The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-04
THE ARMY BILL PASSED
Senator Pettierew Continued His Criticism:
of War Department.
HIS LETTER DENOUNCED AS BLASpHEMOUS
UayyIey Wanted the Excoriation OF
Mkin1ey Barred from the Record
The Bncon-Chandler Spat.

Washington, May 3.--The senate today
adopted the motion of Mr.. Hoar TO take up
the resolution of the committee on cleo
tons declaring that Mr.. Clark Of Montana
was not duly elected to the senate and
then postponed consideration of the ques-
ton for a week, The army appropriation
bill, after a rather spirited debate, was
passed without division. The day closed
with the passage OF a number of private
pension bulls. including bills to pension
Mrs. Julia Mae V, Henry, widow OF the
late General Guy V. Henry: General James
Longstreet, Mrs Margaret NJ. Badger,
widow of the late Commodore Badger and
Mrs Harriet Gridley widow of the ldte
Captain Gridley of the navy.
There was a spirited controversy over
some remarks made by MIR Chandler yes
terday. Mr. Chandler said that his re-
marks regarding a desire to delay the
consideration of the resolution had not
been called out by anything Mr.. Bacon
said, but he had especial reference to Mr..
Stewards threat TO read in the senate,
If not given time to read out of it, the
testimony taken by the committee"
M, stewart said he had made no such
a statement as a threat, but had said and
he would repeat, that If the time was not
given TO read the testimony outside the
senate, time would be taken to read 1t in
the chamber. The case should be consid-
cred deliberately and decently and espe-
eially in view of the fact that much OF Sxa
testimony was irrelevant it was not un-
reasonable to ask for time for investiga-
ton.
The senate then passed the house bill
for the amendment OF the census law The
bill was amended so as to provide for $3.50
additional compensation to census super
visors.
The army appropriation bill being taken
up. Mr.. pettigrew continued his criticism
OF the treatment of the volunteers in the
Philippines He read a number of letters
from members of the South Dakota regi-
ment complaining OF their treatment
there. Some of these cons4&i.ed profane
expressions, which fact caused Mr. Gal
linger TO enter a protest against their te-
ing printed in the record. Such language
should, lie said. be obnoxious to any man
occupying n seat in the senate. To this
Mr.. Pettigrew replied that the letters were
from men who had been conscripted TO
fight in a cause in which they did not
believe and placed in circumstances which
were generally Objectionable. These con-
ditions We're, he said. calculated to mako
men swear, but while the South Dakotans
occasionally dropped into this habit it
was. still true that the religious sentiment
was as strongly developed In them as in
the senator from New Hampshire.
Mr.. Hawley referred TO the letters as
blasphemous and gave notice OF his in
tention to move to have stricken out OF
the record letter from Pettigrew to the
president which the former had read yes
terday.
Mr., Tillman and Mr.. Pettigrew had a
discussion as to affairs in the Philippines.
Mr.. Pettigrew contended that no mers
fragment of a tribe was opposed TO the
United States in the Philippines. but that
the entire pcs-Slatlon was antagonistic
Only a sm<l circle of the country around
Manila had been conquered by our forces
and he asserted that standing army OF
loo. 000 men would be necessary maintain
order in the Islands.
Mr. Teller advocated the amendment for
travel pay. saying that we could maintain
an army in the Philippines only by pur-
suing liberal policy Suppose il ala
cost s7.00e, GOO, GOO that was mere baRs-
telle CON pared with the entire cost OF The
war MIR. Teller said he had been assured
by IN army officer who had hui reeep,lv
returned from the Philippines that we do
not actually acid distrlet in the island
OF Luzon bigger than the District Of ca
lumhia This was no more territory than
was held year ago.
Replying TO Mr., Pettigrew's charges 40
to the prevalence OF insanity and snicidss
among the soldiers in the Philippines Ar.
Hawley read a statement from the sursaon
general saying that insanity had not neep
above the average.
MI Hswleys point of order against N
Turner amendment for the allowance ~
travel pay made yesterday was sasiainss
The bin vas passed, as amended. witt.
out division,
The senate passed 1877 private pens,o,
bills Among them were bills granting