The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-04
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
PASSED by THE SENATE AFTER A
SHARP DEsBATE.

Extra Travel Pay Not AIIoved--Ba-
con Took Exception TO Chandfer's
Statement About Delay in Clark
Case Which Went over.
Washington, May S.-The Senate to-day
adopted the motion of MIR. Hoar to take
up the resolution of the Committee on
Elections declaring that MIR. Clark of
Montana was not duly elected to the SEN
ate, and then postponed consideration OF
the question for week.
The greater part of the day was occu-
| ried in the consideration of the army APP
proprlation bill The discussion at times
was very spirited. The bill was passed
without division.
The session closed with the passage of
a number Of private pension bills. among
them Icing bills granting a pension Of 500
per month 10 Mrs. Julia MacV Henry,
widow of the late Gen Guy V. Henry; $50
month each to Gen. James Longstreet,
Mrs. Margaret M Badger, widow OF tho
late Commodore Badger, and to Mrs.
Harriet Gridley widow of The late Capt.
| Gridley of the navy.
bill restoring Capt Henry d. Hale to
the revenue cutter service was passed.
A resolution requesting the Civil Service
Commission to supply the Senate with in
formation concerning the violation of the
civil service law in 1899, was adopted
| The Senate then agreed 10 a motion by
| Mr.. Hoar to take up the Clark resolution
and postponed further consideration for a
week.
Bacon Takes Exception.
Before this agreement was reached
there was a spirited controversy over
some remarks made by Mr.. Chandler yes
terday.
Mr.. Bacon took exception to the fact
that Mr.. Chandler had said he had heard
| II stated that there was purpose to de-
| lay the consideration Of the resolution in
order TO prevent the Governor of Montana
making an appointment of senator to
succeed Mr.. Clark in case the seat now
| occupied by him should be declared va
can't
The fact, Mr.. Bacon said, that Mr..
Chandler had stated that he had heard
this talk outside of the Senate chamber
did not relieve it from its Objectionable
! character, for he could see no motive for
the statement of the senator from New
| Hampshire unless some implication of SEN
ators was Intended. AS for himself he
could not say what his own action would
be on the Clark resolution. He regarded
himself as a judge sitting in that case,
and he would, he added claim the right to
investigate 1t thoroughly before entering
judgment.
Mr.. Chandler said that his remarks re-
garding desire TO delay the consideration
of the resolution had not been caused by
anything that Mr. Bacon had said, but
4 that he had had especial reference to Mr..
Stewards threat ito read In the Senate.
II not given time 10 read out of 1t, tho
testimony taken by the committee"
Mr.. Stewart Heard From.
'Threatened?" said Mr.. Stewart.
Threatened to do what?"
Threatened" MIR. Chandler replied.
that If any attempt was made to rush
the Clark resolution the three volumes of
testimony would be read for the purpose
of delay"
Mr.. Stewart said he had made no such
statement as a threat; but he would re-
peat that if time was not given to read
the testimony outside the Senate cham
Der time would be taken to read 1t in the
chamber. The case should be considered
deliberately and decently. especially in
view of the fact that much of the tests
mony was Irrelevant.
II don't propose to be lectured," he con-
tinusd, II don't like 1t and particularly
don't like 1t from the man who has gath
cred up all sorts of hearsay matter and
printed IL as testimony"
when the Senator attacks me or the
committee over which / preside" retort-
ed Mr.. Chandler me will get a lecture
from me-"
To this Mr. Stewart replied:
We'll you'n get lecture from me on
the irrelevant scandal you've put into the
testimony presented heref
This closed the incident.
/ The Senate then passed the House bill
| for the amendment of the census law
The bill was amended so as to provide
for the $40 additional compensation to
census supervisors.
Treatment OF Volunteers.
~.
up Mr. Petttgrew continued his criticism
OF the treatment of the volunteer soldiers
In the Philippines. He read a number of
letters from members of the South Da-
kota regiment complaining of their treat
ment there.
pressions, which fact caused Mr. Galin-
ger to enter protest against their being
printed In the Record. Such language
should, he said, be obnoxious to a man
occupying a seat In the Senate.
To this Mr.. Peitigrew replied that the
letters were from men conscripted to
fight in cause in which they did not be-
lieve and placed in circumstances which
were generally Objectionable, all calcula-
ted to make men swear.
Mr.. Hawley referred to the letters as
blasphemous and gave notice Of his inten-
tion TO move to have stricken out Of the
permanent record letter from Mr.. Pet
ngrew TO the President, which the former
had read yesterday.
Mr.. Tillman and Mr.. Pettigrew had
discussion as to affairs In the Philippines.
Mr.. Pettgrew contended that no mere
fragments OF a tribe was opposed to the
United States In the Philippines, but that
the entire population was antagonistic. He
estimated that a standing army Of 1000
men would be necessary there. He did
not think that Gen. Otis assurance could
be relied upon In view of the long list OF
casualties sent to Washington every day.
Mr. Teller advocated the amendment for
travel pay, saying that we could only
maintain army In the Philippines by
pursuing a liberal policy
Mr. Teller said he had been assured by
an army officer who had but recently re-
turned from tho Philippines that we did
not actually hcld district in the Island
OF Luzon b gger than the District OF Co
lumbia. This was no more territory shan
WAS held a Noar nRo. IL was fharefnra