The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-01
ARMY BILL IS PASSED
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chairman of the postoffice committee,
who was in charge of tie bill.
ROAST FOR GROVER.

ROAST FOR GROVER
He contrasted the course of the Mas
sachusetts senator with that of Mr..
Cleveland, twice elected president by the
Democratic party, who, in two cam
paigns subsequent to his own election,
turned his back upon his own party as
! sOciateS
| Mr.. Lanham said that if Mr.. Cleveland
| and other Democrats, whose great abif-
! ties none~ could deny, really believed a
| defeat of their party was necessary to
| bring it back to its old mOoriEgs those
who had stood fast to the partys candi-
| dates and platforms might show charity.
| Those of the Democrats who had left the
| party in 1896, hut who had returned in
| 1900 had been welcomed with open ms.
! He had welcomed the return of Hill,
| OlneY, Cochran and the others who had
rallied to the rescue Of the republic in
the recent campaign. Democratic ap-
plaUse) Divided the Democrats could
not succeed. The party had split upon
the silver question
Mr.. Lanham pointed out that no matter
how firm Silver Democrats stood to- their
faith in the present conditions the hope
of bimetallism would be long delayed II
it. should turn out that the silver ques-
ton should not be q distuI bling question
in the next campaign what obstacle was
there to a complete reunion? If those
absorb but to reassociate themselves
with US, said Mr.. Lanham why should
they not pe welcomed? But they must
be prepared to submit 10 the cardinal
doctrine of the party-acquiesence in the
will of the majority
Mr.. Lanham was loudly applauded and
congratulated by the Democrats when he
concluded
DEMOCRATS AND SHIP SUBSIDIES.
workers in the senate who are opposed
to the ship subsidy bill, did not hold a
formal conference today to declare upon
a course to be pursued with reference
to that measure, as had been announced
they would do. the explanation being
made that it had been discovered that
the opposition was still so determines
as to render a formal meeting unneces-
sary The decision reached is to continue
the debate upon the bill for the present
with the hope of being able to keep
it going until it Will become necessary
for the Republican majority to take up
the appropriation bills and other meas
ures which should pass before the 4th
of March. They say that they have
speeches assured for eight or ten days
and that there are probably other sena-
tors who will prepare speeches within
that time. Among those who will talk
are Senators Daniel Caffery, Berry,
Kenney, Allen. Money. Lindsay, Butler
and Pettierew Senators Clay and Turn
er also will make speeches in addition
to those they have already made on
this question. It is expected that Sena-
tor Caffrey will talk at least two days.
The opposition also count upon speeches
from the Republican side of the chamber,
Senators Allison, Perkins, Spconer and
McCumber being included in the list
of probable speakers.
The canvass of the situation has con-
WINGED the Democratic leaders that tn re
are a half dozen or more Republican
senators would like to see the bill de-
feated even in it's amended form, but
they do not expect their votes against
the bill if it should come to vote. On
the other hand they count upon the loTs
of some of their own membership in
support of the bill