The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-01-19
SENATE PASSES
REORGANIZATION BILL
Many Amendments Voted
Down and Bill Passes
Late in the Day

finally disposed Of the army reor.
! ranization bill. Themeasure having
originated iu the senate. the final
question was not upon It's passage,
lat upon agreeing to the senate
amendment They were agreed to by a
! vote OF 43 20 g. While party lines were
drawn on the measure. four democrats vot-
ca for f. Senators Lindsay of Kentucky.
/ McLaurin OF South Carolina Morgan of
/ Alabama and Sullivan OF Mississippi
/ Senator IIoar 90 Massachusetts,. who was
detained at his home by illness. was pair
ga against the bin with Senator spooner
os Wisconsin The bin has occupied prac-
Ideally the cutro attention OF the senate
since the third of January when 10 was
made the unfinished business. While the
opposition % Is at 1ii stages was vigorous
it never was Liittr Numerous amendments
were made % TO- but Ia general the COM
mittec was sustained and the measure.
witn the exception OF the elimination OF
the cantecn clause. is not widely different
from that reported to the senate a de-
termlned effort was made today 10 amend
the bin 30 as to provide against the sale
of liquor IN the Philippines and to pro-
hiblt the Importation Of any kind Of in
toxieants into the islands. but IT was de-
feated.
a notable speech was delivered during
he day by Mr.. Hale OF Maine, who. while
opposing the increase In the strength of
the army, stated his reasons for, support
ing the bill. Every effort TO prevent the
increal fl re sireEg'b OF the army was
defeated by decisive vote.
a.. 4 .
now win go directly 'o the conference
committees as appointed by the TWO
branches Of congress.
A I'm was passed authorizing le post
master general to lease premises for the
use OF the rural free delivery division of
the postonc department
When the consideration OF the army bin
was resumed Mr.. Gallinger OF New Ham
pshlre vigorously advocated his amend
men providing for the revocation Of an H.
censes granted to American saloons in
the philippines and providing against the
manufacture. sale or importation OF beer.
wine or distilled liquors I'm the Philippines.
lie said the record showed that there had
been a steady Increase in the export of
liquors from the United states to the
Philippines since the American occupation
What IS the necessity OF this legisla-
tion?" inquired Mr. Cockrell, OF Missouri
when the question is within the control
Of the president"
Mr.. Galinger replied that there was real
ly no necessity as tho power under which
the saloons were established in the is
lands could destroy them. He felt lt was
time for congress 70 assert It's authority.
Mr.. lodge. chairman Of the Philippine
committee, said that with American CO.
cupation OF the Philippines 400 or 500 AM
orican bar rooms had been established and
licensed IN Manila Tfey had done and
were doing infinite harm-more HARM 10
his opinion, 70 ,he army than TO the native
Inhabitants. as the r5ipnos. ike other
tropical people. were temperate AR
Lodge directed the attention OF the senate
10 tho good results OF General Ludlow's
liquor regulations in Havana, and said
he ala not know why a similar course
had not been followed IN Manila He was
satisfied that the proposed amendment
would not be Objectionable 10 the Taft
commission Mr. Perkins of California.
urged that the whole matter be left TO the
Taft commission and Mr. Carter OF Mon
tant said the proposition presented was
one simply TO interefer with the town
council OF Manila and was not consistent
with the Importance OF the great Philip
| pine problem.
Mr.. l1lkins OF West Virginia, opposed the
/ proposed amendment believing congress
| ought not to undertake TO dictate to the
| residents OF the Philippine islands what
4 they ought to dring under the guese OF
protecting the American soldier.
Mr. Hale Of Maine. then I'm a brief but
forceful and earnest speech enumerated
some OF the reasons why he should vote
for the pending bill
Mr. Hale thought the only question In.
volved in the discussion was whether the
proposed army was needed. lie wished AL
the advocates Of the bin had been al
frank in their utterances as Mr., sewal
OF Rev Jersey, who had admitted tha
probably 10000 men would be needed d
the Philippines for several years
Mr. Hale said no would be glad II tn
form OF negotiation with the Filipino
could have been adopted as a means O
settling the pending conflict. but sena
tors aid not approve of IT, lie believed 10
it would be better 90 attach a temporar
force 60 the present standing army bu
the senate would not hear. 20 that n
pointed out that unless this bin was pass
ed there would be IN the Philippines afte
July ], next only about 5000 America
soldiers
Pressed by the Filipino forces the
would be "hemmed IN Manila" ana woul
be lucky II they were not driven into tn
sea.
lie added:
ono man-no party, could stand upo
such condition Therefore / am oonstraiI
ga. as much as I am opposed to H. /
support the measure"
Mr.. Hale declared that standing arm
OF 5000 provided every soldier needed b
this country In time OF peace, but he wou,
vote for the pending bin because ''withoi
J Il an almost immeasurable disaster an
trngdy might befan the army In q
, Philippines"
Mr.. spooner declared the prohibitic
amendment offered by Mr. Galllngsr ",
r essentially michloyous.
Mossra Stewart ana Foraker oppose
I fh.l nrnatiit ION Amendment