,-
195 for the entire year 1855 In the Phil
ippines and Porto Rico there had been
q corresponding increase.
Rev. Miller an army chaplain, gave his
unreserved Endorsement to the cantean.
and said that this view was the result
OF actual observations in the Philippines.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
The river and harbor committee Is
holding daily executive sessions and Is
making such progress that there is fair
prospects of completing the bill before
the holiday recess. Owing to the reports
that horizontal reduction was to be
made on all estimates the authoritative
statement is made that no such reduc-
ton is contemplated. The committee is
taking up each project On it's merits and
Is applying such measures of economy
and cut in the estimate as suits each
case, in some cases only one-fifth being
allowed, while in others the allowance
Is much more.
WAYS AND MEANS MINORITY
The minority members of the ways and
means committee are holding informal
meetings In order to prepare the minori-
~ report on the bill reducing the war
taxes. The report will be submitted by
Representative Richardson, of Tennes-
see, on Monday. 1t is understood that
The report VIII not oppose the reductions
proposed but will present additional fea-
lures to which the bill should apply.
SCHOOL PRESIDENTS HEARD
The heads of a number Of AGRICULTURAL
and technical Institutions including Pro
Iessers Atherton Of Pennsylvania: 4
Goodeli. of Massachusetts, and Cope Of
Ohio, were heard today by Speaker Hen
derson and other members of the house
committee on rules as to advancing the
Dondell bill granting to state mining
institutions the proceeds of certain pub
lie lands similar to the present grants
to agricultural colleges. The merits Of
the proposition were discussed but no
decision was reached
KENTUCKY ORDERED TO SAIL.
Secretary Long today cabled instruc-
lions to Capt. Chester at ConstantinopIe.
to proceed with his ship the Kentucky,
from Smyrna on his interrupted voyage
to Manila to replace the Oregon on the
Asiatic station. 1t cannot be learned
Officially that the mission debts have been
discharged but it is said that the Ken
tucky's mission, which was one Of cour-
tesy, has been discharged
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY.
w F. Willoughby, of the department
OF labor, was before the industrial COM
mission today and submitted O. paper on
employers liability and Workingman's
insurance. He referred TO court decis-
ions which now make employers liable
for nearly everything that happens to
workingmen. He said that the laws In
Europe were more stringent than in this
country.
JOE MANLEY'S JOB.
Joseph H. Manley, of Maine, who was
offered the office of commissioner of in
ternal revenue made vacant by the death
of George w. Wilson. called on the presi-
dent today. He saw the president for
only few minutes and arranged for an
other audience Monday Mr. ManIey
has been elected speaker of the house
in the Maine Legislature, and it Is under
stood he feels 1t incumbent on him to
serve out the present term which runs
till next April. It is said that he nroba-
bly, will accept the office if the offer caa
be held opel. until that date The mat
ter probably will be definitely settled
Monday.
INTEREST PAYMENT.
The secretary Of the treasury hiss sli-