The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-01-17
CONGRESS-.
A Synopsis Of the Proceedings
of Both Branches.

clared il was the'old question whether sa
, looms should be legaized in the army. He
, maintained that if beer was sold Other
intoxicants would be.
Mr. Sewell spoke in favor of the post
, "canteen'' being allowed. He had for a
long time been a member of the Board OF
Managers of the Soldiers Home. The
canteen had been adopted at Soldiers
Homes absolutely as n temperance meas
ure: they were allowed to sell only beer.
The men took only little. and it pre-
vented them from visiting grog-shops and
becoming intoxicated. The adoption Of
the canteen was beneficial and beneiiC emf.
Mr.. Hawley said the officers rs we'll us
the men in the army viewed with dismay
the proposition to abolish the caI.tcen.
| Mr.. Pettigrew was questioning Mr..
Hawlcy. Finally Mr. Hawlcy said: Il
decline to answer any further questions"
Il am perfectly aware" said Mr.. Pet
tigrew. ''of the Senator's inability to an
swer any question intelligently.'
oh what does he mean," exclaimed
Mr. Hawley, in disgust, by low-down
insult like that
The House. by a vote of 165 to 102, ac-
cepted the reapportionment plan proposed
| by the Burleigh substitute bill.
| WEDNESDAY, JAN. o.
In the Senate the Army Bill was taken
up again. The "canteen" subject came
up Immediately on the pending question
of the committee amendment striking out
| the House provision abolishing the post
| exchange in the army.
NJ. McCumber urged the adjustment of
the ''canteen," saying that a great major
| ity of the deaths in the army We're due,
directly or indirectly, to the use of intOx-
| icants.
Mr.. Teller declared the "cantecn'' sys-
TEN vicious He pooh-poohed the idea
| that the saloon interest was back of the
| fight against the .'canteen'
Senator Hawley said it was true, new
ertheless.
| Senator Teller said the United States
was cursing the people of the Philippines
worse than Spain ever cursed them by
permitting American saloons, and it is
within the power of the Government to
close every one of them, also within the
power of the President and Congress to
destroy drinking among the American sol
diers there.
Mr.. Pettigrew said the "canteens" had
become nurseries of drunkenness and
kindergartens of profiigacy."
Mr. Hawley suggested vote. After
n call of the Senate Mr.. Gallinger moved
| that the committee amendment to retain
the canteen be laid on the table. The mo-
ton was carried, "a to -, as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Allison, Bard, Bate, Berry,
Beveridge. Burrows. Butler. Chiffon, Clay,
Daniel, Deboe, Dolliver, Fairbanks, Fos-
ter, Frye, Gallinger, Hale. HansbrOugh,
Hoar, Jones lArk.y, Lodge, McComas. Nc
| Cumber, Nelson, Perkins, Pettigrew. Platt
Comm, Plat (N. y Simon, Teller,
Towne, Turley, Wellington-34.
Nays-Caffery, Clark, Cockrell, Elkins,
Hawley, Heitfeld, McLaurin, Mallory,
| Morgan, Pettus, Pritchard, Sewell, Shoup,
| Spooner. Stewards.
The effect of this vote was to endorse
| the action of the House and abolish the
canteen from the Army posts.
The House considered the River and
Harbor Bill in Committee of the Whole
Mr.. Burton, Chairman of the Committee
on Rivers and Harbors, said the Sundry
Civil Bill would carry about SS,000000
on contracts previously authorized. The
total of direct appropriations for rivers
and harbors for the next fiscal year would
therefore aggregate So, 100000.
Little progress was made ON the BILL
and there was the usual wrangling as to
alleged favoritism shown to some locali-
ties as against others.
THURSDAY, JAN. 10.
In the Senate on Thursday Mr.. Teller
presented a memorial from 2.006 ''Filipi-
nos and peaceful inhabitants" of Manila,
an appeal to Congress- in which high trib-
ute was paid to Agunaldo and his coad-
TUTORS, the statement made that the reyo-
luton had the support of the people, that
the American troops had failed to make
serious impression on the revolutionary
party, and that they would not yield until
the last drop of Filipino blood was she'd
THE Filipino Nation" asked the Govern
ment of the United States to cease its
persecution against men struggling to be
free" Absolute independence was de-
sired.
Mr. Hawley objected 70 Mr. Teller's de- |
sire to have this matter printed as n Sen
ate document at the public expense say
ing it was a reasonable denunciation of |
our Government and an attack upon its |
soldiers. The matter went over
The Army Bill was then taken up, but |
not finished.
During consideration of the Army Bill |
Mr.. Pettigrew bitterly opposed Shat |
ter's promotion to Major General de- |
nouncing his conduct of the Santiago |
campaign and saying it was comforting |
distinction for honor not won. saying the |
victory at Santiago was won, not by Shat |
ter, but in spite of Shafter. Said he. |
Now we propose to promote him for |
mere laundering incapacity and inefficien-
cy without parallel in the history of bat
ties resulting in victory.
I'VE have already promoted Corbin, |
ing the war. and Ainsworth, who acted |
only as a clerk, and now we propose to |
put Shafter on the list to emphasize the |
fact that Congress never promotes any
body unless it is sure he has never done |
any fighting
Mr.. Sewel defended Gen. s;hafter.
The House considered the River and |
HarbOr Bill, discussing various features |
of many local provisions. Mr.. Cushman,
of Washington, said he was in favor of |
river and harbor improvements, but |
claimed the Committee had located the |
bulk of improvements in their own States,
producing maps to emphasize his points
In conclusion Mr. Cushman disclosed the
fact that the Committee had not provided
for Seattle shp-eanal. Mr.. Alexander,
of New York, fof the Committee, defended |
the bill. tldt,
FRIDAY, JAN. IL.
The Senate on Friday passed the Reap
portionment Bill without debate and with
out division.
The discussion Of the Army Bill was
also continued. I.f't
Mr.. Hoar offered an amendment pro-
vidng that no further military force
should be used hereafter in the Philip |
pines eXceDt TO keen order in places in