The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-01-19
disappointed and there. is generally

disappointed and there is generally
soreness among the members. who fan
to get whAtHthey want. This orenesa
outcropped in several. places yesterday
the disappointed members refusing to
allow any, limit to be placed on the
general debate. It extended through.
out the day. being seemingly no nearer
a conclusion at adjournment thar
when 1t started. Mi. Burton, chairman
Of the committee on rivers and harbors;
who is in charge Of the bill, made an
elaborate explanation of its provisions:
Several Western members, assailed II
for not containing provisions for irri-
CATION reservoirs. and Mr.. Corliss OF
Michigan attacked it for not giving
proper recognition to the great lake,
deep waterway project.
In the senatc.
Washington, Jan. II. - Considerable
progress was made yesterday by the
senate with the army reorganization
bill, but the final vote upon the meas
ure seems to be Is far off as ever
Yesterdays proceedings were charac-
terized by several sharp colloquies.
some of which were Of a decidedly
personal character.
An appeal vas presented by Mr.:
Teller Of Colorado from more than
1000 persons in Manila urging the
United States government to cease ita
operations against the Filipinos. The
appeal is sensational in its statements
and so unusual in form that Mr.. Haw-
ley Of Connecticut made a vigorous
@lS41kS4~, - ixu qualification 1~ n 11oyN.
ment. He declared that 1T was a treas
sonable denunciation of the governs
ment and an attack upon u soldiersi
Consideration was concluded of the
committee amendments to the army
reorganization bill and the senate took
up the amendments proposed by indi-
vidual senator's. The amendments
providing for the appointment Of Gem
erals James Wilson, Fitzhugh Lee and
Shafter to be major generals Of the
regular army and retired, precipitated
an extended and, on the part of Mr..
P%ettigrew, bitter debate. The amend
ment prevailed, however, despite the
opposition.
In the House.
The general debate on h river n
harbor bill continued lin the house
yesterday until 4 o'clock, when the
death of Representative Clark of New
Hampshire was announced and the
house adjourned out of respect to his
memory. The features Of the debate
were the speeches of Mr.. Cushman OF
Washington and Mr.. Hepburn OF Iowa.
The latter has been a persistent op-
ponent of the river and harbor bills
for years, and he attacked the bill all
along the line in his usually vigorous
fashion. Mr.. Cushman's speech was
unique in many particulars. He was
in favor of river and harbor appropria-
lions, and his complaint was due to
the fact that the members of the com
mittee, according to his ideas. had To-
Gated the bulk Of the appropriations In
their own states and had given
consideration to the needs Of other
states-especially to the Seattle ship
canal in his own state. Mr.. Cushman
illustrated his remarks with a series OF
carefully prepared charts. He criti-
cised several Of the individual MEM
bers of congress in breezy style and
became engaged in half a dozen very
spirited encounters before he con-
cluded. Members crowded about the
area in front Of the speakers desk
where he stood explaining h figures
upon the charts inc every n seemed
to enjoy the picturesque performance
immensely. When he wound up with
a glowing appeal for Justice to the Sc
attic project he got a stirring round OF
applause. So.