The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-10
MesSrs. Fairbanks and Beveridge
Among Those who Voted for the
s.Dryv Post Exchange.
DENOUNCED BY PETTIGREw
NURSERIES OF DRUNKENNESS, KIN
DERGARTENs OF PROFLIGACY."
Sample OF the Language Used by the
senator i'm Describing "Wet" Ex-
chanEes-Dcbate on Army Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The army car
teen is to be abolished. as the Senate to-day
by very decisive vote concurred III the
House provision relative to the army can-
teen. Only fifteen votes could be mustered
ir the Senate in favor Of the canteen 10
thirty-four against IT. Most of the session
was occupied by Teller. of Colorado; Pet
tigrew. of South Dakota, and Butler. Of
North Carolina, all opposed TO the Senate
committees amendment favorIng the cam
teen. A final vote on the measure will
hardly be reached before Friday or Satur-
day.
When the Senate convened to-day, vacant
seats We're numerous. Many senator's are
away from the city and several are con-
fined to their homes by attacks of the grip.
which is almost epidemic in this city. The
reapportionment bill was received from the
House OF Representatives and referred to
the committee on census. Mr.. Lodge. of
Massachusetts,, offered the following reso-
luton. which was adopted:
''That the President is hereby requested
TO continue the Investigation and efforts
hitherto made by the United States in the
matter of the claims OF y. III. Henry and
other American citizens against the gov
ernment OF Great Britain in regard to
certain lands IN the FIJI Islands, TO the
end that such an adjustment of such claims
may be made may be warranted by the
facts and by the law applicable thereto
- At the conclusion Of the routine business,
consideration OF the army reorganization
bill was resumed, the pending question be-
ing upon the committee amendment strik-
Ing out the House provision abolishing the
canteen or post exchange in the army
MIR. McCumber, in a carefully prepared
argument, attacked the amendment and
urged the adoption of the House provision
abolishing the canteen. He declared that
a great majority of the deaths in the army
were due directly or indirectly to the use
of intoxicants
Mr.. Teller. of Colorado said that no at
tack was being made upon the post ex-
change. but merely upon the beer selling
part of the exchange. He declared his
belief that the canteen system was vicious
and believed that the great majority of
the American people held to the same
opinion. The Colorado senator maintained
that the excessive use of beer was one of
the most degrading phases of intemperance
The statement that the saloon interest was
back OF the fight upon the canteen, he
said, was absurd.
'It is true. nevertheless" interjected Mr.
Hawley. of Connecticut.
''It is not true" retorted Mr. Teller,
''and the senator cannot prove that it is
true"
SALOONS IN MANILA.
Speaking of the situation in the Philip
pines Mr.. Teller declared that the United
States was cursing the people of those
islands with curse as vicious as any the
Spanish ever placed upon them" 1t was,
he said. within tile power of the President
and within the power of Congress to de-
stroy government encouragement of drink
ing among the FiIipinos and the soldiers
of the American army He directed atten-
tion TO a statement of President Schurman.
of the old Philippine commission, to the
effect that one of the most demoralizing
influences taken TO the Philippines by the
United States was the American saloon.
He said the few thousand Americans in
Manila drank more per capita than the
number OF Americans anywhere.
Mr.. Lodge inquired If it was not a fact
that the government of the United States
had nothing 20 do with the saloons es-
tablshed in the Philippines; the American
canteen was an entirely different matter
Mr. Teller replied that that was true,
but II was in the power of the President
to close every saloon in Manila as soon
as a cabIegrsm could reach the city
Mr. Lodge deprecated the establishment
in Manila OF the American barrooms which
had followed In the wake of the American
army. He said: 'If there be any way to
close them would favor 1t heartily"
Mr.. Gall.nger said he had been told by a
prominent army officer that the 400 or 500
American saloons in Manila were licensed
by the American government. and he be-
iieved they could be completely abolished
II do not know the reason for the con-
dition in Manila" said Mr.. Lodge, but
do know that under command OF General
Ludlow the establishment OF saloons was
stopped in Havana"
81 never heard any complaint OF this
thing when / was in Havana last spring, :
said Mr.. Teller. 'or anywhere in Cuba.
But this condition OF affairs exists in
Manila
Mr. Foraker. explaining that he was COM
PEELED 10 be absent from the chamber dur
ing the remainder OF the day, said that II
ne were present when the amendment was
voted on he would vote against the COM
rnittee amendment which continues the can
teen
Mr. Lodge gave notice Of an amendment
prohibiting the importation OF distilled
liquors into the Philippines except for me-
dicinaI purposes.
PETTIGREw IN GOOD FORM.
Mr. Pettigrew made a characteristic at
tack on the pending BILL devoting some
time 10 a criticism OF the Senate committee
FOR not bringing into the Senate more
elaborate report In support OF the measure.
He urged that the report submitted dealt
almost exclusively with the c&nteen pro-