The National tribune., 1901-01-10

PRODUCTION was ultimately to reduce repre-
sentation from the South.
3 FRIDAY, JAN. 4.
In the Senate Mr.. Pettigrew introduced
a resolution cghdemning the Secretary OF
War for refuNng to transmit to the Senate
the report OF Auditor Lawshe TO the War
Department on Cuban Affairs. Resolu-
tons asking for information as to the con-
dtions in the Philippines were referred TO
committees, and the Republicans were on
the defensive in the attacks on the Admin
istration during the consideration of the
Army bill Senator Teller predicted that
the Administration would need 100000
men to carry out its policy, and said that
he had once laughed at the idea of any
thing impcralistic being witnessed under
the American flag, but Il now retract that
assertion" he said. He characterized the
cause of the Philippine Commission as the
grOsseSt form of Imperialism.
Senators Carter, Stewart and Proctor
defended the Army bill, and Mr.. Hoar sug-
gested an amendment looking to the con-
Citation of the Filipinos, expressing the
opinion that in time of peace we should
have one soldier for each LOCO of our
population. He said the way TO prepare
the Filipinos for liberty was to set them
free.
Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, said the rebel
rising, and i'll the end liberty and its bless
ings would be extended to the people of
the Philippines.
In the House calm councils prevailed on
the majority side as to the Olmsted reso-
luton, and it was sent to the Committee
on Census, whence it will probably never
emerge. Mr.. Olmsted himself acquiesced
in the reference, although he tried to per-
Il. \ Il haf
cial meeting of the committee would be
called within a week to consider the resolu-
ton. 1t is probable that the new appor-
tiOnment will be made before any such
data as the resolution calls for can be col
lected.
The Democrats filibustered and finally
debate was allowed. Some of the South
ern Members got fiery in their remarks,
and the old cry of sectionalism was raised.
Mr.. Olmsted said that it appeared that
pressing the resolution at this time would
embarrass some of his colleagues, who de-
sired time to discuss it. He did not want
the resolution to die, but would wave its
reference to the Committee on Census, if
the chairman of the committee would
agree to call meeting to consider it with
in one week. Mr.. Hopkins said he was
not in a mood to make a bargain, but as
sured Mr.. Olmsted that his committee
would do its duty.
Finally on motion of Mr.. Olmsted, the
resolution was referred to the Committee
on Census for report.
The bill to reapportion the representa-
ton among the several States was called
up by Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois. He care
fully explained the bill, and stated that
the majority of the Census Committee was
in favor of keeping the membership down
to the present number of 357, from con-
cid of Mt
islation. What was desired was to adopt
the system which best minimized the in
equalities. The membership was arbitra-
rily fixed at ;357, which made the basis of
representation 20S,S6S. Dividing the popu-
lation of the States by this division, $50
Members were assigned. The other %
were assigned to those States having the
largest major fractions. No system would
deal out exact justice to every State. The
States opposing the bill, he said, were
those which lost representation under its
operation. The bill was opposed by Mr..
Shafroth, of Colorado, and others as IN
just.
SATURDAY, JAN. ).
In the Senate on Saturday, after brief
discussion, the Army bill was laid aside to
allow the Military Committee to frame
some amendments. A feature, providing
for the appointment of volunteer officers
as officers in the Regular Army, caused
discussion. Senator Money declared there
were many officers in the volunteer army
as clearly entitled, as gentlemen and of
ficers, to commissions in the Regular
Army as the cadets, who, by hazing and
by their testimony before investigating
committees Tin the BOoZ case), ''are today
disgracing the whole country at West
Point" The committee amendment, pro-
viding that volunteer officers might be APP
pointed TO Second Lieutenants, was dis
agreed to, thus restoring the House pro-
vision that volunteer officers might be APP
pointed to the grade of First Lieutenant.
During the day Senator Bacon, of
Georgia, introduced a resolution providing
that every public document or record on
file in the departments, relating to any
subject over which Congress has any
right of jurisdiction or control under the
Constitution, is subject to the call or in
spection of the Senate for its use in the ex-
ercise of its Constitutional powers and
jurisdiction.
This resolution had direct bearing on
n refusal, the other day, of the Secretary
of War to obey a resolution of the Senate
directing him to transmit n copy of a re-
cent important report on affairs in Cuba.
Senator Bacon wants the question de-
cided.
In the House the debate on the Reap
pOrtiOnment Bill was continued. Gen
Shattuc, of Ohio, insisted that representa-
ton should be reduced in all States where
the right to vote is abridged. He claimed
10 States abridged the suffrage to an aver
age of 20 per cent.-CalifOrnia, n; Con-
necticut, 5.3; Delaware, 14.3; Louisiana,
1913; Maine, 5.5; Massachusetts, g.; Mis-
sissippi, 40; North Carolina, 35.7; South
Carolina, 40, and Wyoming, "a.
Mr.. Linney scored Democratic election
methods in North Carolina, and said the
fear of negro domination was pure rot"
that all pretext of such fear could be de-
stroyed by requiring all officers of State
and County to give bond.
MONDAY, JAN. Z.
In the Senate on Monday, Jan. Z, dur
ing the debate on the Army bill, Senator
Lodge widened the range of discussion and
delivered a stirring Grafton on the CONNER
cial supremacy of the United States, with
the Jealousy such supremacy was certain
to create and the necessity of full prepara-
ton against the time when that Jealousy
might find expression in hostile act against
this Nation. Heidi not appeal for a large
army at this time, but insisted that the old
system of military organization should be
abolished and n new framework estab-
lished which would allow the army to ex-
pand naturally and promptly whenever
such expansion was made necessary by
future developments.
In the House the question of appOrtion-
ment was discussed, local politics figuring
considerably.
SPY OF THE REBELLION.
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