The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-01
sENATE,S ADOPTION OFF CONFER
ENCE REPORT MARKED FINAL
STAGE IN CONGRESS
FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRACY
Was Discussed at Length by Repre-
sentative Lanham, of Texas
FOrtificatiOns Bill Passed
by the House.

the reorganization of the United States
army today passed its last stage in con-
gress and now goes to the president for
his signature. The final step was taken
in the senate where, by vote of SO to IS,
the conference report on the bill was
agreed to. The house of representatives
already had agreed to the report The
conference report was kept before the
senate constantly today, even the ship
ping bill giving way. Opposition to the
bill continued to be vigorously expressed.
Mr.. Teller making an extended speech
in criticism Of the war department and
of the measure in general. An opposition
developed on the Republican side to the
report based on the alleged freedom
which the conferees had taken In intro
ducing new provisions On the final vote
several Republican senators voted with
the Democrats agains. the report The
shipping bill was discussed during the
latter part of the day, and some progress
made on amendments. A speech by Mr..
Rawlins Utah) against the bill! was in
progress at the close. Mr. Chandler an
nounced that a night session would be
moved tomorrow to advance the bill to
it's final stages.
AT the opening of the session the ship
ping bill was laid before the senate as
the unfinished business.
Mr.. Hawley asked that it be laid aside
temporarily to permit discussion of the
conference report to proceed.
~ object" sad Mr.. Pettigrew.
This brough. the shipping bill and the
army conference into conflict, and one or
the other had &c give way.
WILL PRESS THE SUBSIDY BILL.
Mr.. Frye. in charge of the shipping bill,
thereupou said:
Il have stated heretofore that would
press the shipping bill even as against
appropriation bills, and would yield only
on vote of the senate. l did not include
in the statement the army reorganization
bill 1 regard that measure as the most
important before the senate, and 1 there
fore move that the senate proceed with
the consideration of the army conference
report
Mr.. Fryes motion was carried without
a dissenting vote.
'I am glad we have found out what is
the most important measure before the
senate" said Mr.. Pettigrew. ''Yester-
day we thought it was the bill to pay
campaign debts with ship subsidies
He then proceeded with his speech re-
lating to the FiIipinos.
Mr.. Teller followed with criticism on
the course of the war department in
seeking to discredit those who opposed
the army canteen.
Speaking on the conference report Mr.
Teller said he opposed a large standing
army, and he opposed the provision by
which the cruel Macabebes could be en-
listed in our service. After describing
the horrors of the water cure torture,
Mr. Teller said the American flag could
come down none too soon If it required
such methods to uphold our authority.
TELLER CONDEMS M'ARTHUR.
The senator condemned a statement at
fri ihl1ta fn Mo- A1-tI In yJ1i icI1 ho
is said to have told a returning regiment
that one Of its chief services was in en-
gendering warlike spirit, without which
no nation could endure.
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bard, Clapp,
Cullom, Deboe, Depew, Dillingham;, Dol
liver, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster,
Frye, Hanna, Hawley., Kean, Kyle. Lind
Perkins, Platt Comm, Proctor, Quarles,
Sewell, Shoup, Simon, Stewart, Thurston,
Wetmore-33
Nays-Ailen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
er, Chandler, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell Cui-
berson, Gailinger, Hale, Hoar, Jones
9Ark9, Kinney, McComas, McCumber,
Mallory, Martin, Penrose, PettigreW, Pet
tus, RaWlinS, Tell Vest-25.
Mr.. Lanham was given very atten-
tive hearing by his political colleagues.
He reviewed the lines of cleavage within
the party with q view to ascertaining
whether there was not common ground
upon which the various elements in the
party could reunite for a future purpose
He offered his suggestions, he said, in
a pacific spirit to ascertain whether the
gulf between the elements was impass-
able.
The gold Democrats, he said, who bore
none of the scars of battle, now with
unbridled audacity did not p1 oppose to re-
turn with prodigal son humility, but
came demanding as condition of their
return that they should head the pro-
cession. They offered very freely their
unsolicited advice The talk of the
reorganization OF the Democratic party
was puerile and unl1ind, the talk of
changing the name of the party was dis
tasteful to the rank and file.
EULoGY OF BRYAN.
The Democratic party has suffered de-
feat many times, but it would survive as
long as free institutions did The talk
of shelving Bryan, he said was prema-
ture. He had fallen with his back to the
field and his feet to the foe. He was a
splendid American citizen and Demo-
crat. 1t was improbable that he would
again aspire. to the nomination, but it
was too early to discuss candidates for
the future. He pointed to the strength
of the Republican party which he de- |
clared, was founded upon the SubVerSion |
of the individual to the main purposes Of
the organization They might differ in |
preliminary skirmishes, hut they were al
ways united when the real shock of bat
tie came. He referred to the action of
Senator Hoar as a striking example and
proof of this fact.
FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY.
The house today passed the fortifica-
tions appropriation bill and made fair
progress with the postoffice appropria-
ton bill. During the general debate upon
the former bill. Mr.. Lanham, OF Texas,
delivered notable speech Upon the fu-
ture of the Democratic party, in which
he made strong plea for the necessity
of a united Democracy and counseled
the burial of the hatchet and the wei
coming hack of those who in the last
two presidential campaigns havle declin-
ed to support the nominees of the party.
Many amendments were offered to the
postolice appropriation bill in the inter-
est of the various claims of postoftice
employees. but they all went down before
points of order raised by Mr.. Loud. the