The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-03
N HONOR 0F DAVIS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIy IIS-
TENED TO EULOGIEs OF THE
LATE SENATOR
REORGANIZATION OF ARMY
SIGNATURE OF THE PREsJDEv,r
ATTACHED TO THE ACT PRO-
VIDING THEREFOR
SHIP SUBSIDIES IN SENATE
Republican hackers of the Maa
determined to Force Its Pas
sage, Despite Waiting APP
preparation Bills.

e,so.4 w ,Wl44oii1lNGTON, y Feb. 2-The bo1se
,psne tHe DAY until o'clock in the CON
1':I dlioh m OF the postoffice appropria finn
olil: ~ inc struggle over the questions
u restoring the appropriation for the
dlic tupe service and for the re-
oiI'itn Gtton VI railway mail pay were pre-
clpltated by amendments offered biI+
nc action was taken. At 8 o'clock nublic
business was suspended to permit the
members TO pay tribute to the last Sena-
tor Davis, of Minnesota.
Inc Following members delivered enlo-
gres; Messrs. Fletcher, Tawney, Nc
Cleary, Heatwole, Stevens, Morris and
Eody' OF Minnesota; jenkins (Wis), Tn
GerWood (Ala), Clark (Mo.J, Parker IN.
~; 80 SPa1olng Is. %, w. A. Sm-t Gam
RE (S. ID, and then at 5:35 D. M, as n
further mark of respect to the memory
Oh the deceased, the house adjourned.
ARMY BILL SIGNED.
The president signed the bill for the re-
organization of the army at 12:4O D. m.
today = ---
1t is now law, and the war depart.
ment Will at once proceed to recruit the
regular army in accordance w, III its pro-
visions.
IN THE SENATE.
In accordance with the motion adopted
today. Mr.. Bacon (Ga.) gave notice that
on Monday next he would address the
senate on his resolution as 10 the right
OF the senate to call upon the executive
departments for papers on file.
Bills were passed as follows:
House bill dividing the state of Ken
lucky into judicial districts; appropri-
tlng $6O000 for a public building at
Ratesville, Ark; extending the time for
a hrid dcr0 Al. -
er at Yankton, S. D.; granting authority
to the Keekuk & Hamilton Water Power
company to erect a wing dam in the
Mississippi river at Des Moines rapids.
authorizing the free transmission of
reading matter for the blind; authorizing
the Moline & Peoria Railroad company
tc construct bridge across Rick river,
in Illinois; amending the Alaskan code
IN relation to the treasurers of school
boards and number of minor bills OF
local character
With the exception of the hour and a
half at-tl1et beginning Of the session, the
senate devoted the entire day to the dis
cussien of the ship subsidy bill. Mr..
Turner and Mr.. Mallory were the speak
ers in behalf of the opposition Mr..
Turner's speech was based largely upon
exceptions which he had taken to Mr..
F'rye's criticisms of his former speech.
Mr.. Mallory opposed the bill on con-
stitutional grounds
WILL PRESS SHIPPING BILL.
The situation in the senate was not
changed by any developments today. The
Republicans intend to continue pressing
the shipping bill, and the leaders say
next week will develop whether or not
the opposition intend to talk the measure
to death. The senators who are leading
the opposition say there are enough
speeches to consume ten days. and that
some Republicans are lending encourage
ment to the fight against the bill. The.
opposition believes that the desire to
avoid an extra session will soon force
the appropriation bills and the war rev.
enue bill to the front and prevent con-
sheraton or vote upon the shipping
bill. A great deal depends upon the sue
cess of the Republicans In holding night
sessions next week. If they. show up
with a quorum until late hour for
three or four nights the opposition might
weaken. The Democrats say the Repub-
licans must demonstrate that they have
a majority for the bill which will 'sit up
with it, and show they are determined
to pass it.
AS to extra session talk senators who
have seen the president say he feels
that it is necessary, but they are almost
unanimous against an extra session, and
will do everything possible to prevent one
being called.
sPooNER FAvoRs OLEO BILL.
Senator Spooner today authorized the
statement that if it should become neces-
sary to do so, he will move the substitu-
ton of the oleomargarine bill as the
regular order of business in the senate
instead of the pending ship subsidy bill.
Mr.. Spooner has never been considered
among the Jealous advocates of the sub
sidy bill, and he is very strongly favor
able to the oleomargarine bill. 1t was
his original intention to make his mo-
ton to substitute early next week, but
then he appears to have abandoned this
idea as to time, for he declined in his
authorized statement to name time.
The declaration of Spooner afforded
great satisfaction to the opposition SEN
ators to whom it was communicates.
They now assert great confidence in their
ability to accomplish the defeat Of the
subsidy bill during the present session,
and were today apparently more confident
In that direction than thew have vet been