Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19
ARMY BILL DISPOSED OF
VOTE In THE SENATE YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
Measure Adopted, With Amendments,
by Al to 23-Now Sent to
Conference.

The Senate disposed of the army reorgani-
"a ion bui yesterday afternoon, and it now
gees into committe of conference of The
two houses. The measure having oriei-
mated in the Senate, the final question was
upon agreeing 10 the Senate amendments,
and they were adopted by a vote of As to q.
tour democrats Voted Tor the bill-Sena. ocs
Lindsay of kentucky, McLaurin of Sou n
Caroilna, Morgan of AiaOama and Sullivan
o. mississippi. Senator Hear of Massaclu-
st It's, who was detained at mis- home by lii
ness. was paired against the bill with Sena-
tor Spooner OF Wisconsin.
After AIR. Money and Mr. McCumber had
spohen briefly upon amendments they had
offered, MIR. Spooner, discussing the pfohlbi-
ton amendment, offered by Mr. Ga.iinger,
declared it was essentially miSchievous, as
whl.e Ii may nave been Intended to Apply
Only To the army, its effects would De TX
tenued TO all the people. he expressed the
Cp.nion that lHe lime had not yet arrived
Tor Cong.eas to iegisia.e upon the fniiip-
pines.
Nv men will we be ready to legisiate? in
quIred MIR. 1eier.
tine senator can answer that question
easily he can ASA It, replied Mr..
Spoontr. ~ do not unuertaAe to say when
We shall be r.auy to iegisIate for the Phil
ippines. do not thinn we shall be leady
unul We shall nave sent JOINT commit
tee OF Congress to investigate the SITUATION
of the peup.e in the islands"
~ nen snail do tnat?' inquired Mr..
Teiier.
II nope" responded Mr.. Spooner, that
we Win provide Tor such committee be-
fore this session comes 10 an end. L have
Undertaken myself to frame a resolution
providing for such committee.
MIR. Spooner objected to thai paragraph in
the BAT wnIcn PROVIDED that the pay OF ma
tive soldiers in the United States army IN
The Philippines should be only one-half that
of the American solder. he thought they
ought to have the same pay.
Mr.. TiIlman interrupted TO inquire wheth
er, If the t1iipinos were to be given on.y half
pay, they a were to be paid only half
De nsions
Mr.. Spooner thought that question was not
pertinent to the present de>a,e. but he did
believe the American soloier would favor
the payment to the native troops the same
sta.e of wage which they themselves
ceived.
ye-minuie rule.
Messrs. Stewart. Foraker and Elkins OBJ
jected to the prohibition amendment
Mr.. Perkins tCal.) offered an amendment,
which was agI eed to. providing for the pay
ment of $50 to each soldier now in the
Philippines whose term of service will
pre- before july l next. and who will re-
enlist for three years.
Speaking to his prohibition amendment,
MIR. Gaihnger said he thought nothing
ought to be tolerated in the Philippines
which was shocking to the moral sense
Of the people of this country. He said he
would vote for the pending measure wi, h
some hesitation, and a good deal of men al
reservation. He believed that the islands
would remain under military control for
fifty years, at least, and Congress ought not
therefore to hesitate to begin legislation
for them.
Voting Upon the Amendments.
The debate upon the bill closed under the
special order and the voting began upon
the amendments to the bill. Mr.. Mallory
Fia-) offered amendment striking out
section 3 empowering the President to
maintain the enlisted force of the army at
the maximum strength during the present
exigeneies of the service or until such time
| as Congress may hereafter direct. The
amendment was rejected. q to A.
Mr.. Money proposed an amendment pro-
Viding that the provisions of the pending
bill should remain in force only until July
l, 1906, after which time the army should
be reduced to the number provided by law
prior to April l, 1898. Rejected % to 80.
Mr.. Berry proposed amendment d.
recting the President to issue a proclama-
ton within ten days after the passage of
the bill disclaiming any intention on the
part of the United States to exercise SOW
ereignty over the Philippine Islands ex-
cept for the purpose Of qualification, and
thereafter to leave the government of the
Senators Lindsay. McLaurin and Suli-
van voted with the republicans against
the amendment.
A motion by Mr.. Pettigrew to strike out
section y of the bill providing for the
enlistment of Filipinos was rejected, "a
to Al. as was an amendment by Mr.. Daniel
to fix the pay of native officers and men at
| the same rate paid to Americans.
| Dir. Spooner suggested an amendment
| leaving the fixing of the pay of native
troops to the discretion of the Secretary of
! War.
| 1t was agreed to.
Mr.. McComas suggested several amend
| ments. which were agreed to. They strike
out the age limit for volunteer officers to
be examined for the grades Of captains
| and first or second lieuienants. and to in
! clude in the eligibles for such examina-
| ton volunteer officers who served prior to
| 1898.
Mr. Gallinger offered his amendment
providing that the veterinarians author
| lied by the bill shall have the rank and al
lowances of a second lieutenant. 1t was
| rejected.
| Mr. Gallinger withdrew his amendment
| providing for chief veterinarian with a
| rank Of ma or.
Mr.. Gallinger then offered a new section
| to the bill providing that all licenses for
| tofore granted be revoked and that none
| hereafter be granted: and that the impor-
| tation Of beer, wine and distilled spirits
into the islands be prohibited. The amend
| ment was rejected, q to 43.
The detailed vote follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bard. Berry, Clay.
Daniel, Deboe. Dillingham;. Frye. Gallinger
Hale. Hansbrough, Harris Jones tArk.)
| Lodge, McCumber, Mallory. Sullivan, Tai
iaferro Teller, Tillman, Towne, Turley-
%.
| Nays-Aldrich. Allison, Baker, Bate, Bur-
rows, Caffery. Carter. Chiffon. Clark. Gull
berson. Dolliver. Elkins, Foraker. Foster,
| Hanna Hawley, Kean. Kenney, Kyle.
| Lindsay, McLaurin. Mcmillan, Mason.
Morgan. Peurose. Perkins. Pettus. Plat
| Comm, Pritchard, Proctor. Quarles. Raw
| Inns, Scott. Sewell. Shoup Simon. Spooner.
| Stewart Thurston. Turner, Warren, Well
| ington, Wetmore-43.
! The amendment of Mr.. Lodge. prohibit
| ing the importation into the Philippines of
distilled liquors except for medicinal pur-
poses, was rejected, % to A.
| Mr.. Gallinger then offered his amend
ment in modified form. providing that the
liquor licenses heretofore granted in the
Philippines be revoked and that none here
after be granted. Rejected, 20 to Al.
| An amendment offered by Mr. Lodge, fix
! ing allowances for clothing and rations OF
| the native Porto Rican soldiers. was
adopted.
Mr.. Bacon proposed an amendment strik-
ing ont of the hill the paragraphs author