The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-04
Bad Day FOR OLN@IED.
HE WANTS TO INVESTIGATE ELEC-
TIoN METHODS IN THE
SOUTH
BEATEI II CAMP or His Fri gNDS
RESOLUTION WAS sHELVED ON
VOTE ON QUESTION OF
PRIVILEGE
ARMY BILL TO THE FRONT
Displaces Hanna's Ship Subsidy
Measure as the Unfinished Bus
1ness in the Senate-Petti-
crews Busy Day.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 3-The radical
element among the house Republicans,
who favor cutting down the representa-
tcn from the Southern states in which
franchise is abridged, suffered defeat to-
DAY because number of their colleagues
refused to act with them The action
was precipitated quite unexpectedly. The
leaders had agreed that the reappor-
tionment bills should be taken I'D TODAY.
but before it could be called Mr. OIms ted.
of pennsylvania, offered as a matter of
privilege, resolution reciting the alleged
abrldgment of the suffrage in Louisiana.
mississippi, South Carolina, North Caro-
Ina and directing the committee on CEN
Sus to investigate and report the facts
TO the house in order that constitution
al basis of representation could be es-
tabIfshed for those states The reso,u-
tlon created sensation. It was a sur
prise even to several of the Republican
leaders. The leaders on the Democratic
Slae sought in vain in head off the reso-
luton with points of order, but the
speaker ruled against them. They then
pegan a hhbuster, openly avowing they
would light every proposition looking to
tIie reduction cf representation from the
southern states to the bitter end.
several OF the Republicans were secret
ly in sympathy with them and their in
resolution in the>end gave the opposi-
tlon the victory of today. MANY of them
| quietly paired with absent Democrats
leaving their absent colleagues impaired
AS result when the question of
privilege was raised against the resolu
ton it was defeated S1-S3 The vote was
strictly party one. Two Republicans.
Lands, of Indiana and Mann of Illinois.
! answered present, but did not vote. The
| story OF the defeat is found in the alb
sentees on both sides, who were impaired
Ahrty-tWo Republicans were absent and
impaired against 16 of the opposition.
I4ose. absent and impaired were:
R7roWn Bu"kett, Caldehead, Clarke, Of
-NeW hampshire; Dahe Samuel -0aven-
poIt' 4lck, Fowler. Gardner of New Ter
Sey; 9o,idd,,aT1y, daTWley, HoffecRer, Knox, Lorimer
MondelI, Morgan, Needkam Often. Park
er. Prnce, Russell, ShCwalter Smith Of
LIMOS; Sprague, Stevens, of Minnesota
NadSWorth and Wager
Democrats : Barber of Pennsylvania.
EEradley of New YORK; Brewer, Caldwe1
SGGatehings; Castor, Gayle, GIynn Levy. Levy.
HSV' son of Neskqso1 sdIits shepard stalings, VIII
Silver Republican-Wilson of idaho.
Inc situation with reference to the ap-
propriation bill is greatly complicated
as the result of the injection of the
Olmsted resolution. Chairman Hopl1;ns.
Dill. He thinks the Olmsted resolution
may pass in full house and investiga-
tlon be made, but the matter will en1
there. Irrespective of the fate of the
! resolution, however, he will press the re-
apportionment bill and thinks it will
pass on Monday. If possible, he will
displace private bill day tomorrow with
! his measure
HANNA'S BILL SHELVED.
Without murmur of dissent and
without word of comment. the senate
today displaced the shipping subsidy bill
from its privileged position as "unfinish-
ed business" and substituted for it the
army reorganization bill. Since the ssc-
ond day of the present session the ship
| ping bill had been the unfinished business
with the understanding that it should
not interfere with the army reorganiza-
ton bill or appropriation bills.
| When the senate convened today in its
first session of the twentieth century the
army bill was taken up with a view to
pressing it to final vote as soon as
| possible. Its consideration proceeded
| until 2 o'clock, the end of the morning
hour, when the subsidy bill was laid be-
| fore the senate. Mr.. -Pettigrew, cf
South Dakota, then objected to a re-
uest for unanimous consent to continue
the discussion of the army bill. BY
vote of the senate the military measure
was continued for consideration, thus
making it the unfinished business and
sending the subsidy bill back to the cal
endar.
During the discussion of the army
measure the opposition senator's indf-
| Gated that their line of attack upon the
! bill would be. against the creation of a
! large, permanent standing army. There
was intimation that objection would not
| be offered to a temporary measure to
provide an adequate force to maintain
! the authority of the United States in
the Philippines. Beyond this point to-
| days proceedings developed nothing.
BILLS BY HANsBROUGH.
Senator Hansbrough today introduced
a bill creating a department of educa-
ton and giving the head of the depart
ment place in the president cabinet.
A bill providing for the extension Of
| the land laws of the United States to
Hawaii was introduced today by Sena-
! tor Hansbrough.
PROMOTION FOR THREE
The senate committee on military af-
fairs today agreed to accept the amend
ment offered by Senator Daniel to the
army reorganization bill for the retire.
ment of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Gen.
| James H. Wilson as brigadier generals,
and also agreed to an amendment for
| the retirement al Gen. Smarter as ma
| jor general.
PETTIGREWe iBUSY.
In view of the trend of discussion up
on the army reorganization bill in the
senate today, Mr.. Pettigrew introduced
| the following resolution:
THAT the president is hereby request
ed if not incompatible with the public
interests, to inform the senate what ne
cessity, if any exists, fer increasing the
army at this time; what are the condi-
tions in tn Philippines ard how many
men are required there? The president is
also requested to send to the senate
copies of all communications resolved
from our officers in the Philippines, show
| ing the conditions in that country and
the number of men required Now and in
the future"
The resolution under the rules went
over until tomorro ow
Senator Pettigrew also gave notice that
he would propose the following as an
amendment to the army organization
| bill:
at is further provided that one-third
| of the original vacancies created by this
| act in all grades, from colonel down to
second lieutenants in both staff and line
| shall be filled by selection from the of