Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-06
ARMY Reorganization
BILL BEFORE THE HOUSE.
MIR. MCCALL, REPUBLICAN, OF MAS
SACHUSETTS, REFUSED TO
FOLLOW HIS PARTY.
HE DENOUNCED IMPERIALISM.
THE REVENUE REDUCTION MEAS
URE PREsENTED-ITS PRIN-
CIPAL PROVISIONS.

WASHINGTON, December 5.-Ths
House devoted the day to the army re-
organization bill which was brought up
under a special order, adopted at the
opening OF the session which limited
general debate to two hours on a side.
Lieut.. General Miles and a number of
army officers were interested spectators
throughout the day Chairman Hull
and Mr.. Parker, of New Jersey, OF the
military committee, Republicans, sup
ported the bill, and Messrs. Cochrane,
Of Missouri; Kleberg of Texas; Nc.
Clellan, of New York; Shafroth. OF
Colorado; Cummings, of New York,
and Cox, of Tennessee, Democrats,
spoke briefly against it.
Mr.. Mccall, Of Massachusetts. Repub.
hcan, then aroused the only enthus.
iasm 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. To-day
he attacked the whole Philippine policy
of the administration. Although tenn
perate in language he was plain spoken
in his warnings of the dangers which
lay ahead OF the government IL a coll
onial policy was persisted in. He fNso
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 will.
In concluding, he likened the uncon-
querable spirit which opposed our
sway in the Philippines to that Of
Washington at Valley Forge. Love OF
independence he said, was the no.
blest heritage of the human heart"
He declared that the United States
should Immediately give the Filipino
people honorable assurance that they
should have a government of their
own. In replying to Mr.. Mccall, Mr..
Bnll declared that until Congress acted
to the contrary. we must assert and
enforce our sovereignty over the Phil
ippines or disgrace ourselves before
the world, and it was the duty OF Con-
gress to provide an army adequate TO
put down the rebellion. Eleven OF the
twentysix pages of the bill were dis
posed OF before adjournment.
Tomorrow the Grout oleomargar-
inc bill, under a special order made at
the last session. viii displace the army
bill, which will go over until Friday.
Chairman Payne, of the Ways and
Means committee to-day introduced the
bill reducing the taxation under thu
war revenue act, after the Republican
members OF the committee had agreed
on the form OF the measure and the
articls to receive the reduction of tax.
1t is intended to have the full COM
mittee act on the bill tomorrow and
to put it through the House before
Christmas. The bill provides an ag-
gregate reduction estimated at 840.-
000.34S.
The estimated reductions In detail
as given out by Mr.. Payne are as fol.
lows:
Beer, s9,S32,712; cigars, ss.fss. 7s4:
special taxes( section y, commercial
brokers. s138.2s1; custom house brok-
ers, SS,1s7; circus. s11.744; theatres.
S47178; exhibitions not otherwise pro-
vided. sS4,2ls; total special tax. s2sT.-
$50.
Schedule A-Bank checks. 81, 900. 900.
certificates OF deposit, 5000. 900; drafts.
inland, 100000 promissory notes, g..
500 900; postal orders, $500. 900: for
eign bills OF exchange. 800, 900; export
bill Of lading. 5000 express re-
ceipts. 81 zoo, 900; telephone messages.
$4,000; bonds Of Indemnity, $3.50 .Oo0s
certificates, other than OF profits. s200.s
600; charter party, $1,000 brokers
contracts. 100000; conveyances, So
100000; telegraph dispatches, $500. o0os
insurance. $1,000, 600: leases, 5000 600,
mortgages. 100000: passage tickets,
$500. 900; power Of attorney, etc. $780,
900; protests. s25.0O00; warehouse RS
ceipts, $4,000; total, schedule A., ST..
242,000
Schedule B-s4,54s, 2s3; less winea
100000; S3,s4s,2s3. Legacies, chart.
able, etc, 100000; grand total, $40.
000.34s